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Planning a trip to Italy: all you need to know for a perfect trip (updated for 2026)!
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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Pompeii Day Trip from Rome: How to Visit Pompeii in One Day (Yes, it’s possible!)
How plan a Pompeii day trip from Rome: step by step guide. It is possible to visit Pompeii from Rome in one day, but you need the right plan. Here’s how to get there by train or tour, what to expect, and how to make it work with kids. One of the questions I get asked most often, usually with a mix of curiosity and disbelief is: ‘Is it really possible to visit Pompeii from Rome in one day?’ The answer is yes, it absolutely is! A day trip from Rome to Pompeii is possible, enjoyable and even easy. However, there is something you need to know! Visiting Pompeii from Rome…
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Traditional Italian New Year’s Foods: What Italians Eat on Capodanno
Discover traditional Italian New Year’s foods for Capodanno! Learn why Italians eat lentils, cotechino, capitone and more, and how these festive dishes bring luck, abundance, and celebration to the new year. If there’s one thing you can count on in Italy on New Year’s Eve, it’s a very generous table. The cenone di capodanno (new year’s big dinner) is the most established of all Italian New Year’s tradition and it is as big and generous as the name suggests! Unlike Christmas, which tends to follow well-defined regional menus, the Italian New Year’s Eve dinner is a much more relaxed and varied affairs when it comes to the food offered. Families choose…
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Italian New Year’s Traditions: How Italians Welcome Capodanno in Italy
Italian New Year’s Traditions: Discover traditional Italian New Year’s (Capodanno) customs to ring in the new year in Italy. From lucky foods like lentils to red clothing, this is all you need to know about New Year’s Eve in Italy. Italy celebrates the start of the New Year during the night between the 31st December and the 1st of January and does it with fanfare! Every year on December 31st, in Italy we roll out a beautiful mix of food, family, superstition and celebration to welcome the New Year: we call it Capodanno (capo = head; anno= year) and it’s a real fun celebration to be part of. For the…
