Italy

Since I have gained a lot of useful information from this subreddit, I wanted to share a trip report from our recent journey through northern Italy. My wife and I (both in our 60s) just returned from our first trip to Italy. We have traveled to many countries before, but somehow...

A friend of mine, an elderly American woman, recently went out for dinner alone in Trastevere in Rome. She chose a busy restaurant thinking it would indicate good food quality, but later realized most of the other diners were part of tour groups. After what she described as a...

My partner and I (both 29) will be staying in Rome starting May 30 for about 5.5 days. We are staying roughly 8 km from the Colosseum near Tuscolana. We do plan to visit major sites like the Vatican and Colosseum, but we will try to go early in the morning or later in the...

We will be staying in Alpnach for about five days in mid-September, and one person in our group has recently insisted on doing a day trip to Milan. Google suggests the drive is around 2 hours and 38 minutes each way. We will have a rental car for this part of the trip. I am...

I am arriving from New York into Fiumicino Airport (FCO) on 5/5/26 at 8:00 am and plan to go directly to Roma Termini station. Assuming there are no major flight delays, I will need to go through passport control and then take the Leonardo Express train to the city. I am trying...

I am heading to Italy next week and am really excited. I have done a lot of research, especially from this subreddit and others, and put together the following itinerary. I would appreciate any thoughts or suggestions. Day 1: Arrive in Rome at 7 AM and take a taxi to the hotel...

Hi everyone, I’ll be traveling in Italy on 16 May 2026 and saw an official notice about a 48-hour nationwide strike covering both public and private sectors, including rail and maritime transport. The notice mentions a general strike affecting the entire railway sector across...

Hi everyone! I’m (25F) going on a business trip to Milan in a few weeks and I’ve extended the trip for 4 nights so that I can go to Lake Como. It’ll be my first solo trip outside of the UK. I want to stay in the centre of Como so that everything is walkable, but I’m undecided...

I was planning a more budget-friendly vacation this August and initially considered Rome, but decided against it due to the heat and the number of paid attractions like museums. So I thought I’d switch things up and focus on nature, hiking, and scenic views instead. The...

I’m currently in Rome near the Pantheon and was shocked to see a gelato shop charging around €18 for a cone, with no clear indication of portion size or number of scoops. In other places I’ve visited, gelato pricing is usually straightforward and reasonable, but here it feels...

I just came back from a three week trip to Italy, and the experience left me with mixed emotions. I have a long personal connection to the country through my Sicilian heritage and have visited many times in the past, though my last trip was back in 2006. Coming from Australia,...

A day trip to Lake Garda from Verona in April 2026 highlights challenges using public transport around the region. The journey started from Peschiera del Garda, where bus schedules from mapping apps indicated a direct route on the LN026 bus toward Sirmione. However, the bus...

I’m partway through a three-week trip across Italy and have already run into multiple train disruptions that I didn’t expect based on my research. The first issue happened when traveling from Rome to Venice. The airport express train from Rome Termini to the airport was delayed,...

We are planning a 2-week trip to Italy in early September and would like feedback on our transportation plan between cities. We will arrive at Florence airport at 11pm and plan to take the T2 tram to the train station, then a taxi to our hotel near Palazzo Vecchio. We are...

I will be visiting Milan soon and noticed that the metro system supports contactless payments like Google Pay. I will be traveling with my mom, whose phone likely does not support this feature. I am wondering if it is possible to tap twice in a row using the same device to pay...

We planned a trip through Italy using high-speed trains between Florence, the Amalfi Coast, and Rome, and expected some delays based on what we had read beforehand. However, in practice, every train we took ended up being delayed, and in one case the train even departed about...

I’ve received a lot of helpful advice from this community over time, so I wanted to share a summary of our recent trip to Italy as a way of giving back. The trip was taken by my wife and me (both in our early 40s from Canada), and we stayed for about three weeks in Italy before...

Planning to visit Rome and Florence in May as a solo female traveller. I would like to understand if there are any safety concerns for my case.

We recently completed a trip to Italy with this itinerary: 4 days in Rome 4 days in Siena 4 days in Venice 1 final day near Rome airport before flying home Choosing between Siena and Florence was a challenge, but after visiting Florence for a day, we found it extremely crowded,...

We are planning a trip to Rome and traveling with two people who have specific dietary restrictions for health reasons. One traveler requires a gluten free diet with no wheat and no cow’s milk. The other traveler is pregnant and needs to avoid unpasteurized dairy, raw fish, and...

I’m planning a 14-day trip to Italy from September 25 to October 10 and have mapped out a fairly packed itinerary. The trip includes arriving in Rome, traveling by train to Venice, then driving to the Dolomites for several days of hiking and sightseeing. After that, I plan to...

We’ve just finished a 10-day trip across Florence, Rome, and Naples and wanted to share some observations and lessons learned. Public transportation was somewhat confusing, especially with different systems and payment methods in each city. The Naples subway was the easiest to...

MSC Cruises uses the Port of Genoa (Porto di Genova) as a home port and embarkation point for many of its Mediterranean sailings. The main cruise terminals where MSC ships dock are in the old port area of Genoa, with key berths at Ponte dei Mille and Ponte Andrea Doria. These...

I recently visited Rome and was riding an ATAC bus when inspectors approached me before I had a chance to validate or purchase a ticket via Tap & Go. They asked for my ID and issued me a fine on the spot. I chose not to pay immediately so I could understand my options and check...