A milestone getaway

Yaffa & Ari's 50th Birthday Trip

Milano, Lake Como, fashion, food, and a few beautifully unhurried days together.

October 18–22, 2026 · Milan, Italy
Sunday · October 18

Off to Milan

United Business Class from Newark, arriving early Monday morning for a full day in Milan.
5:30 PM

UA19 · Newark → Milan

Depart Newark Liberty (EWR), Terminal C, for Milan Malpensa (MXP), Terminal 1. United Airlines Boeing 777, Business Class, nonstop; scheduled duration 8 hours.

Seats: Ari 11D · Yaffa 11G. Meals: Kosher for both. Reservation: IGTSKY.

Flight confirmedArrives Monday 7:30 AM
Home base

Rocco Forte House

One-bedroom luxury suite right in the middle of the Quadrilatero.
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Duomo Suite

One-bedroom luxury suite right in the middle of the Quadrilatero.

Via Manzoni 46 · Open in Maps

Monday · October 19

Arrive early, explore Milan, Fendi & Leonardo3

Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II in MilanGalleria Vittorio Emanuele II · Monday evening
7:30 AM

Land at Milano Malpensa

United UA19 from Newark, Business Class, Boeing 777. Arrive at MXP Terminal 1; allow time for immigration, bags and ground transport.

Flight confirmed
~9:30–10:15 AM

My Kafè · Optional breakfast & kosher lunch pickup

Stop at Via Luigi Soderini 44 on the way from the airport to the hotel. Have breakfast if you still want it after the in-flight meal; in either case, pick up kosher lunch for your walking tour. Times depend on airport formalities and traffic.

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~10:30–11:00 AM

Rocco Forte House

Arrive at Via Manzoni 46. Check in if the Duomo suite is ready; otherwise leave your luggage and begin exploring.

~11:00 AM–1:50 PM

Walk 1 · Rocco Forte House → Palazzo Fendi

11:00 AM–1:50 PM · Fashion district walk. Browse at your own pace, with a flexible lunch break using food picked up at My Kafè. Aim to reach Palazzo Fendi by 1:50 PM.

Rocco Forte House→Via della Spiga→Via Sant’Andrea→Via Gesù→Via Santo Spirito / Borgospesso→Hermès→Palazzo Fendi
Walk 1: numbered walking map from Rocco Forte House to Palazzo Fendi
Walk 1 · Hotel → Palazzo Fendi · Tap to enlarge
1 · Rocco Forte HouseAfter dropping your luggage, head toward Via della Spiga.
2 · Via della SpigaWalk south through the designer boutiques and elegant architecture.
3 · Via Sant’AndreaTurn west into this fashionable shopping street.
4 · Via GesùExplore the atmospheric short side street.
5 · Via Santo Spirito and Via BorgospessoBrowse the quieter lanes of the Quadrilatero.
6 · Hermès · Via Montenapoleone 12Allow around 30–45 minutes if you want to browse inside.
7 · Palazzo FendiContinue toward the Via Montenapoleone / Corso Matteotti area. Arrive by 1:50 PM for your confirmed appointment.
2:00–3:00 PM

Palazzo Fendi · Confirmed appointment

Confirmed flagship appointment. Arrive around 1:50 PM to be comfortably on time.

Appointment confirmed
3:00–7:30 PM

Walk 2 · Leonardo3 → Ferrari → Galleria → Brera

3:00–7:30 PM · Museum, Ferrari and central Milan. After Fendi, enjoy Leonardo3, the Ferrari Store, the Galleria, Piazza del Duomo and the charming Brera streets.

Palazzo Fendi→Piazza della Scala→Leonardo3→Ferrari→Galleria→Piazza del Duomo→Brera / Fiori Chiari / Madonnina
Walk 2: numbered walking map from Palazzo Fendi to Leonardo3, Ferrari and Brera
Walk 2 · Fendi → Leonardo3 → Ferrari → Brera · Tap to enlarge
1 · 3:00 PM · Palazzo FendiLeave the boutique and walk west toward Piazza della Scala using the connecting central streets.
2 · Piazza della ScalaSee the exterior of Teatro alla Scala and Leonardo da Vinci monument.
3 · 3:20–4:35 PM · Leonardo3 MuseumEnter from the Piazza della Scala end of the Galleria. Two adult tickets with two audio guides are already purchased; booking #401793843519. Tickets are valid Monday 9:30 AM–8:00 PM, with no fixed entry slot.
4 · 4:35–5:20 PM · Ferrari StoreWalk to Via Berchet 2 to see the Ferrari flagship and its Formula 1 display.
5 · Galleria Vittorio Emanuele IIReturn to the glass-roofed arcade and enjoy its architecture and shops.
6 · Piazza del DuomoExit to the square for photographs and the cathedral exterior; no interior visit planned.
7 · Via BreraHead north toward Brera through the central streets.
8 · Via Fiori ChiariExplore its boutiques and picturesque lanes.
9 · Via MadonninaFinish the Brera stroll and take a taxi to Carmel for dinner around 8:00 PM.
Leonardo3 Museum wooden flying machine reconstruction
Leonardo3 · Flying-machine reconstruction
Red Ferrari Formula 1 car suspended inside the Ferrari store
Ferrari Store · Formula 1 display
~8:00 PM

Carmel by Lolita

Relaxed dairy/Italian first-night dinner. No reservation needed.

Viale San Gimignano 10

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Tuesday · October 20

Lake Como

A chauffeured day built around the lake.
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10:00 AM

Mercedes S-Class Lux pickup

Sikora Maks collects you at Rocco Forte House. The car remains at your disposal through Lake Como and dinner. The confirmed 10-hour service is €1,700 (10:00 AM–8:00 PM); any additional time is €70 per hour.

Confirmed
Mercedes S-Class Lux exteriorMercedes S-Class Lux rear interior
~10:20 AM

My Kafè

Breakfast stop plus pickup of additional food for the Lake Como lunch. Allow about 20 minutes.

Useful nearby stop: Eretz – Kosher Market is at Via Luigi Soderini 27, on the same street, and is open Tuesday morning.

Via Luigi Soderini 44

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~12:00 PM

Arrive Cernobbio

Target 20–30 minutes of cushion before the charter. Confirmed meeting point: the pier directly in front of the waterfront restaurant indicated by Como Yachting. Give your chauffeur the boat company’s exact Google Maps pin (45.8405779, 9.0779619).

12:30–5:30

Como Yachting · Comitti Luxury Taxi Boat “Kobe”

Five-hour private charter with an English-speaking captain. Included: bottled water, kosher Prosecco and kosher snacks.

Como Yachting website · +39 351 825 4274

Reserved
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~5:45 PM

Drive back to Milan

Driver estimates that a 7:00–8:00 dinner is realistic after a 5:30–5:45 boat finish. The 8:00 reservation gives useful traffic cushion.

8:00 PM

Ba Ghetto Milano

Via Sardegna 45, 20146 Milano

+39 02 4694643

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TheFork confirmed · Reservation #1691533680
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Wednesday · October 21

A day of Milan style

Day of shopping dedicated to expanding Yaffa's wardrobe.
Fendi Milan flagship storeFendi Milan flagship store
10:00 AM–7:00 PM

Personal shopping day with Anna Maria

10:00 AM: Meet Anna Maria Lamanna at Rocco Forte House. From there, the day is dedicated to shopping with Anna Maria through 7:00 PM, with the focus on expanding Yaffa's wardrobe.

Personal shopper · 10:00 AM–7:00 PM

Anna Maria Lamanna

Image Consultant · Personal Shopper · Style Coach

+39 329 024 4839

info@personalshoppermilano.com

personalshoppermilano.com

Anna Maria LamannaAnna Maria Lamanna

After 7:00 PM · Dinner: play it by ear

After the confirmed 10:00 AM–7:00 PM shopping day with Anna Maria, dinner is deliberately unplanned. Decide together based on how you feel; no reservation is needed.

Thursday · October 22

Last morning, then home

Keep the morning flexible for a final favorite store, Fendi revisit, breakfast, packing and a calm airport departure.
Morning

Open Milan morning

Use the final hours for anything you discovered Monday or Wednesday and want to revisit. Fendi is an easy candidate if you want one last stop.

~12:15 PM

Leave Rocco Forte House for MXP

Plan on roughly 60–75 minutes to Malpensa in early-afternoon traffic.

~1:30 PM

Emirates Lounge · MXP Terminal 1

Enjoy the Emirates lounge before boarding.

Emirates Lounge
4:10 PM

EK205 · Milan → New York

MXP Terminal 1 → JFK Terminal 4. Airbus A380-800, Business Flex Plus. Scheduled arrival in New York: 6:55 PM local time.

Flight confirmed8h 45m
Useful contacts

Trip dashboard

The people and confirmations most likely to be useful while you are on the ground.
Chauffeur · Tuesday

Sikora Maks

Mercedes S-Class Lux

+39 328 687 1152

Lake Como

Como Yachting

Private Kobe charter, Cernobbio

+39 351 825 4274

info@comoboatcharter.com

Personal shopper · Wednesday

Anna Maria Lamanna

+39 329 024 4839

info@personalshoppermilano.com

Hotel

Rocco Forte House

Via Manzoni 46, Milano

Duomo suite

+39 02 2110 0715

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Tuesday dinner

Ba Ghetto Milano

20:00

Via Sardegna 45

Reservation #1691533680

+39 02 4694643

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Tuesday breakfast / lunch pickup

My Kafè

Via Luigi Soderini 44

Breakfast + prepared Lake Como lunch

+39 02 3823 2748

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Kosher food in Milan

Restaurants, groceries & easy backups

Your planned meals are highlighted, with additional kosher options and two grocery stores.

Restaurants

Monday dinner · planned

Carmel by Lolita

Dairy / Italian / pizza

Viale San Gimignano 10

+39 02 416368

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Tuesday dinner · reserved

Ba'Ghetto Milano

Meat · Jewish-Roman / Middle Eastern

Via Sardegna 45

+39 02 4694643

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Backup dinner option

Denzel

Meat · grills / burgers

Via Washington 9

+39 02 48519326

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Backup dinner option

Snubar

Meat / pareve · Jewish-Lebanese

Via Giorgio Washington 13

+39 02 45377861

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Breakfast / light meals

My Kafè

Dairy café

Via Luigi Soderini 44

+39 02 3823 2748

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My Kafè menu · swipe · tap to open full size · pinch to zoom when open
Central Milan

Chabad of Central Milan

Visitor / Jewish community center

Via degli Arcimboldi 1

+39 338 888 9035

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Kosher groceries

Grocery store · near My Kafè

Eretz – Kosher Market

Via Luigi Soderini 27

+39 331 339 4283

Mon–Thu: 9:00–1:30 & 2:30–7:30
Fri: 9:00–2:00 · Sun: 10:00–1:30

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Grocery store · by Carmel

Kosher Paradise

Viale San Gimignano 13

+39 02 412 2855

Mon–Thu: 9:00–1:00 & 3:00–7:00
Fri: 9:00–1:00 · Sun: 10:00–1:00

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Image & planning credits: Hero photo of Yaffa & Ari supplied by them. Driver / shopper screenshots supplied by them. Route map and section graphics custom-built for this itinerary. Restaurant phone numbers were added from kosher/official listing sources.
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Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II in Milan
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Kobe boat cruising on Lake Como
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Comitti “Kobe”
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Kobe on the lake
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Monday Milan walking route with numbered checkpoints over a real street map
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Walk 2 · Palazzo Fendi through Leonardo3 and Ferrari to Brera
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Leonardo3 Museum · Flying machine
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Ferrari Store · Formula 1 display
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