Shopping in Italy

Shopping in the Italian catalogue is read broadly — not just shops, but anything made by hand and sold on the spot. There is one classic entry: a private trip from Milan to the Serravalle outlet, the largest in Europe, eight hours at 623 dollars. Car with driver, about an hour each way, the rest of the time in the galleries.

Markets form their own line. A walk through central Turin taking in the Porta Palazzo market runs four hours at 294 dollars: Porta Palazzo counts as the biggest open-air market in Europe, and most of the route passes between stalls rather than shop windows.

The third strand is craft. A demonstration of Murano glass blowing and sculpting lasts fifteen minutes at 6 dollars — the cheapest and shortest entry in the entire Italian catalogue; watching a master at the furnace does not require booking out a day. The same category holds walking tours of Capri with a local guide (five and six hours, 93 and 81 dollars) and a walk through Pompeii at 58. GetExperience lists 6 programmes in this category, from 6 to 623 dollars. Pages state whether the transfer is included and how much time is left for shopping itself. Dates are picked in the calendar, with online card payment.