Renting a Car in Italy: Should You or Shouldn’t You?
October 15, 2025[Learn more about renting a car in Italy with our Driving in Italy ebook, which you can download for free at the bottom of this page.] Having a car on your Italian vacation can be an expensive hassle, or it…
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A Luxury Italy Itinerary
October 08, 2025The luxury travelers we work with aren’t necessarily looking for over-the-top VIP treatment. Rather, these down-to-earth and well-traveled clients want their luxury Italy itinerary to be about service and comfort while getting to know the locals as much as possible….
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Christmas in Italy: A Guide
October 01, 2025Christmas in Italy is festive, with markets, lights, Christmas trees, and music in the streets. And the best part is that the Christmas season lasts an entire month! The Christmas season in Italy starts on December 8 (Immaculate Conception) and…
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Tipping in Italy
July 31, 2025Almost all of our clients ask us about tipping in Italy before leaving on their trip, including guidelines about who should be tipped, how much is a typical tip, and how tips should be paid. The short answer is that…
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Jet Lag Tips
July 16, 2025The majority of our Italy travel planning clients are based in North America, which is a 6 – 9 hour time difference from Italy, depending on where you travel from. So it makes sense that they request jet lag tips…
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Eat Like an Italian: A Daily Schedule
July 09, 2025When we create personalized Italy itineraries for our travelers at Italy Beyond the Obvious, food usually plays a key role. We offer recommendations on where to eat, of course, but also what to eat, when to eat, and what to…
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Italy Travel Money Questions: A Strategy
July 02, 2025After the overall itinerary has been finalized and hotels, guides, transfers, and restaurants have been booked for trip-planning clients, I usually address Italy travel money questions and talk about a strategy for their trip. Most travelers want to know: The answers…
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Five Reasons to Visit Trieste
May 27, 2025Gorgeous seaside scenery, castles, caves, and of course the city itself: Trieste, nestled in Italy’s northeast corner, might be a little out of your way, but here are a few reasons it’s worth a visit. This diverse city that sits…
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The best way to visit Pompeii: 5 tips
April 15, 2024The excavated archaeological site of Pompeii is unlike anything you’ll ever see. Even if you’ve visited in the past, continuing excavations have unearthed new wonders worth a second stop—and if it’s your first visit to southern Italy, a stop here…
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