Italy travel guides
It’s impossible for me to choose an absolute favourite country (it depends on how hungry I am 🙃) but Italy is always in the top three. If I won the lottery I’d book a one way flight, buy one of those €1 fixer-uppers in the countryside, and live out my dream as a professional pasta critic.
I’ve visited Italy more times than I can count, mostly solo, usually by train, and each region feels like a different world. There’s the glitzy Amalfi Coast (best seen from the water by the way), layers of history to uncover in Rome and Florence, one-of-a-kind Venice, the culinary heartland of Emilia-Romagna, sleepy villages and sun-drenched beaches in Puglia, mountain magic in the Dolomites, and so much more for travellers of all budgets, priorities and palates.
You’ll find all my Italy blog posts (so far) below. If there’s a specific region, itinerary or guide you’re looking for that I haven’t covered yet, let me know here and I’ll add it to my to-write list.
The ultimate Italy bucket list: 50+ epic things to do in Italy
All Italy itineraries
The ultimate guide to seeing the Dolomites without a car (+ a perfect itinerary!)
Puglia without a car: Everything you need to know!
The ultimate 3 month Europe itinerary (without flying)
The ultimate Northern Italy and Switzerland itinerary
24 hours in Florence: A one day Florence itinerary
The ultimate 2 month Europe itinerary
2 days in Milan: The perfect Milan itinerary
All other Italy blog posts
My favourites in Italy
Places
- Ostuni & Alberobello, Puglia
- Matera, Basilicata
- Venice (but only in the shoulder season)
- Val Gardena, the Dolomites
- Genoa
- Bologna
Experiences
- A food tour with Delicious Bologna (legendary)
- A boat trip along the Amalfi Coast
- Sleeping in a trulli in Alberobello
- Staying in a cave room in Matera
- This pasta class in Florence
Food & drink
- Literally so many, I should probably give this its own post!
- Il Fiore del Latte, Matera
- MaDó Filoneria, Alberobello
- All’Antico Vinaio, Florence (worth the hype)
- Regina Sconta, Venice
- Nessun Dorma, Cinque Terre
- Piazetta San Carlo, Genoa
- Ristorante Saluce and Ristorante Alba, Turin
Stays
- ADLER Spa Resort DOLOMITI, Ortisei
- Casa Maya and Habari Hostel, Bari
- Villa Nichesola, Colognola ai Colli (near Verona)
- Lo Splendore dei Sassi, Matera
- Numa Venice Forcola, Venice
Watch: Italy on TikTok
Prefer watching over reading? I’ve shared loads of Italy adventures over on TikTok, check out the most popular videos below.