Italy
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Broken the law? … Yes, every day!!
A 15-Day Italy Itinerary: Milan, Lake Como, Piedmont & Venice
Fifteen days, three very different corners of northern Italy, one long trip. This itinerary moved from Milan’s marble spires to Piedmont’s vineyards to Venice’s canals. It began with five days in Milan, where the espresso is short, the tailoring is sharp, and even the pigeons look like they have been styled. We slipped away for…
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Broken the law? … Yes, every day!!
Milan & Lake Como: A 5-Day Italy Itinerary
Five days near Milan’s Duomo, a day trip to Lake Como, and enough gelato to embarrass both of us. That’s the short version of our Milan and Lake Como escape in Italy. This leg of our Italy trip covered the essentials: the Duomo, The Last Supper, Sforza Castle, and a pasta-making class. That class turned…
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Broken the law? … Yes, every day!!
Milan Day 1: Touchdown and a Formula 1 Surprise
Touchdown in Milan Wheels down in Milan, Italy at 6:40am for day 1 of a much anticipated itinerary. Months of planning suddenly became real. By 7:40, Stefano from Suntransfers picked us up for the hour-long drive into the city. The air felt cool, with no trace of the mugginess we’d braced for. The streets looked…
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Broken the law? … Yes, every day!!
Milan Day 2: Last Supper, Duomo & Sforza Castle
An Early Start for a Big Morning We got up at 6:45, already buzzing. Today we’d finally stand inside the Duomo and in front of The Last Supper. That kind of anticipation doesn’t let you sleep in. A five-minute walk to Hotel Galileo got us to our 8:50 taxi. We arrived right on schedule for…
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Broken the law? … Yes, every day!!
Milan Day 3: Making Pasta and Tiramisu in Navigli
Sleeping In Before the Best Class of the Trip Some days exist purely to prove you wrong about yourself. Day 3 set out to do exactly that from the moment we woke up. We needed no alarm, since our 11:00 cooking class (making pasta and tiramisu) in Navigli meant we didn’t have to leave until…
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Broken the law? … Yes, every day!!
Milan Day 4: Lake Como Day Trip to Bellagio & Varenna
The Alarm That Almost Ruined Everything This was the day that almost didn’t happen. Looking back, that’s exactly what makes it one of the best. We planned to meet our guide at 8:40am in front of the Louis Vuitton store in the Galleria. This was the day we had genuinely counted down to: Lake Como.…
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Broken the law? … Yes, every day!!
Milan Day 5: Food Tour in Navigli, On to Piedmont
A Food Tour Through Navigli Our last full day in Milan opened with a walking food tour through Navigli. We were buzzing before we’d even left the apartment. This was shaping up to be the most purely delicious few hours of the entire trip, and it delivered. We met our guide Simone near the Duomo…