Italy

29d ago

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Questions about stamps, wine service, and taxis in Italy

I was traveling in northern Italy and ran into a few situations I did not fully understand. I will be going back soon, so I want to know how these things actually work there. 1. Buying stamps I was trying to send postcards home and was told to go to a tabacchi. I visited several...

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28d ago

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GetYourGuide cancelled our Colosseum underground tour less than 2 weeks before visit, any way to still get in?

GetYourGuide just cancelled our Colosseum underground tour with less than 2 weeks notice. When we try to reschedule, there are no dates available at all, and we are being offered a refund. Is there any realistic way to still visit the Colosseum underground this close to the...

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20d ago

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Italy’s highest court rules restaurants are not required to serve tap water

A legal dispute that began with a tourist requesting tap water at a hotel restaurant in the Italian Dolomites has ended with Italy’s highest court ruling that serving tap water is not a guaranteed consumer right. The case started in 2019 when a woman spent the Christmas and New...

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22d ago

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Two-week Italy and Switzerland trip report with toddlers, costs, and lessons learned

We just completed a 14-day trip through Italy and Switzerland with two families and two children under the age of two. Everything was planned independently without a travel agent or tour operator. Here are some of the key takeaways and challenges we encountered: Walking surfaces...

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