I HAVE LIVED IN PASADENA FOR ALMOST 25 YEARS AND I CAN REMEMBER A TIME WHEN THERE WERE SEVERAL BEAUTIFUL LITTLE SHOPS THAT WERE AVAILABLE WHEN YOU WERE IN SEARCH OF THE PERFECT LITTLE GIFT, BUT SADLY CONTESSA IS ONE OF THE FEW LEFT. THEY HAVE THE MOST BEAUTIFUL ITALIAN ITEMS THAT ALL SEEM TO BE ONE OF A KIND AND HAND MADE. I ALWYAS GET COMPLIMENTS ON THE THINGS I HAVE BOUGHT THERE AND I HAVE YET TO HAVE SOMEONE RETURN A GIFT FROM CONTESSA. ALL IN ALL, A TRUE PASADENA GEM!!
Pros: beautiful items, will not find these items anywhere else outside of Europe
Cons: parking is a little bit of a pain, but well worth it!!
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