ANTICO CAFFÉ BOGLIONE

A historic café in the center of Bra, which owes its fame to its manager Enrico Boglione. At the end of the ^19th century, he inaugurated the Arena, modelled on the Parisian café-concerts. Long off-limits to women, the Arena was a kind of refuge for Bra's stronger sex, who would go there for a game of billiards or cards, or to watch a naughty cabaret show. Today, women are allowed in, but the café has retained its Belle Époque ambience, with mirrors, wood panelling and floor lamps.