Italy: Town / City
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Siena and San Gimignano Tours
Few European cities live as harmoniously with their past as Siena. This most beloved of Tuscany’s hilltop settlements preserves its medieval layout, focusing on the unique crooked half-moon Piazza ... Continue Reading »
Pompeii Day Trips from Rome
Take a break from Rome's big-city bustle to discover the fascinating history of Pompeii and Mt. Vesuvius. A visit to the haunting ruins of Pompeii takes you back to the fateful day in 79 AD when ... Continue Reading »
Bari - Gateway to Everywhere
One of the main reasons travellers find themselves in Bari is because it is a major ferry port. From here you can get to Greece, Turkey, Croatia, Serbia, Montenegro and Albania. And being the major ... Continue Reading »
Cinque Terre
Literally translating as the “five lands,” the Cinque Terre comprises five gorgeous little villages clinging to the coast of the Italian Riviera, an easy trip from Florence . A popular thing to ... Continue Reading »
Mantua
Mantua is the capital of Lombardy, in central northern Italy . It is the city to which Romeo was banished in Shakespeare’s famous tale, after Romeo murdered Juliet’s cousin Tybalt and the Prince of ... Continue Reading »
Padua and the Church of Saint Anthony
January 17th is the feast day of Saint Anthony, the patron saint of animals, lost articles, the poor and many other people and things beside. Although born in Portugal, not Italy, the early 13th ... Continue Reading »
Pilgrimage to Assisi
Assisi , Italy is a little town with a big reputation. The population is around 3,000 people, but Assisi is visited every year by more than 4 million tourists! And it’s all because of one man: ... Continue Reading »
San Marino
I have a strange obsession with the small countries of the world. I’m not sure why, perhaps it’s the David versus Goliath nature of these tiny places with populations of under a million people. ... Continue Reading »
Things to See in Portofino - Italian Riviera
Where you can go where the boats are bigger than the apartments? Portofino, Italy that’s where. Once a little fishing village clustering around a small harbor, since the 1950s this small town on ... Continue Reading »
Trieste: One of Italy's Most Unique Cities
Some cities are just lone wolves – they are not like anywhere else, they have passed from country to country during political upheavals and so have ended up a bit of a hybrid, and geographically ... Continue Reading »
3 Days in Siena: Suggested Itineraries
First settled in the time of the Etruscans (c. 900–400 BC) Siena, located in the Italian region of Tuscany, is renowned for its cuisine, art, museums, winding streets, majestic, medieval buildings ... Continue Reading »
3 Days in Verona: Suggested Itineraries
Known as piccola Roma (little Rome) for its importance in imperial days, Verona is all about art and architecture, history and great love. It's hard not to fall in love with this beautiful city. ... Continue Reading »
A Day Trip to Pisa from Florence
Here’s the thing about trips to Pisa: if you want to go to the top of the Leaning Tower of Pisa, you have to get there early. Of course, there is more to do in Pisa than see the famous leaning tower ... Continue Reading »
Amalfi Coast Small Group Day Trip
There were so many aspects of this trip that made it incredible. Max was brilliant. He was informative, entertaining, and lovely to listen to. We were enchanted by his English as well as his ... Continue Reading »
Arezzo
Giorgio Vasari. It’s unlikely you can visit northern Italy and not hear this name. He was a Renaissance painter, architect and writer who left us a legacy of pretty good paintings, great ... Continue Reading »
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