r/ItalyTourism

Hi everyone,
I accidentally booked Super Economy Frecciarossa tickets a few weeks ago because they were much cheaper, and now I’m regretting it.
My itinerary is:
Venice → Florence at around 6:30 AM
Florence → Rome at around 6:00 PM
The original plan was to spend the day exploring Florence during the layover. However, after several days of sightseeing, I’m now very tired and would rather take the 5:00 PM Florence → Rome train instead of waiting for my booked train.
The reason is that if I arrive in Rome before 8:00 PM, my Airbnb host will help me with my luggage. If I arrive later, they charge a €100 late check-in fee, so getting there an hour earlier would make a big difference.
I booked through a third-party ticket seller a few weeks ago, and the only option I can see is to transfer the ticket to someone else. There doesn’t seem to be any way to change it.
Has anyone been in a similar situation? Is there any flexibility with a Super Economy ticket if I ask at the Trenitalia ticket office, or is buying a completely new ticket my only realistic option?
Has anyone successfully boarded an earlier Frecciarossa with a Super Economy ticket after speaking to station staff, or were you required to buy a new ticket?
Thanks in advance!

Do I need some cash in Bari? Are there still places where only cash is needed?

Hey guys, my girlfriend and I (M23) are staying in STG this August. I've been there in 2024 already and really enjoyed it; that's why I want to show it to her now. I went to Bonifacio, La Maddalena, Capo Testa, and the beaches around there, like Valle de la Lune and so on. Is there anything I may have missed around STG or the area that someone local could recommend as worth doing, like a hidden gem beach or anything like that? I'd really appreciate the help. Thank you in advance!

If you have any other suggestions, useful or important info, feel free to hit me up in DMs.

Hello!

I'd love some tips for a trip to Calabria. I'm not looking for big cities—smaller towns or even villages with affordable accommodation options would be better. I just want to relax for a few days with access to the sea and the chance to go for walks in nature. It would be for late September, so it would be the off-season. Thanks for the tips! :-)

Ciao a tutti!
Sono uno studente magistrale di Metodi Quantitativi per le Valutazioni Finanziarie ed Economiche (LM-83) e sto conducendo una ricerca che sarà utilizzata come base per la mia tesi di laurea in “Analisi dei Dati spaziali”.
Il questionario è completamente anonimo, richiede circa 2 minuti e ha l'obiettivo di analizzare come gli italiani organizzano i propri viaggi e quali caratteristiche ritengono più importanti in un servizio di organizzazione del viaggio.
L'obiettivo è raccogliere un campione il più possibile eterogeneo, quindi ogni risposta è davvero preziosa.
Vi ringrazio sinceramente per il tempo che vorrete dedicarmi!

There was a lady near Piazza Navona last week who lost a diamond. I think it fell out of her ring. Does anyone know if she found it?

I want to go to the Vatican museum on July 25th but I was unfortunately way too late with the booking on the official site. I was wondering if there are any reliable sites that offer early morning tickets. I don’t mind paying more for the ticket (obviously not a ridiculous amount though)

Thanks in advance!

Hi everyone!

I've been traveling around Italy for the past week, and next week I'll be spending 5 days in Florence.

I'm looking for authentic local food, also high level restaurants.
I want to avoid tourist traps or the same 10 restaurants that keep showing up on Tiktok

I don't know anyone from Florence to ask, but while I was in Naples I found some incredible places thanks to Reddit, so I thought I'd ask here as well

Are there any high level food tours that focus on authentic Florentine/Tuscan cuisine and are worth doing?

Any recommendations are really appreciated. Thanks!

Hi everyone!
My boyfriend and I are traveling to Rome this November for 15 days, and we still haven’t decided where to stay.
We’re trying to keep our accommodation costs as low as possible so we can spend more on sightseeing. Could anyone recommend affordable places to stay? Approximately how much should we expect to pay per night?
We would also love some travel tips. We’d like to visit nearby countries, especially Switzerland or Paris, by train. Is it very expensive? Would you recommend it?
We’re from Colombia, so any advice for first-time visitors to Italy would be greatly appreciated.
Thank you very much!

Hello!

My boyfriend and I are planning a 2-week trip to Italy next summer. We'd love to visit places such as Rome, Florence, Lake Como, some towns in Tuscany (like San Gimignano), Sorrento, and possibly other destinations (Not a finale itinary, just pace a would like to go possibly). If you have any must-see recommendations, I'd love to hear them!

I'm a bit torn about how to organize the trip...Since a trip like this can be quite expensive, I'd like to save money by planning it myself (I know it will be still expensive). However, I've never organized a trip of this scale before, and I'm worried about making mistakes or overlooking important details...

At the same time, I'd like to learn how to plan my own trips since we hope to travel more in the future. Because of that, I've also considered working with a travel advisor for some parts of the planning, such as the itinerary, transportation, or accommodations. Has anyone here done something similar? Is it common to organize part of the trip yourself and use a travel advisor only for certain aspects? Can it be done ?

If so, which approach would you recommend ? Is it better for me to just find a pre-planned trip?

Thank you for any advice or recommendations!

One of the most beautiful villages in the Marche, through my eyes using my iPhone. I Hope you enjoy it

My husband and I are mountain people and seasonal hikers, though we live on flat land, so every summer we head abroad for week or two in the mountains. We did the Dolomites three years in a row and loved them, but honestly we're burned out on the crowds. We want something more wild and chill this time, and Abruzzo keeps coming up. We know the experience is different from the Dolomites, and that's exactly the point.

For a sense of our fitness and what we're used to: in the Dolomites we did Lago di Antermoia (22km, 1370m gain), Piz Boe (8km 705 m gain), Sorapis, and the full Sassolungo group loop via Ciampinoi (20 km, 1200 m gain), which we handled comfortably. So nothing technically extreme, but we're solid on long days and proper alpine terrain.

So here's our plan. I'd love a sanity check from people who actually know the region.

Logistics: We fly in and out of Pescara, rent a car, and split the week between two bases.

Base 1: Santo Stefano di Sessanio (Gran Sasso side, 3 nights)
Long list of what I'm considering here:

• Campo Imperatore plateau hikes (the "Little Tibet" landscapes)
  • When I'm up at Campo Imperatore I'm planning to hit Ristoro Mucciante.
• Rocca Calascio loop (the castle)
• Monte Aquila as a safe-ish real summit with big Corno Grande views
• Corno Grande via normale (still undecided, the final scrambly section gives me pause)
• The northern Gran Sasso side (Rifugio Franchetti from Prati di Tivo, Corno Piccolo walls), tempted but it's the other side of the massif

Base 2: Pacentro (Maiella side, 2 nights)
Long list here:

• Valle dell'Orfento canyon from Caramanico Terme
• The Maiella ridge toward Monte Focalone (that lunar plateau ridgeline looks unreal)
• Eremo di San Bartolomeo in Legio (really considering if it's worth it)
• Possibly pushing south to the PNALM: Lago di Barrea, Scanno, and the Serra Rocca Chiarano ridge from Passo Godi

Note: this is still a long list and I'm trying to narrow it down. I want to figure out what actually makes sense both logistically and in terms of payoff, not just cram everything in and spend the week in the car.

What I'm asking:

• Is there anything obviously missing from this list that I'd regret skipping?
• Is anything on here overrated or honestly not worth the detour?
• Any locals or repeat visitors with strong opinions on the north vs south trade-off?

One important thing about us: we want hikes that are reasonably safe, nothing where a single slip means serious trouble, and we do not do via ferrata.
We're totally fine with exposure, ladders, cables, and scrambling where there's something solid to hold onto. What we avoid is steep loose scree over a drop with nothing to grab. So route notes in that direction are super welcome, especially flags on anything that looks tamer on the map than it is on the ground.

Thanks in advance. Excited for for this adventure ⛰️