When I fell in love with , Netflix’s 2022 adaptation of starring Zoe Saldana, became a top country on my must-visit list. The food, the culture, the community—I wanted to experience it all. And this July, I got a chance to do just that on a press trip with Spanish hotel chain .
Over nine days, I flew from Los Angeles to Barcelona, hopped on a flight from there to Milan, took a quick train ride to Florence, and then drove to Tuscany. And even after all of that moving and city shaking, I was close to extending my trip to visit the in Rome (impressive for a cocktail-by-the-pool kind of vacation girl), which tells you just how much I enjoyed my European getaway. Scroll below to find out why and how to plan your own Spanish-Italian summer escape.
If you’re a city girl (when it comes to travel, not the Yung Miami type), you won’t find a better hotel location in Milan than Palazzo Cordusio. Situated in Piazza Cordusio, a bustling square with 19th-century neoclassical and art nouveau architecture, the property is just steps away from the metro, high- and low-end shopping, and the Duomo di Milano, one of the largest gothic cathedrals in the world, which you can see from some guest rooms and one of the restaurants on site. Formerly the Assicurazioni Generali headquarters, the hotel underwent a massive reconstruction before opening its doors—and its 84 luxury rooms and suites—to guests in December 2023.
As a lover of modern design, the accommodations at this property literal.