Italy
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6 Hours in Florence: A Walking Tour for Your Layover
If you’ve got a few hours in Florence between trains, you can see far more of the city than you’d think, and without dragging your luggage across cobblestones the whole time. We had roughly six to seven hours here while waiting for our connecting train to Rome, and rather than sit it out at the…
Tuscany Itinerary – Wine, Culture & Culinary Adventures from San Gimignano to Volterra
There’s no better way to celebrate a milestone than with sunshine, good food, and great company in one of the most charming regions on earth. Our Tuscany itinerary was built around my aunt’s 60th birthday and turned into a weeklong journey through medieval towns, coastal wine regions, and culinary highlights. From wine tastings at some…
One Day in Rome on Foot: My Self-Guided Walking Route from Colosseum to Vatican
Can you really see Rome in one day on foot? We wondered the same thing before we tried it, and the answer is yes, if you walk it in the right order. Last spring we set out from near Termini just after sunrise and traced a single, mostly flat route through the city’s greatest hits:…