Travel Tips to Italy

In some ways, you could rightfully consider this entire website a collection of Italy travel tips – and if you spend some time clicking around, I think you’ll see why. But even though the search box at the top of the page works well and there are navigation menus at the top and the side of each page, sometimes it’s hard to find what you’re looking for on a site that’s been around for a few years and has hundreds of entries. I understand that, and I’d like to make it as easy as possible for you to find what you need here on WhyGo Italy.

> Also be sure to check out my First-Time Visitor’s Guide to Italy, which is chock full of Italy travel tips, too.

Destination-Specific Travel Tips in Italy

While some Italy travel tips are good for the whole country, some are better done at a smaller level. So I’ve written several travel guides for Italy’s top destinations, and they contain valuable travel tips.

• – Learn a bit about all of Italy’s 20 regions (plus the two independent city-states within Italy’s borders) to help you plan your trip.
• Rome – There’s an overall Rome travel guide, a list of the top things to do in Rome, things you should know about Rome, free things to do in Rome, a guide to Rome’s public transportation, a list of transport options for the trip between Rome and Fiumicino airport, some tips to survive Rome, and even some tips for traveling to Rome with kids.
• Venice – There’s an overall Venice travel guide, 5 Venice survival tips, things you should know about Venice, a list of the top things to do in Venice, a guide to public transportation in Venice, suggestions on places to eat in Venice, some money-saving discount cards for Venice, a list of free things to do in Venice, and a guide to gondola rides.
• Florence – There’s an overall Florence travel guide, a list of the top things to do in Florence, a guide to leather shopping in Florence, some of the free things to do in Florence, and lots of reviews of Florence hostels.
• Cinque Terre – There’s an overall Cinque Terre travel guide, and a guide to hiking in the Cinque Terre.
• Milan – There’s an overall Milan travel guide, a list of the top things to do in Milan, your transportation options for the trip between Malpensa Airport and Milan, and instructions on how to use the Milan Metro.
• Pisa – There’s an overall Pisa travel guide, a guide to the leaning tower of Pisa, instructions for buying tickets in advance to the leaning tower of Pisa, and a list of what to do in Pisa.
• Naples – There’s an overall Naples travel guide, a list of the top things to do in Naples, information about some of the weird attractions in Naples, and my tips for how to fall in love with Naples.

Budget Travel Tips for Italy

Italy is notoriously expensive to visit, but it’s not just for rich travelers. Here are some articles to help you figure out a budget for your trip and also some good ways to cut the costs of an Italy trip.

Travel Tips for the Weather in Italy

You can’t control the weather, but the weather can definitely influence how you travel. I’ve written about what the weather is like in Italy throughout the year (although you should always check current forecasts to see if there’s some unusually warm or cool weather going on), in addition to providing some tips about what to wear in Italy.