Where to Go Shopping in Milan – An Interactive Map
If you want to know where to go shopping in Milan, Italy, this handy map is for you. Whether you are new to the city or are just visiting, this interactive map will help you find Milan’s main shopping areas. I’ve lived in Milan for many years, so I’ve used my local knowledge to put this shopping area […]
Summer Sales Kick Off in Italy
It’s summer sale time in Italy. From today, bargain hunters will be able to pick up summer clothes, shoes, and more at knock-down prices in shops throughout Italy. The time has come for Italy’s fashion stores to rid themselves of summer wear so they can make space for the autumn and winter collections. Unless you […]
Milan Gets an Eataly Store and It’s Wonderful!
Last week, and not without a few hiccups caused by Italy’s infamously byzantine bureaucracy, Eataly, part of a chain of stores which specialise in selling Italian food products and much more, opened a two new branches in Milan. I went, and I photographed the Eataly Smeraldo store, and tweeted. I loved it! My overall impressions […]
If You Like Italian food, You’ll Love the Just So Italian Shop
Just So Italian an online shop which specialises in tracking down Italian food products and wines, can help you find interesting Italian food and wine in the UK. Now, as you might know, I live in Italy and have done so for many years but I am still coming across interesting Italian foods and drinks. Italy is […]
Via Paolo Sarpi, Milan and its Super Shops
I live in the the Via Paolo Sarpi area of Milan in Italy. It’s a very pleasant neighbourhood which is close to Milan’s centre and the city’s impressive park, Parco Sempione. Recently, after much toing and froing, and not a little wasted public money, Paolo Sarpi has finally been semi-pedestrianised. I use the word “semi” […]
Cappelleria Melegari – A Hat-o-holic’s Shop in Milan
Cappelleria Melegari is mainly a hat shop. Why am I writing about it? Well, it’s just one of the many characteristic shops which you can find in Italy, where chain store uniformity has yet to take hold. The Milan hat shop is an example of just how wonderful Italy’s shops can be. Cappelleria Melegari sells far […]
Entrata libera
The title of this post, Entrata libera’ can be translated as being ‘free entry’. To where? You might well be asking. Well, the answer is: to shops in Italy.