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Spring 2025 trip draft

Northern Italy
Spring 2025

Two weeks across Milan, Lake Como, Venice, and Florence, with Maia and Ray’s wedding at the center and a final overnight back near Milan.
TravelersBrendon · Jeremy
DatesMay 16–30, 2025
RouteSFO out · MXP home
Stops5 segments
SFO → Milan → Lake Como → Venice → Florence → Milan → SFO
Calendar

Trip month view

Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
16
Depart SFO
17
Arrive Milan
18
Milan
19
Milan
20
To Lake Como
21
Passalacqua
22
Boat day
23
To Venice
24
Wedding reception
25
Wedding day
26
To Florence
27
Florence
28
Florence / Tuscany
29
Return to Milan
30
MXP night
Stops

Where the trip lands

MilanBrera base, shopping streets, Duomo time, and a clean launch into the rest of the trip.
The opening city segment, with the same image-led structure used across the shared trip family.
Stop 01 · May 17–20
01
May 17–20 · Italy

MilanBrera District

The opening city segment, built around a stylish Brera stay and the obvious Milan checklist.
  • Brera stay
  • Quadrilatero della Moda
  • Duomo di Milano
  • Last Supper
Mini timeline
May 17
Arrival
First stop after the SFO arrival.
May 18
City time
Brera, shopping streets, and the classic Milan checklist.
May 19
Transition
Last Milan window before moving north to Lake Como.
Stay, meals, route

The Milan opener

Kept compact in the lead card, with the richer stay and transition notes tucked into the reveal layer.

  • ●Base: Brera district.
  • ●Focus: Duomo, shopping streets, and a clean urban launch.
  • ●Next: Lake Como transfer.
Lake ComoVilla first, Passalacqua second, plus a boat day that seems like the real centerpiece.
The lake segment starts to slow the pace and set up the wedding weekend.
Stop 02 · May 20–23
02
May 20–23 · Italy

Lake ComoMoltrasio

A two-stage Lake Como stay with time to reset before the wedding weekend in Venice.
  • Villa night
  • Passalacqua
  • Boat day
  • Dinner with Ben and Rachel
Mini timeline
May 20
Move north
Transfer to Lake Como.
May 21
Passalacqua
Settle into the main lake stay.
May 22
Boat day
Lake time plus dinner plans.
Stay, meals, route

The Como reset

Same shared reveal pattern, with the itinerary detail moved out of the summary card.

  • ●Stay: villa night, then Passalacqua.
  • ●Plan: boat day and dinner with Ben and Rachel.
  • ●Role: buffer before Venice.
VeniceWedding weekend, with Ca' Sagredo, Aman Venice, and Venice Venice in the mix.
The social center of the trip, spanning the reception, wedding day, and after-party flow.
Stop 03 · May 23–26
03
May 23–26 · Italy

VeniceMaia and Ray’s wedding

The social center of the trip, spanning the reception, wedding day, and the after-party flow.
  • Reception
  • Wedding day
  • After party
  • Murano idea
Mini timeline
May 23
Transfer
Arrive in Venice and settle in.
May 24
Reception
Wedding weekend gets underway.
May 25
Wedding day
Main event day.
Base and flow

The Venice anchor

The details now sit behind the same toggle pattern used elsewhere on the site.

  • ●Stay: Ca' Sagredo, Aman Venice, Venice Venice.
  • ●Events: reception, wedding day, after-party flow.
  • ●Role: social center of the trip.
FlorenceMuseums, walking neighborhoods, and maybe a Tuscany side trip before the final exit.
A classic city stretch, now visually aligned with the rest of the trip sequence.
Stop 04 · May 26–29
04
May 26–29 · Italy

FlorenceHotel Savoy

Three nights in Florence with the canonical museums and room for a day trip if it fits.
  • Duomo complex
  • Uffizi
  • Accademia
  • Tuscany day trip
Mini timeline
May 26
Transfer
Move from Venice to Florence.
May 27
Museums
Duomo, Uffizi, and Accademia time.
May 28
Optional day trip
Tuscany or another side trip if it fits.
Stay, meals, route

The Florence stretch

Still the same trip content, just matched to the unified reveal structure.

  • ●Stay: Hotel Savoy.
  • ●Focus: museums and walkable neighborhoods.
  • ●Optional: Tuscany day trip.
Milan departureOne last night near the airport, then out through MXP.
The closing segment stays compact, but it now reads as part of the same system.
Stop 05 · May 29–30
05
May 29–30 · Italy

Milan / DepartureNear MXP

A final transit night near Milan Airport before the home flight.
  • Last Florence window
  • Possible lunch stop en route
  • MXP departure
Mini timeline
May 29
Return north
Move back toward Milan.
May 30
Fly home
Depart MXP and head back to SFO.
Exit strategy

The clean finish

Compact by design, with the overnight logic preserved behind the reveal.

  • ●Lodging: near MXP.
  • ●Flight: MXP departure.
Route map

Trip path

Segments
5 legs
Cities
5 stops
Modes
Air · rail · car
Anchor
Wedding weekend
Finish
MXP departure
✈SFO and MXP🚄North Italy rail💍Venice wedding🚗Lake and Tuscan transfers
MilanItalyMilanLake ComoVeniceFlorenceMXP out

This now uses the same locked, zoomable map shell as Europe, while keeping the Italy route and city labels specific to this trip.

Daily flow

Day by day

Tracker

Trip details

CategoryItemStatus
LodgingMilan, Lake Como, Venice, Florence, final MXP nightDrafted
EventMaia and Ray’s wedding weekendPlanned
TransportSFO, Milan, trains, and return via MXPMapped
ActivitiesBoat day, museums, and optional Tuscany side tripNot fully enriched