Rome
Rome Travel Guide: What to See in Three Days
A three-day Rome itinerary covering ancient monuments, Vatican City, gardens and viewpoints, plus where to stay, what to eat, transport…
Italy Travel Guides
Italy coverage focuses on Florence and Venice, two cities that reward getting up early and knowing which tickets to book in advance. You'll find guides to the Duomo, Uffizi and Accademia, St Mark's Basilica and the quieter sestieri, where to eat in both cities without paying tourist-trap prices, and the month-by-month weather that decides how pleasant a visit will be.
Places in Italy
Italy
Italy Travel Guide: First-Time Itinerary and Tips
Italy's regions, when to visit, getting around by train, where to base yourself, regional food, a two-week first-timer itinerary…
Amalfi Coast
Amalfi Coast Guide: Positano, Amalfi and Ravello
How to do the Amalfi Coast without spending the trip in traffic: where to base, ferries versus buses, and when to go.
Naples
Naples and Pompeii: A Practical Visitor's Guide
Naples deserves more than a transit stop: the historic centre, the archaeology museum, pizza, and how to visit Pompeii properly.
Florence
Florence Weather: A Month-by-Month Guide
Florence's weather month by month, with temperatures, rainfall and crowd conditions across the year to help you decide when to plan your…
Venice
Venice Weather Guide: The Complete Month-by-Month Breakdown
Carnevale, acqua alta, Biennale and the honest month-by-month reality of Venice — when to go, when to skip and what the lagoon actually…
Florence
Top Things to Do in Florence, Italy
Ten things to do in Florence - the Duomo, Uffizi and Accademia, Oltrarno workshops and Piazzale Michelangelo - with tickets, timings and…
Venice
Venice Gondola Rides: Prices, Routes and Is It Worth It?
What a Venice gondola ride costs, how to book, the usual routes, cheaper ways to see the canals, gondola history and culture, and mistakes…
Florence
Florence Travel Guide: Art, Food and Where to Stay
A Florence guide to the art, the food and the walkable centre — what to book ahead, what to skip, and how to fit the Duomo and Uffizi into…
Venice
St Mark's Basilica: Tickets, Timing and Beating the Crowds
Tickets and tours, opening hours, dress code, what to see inside, getting there through Venice, the basilica's history and nearby St…
Florence
Best Restaurants in Florence: Where to Eat
Where to eat in Florence, from historic trattorias and Michelin dining to cheap eats, markets, gelato and bistecca, plus reservations…
Florence
Boboli Gardens, Florence: Tickets and What to See
Boboli Gardens tickets and hours, its Medici history, the main sections and sculptures, quieter corners, when to beat the crowds and…
Italy
Things to Do in Tuscany: Wine, Hill Towns and Day Trips
Planning a Tuscany itinerary beyond Florence, with the hilltop towns worth visiting, how wine tours work, likely prices and ideas for day…
Florence
Accademia Gallery, Florence: Seeing David Without the Queue
Booking tickets to see Michelangelo's David, what else is in the Accademia, a route through the gallery, opening hours and the cost of a…
Venice
Venice Travel Guide: Exploring the Floating City
When to go and where to stay in Venice, gondolas versus vaporetti, St Mark's and the quieter sestieri, where to eat and how to save money…
Florence
Ponte Vecchio, Florence: History and How to Visit
The Ponte Vecchio's history and design, its jewellery shops, the Medici Corridor, the best viewpoints for photos, practical tips and…
Venice
Top Things to Do in Venice, Italy
The best things to do in Venice, from the Grand Canal and St Mark's to the quieter sestieri, gondolas worth the money and the islands…
Venice
Osteria Alle Testiere, Venice: A Seafood Restaurant Guide
Osteria alle Testiere in Venice - a tiny seafood restaurant with two seatings a night. What to order, what it costs, and how far ahead to…
Florence
Trattoria Sostanza, Florence: What to Order
How to get a table at Trattoria Sostanza in Florence, what to order beyond the butter chicken, what it costs, and where to go if you…
Venice
Where to Eat in Venice: Restaurants and Bacari
Ten places to eat in Venice, from cicchetti bars to lagoon seafood - what to order, roughly what it costs, and how to sidestep the tourist…
Florence
Il Santo Bevitore, Florence: A Restaurant Guide
Il Santo Bevitore in Florence's Oltrarno: getting there, booking a table, the Tuscan menu, the wine list, the atmosphere and what dinner…
Venice
Trattoria Alla Madonna, Venice: A Restaurant Guide
Trattoria Alla Madonna's history and setting, the Venetian seafood and other dishes on its menu, wine pairings, reservations, location and…
Venice
Al Covo, Venice: A Seafood Restaurant Guide
Al Covo in Venice - what the lagoon seafood menu is like, roughly what dinner costs, how far ahead to book, and whether it is worth the…