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Driving in Italy: 5 Easy Ways to Get Italian ZTL Fines and How to Avoid One

Driving in Italy: 5 Easy Ways to Get Italian ZTL Fines and How to Avoid One

December 12, 2025

[Learn more Italian ZTL fines with our Driving in Italy ebook, which you can download for free at the bottom of this page.] Anyone who is planning to drive in Italy needs to be aware of Limited Traffic Zones, or…

A Traveler’s Guide to Doing Laundry in Italy

A Traveler’s Guide to Doing Laundry in Italy

December 10, 2025

Most of our clients’ itineraries are one to three weeks long, and so the question of washing clothes (laundry in Italy) while traveling often comes up as we’re getting into the details, especially when there are small children or hot weather…

Tips on Driving Italian Autostrada (Toll Roads)

Tips on Driving Italian Autostrada (Toll Roads)

October 31, 2025

[Learn more driving Italian Autostrada tips with our Driving in Italy ebook, which you can download for free at the bottom of this page.] A repeat client recently told me as we were planning their Italy trip, “We want to…

Which Museums to Visit in Italy? A guide to help you decide.

Which Museums to Visit in Italy? A guide to help you decide.

October 29, 2025

Italy is home to almost 4,000 museums bursting with world-class artworks from ancient mosaics and sculptures to contemporary multi-media installations. With limited vacation time and so many other A-list attractions to cover, deciding which museums to visit in Italy can…

Renting a Car in Italy: Should You or Shouldn’t You?

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…

A Luxury Italy Itinerary

A Luxury Italy Itinerary

October 08, 2025

The 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….

Christmas in Italy: A Guide

Christmas in Italy: A Guide

October 01, 2025

Christmas 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…

Tipping in Italy

Tipping in Italy

July 31, 2025

Almost 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…

Jet Lag Tips

Jet Lag Tips

July 16, 2025

The 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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