We bumped into this place at lunchtime and they offer a great buffet 12.30 to 14.30, Mon to Fri for…read morea very reasonable price (12EUR). They had a great selection of all sorts of well cooked foods and you help yourself, which is great when your Italian is rudimentary or if you don't eat meat and still want something nice to eat. Don't go too late or the sweet dishes all get eaten up. You have to go through the front part of the cafe down the back to get to the buffet. Everyone was very friendly and welcoming to hungry tourists - everyone else seemed to be locals which is a recommendation.

The (Emanuele) Luzzati Museum is located in Porta Siberia, within the Port Antico. The place looks…read morelike a fortress both inside and out, and with a whimsical statue near the entrance that put Gayle and I in the appropriate bemused and intrigued mood. We were here for the "The Dark Side of Luzzati" exhibition and enjoyed it and with other artistic protagonists thrown in as a bonus. This place is especially recommended for creative dreamers and other out-of-the-box types of all ages.

So, if you get a combined ticket to the Aquarium, the Bigo lift, and the Biosfera it's worth going…read morein. Otherwise I wouldn't waste 5 Euros just to walk around inside. It's quite small - you can literally walk the loop around inside in a minute - and there isn't that much to see. The pink ibis birds mostly hang out way up high, you'll see a turtle and a parrot, some insects and small fish, but that's about it. If you're expecting a botanical garden tropical greenhouse you'll be disappointed. It's cool to look at from outside but that's about it.