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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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3 day Amalfi Coast itinerary for spontaneous explorers: how to see the best of the coast without tours
3 day Amalfi Coast itinerary for spontaneous explorers: how to see the best of the Amalfi Coast without tours or organized activities. The Amalfi Coast is the one place in Italy that most of all evokes in visitors the idea of Dolce Vita, intended as breakfast with a view, flowery dresses lapped by a gentle breeze and chic boat trips sprinkled with the zest of a local limoncello. Indeed, the area is now well equipped to give visitors the experience they imagine (how authentic this experience happens to be is a topic for another day!). However, there is an element that I always see missing from all itineraries suggested for…
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Southern Italy itinerary: how to see the best places in Southern Italy in 7 to 10 days
My Southern Italy itinerary: how to see the best places in Southern Italy in 7 to 10 days, with stops in the most famous areas of the south of Italy and hidden gems most tourists never see, based on our own trips to the area. Southern Italy is one of Italy’s most beautiful area, a land blessed with crystal-clear seas, golden beaches, charming villages and outstanding cultural and architectural gems. It is also an incredibly diverse part of the country. The Amalfi Coast is unique in feel and tourism affluence, Puglia and Calabria couldn’t be more different in nature and feel, Basilicata and Molise are something else again. And this…
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What to wear in Italy outfit ideas: realistic yet pretty looks for Italy you’ll love for your Italian vacation (with photos!)
Italy outfit ideas to help you pack for your Italian vacation: realistic outfits for Italy I actually wore in Italy and that worked amazing for comfort and style. The other day, a lovely reader of this blog asked if she could see some photos of outfits for Italy people actually wore on vacation. She told me that while she found plenty of such photos on the web, she couldn’t find any that was even remotely realistic or useful to plan your packing list and as soon as I went online to check what she meant, I had to agree: what a colossal amount of useless, frustrating results! The problem when…
