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09/01/2024

Coming to Italy? New carry-on rules start today.

Starting September 1, all EU airports will adhere to the 100ml liquid rule—even if they have the new luggage scanners.

08/19/2024

Traveling to Milan? Here's a great article on how to maneuver Malpensa and other transportation options.

https://easymilano.com/milano-public-transport-to-and-from-the-airport/

Whether you’re arriving or departing, Milan offers quick and simple transportation options from each of its three airports. In this guide, you can find everything you need to know to make your jour…

04/10/2024

Get ready. They've been talking about it for years - it's now going to happen. Venice starts charging day trippers 5 Euro entry fee from April 25, 2024.

According to the schedule, there are 29 days on which day-trippers will be charged to enter Venice in 2024. Most falling on weekends during the high season from April to July, with some weekdays included during April and May. The fee will apply between 8:30 a.m. and 4 p.m., which are considered the city’s busiest hours. Short-term visitors outside of those hours—those coming for the evening or in the early morning—will not have to pay the new tax. Others exempt from the charge include residents, travelers staying in a hotel within Venice (who already pay a similar tax each night), students, workers, and anyone born in Venice.

Venice's mayor Luigi Brugnaro on April 4 unveiled the details of a new fee for day-trippers in a move to preserve the lagoon city, often crammed with tourist...

12/20/2023

From Venice to Alberobello in Puglia, Conde Nast lists its 36 Most Beautiful Places in Italy. How many have you visited?

La dolce vita, indeed.

03/26/2023

Coming as no surprise to those of us who have had the pleasure to visit, the American Art Awards international site (www.americanartawards.com), has chose the Uffizi Gallery as “The Best in Italy” and among to top 20 Museums in the World.

“Our 'Best in Italy' is the Uffizi Gallery, the revered art museum located adjacent to Piazza della Signoria in the historic centre of Florence, in the Tuscany region" reads the motivations of the World Art Awards. "For us it is the most important Italian museum, the most visited, the largest and best known in the world. There are exhibited a collection of priceless works, especially from the period of the Italian Renaissance. Giotto, Simone Martini, Piero della Francesca, Beato Angelico, Filippo Lippi, Botticelli, Mantegna, Correggio, Leonardo, Raphael, Michelangelo, Caravaggio, as well as masterpieces of painting European, especially German, Dutch and Flemish".

- American Art Awards

03/25/2023

Going to Italy this summer ... here's a collection of people you'll met (according the ) along the way.

You didn't invite these fellow travelers on your trip, but you're about to get acquainted.

02/04/2023

Beautiful Lake Como!

01/09/2023

You can add The Uffuzi’s Magliabechiana Library in Florence to your bucket list this year! It reopened on December 27th after a 20-month renovation.

Named after the first librarian to oversee its collection, Antonio Magliabechi, it was the first public library in Florence. In addition to structural restorations, the library was updated with more modern and efficient technical equipment and lighting.

The Magliabechiana Library is open free of charge on Tuesdays from 9 am to 5 pm, and on Wednesdays and Thursdays from 9 am to 1 pm.

01/08/2023

The reason Roman concrete outlasts other types - mystery solved!

The majestic structures of ancient Rome have survived for millennia — a testament to the ingenuity of Roman engineers, who perfected the use of concrete.

01/01/2023

In Italy we have a saying: "La vita è come una commedia, non importa quanto è lunga, ma come è recitata."
(Life is like a comedy, it's not important how long it is but how it's performed.)

May 2023 be one of the most beautiful acts in your script.

Happy New Year from everyone at Ciao Italy Traveler !

12/24/2022

Buon Natale from your friends at Ciao Italy Traveler

11/23/2022

Sending warm gratitude for your friendship and follow. Happy Thanksgiving to our USA travelers and those around the world who celebrate.

11/23/2022

Who else is thankful today for espresso? That's a reason to celebrate!

11/23/2022

The flood barrier system in Venice had its first real stress test on Tuesday when all 78 of the Mose dams were raised to save the Italian city from floods.

11/19/2022

What's on your Italy bucket list? If going to Venice, the Cathedral di San Marco is a must see. This iconic cathedral has incredible gold mosaics shimmering from every angle.

10/19/2022

Discover Italy in 2023 with each passing month! Make 2023 your year to visit Italy or just live each day enjoying the beauty and wonder of the country.

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