Day 1-4
Distance:
325km /
200mi
Milan to Montecarlo
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See Milan’s old fashion boutique stores at the Art Nouveau gallery. The Galleria Vittorio Emanuele is the oldest shopping mall in the world.
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Milan’s Quadrilatero d’Oro means “Golden Rectangle,” and it’s the best place to find all of this year’s top fashions. Even if you don’t buy anything you’ll be ahead of all of your friends in fashion sense.
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Check out the area around the Duomo in Milan. You’ll see the best fashion, beauty, technology and food the area has to offer.
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Spend a night in one of the villages around the beautiful Lake Como.
- On your way to Monaco, stop in Genoa and visit the exquisite Royal Palace Museum.
Day 5-8
Distance:
685km /
425mi
Montecarlo to Barcelona
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Visit Casino Square in Montecarlo, where some of the richest people in the world arrive in incredible cars.
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Take a break from high fashion with Monaco’s old town, where the shopkeepers display their traditional souvenirs.
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Charter a ship and sail along the French Riviera’s Cote d’Azur.
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Walk around Nice’s old town, both a beautiful place to visit and a great place to shop.
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Make port in the Iles de Lerins of Sainte Marguerite and Saint Honorat, the beautifully scenic islands just off the coast of Cannes.
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Stop in Barcelona for Plaça de Sant Josep Oriol, which is filled with designer boutiques but also plenty of entertaining street performers.
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Take in a concert at Palau de la Musica Catalana, Barcelona’s premiere music hall built in 1905.
Day 9-14
Distance:
1560km /
970mi
Barcelona to Lisbon
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Explore the morning street markets in Valencia for the best food and local artisan goods.
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Visit the Alhambra in Granada, a massive palace and fortress where the moorish sultans from the 14th century lived.
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Soak up some flamenco music and learn the dance in Granada’s Sacromonte district.
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Stop in Seville to see the Alcázar, an exquisite royal palace built for the Moorish kings, and a UNESCO World Heritage site.
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Hit the beach in The Algarve, Portugal’s scenic southwestern coastline near Faro.
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See the masterpieces at Museu da Fundacao Calouste Gulbenkian in Lisbon, which is filled with art from classical antiquity.
- Browse the local embroideries, wines and coffees in Lisbon’s Rua Augusta shopping district.
On the way
A Mini Vacation in Portugal
Take a short trip to Portugal (but fit in plenty of shopping!)
Tourism in Seville
Whether you're looking for luxurious shopping or cultural shopping, Seville has it.
Colorful Lisbon
Lisbon is not just the capital of Portugal, but a hub for many cultures and tastes.