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What to Pack for Italy in October: realistic, really useful Italy Packing List for fall
What to pack for Italy in October: useful, realistic packing list with practical tips and style guide + baby essentials and must haves. October is one of the most beautiful months to visit Italy — but also one of the trickiest to pack for! In general, October in Italy marks the heart of autumn: during this month, you’ll experience crisp mornings, mild afternoons, and cooler evenings, but how mild and how cold very much depending on the time of the month (beginning of October is warmer vs end of the month), where in Italy (in general, north gets cold than south) and you are and luck on the day. October…
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Riva del Garda: the atmospheric lakeside town you’ll love
Essential travel guide to Riva del Garda: why Riva is worth visiting, best things to see and do, where to eat, tips for visiting Riva with kids. Riva del Garda is a fascinating, atmospheric town in the very north of Lake Garda, where the lake’s calm waters meet the Alps. Riva is a beautiful town, and it stands out from others along the lake on a couple of accounts: a unique Austrian-historic vibe, vestige of when this area belonged to Austria in the not-so-ancient-past, and a stunning natural position beside imposing cliffs plunging into the water. Exploring Riva is a pleasure: the town is small enough that you can come…
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Venice at Christmas: best things to do + tips for a festive trip you’ll love
Practical travel guide to plan a trip to Venice at Christmas. Best things to do, what to expect from the weather, best tours in Venice for the holiday season. There’s something quietly magical about Venice in December. Venice is always a contemplative, romantic and dreamy place but Venice during the festivities, as the winter cold sun settles over the canals and Christmas lights brighten up the damp days, the city glows softly and makes you dream of lazy afternoons with a book and ruby red glasses of smooth red wine to ride out the cold. As you can probably tell from this introduction, I love Venice at Christmas. I actually…
