Italy is not the first place you may think of when you imagine veganfriendly destinations. Pizza, pasta and gelato are all traditionally made with animal products and, in the past, it has been notoriously hard to find vegan (or even vegetarian) options. This appears to be changing with around three per cent of the country’s population now being vegan.
It is estimated that nearly 40 per cent of these vegan Italians live in northern Italy, mainly in the cities of Milan or Torino. With this in mind, we visited the fashion capital of the country, Milan, and the nearby hilltop town of Bergamot, to see what it has to offer for vegan travellers.