Banana trees are joining palm
trees in a controversial Starbucks initiative to give Milan's
iconic Piazza del Duomo a tropical feel ahead of the opening of
the coffeehouse's first Italian store next year.
Residents and tourists were surprised Thursday to see the
banana plants being added to the palm trees, which were the
victim of an arson attack by a young man on Saturday.
Political parties, especially those on the right, are against
the scheme which they say is out of place in the lee of the
world-famous Gothic cathedral.
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