Less visited than Milan and more genuine for it — Turin arrives like a surprise. A city of long arcades and wide boulevards, of Baroque grandeur and a deeply local identity. Piedmontese cuisine, extraordinary wine, and a flea market that has been running since the 19th century.
I will meet you at Malpensa Airport and the group boards the airport transfer bus to Turin. After checking in and settling into the hotel, the rest of the day is yours to rest and decompress.
If the energy is there, a short walk from the hotel leads into Piazza Carlo Felice and along the portici — Turin's famous covered arcades that run for kilometres through the city centre, sheltering locals and visitors alike from sun and rain.
The evening gathers the group for an optional welcome dinner — your first taste of Piedmontese cuisine and the warm company that will carry you through the next ten days.
Turin is the birthplace of Italian chocolate. Today, a guided walk through the city's historic chocolatiers tells the story of gianduja — the hazelnut-chocolate invention that the House of Savoy used as diplomacy and the world fell in love with. You will taste your way through some of the finest confections in Italy.
The afternoon settles into a more relaxed pace at the Piazza Madama Cristina market — a neighborhood market beloved by locals — before a leisurely dinner in the San Salvario quarter, a lively, character-filled neighborhood that gives you the real Turin.
A morning walk along Via Po and into the grand Piazza Castello reveals Turin at its most architecturally majestic — a city that was once the capital of Italy, and carries that history in every stone.
The afternoon is given over to Piedmont's wine culture: a structured tasting at one of Turin's finest enotecas, where Barolo, Barbaresco, and Barbera d'Asti are poured with the context they deserve — stories of the Langhe hills, of small producers, of soil and season.
Sunday in Turin means one thing: the Balon. Held every week in the Porta Palazzo neighborhood, this sprawling flea and antique market has been a fixture of Turin life since the 19th century. Vendors spill across the streets with vintage furniture, silverware, old books, jewelry, and objects whose stories you can only imagine. It is equal parts treasure hunt and theater.
The afternoon is yours to explore freely — perhaps a wander through the arcades, a stop at a café, or simply the pleasure of getting pleasantly lost in a city that rewards the unhurried traveler.
A place of particular lightness. A lakeside city framed by mountains, with a medieval old town, a magnificent cathedral, and a waterfront promenade that invites nothing more than a slow walk and a long lunch. Also Europe's silk capital.
After an early breakfast and the morning train from Turin, the group arrives in Como and checks into the hotel. The silk boutiques that line the historic center tell a compelling story: Como is Europe's silk capital, its houses producing patterns for Versace, Gucci, and the great luxury designers of Milan and Paris.
Walking through the boutiques, you encounter scarves, ties, and garments that embody centuries of know-how reinterpreted for modern elegance. For those who want to go deeper, the Museo della Seta tells the full story from silkworm to finished fabric.
A final group dinner closes the evening gently.
The morning belongs entirely to Como. Wander the narrow streets of the old town, linger over a last coffee on the waterfront, or browse the silk boutiques at your own pace.
Early afternoon, the group departs for Milan. After checking in and a short rest, a stroll along Corso Magenta — one of Milan's most elegant and unhurried streets — leads past the church of Santa Maria delle Grazie, whose serene façade gives little hint of the treasure within.
The evening gathers the group for a pasta cooking class — a relaxed and convivial first taste of Milanese home cooking.
From Leonardo's masterpiece to the world's most expensive shopping street, from a celebrated fashion museum to the electric atmosphere of Design Week — Milan rewards the curious traveler at every turn.
This morning, the group steps inside the refectory of Santa Maria delle Grazie to stand before Leonardo da Vinci's Last Supper — one of the most extraordinary works of art in the world, timed to the minute and quietly unforgettable.
The afternoon brings the group to the Duomo — Milan's great cathedral, a forest of white marble spires whose interior takes the breath away. From the cathedral square, a walk through the Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II — one of the world's oldest and most beautiful covered arcades — leads naturally into the heart of the city. The evening is free to explore at your own pace.
The morning opens at Armani/Silos — Milan's celebrated fashion museum, housed in a striking repurposed industrial building in the Tortona design district. Over four floors, more than 600 garments and 200 accessories trace the arc of Giorgio Armani's remarkable career: from his early minimalist suits that redefined power dressing, to the shimmering Haute Couture gowns worn by Cate Blanchett, Nicole Kidman, and Demi Moore. The group enjoys a one-hour guided visit — an intimate, curated encounter with one of the defining visions of Italian fashion.
The afternoon moves to the Quadrilatero della Moda — Milan's legendary fashion district. In 2024, Via Montenapoleone surpassed New York's Fifth Avenue to become the most expensive retail street in the world. But the Quadrilatero is far more than a shopping destination: it is a living open-air museum of style, where the window displays of Prada, Gucci, Versace, and Valentino are works of art in their own right.
April in Milan means Design Week — one of the most celebrated creative events in the world, when the entire city becomes a stage. At its heart is the Salone del Mobile, the global trade fair for furniture and interior design. But the real magic happens in the streets: the Fuorisalone transforms neighborhoods, courtyards, and historic palazzi into free, open installations where design firms, architects, and luxury fashion houses — Prada, Hermès, Ralph Lauren among them — each stage their own immersive experiences.
The Brera district is particularly alive during this period. The Navigli canal district offers a different mood: design shops along the water, a long lunch, and the pleasure of a city at its most inspired. The day is entirely yours — follow what calls to you.
A last breakfast, a last coffee, the particular bittersweet feeling of a journey well-traveled. Departures from Milan Malpensa.
We look forward to welcoming you home — and to wherever the next journey takes you.