Recommend me some shoes/boots for Italian walking honeymoon

[Remington92]

I'm starting to gather things for me and my fiancés honeymoon to Italy in November and the big thing I need right now is decent shoes. My wardrobe mostly consists of cowboy boots, or kenetreks at the moment. I imagine we'll put on a fair amount of miles each day walking cobblestone around places like Rome so Id like something comfortable and supportive. I'm currently leaning toward a mid hiking shoe/ low hiking boot but cant seem to find many options that aren't waterproof. ( I imagine goretex/waterproof wont breathe nearly as well and would be less that ideal?) I've got a bad knee and ankle from an old sports injury so the higher support would be nice also have pancake flat feet.

Does anyone have recommendations for an application like this? About the only decent nonwaterproof ones I've found so far are Salomon forces but no one around here carries them so Id have to order them in. Also am I blowing the waterproof thing out of proportion?

 

[Poser]

I think you could go lighter than a mid hiker and just go with a light hiker/trail/approach shoe. Salewa Wildfire, options from Altra, La Sportiva etc. They'll breathe much better.

I spend a week in New Orleans every Spring and I've definitely observed there is a local preference for Hokas -similar type of walking environment. They are ugly as hell, but there's got to be a reason for that.

 

[go4thegusto]

Two Paris trips for us. I bought black leather OnClouds and put in a better insole. Great for 20,000 steps/day and look decent for a nice dinner out with black EB type pants and a shirt.
There are many good leather sneaker type walking shoes out there.
Have fun!

 

[grfox92]

I would look at black Hokas, Brooks or Altras.

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[archp625]

Go with a pair of Hoka Speedgoats. Great cushion and great vibram sole for grip.

 

[displacedtexan]

My dad has been to Paris around 30 times... It's his favorite city.

He wears whatever leather sneakers have been comfortable lately.

 

[Pharmseller]

Avoid Bruno Magli shoes, especially the Lorenzo model.



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[longspeak74]

Ecco Trax in the low version.

 

[streamguy]

I love my keens for that kind of walking.
Hope you have a great trip@

 

[Milestone522]

Clarks Desert Boots

Comfortable, lightweight, and easy on/off. Get the original suede unless you think you will be in the rain a lot, then get beeswax.

 

[JFK]

If you plan on going to nicer places, know that they take fashion really f$&cking serious over there. Men don’t show socks, going out in athletic shoes or any type of casual attire is not really a thing. People in the cities dress to the 9’s. I don’t care too much about blending in, because honestly you can’t. When you see what people wear over there you will understand, but if you don’t want to stick out like a sore thumb I’d get some comfortable leather shoes or boots that can pass as semi-formal. My wife and I went there last year for our 10 year anniversary and had a blast. Have fun.

 

[Remington92]

If you plan on going to nicer places, know that they take fashion really f$&cking serious over there. Men don’t show socks, going out in athletic shoes or any type of casual attire is not really a thing. People in the cities dress to the 9’s. I don’t care too much about blending in, because honestly you can’t. When you see what people wear over there you will understand, but if you don’t want to stick out like a sore thumb I’d get some comfortable leather shoes or boots that can pass as semi-formal. My wife and I went there last year for our 10 year anniversary and had a blast. Have fun.

I was just reading that, some restaurants won’t let you in if you’re wearing running shoes. I wonder if something like these in brown wouldn’t be better idea. No worried about fashion or blending in but also hate to see my shoes get between me and a dinner plate!

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[tony]

My GF did 2 weeks in Italy with some other gals.
Pretty sure she had sandals and sneakers.
No idea on brands or types. Being in the medical field, I'm sure the sneakers were of better quality.

 

[Wolfshead]

I would expect to walk at least 8-10 miles per day.
Get what ever shoe is comfortable for you to be able to do that.
That has been our experience, and what others have told us as well.

 

[Macintosh]

Italy? Hope you like stairs! Lots and lots of stairs. Where in italy other than rome?

It’ll be great. Nearly all of the “big” “hiking” trails are more or less paved though (either outright paved, cobbled from being an old Roman road, or so well travelled that rocks and roots arent an issue), so the issue will be cushioning, time on your feet, and achilles strain if you dont walk everywhere on pavement already. You wont need to worry about rough terrain at all unless you’re really going into the mountains, the hikes that you read about in books about Italy are extremely tame. Italy is about the most fashion conscious place Ive been, so something like the conservative shoes pictured above will go over fine. But unless you’re really getting after some on-the-DL locals stuff they’re very used to tourists. Bring your appetite!

 

[5MilesBack]

We lived in Italy for three years. I don't ever remember shoes even being a blip in my mind the entire time we were there. But they can get some serious rain through the winter months.

 

[TreeWalking]

I just returned from 65 days overseas in UK, Germany, Austria, Czech Republic and Portugal.

I packed no tennis shoes as did not want to look like a non-European. Tennis shoes aka trainers were what 95% of adult males were wearing unless in a suit. The trainers were rarely white or with a big ol’ Nike swoop on them but leather and a darker often solid color.

Hikers would be useful on cobblestone or trails but comfortable trainers are what the local adult males wore on streets in every city we were in.

I also did not take any short pants. That did allow me to fit in.

I noticed a dramatic change in how Americans were viewed. I have visited western Europe off and on since 1994. Last trip was November 2019. All the prior trips were typically speaking with locals that admired the concept of America.

This trip the tone was uniformly confusion expressed over what was going on with our country and zero mentions of wishing could someday visit or live in America.

The one interaction which was different was a Ukrainian driving a cab in Prague that thanked us for standing up against Russia by providing weapons to Ukraine. He had moved to Prague two decades before the invasion.

 

[North of 60]

I would get the most comfortable shoes your fiance will let you wear

 

[insanelupus]

Hope y'all have a great trip. So many historic sights that would be awesome to see. So many people that I have little desire to do so! Lol.

I enjoy people, but I've never been one for pomp and circumstances type environments. Don't get me wrong, I don't mind getting gussied up when I want or desire to, but doing so to meet the expectations of others merely to be acceptable to folks I don't know has always been a hang up for me. I probably have some work to do in that area, LOL, but it's far lower priority than others at the moment!

Congrats to you and your bride to be and may you have many wonderful and blessed years of marital bless!