Italy: Fashion

Cities: Milan, Florence
Duration: 10 days
Area of Study: Fashion

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Program Includes

  • 10 Nights of Accommodation
  • Daily Continental Breakfast
  • Welcome & Farewell Dinners
  • Entrance to All Venues
  • All Ground Transportation
  • Full-Time Guide & Assistance
  • Historical & Cultural Walking Tours
  • Health/Travel Insurance
  • Tips and Gratuities

Program Highlights

  • Palazzo Morando Fashion Museum
  • Emporio Lanar Visit
  • Como Lake Cruise
  • Textile Studio Museum – FAR
  • Fondazione Prada
  • Armani/Silos
  • Scuola del Cuoio (Leather School)
  • Barberino Designer Outlet
  • Ferragamo Museum
  • Museum of Costume and Fashion – Pitti
  • Gucci Garden

Program Itinerary

day 1 / DEPARTURE

Depart Home for Milan, Italy

day 2 / MILAN

Arrive in Milan, Italy 

Airport Transfer 

Check-In and Refresh

Orientation Walking Tour - The group will become oriented with their neighborhood, the public transportation systems, nearby pharmacies, markets, ATMs, etc. Additionally, an in-depth safety briefing will be provided for what to do incase of an emergency. 

Milan Walking Tour- Duomo, Galleria, La Scala, Piazza dei Mercanti, Sforza Castle

Welcome Dinner - The group will be taken for an authentic pizza dinner at one of Rome’s authentic pizzerias..

day 3 / MILAN

Breakfast & Day Briefing 

Train transfer to Como Lake ( approx. 1 hour)

Lake Como Walk 

Visit the Textile Studio Museum - Fondazione Antonio Ratti in Villa Sucota, Como the group will have a guided tour of the collection and a lecture about the history of textile.

Lake Cruise - A scenic boat tour will take the group from Tavernola to Varenna, with a stop in Bellagio, the Pearl of the Lake.

Return by Train to Milan ( approx. 1.5 hour)

day 4 / MILAN

Breakfast & Day Briefing 

Quadrilatero Della Moda - The fashion district of Milan, between the famous streets via della Spiga, via Montenapoleone, corso Venezia and via Manzoni, is an open air museum of fashion. 

Palazzo Morando Fashion Museum – The Museum of fashion of Milan is located in a charming baroque Palace from the 17th century.

Lunch Break

Emporio Lanar Visit - Learn about the different steps in the yarn production, visit the boutique and find out how a traditional yarn fabric is made with their expert tailors.

Free Time in Milan

day 5 / MILAN

Breakfast & Day Briefing

Fondazione Prada - This renowned institution chaired by Miuccia Prada is focused on contemporary art, but it is open to every form of culture that is “attractive and engaging”, from cinema to philosophy and architecture, and of course fashion.

Armani/Silos – The fashion art museum in Milan dedicated to the unique Armani style. Discover all the creations of Giorgio Armani's genius.

Structured Free Time & Cultural Immersion - Suggestions: Navigli and Darsena, the canals designed by Leonardo Da Vinci, recently renovated, where many young locals and expats meet for aperitivo.

day 6 / FLORENCE

Breakfast & Day Briefing

Train Transfer to Florence (approx. 1,5 hours)

Drop Bags and Check-In

Technical Visit of the Leather School of Santa Croce (Scuola del Cuoio) - The visit will include the history of Scuola Del Cuoio, the explanation of the different techniques, live demonstration of the gilding process, explanation of the two collections produced in the workshop (Classic Collection and Francesca Gori's collection) and demonstration and explanation of the different types of skins.

Florence Walking Tour - The Duomo, Orsanmichele church, Piazza della Signoria, Loggia dei Lanzi, Ponte Vecchio, Santo Spirito

day 7 / FLORENCE

Breakfast & Day Briefing

Barberino Designer Outlet - The biggest outlet in Tuscany, with more than 100 shops.

Lunch Break

Ferragamo Museum  - The collection, located in the company’s headquarters, is dedicated to the creations of Salvatore Ferragamo and includes shoes that were made for Hollywood stars like Marilyn Monroe, Greta Garbo and Audrey Hepburn

day 8 / FLORENCE

Breakfast & Day Briefing

Palazzo Pitti - It is a vast, mainly Renaissance, palace in Florence, Italy. It is situated on the south side of the River Arno, a short distance from the Ponte Vecchio.

Lunch Break

Gucci Garden - An experiential museum located in a palace from the 14th century, conceived by the creative director Alessandro Michele: it hosts the historical and contemporary collections together with a boutique.

day 9 / FLORENCE

Breakfast & Day Briefing 

Free Day in Florence

day 10 / MILAN

Breakfast & Day Briefing 

Train Transfer to Milan (approx. 1,5 hour)

Free Day in Milan

Farewell Dinner & Program Closing

day 11 / RETURN

Breakfast & Day Briefing

Airport Transfer

Depart Milan, Italy for Home

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