The first leg of Alex's journey sees her travelling across the north of Italy to uncover some of the secrets it conceals. Venice is a city that Alex has visited many times, but this is a trip like never before as she visits a prison with a difference... (more) and has a brush with some memories of her grandmother. After leaving Venice, Alex spends time in a hidden gem nestled among the Lombard Alps, before rounding up her northern adventure in achingly cool Milan, Italy's fashion capital, where she gets up close and personal with many of Maria Callas's fabulous stage costumes.