Visiting Italy Next Week - Looking For Notebook Recommendations

[mercurius]

I'm off to Padua and Ravenna for a few days next week and would like to investigate FP-friendly notebooks while I'm there. I have heard of Fabriano notebooks, but never used one.

 

Any recommendations on which brands to look out for?

[sciumbasci]

Pigna, BM90 and Hamelin. Oxford.

 

Avoid Pool Over products at all costs: its nothing more than junk.

Handmade paper, where available and beside coming at a premium price, might not be suited for FP inks.

[Karmachanic]

Amatruda

[bogiesan]

Drop by jennibik.com and look over her selection of Italy-based merchandise, check the reviews.

[mercurius]

Pigna, BM90 and Hamelin. Oxford.

 

Avoid Pool Over products at all costs: its nothing more than junk.

Handmade paper, where available and beside coming at a premium price, might not be suited for FP inks.

Thank you for the suggestions.

[mercurius]

Amatruda

Thanks - is that art paper though?

[mercurius]

Drop by jennibik.com and look over her selection of Italy-based merchandise, check the reviews.

Thanks for the suggestion - is this the right website address though as it doesnt load.

[sansenri]

When in Padova I would check two of the main stationery stores (CARTOLERIA i.e. paper store, in Italian)

 

here is a google map to show you the location

 

both show high scores in reviews

you may need to ask the shopkeeper that you actually are looking for fountain pen friendly paper notebooks

Cartoleria Prosdocimi

Piazzetta Cappellato Pedrocchi, 10

049 875 1368

closed monday morning, opens 15:30

Cartoleria Trestin

Via S. Giovanni di Verdara, 99

049 871 9014

opens monday 08:30

 

If you are short on time go straight to Prosdocimi, it's also a very nice fountain pen shop!

 

Besides Italian brands it's usually common also to find Clairefontaine notebooks.

While besides cartolerie, also check bookstores, they often hold stationery (la Feltrinelli book store for example)

 

(I'll make an obvious remark, stay away from Moleskine...)

[Karmachanic]

Thanks - is that art paper though?

 

No notebooks but lovely writing paper.

Edited May 27, 2019 by Karmachanic

[Intensity]

Fabriano boutiques are almost in every city, and their paper is great for fountain pens. Nice ivory color. I’ve bought a lot of it over the course of multiple visits to Italy.