I cover Milan, Lake Como, Santa Margherita, Portofino, and Cinque Terre, and next week will be all about Florence! I would've combined them, but was shocked to realize it would have been over 2 hours of me BLABBING!
anywho, links below...love you!
Stores I recommend in Milan:
- Shopping & try on haul with where I bought everything!
- Natura
- La belle époque (where I got the diesel jacket, vintage store)
- Bivio (where I got the blazer, vintage store)
- Pull & bear (in America too)
- Brand on Vintage (pink Chanel)
Other vintage handbag stores:
- ManiaVintage
- Vintage Room Milano
Milan Touristy Things that I Recommend:
- Milan Duomo Tour (highly recommend!)
- We couldn’t get Last Supper Tickets, so do that a few months in advance here!
- Where we stayed - Milan (Missori Hotel, Piazza Missori Sonder)
Lake Como:
- Como Airbnb in Varenna (one of the towns on the lake)
- Also home to Villa Monastero (we bought tickets day of at the entrace, very worth it!)
- Was recommended to go to Castello di Vezio right behind the Villa but we didnt have time
- Shopping & try on haul (I bought the belts at the store in Varenna!)
Boat Tour (pick up in Como Town)
- 3 hours best of Lake Como Group Tour -
Santa Margherita Ligure:
- Where we stayed - Santa Margherita (Hotel Tigullio)
- We LOVED Santa Margherita!!! SO charming and highly recommend staying here and day tripping to Portofino. It is a 10-minute bus or 30-minute bike/walk!
- We dropped our laundry at Lavanderia artigiana da Marie and I can't recommend enough!