Silk Scarves

With the Euro higher than the dollar, there are few bargains in Italy this summer.  One of the more affordable luxuries were these scarves, available from street vendors in all the major cities.  They are a 50/50 blend of Italian silk and polyester in lots of beautiful colors.  Some had lace trim, some had small flowers embroidered on them.   They were a steal at 5 Euro apiece (about $7.00).  One vendor sold me five for 20 Euro (about $29).    I wish I had bought more.



At the high end, were these silk and cashmere scarves for 40 Euro (about $60).  In the town of Bellagio on Lake Como, you climb up the hill to a shop called Azalea, which has beautiful silk scarves, ties and more. They will even give you a lesson in how silk is made and let you hold a silk cocoon.