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Planning a trip to Italy: all you need to know for a perfect trip (updated for 2025)!
All you need to know to plan a trip to Italy. The travel guide for stress-free Italy travel planning that will help you make the most of your vacation in Italy.
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How to make Italian lemon cream cake (from Liguria): step by step recipe by a local mama
Italian lemon cream cake: step by step recipe. Learn how to make this lemony cake typical of the area of Cinque Terre (Liguria) with our traditional recipe. I am very fond of lemon cake, and today I learned about a new one that I hadn’t come across before but seemed to have all the ingredients (literally!) to be absolutely delicious: Torta al Limone Ligure – Ligurian lemon cake. Liguria is the Italian region with Cinque Terre and it’s the land that gave pesto to the world; so in terms of culinary pedigree, all I needed to know was that this recipe was from there and I was ready to give…
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How to take a day trip to Cinque Terre from Florence (but why you probably shouldn’t!) – honest travel guide
How to take a day trip to Cinque Terre from Florence by train and ferry, best towns to see and practical considerations to help you plan your day at best. Taking a day trip to Cinque Terre from a home base in Florence is a popular options for visitors on a tight schedule and, in some cases, the only way add to your itinerary a glimpse of the famous colorful cliffhanging villages of Instagram fame. I adore Cinque Terre and I understand the desire to add it in pretty much no matter what. The area truly is adorable and you won’t find it anywhere else, so if it is a…
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Two weeks in Italy itinerary ideas: how to plan your time for the best possible experience
Two weeks in Italy itinerary ideas to make the most of your trip and enjoy the best of Italy no matter your travel style and season of travel. Two weeks are a fantastic length of time to discover Italy and leave you with many options to craft your vacation just as you like it. Depending on your taste and interests, you can spend two weeks on the move, seeing all the classic sites (and more!), you can stay put in one or two destinations and truly experience the Italian way, or you can do something in between. Choosing a few destinations and stay a few days in each, so you…
