Il Salotto di Milano is Milan’s most Luxurious Shopping Arcade: Milan’s most luxurious shopping arcade is often referred to as “Il Salotto di Milano” or Milan’s Living Room … and wouldn’t we all love to live here. Designed by Giuseppe Mengoni in 1861 and completed in 1877, Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II is in Corso Vittorio […]
La Reggia Designer Outlet – Naples
Naples has its own designer outlet: La Reggia Designer Outlet, the fifth of McArthurGlen’s Italian designer discount outlet malls opened in February 2010. This is Phase I, with Phase II to follow. The new Naples designer outlet is close to historic city of Caserta and the Amalfi Coast and is within easy reach of the A1 between […]
How to Get your Tax Refund at Rome Fiumicino Airport
The Process for claiming your Tax Refund at Rome Fiumicino Airport: There are lots of advice on the internet on the process to follow to get your VAT refund at Rome Fiumicino Airport. From our experience at Rome Fiumicino Airport Terminal 3, things have changed a little. Note: The Customs offices for VAT tax reimbursements […]
Indulge in Italian fashion, but without breaking the bank…
Shopping for Italian fashion needn’t cost you an arm and a leg: If you love Italian fashion but the prices along via Condotti make you dizzy and give you heart palpitations, all is not lost. There are department stores in Italy where you can buy the latest of Italian fashions at a fraction of via […]
Serravalle Designer Outlet – Scrivia
McArthurGlen’s biggest and best designer outlet in Europe: McArthurGlen says that their Serravalle Designer Outlet is the largest in Europe and Italy’s leading shopping mall. Since its opening in September 2000, there have been four phases of developments, each one adding more retail space and prestigious designer brand names. Over 20 million people have visited […]
Florence Designer Outlet – The Mall
Designer Outlets – Florence’s other Treasure: If you’re a designer label junkie, or you’ve got designer label bargain hunting genes, then Florence is the city you’d want to spend some time in. There’s a lot to see and do in Florence so you’ll need to plan well to ensure that you’re not missing out on […]
Barberino Designer Outlet – Florence
From art, culture to designer shopping: Travellers to Florence have a choice of two Designer Discount Outlet Malls to shop at. McArthurGlen’s Barberino Designer Outlet at Barberino del Mugello to the north of Florence, is one of these. Those who are famililar with McArthurGlen’s Castel Romano Designer Outlet in Rome will feel very much at […]
Designer Shopping on your Rome holiday
Rome Shopping – Where to Shop and What to Buy: We’re on the train from Rome’s Leonardo da Vinci Airport, or Fiumicino as it used to be called, to Roma Termini (Rome’s Central Station). The middle-aged lady sitting facing us looked very elegant. The suitcase next to her seat confirms that she’s just been off […]
The Mall – Florence Designer Outlets
More than one outlet to spend your money at: Florence, city of art and culture has another treasure at its door steps – Designer Outlets. To the north you have the McArthur Glen’s Barberino Designer Outlet and to the South there is The Mall. Apart from these two large groups, some of the prestigious […]
Rome Shopping – Fashion District Factory Outlet
More shopping outlets in Rome Another of Rome’s Shopping Outlet villages is Fashion District who claim to be Italy’s largest shopping project. Fashion District has a network of Factory Outlet Centres in Valmontone, Montova and Molfetta. The Fashion District concept is to create the feel of a small town centre, with the emphasis of integrating […]
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