--- title: Michelle Obama on Vacation in Italy Video description: Former First Lady Michelle Obama took in the sights in Italy on vacation following former President Barack Obama's speech. canonical: https://time.com/4790765/michelle-obama-was-last-seen-focusing-on-eating-gelato-in-italy/ author: Ashley Hoffman article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2017-05-23T16:08:32.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:43:53.581Z article:section: Politics og:title: Here's Michelle Obama Enjoying Gelato in Italy og:description: The Former First Lady took in the sights in the Tuscan countryside og:url: https://time.com/4790765/michelle-obama-was-last-seen-focusing-on-eating-gelato-in-italy/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt2a2ba5f66a86ead6/6988ce7f8e0601370146a7aa/gettyimages-682338500.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: Former First Lady Michelle Obama Speaks At The Partnership for a Healthier America Summit og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Here's Michelle Obama Enjoying Gelato in Italy twitter:description: The Former First Lady took in the sights in the Tuscan countryside twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt2a2ba5f66a86ead6/6988ce7f8e0601370146a7aa/gettyimages-682338500.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Michelle Obama Was Last Seen Focusing on Eating Gelato in Italy by [Ashley Hoffman](https://time.com/author/ashley-hoffman/) ## Ashley Hoffman May 23, 2017 4:08 PM UTC  WASHINGTON, DC - MAY 12: Former First Lady Michelle Obama (L) participates in a discussion with former White House chef and Senior Policy Advisor for Nutrition Policy Sam Kass (R) during the Partnership for a Healthier America Summit May 12, 2017 in Washington, DC. The PHA held its summit to address childhood obesity. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images) WASHINGTON, DC - MAY 12: Former First Lady Michelle Obama (L) participates in a discussion with former White House chef and Senior Policy Advisor for Nutrition Policy Sam Kass (R) during the Partnership for a Healthier America Summit May 12, 2017 in Washington, DC. The PHA held its summit to address childhood obesity. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)Alex Wong-Getty Images by [Ashley Hoffman](https://time.com/author/ashley-hoffman/) ## Ashley Hoffman May 23, 2017 4:08 PM UTC [Michelle Obama](http://time.com/4626173/michelle-obama-hope-final-first-lady-remarks/) stepped out in Tuscany, Italy, this weekend. The former [First Lady](http://time.com/4624004/michelle-obama-final-remarks-school-counselor/) smiled and waved at throngs of locals in the hill town of Montalcino in a video filmed by a local TV station. A number of her supporters featured in the video who had gathered told her “we miss you.” The cobbled together clips show her strolling through the sights in a ruffly one-shoulder top and white slacks, a relaxed departure from her White House wardrobe. Throughout the video, Obama experienced various tourist activity pleasures from enjoying gelato with friends to trying on a summer hat. Earlier in May, the former two-term POTUS [discussed climate change and the food supply at the Seeds & Chips Global Food Innovation Summit in Milan](http://time.com/4771922/barack-obama-food-innovation-summit-italy-watch-online/), and it looks like the pair have been taking in the sights. [The Obamas](http://time.com/4639527/ann-patchett-president-obama/) have emerged as a somewhat rare example of maintaining the public’s interest after the White House. The Obamas’ post-White House trips might be best remembered by photos of the former POTUS kitesurfing the waves on Richard Branson’s island, but Michelle is enjoying her time in the sun too. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4790765/michelle-obama-was-last-seen-focusing-on-eating-gelato-in-italy/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4790765/michelle-obama-was-last-seen-focusing-on-eating-gelato-in-italy/"},"headline":"Michelle Obama Was Last Seen Focusing on Eating Gelato in Italy","datePublished":"2017-05-23T16:08:32.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:43:53.581Z","description":"Former First Lady Michelle Obama took in the sights in Italy on vacation following former President Barack Obama's speech.","url":"https://time.com/4790765/michelle-obama-was-last-seen-focusing-on-eating-gelato-in-italy/","keywords":["Newsfeed","politics","Michelle Obama","Travel"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt2a2ba5f66a86ead6/6988ce7f8e0601370146a7aa/gettyimages-682338500.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Ashley Hoffman","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/ashley-hoffman/"}],"articleSection":"Politics","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt2a2ba5f66a86ead6/6988ce7f8e0601370146a7aa/gettyimages-682338500.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Former First Lady Michelle Obama Speaks At The Partnership for a Healthier America Summit","caption":"Former First Lady Michelle Obama Speaks At The Partnership for a Healthier America Summit","creditText":"Alex Wong-Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/politics/","name":"Politics"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4790765/michelle-obama-was-last-seen-focusing-on-eating-gelato-in-italy/","name":"Michelle Obama Was Last Seen Focusing on Eating Gelato in Italy"}}]}] ```