Archive for 'Shopping in Italy'

  

Via Monte Napoleone
Photo credits: FlavMi / CC BY-SA 3.0

If you book one of our amazing villas in Lombardy and come to enjoy the incredible beauty of this lush and charming region of Italy, there are all sorts of pastoral delights and little towns to explore but it is also well worth heading to the capital of Milan for a day-trip.


A city that is filled with excellent museums, wonderful restaurants, chic bars, architectural gems aplenty, and much more besides, but many will know it primarily as a major fashion capital of the globe and a key destination to seek out and bring some of that distinct Italian style home with them. Certainly, for shopping, it is a hard place to beat!

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Spanish Steps
Those who are planning a vacation in Italy and who are interested in fashion are probably looking to browse some wonderful shops and take home a little slice of that famous Italian sense of style for themselves. If this is the case for you and you have found a villa in Rome, there are plenty of different kinds of stores to visit from vintage shops, to high street favourites, to little independent boutiques, to artisan makers, to flea markets, and more. However, if you have the budget and you really want to invest in a forever piece or, if you don't and you just want to have a wee look around some of the most luxurious shops in the world, then you need to plan a visit to via Condotti. Any fashion-lover visiting Rome should at least take a stroll down this road!     Read More