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| Milan | If you are an art, design, fashion and opera lover, you should include at least two days in dynamic and sophisticated Milan. Main attractions here are the Duomo and the Baptistry, Santa Maria delle Grazie and the Cenacolo with Da Vinci's Last Supper, Sant' Ambrogio Basilica, Brera Picture Gallery, the Ambrosiana Library and Picture Gallery, Museo Poldi-Pezzoli. It is one of Europe's top shopping destinations. Milan offers stylish boutiques and designer studios selling clothing, shoes, accessories, linens, housewares, and jewelry. Most popular shopping spots are Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II, Via Montenapoleone, Via Della Spiga, Via Sant' Andrea, the Brera district and its side streets - Via Solferino, Via Madonnina, Via Fiori Chiari - and the well known monthly Milan antique fair. If you wish, you may be provided the services of a personal shopper who will escort you on an in-depth, personalized tour of Italian designers' private showrooms and Milan's most exquisite boutiques.
The luxury hotels in Milan are the Four Seasons Hotel Milan, Park Hyatt Milan, and Bulgari Hotel Milano.
You may also spend few days in lovely Lake Como. Have a cruise on the blue waters of the lake, explore and then enjoy a meal on Isola Comacina, stroll through the landscaped gardens of Villa Carlotta, Villa Melzi, Villa Balbianello, and Villa Serbelloni. Walk around the chic resort towns Bellagio and Cernobbio, visit Como's Silk Museum and shop for luxurious fabrics.
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