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  • Italy with kids
    • Italy with kids: how to plan the perfect trip. Step by step travel planning guide for families
    • How to visit the Amalfi Coast with kids: all you need to know (updated for 2025)
    • Visiting Cinque Terre with kids: all you need to know (2025 update)
    • Visiting the Dolomites with kids: a mama’s guide to the best places + all you need to know (from a lifetime of travels to the area!) 2024 update
    • Visiting Florence with kids: all you need to know for a perfect stay
    • Lake Como with kids: all you need to know to plan a visit + travel tips from a mama
    • Lake Garda with kids: best things to do, where to stay, why you’ll love it
    • Visiting Rome with kids: all you need to know (with special notes for 2025)
    • Visiting Tuscany with kids: all you need to know to plan the perfect trip (family itinerary, accommodation, activities, tips)
    • Piedmont with kids: all you need to know to plan a great family trip in Piemonte, one of the most underrated destinations in Italy
    • Visiting Puglia with kids: all you need to know to plan the perfect trip
    • Sardinia with kids: why you will love it for your next vacation in Italy + tips
    • Sicily with kids: all you need to know to plan a trip to this stunning land of nature and art
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    • Visiting Venice with kids: all you need to know to plan the perfect family trip to Venice (with printable itinerary)
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    • Tuscany Travel Guides
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  • Italy with kids
    • Italy with kids: how to plan the perfect trip. Step by step travel planning guide for families
    • How to visit the Amalfi Coast with kids: all you need to know (updated for 2025)
    • Visiting Cinque Terre with kids: all you need to know (2025 update)
    • Visiting the Dolomites with kids: a mama’s guide to the best places + all you need to know (from a lifetime of travels to the area!) 2024 update
    • Visiting Florence with kids: all you need to know for a perfect stay
    • Lake Como with kids: all you need to know to plan a visit + travel tips from a mama
    • Lake Garda with kids: best things to do, where to stay, why you’ll love it
    • Visiting Rome with kids: all you need to know (with special notes for 2025)
    • Visiting Tuscany with kids: all you need to know to plan the perfect trip (family itinerary, accommodation, activities, tips)
    • Piedmont with kids: all you need to know to plan a great family trip in Piemonte, one of the most underrated destinations in Italy
    • Visiting Puglia with kids: all you need to know to plan the perfect trip
    • Sardinia with kids: why you will love it for your next vacation in Italy + tips
    • Sicily with kids: all you need to know to plan a trip to this stunning land of nature and art
    • Umbria with kids: why and how to plan a family vacation in Umbria
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Italian Lifestyle

Italian Santa : where to see Santa in Italy + all you need to know about Babbo Natale, Italy’s Santa Claus

All you need to know about the Italian Santa, Babbo Natale, and the traditions associated with Santa in Italy.  There are many Christmas traditions in Italy but ask any child and you’ll…

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December 15, 2022
Italy destination guides, Lake Garda Travel Guides

Sirmione: all you need to know to visit Lake Garda’s most popular town

All you need to know to plan a trip to Sirmione, one of the most popular towns on Lake Garda, Italy, famous for a breathtaking castle and pleasant thermal baths.…

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May 28, 2021
Learn Italian

How to say Happy Thanksgiving in Italian

Learn how to say Happy Thanksgiving in Italian and more Italian expressions for Thanksgiving celebrations. In Italy, we don’t celebrate Thanksgiving. However, we know about it and we have a…

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November 22, 2021
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    Planning a trip to Italy: all you need to know for a perfect trip (updated for 2025)!

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    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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