Italy may be best known for its wine, food, and cities (all of which are wonderful), but Italy’s nature has so much to offer as well–and that includes some stunning lakes! We teamed up with several other travel bloggers to catalog some of the most beautiful lakes in Italy, and we’ll definitely be working in some these destinations into our future Italy trips. Want to plan a trip that includes…
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Putting together a packing list for Italy can be a daunting task–especially for a first visit! Italy is one of the most fashionable countries in the world, it’s full of gorgeous views that you’ll likely want to be photographed with, and–to complicate things a bit–the…
Ah, beautiful Siena: delightfully Tuscan and yet still distinct from the cities around it, Siena is a gem of a city–and if you’re headed to Tuscany, a Siena day trip is not to be missed. We were lucky enough to spend several days exploring Siena…
A honeymoon in Tuscany: can you picture anything more romantic? Though we (before our Italy addiction set in) honeymooned in the Bahamas, we have long said that Tuscany is our perfect honeymoon destination and that if we were getting married today, it’s where we would…
Confession: a big part of why we went to San Marino is not because we were excited about learning interesting facts about San Marino or about the prospect of an annoying bus ride to get there (more on that later), but because we wanted to…
Though it is the capital of Emilia Romagna, Bologna itself is often seen more as a day trip destination than as a base for travel–and though you can definitely see quite a bit of Bologna in one day, there are plenty of epic day trips…
Paris vs Rome: it’s quite the task to decide which of these two iconic cities to visit! Both cities boast world-class sights, incredible food, tasty wine, epic history, and enough things to do to keep you busy and enchanted for months on end. While we…
We have now visited Paris in winter twice, and we have to say–as if returning voluntarily for a second helping wasn’t hint enough–we adore it. Sure, the weather is generally gray, cold, and wet (which is not our thing), there are no cherry blossoms or…
So you have just one day in Bologna–don’t worry! You’ll be surprised at how much you can cover. Though the city is the capital of the Emilia-Romagna region and one of the best food destinations in Italy, it is fairly small, which means you can…