Into the rustic
Football and shopping may be the only sports Milan is known for (unless you count posing and perving), but U Barba, a restaurant with bocce lanes, wants to change that. A few minutes’ cab southeast from the brand babe retail zone of Via Montenapoleone [ed. just enough time for you to change out of those strappy Zanottis], is this stripped back, modern-rustic farmhouse meets retro bowling club.
Say ciao to bella Londra
Calling all belloccios e belloccias!
Fasten your seat belts, LUXE has some molto exciting news for all the Italian-speaking leggy lovelies out there. We’ve teamed up with publishers Guido Tommasi Editore to bring you 20 Italian editions of our super-svelte concertina city guides. From Parigi to Pechino, we’ve got you covered with the best restaurants, shops, bars and spas and none of the faff, all in Italiano.
Andiamo… [Photo by E|...|/Flickr]
Alfa Romeo, risotto, Giorgio, Milano! It’s true this city is the heart of mwah-mwah, ciao-ciao and super labels, where the removal of one’s sunglasses is a surgical procedure and popping into the deli without stillies is simply illegal. The architecture ain’t nothing compared to sisters Florence and Rome, but the shopping, oh, the shopping! And it’s not just the biggies on fabled brand blvd Via Montenapoleone, or fashionista Mecca Corso Como – we’ve dug up little pockets of style all over town, and Via Gian Giacomo is one of our faves. Purses out…
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