Welcome! Your online Italian travel guide and resource. Great information and valuable travel tips for your next Italian vacation or business-trip. We'll teach you how to get around from place to place, where to go, what to see and explain the regional characteristics. We'll focus on culture and traditions, with articles on Rome, Florence, Venice and more! Hope you enjoy!

Benvenuti! Eccovi una pratica guida turistica e fonte completa di informazioni sull'Italia. Qui troverete tanti consigli utili che vi aiuteranno a programmare il prossimo viaggio di piacere o di lavoro in Italia. Vi spiegheremo come spostarvi meglio, quali località visitare e le caratteristiche regionali, la cultura, e le tradizioni con articoli su Roma, Firenze, Venezia e tanto di più! Spero l'apprezzerete!

Larry Aiello, Founder / Fondatore

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Travel tips for upcoming travel
Winter in Italy
posted January 21, 2008 | archives

Want to see Italy from a different angle? Then a visit in the winter time may be in order. There are many advantages to planning your vacation during the winter in Italy:

---Hotels and airfares are cheap…many bargains to be found! ---Compared to the peak of summer season, you can often pay 1/3rd of what you normally would.

---Less crowds – no standing in line at museums, events, etc

---More cultural events like opera and theater, which are in full swing this time of year.

---Certain festivals, Christmas markets, Carnevale, can only be seen this time of year.

---Great winter sports – There are many great ski resorts in Italy, and places where you can go snowboarding, etc.

---The cuisine is different – more emphasis on creamy, long cooking sauces, wild game, etc.

So don’t let the fact that it is winter deter you from visiting Italy. You can still have a wonderful vacation and see Italy from an entirely different point of view!

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Featured Article - Sicily's best kept secret
Cefalu', Sicily - resort on the northern coast
posted Oct 21, 2006 | archives

Gaining in popularity as a new Italian resort is Cefalu’, a quaint little village nestled between a rock and a beautiful beach, on the northern coast of Sicily with tons of Sicilian charm.   Long a favorite vacation spot for many Europeans, Cefalu’ is quickly becoming known outside of Europe as a great place to spend a vacation. After all, would Club Med put a resort somewhere that wasn’t worth visiting?...More>>

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Italian Clothing Sizes
posted Nov 23, 2005

We all know that Italian fashion reigns supreme, but it's hard to figure out what size you need unless you have an easy to use table on Italian clothing sizes. There is also a listing of Rome and Florence shopping districts. Note: PDF Format for easy printing.  

Italian Jokes or "Barzellette"
posted November 8, 2004 | updated July 31, 2005

Need a laugh to brighten your day, then check out these Italian jokes.  

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