Italian Flavors & Fashion

Italy is known for its world-renowned cuisine and its first class fashion. What better way to experience the finest food and fashion than to spend 7 days in the wonderful cities of Milan and Bologna? Start with 3 nights at the beautiful Hotel Sanpi in Milan, which is located in the heart of the city center, and is only a short stroll from the Montenapoleone fashion district.

Take some time out from shopping to visit some of Milan’s historic sites such as The Duomo and the Museum of Ancient Art. After 3 wonderful nights in the impressive city of Milan, you will travel by train to the lively city of Bologna. During your time in this great city, make sure to try all of the great restaurants that Bologna is famous for. After indulging in great food and fun, you will spend your 3 nights in Bologna at the Hotel Regina.

Via Montenapoleone is an elegant and the most expensive street in Milan and Italy, famous for fashion and jewelry shops. It is the most important street of the Milan Fashion District (Italian Quadrilatero della moda) where many well-known fashion designers have their high-end boutiques and stores from Italian designers to all the world famous brands. Via Montenapoleone is also regarded as the most important 'street in fashion', as Milan is recognized as the absolute capital of fashion in the world.

Its name dates back to 1804, and the height of the Napoleonic era. In those days Milan was teeming with foreigners who crowded into the city, not only for business reasons, but more often than not because - as Stendhal, himself a lover of Milan, pointed out - the city was "a wealthy republic dedicated to art and pleasure".

The splendid extravagance of those times are in some ways reflected today in what is called the 'Quadrilatero', that is Via Sant'Andrea, Via Spiga, Via Borgospesso and - alas - Via Monte Napoleone itself. In these streets and their environs one can find the greatest concentration of famous fashion designers outlets, both Italian and foreign, as well as jewelers, furriers and antique dealers.

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