Grocery Shopping in Italy

This time around we rented a room at a Bed & Breakfast instead of a hotel. The perks; free breakfast each morning, shared kitchen for cooking, larger room/terrace, small fridge in the room, and much more reasonable price since we are staying for two weeks. There is a hotel in front of the Bed & Breakfast so we have the option of a restaurant too.

When we arrived I needed to buy milk, bottled water, and some snack items (yogurt, crackers, cheese, fruit). So we went to the grocery market in town. There were many choices for dairy products (milk,yogurt, cheese), pasta, crackers, drinks. There are not premade food items in most grocery stores, however you can find frozen meals. For meat, bread, and fruit you need to go to separate markets for these items. There are sold at the large grocery store, but not good.

The superstore that is now almost throughout Europe is the chain Carrefour. This store is similar to a Costco, no membership needed.

Tip: grocery carts in Europe have a lock with a slot. It costs 1 euro to use the cart and you get it back after returning the cart.

Grocery Store Chain
Spain: Supersol, Carrefour
Italy: Conad or local market
France: Carrefour (similar to a Costco, but you do not need a membership)

Diapers: the French/Italian Riveria carries Pampers brand and Spain carries the brand Dodot (grocery store or Toys R Us)

First grocery store trip: crackers, milk, cheese, and chocolate wafers