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Various of human skulls embedded in the walls at the Ossuary in the Church of San Bernardino alle ossa, in Milan

Video. Milan’s ghostly secrets ignite the Halloween spirit

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In Milan, Halloween unfolds amid centuries of history — from skull-lined chapels to ghostly legends in ancient libraries.

Skulls, silence, and whispers of the past. In Milan, where Halloween meets history, the walls of San Bernardino alle Ossa lined with skulls recall the city’s medieval past.

Nearby, the Biblioteca Ambrosiana shelters Renaissance treasures, and a legend that Lucrezia Borgia’s ghost still haunts its halls.

Between whispers of rosewater and rustling skirts, the night grows darker, while locals bring Halloween spirit to the city’s streets with lights, costumes and laughter.

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