Holidays in Italy

To Italy self tourist guide (updated)

This guide contains useful articles, services and sites for organizing independent travel and life in Italy. Here is only what we use ourselves and sincerely recommend to friends.

If you find useful service, which is not in this directory, please write to us to the publisher. For the first acquaintance with Italian sights, use the Inspiration section.

More than a thousand articles with useful tips have already been published on the Italy site for me. For search you can use special page - just enter any question and most likely it has already been asked by someone and I wrote a detailed answer on it. If you have additional questions about the rest, do not hesitate to ask from the comments on the relevant thematic articles. I advise everyone about once a day.

Before the trip

  • Download and install the application on our phone with our branded maps of Italy - maps work offline and contain all the main attractions
  • My favorite books about Italy - I advise you to read at least one before the trip.
  • The best films about Italy - watch necessarily to understand and fall in love with this country.
  • Interesting information and facts about the country are collected in this section.
  • How to get medical insurance on your own?
  • How to get a visa to Italy in Minsk?
  • Earthquakes in Italy and Rome - read, not to worry
  • Sales in Italy - shopaholic's guide
  • Time in Italy - when time is converted to summer / winter
  • How to buy tickets for concerts, football, museums, theater and opera yourself.
  • What to do if you lost or stole a passport abroad - detailed instructions on how to avoid trouble and solve the problem.

How to get to Italy

  • How to get to Sicily on your own
  • aviasales.ru - a system for searching and comparing airfare prices. Please note that Aviasales does not sell tickets, but only helps you find the most profitable option.
  • Flixbus.ru - cheap and comfortable buses for traveling in Italy and Europe, we recommend. Ticket prices from 5 euros.
  • How to get to Italy: by train, plane, bus, car - an overview of all options.
  • How to get to Italy from Belarus cheaply - a textbook for independent travelers.

Transport in Rome

  • Ru.Rome4.Us - punctual transfers in Rome from reliable Italian Sergio
  • Fiumicino Airport in Rome - tips for getting from Arthur Yakutsevich
  • Ciampino Airport in Rome
  • How to get to the Vatican - detailed step-by-step instructions.
  • Taxis in Rome - the whole truth about Roman taxi drivers
  • How to get to the port of Civitavecchia - study our experience so as not to be late for your cruise.
  • Metro in Rome - everything a tourist needs to know
  • How to get from Rome to Tivoli for 3 euros - detailed instructions with photos
  • Termini Station - how to get from the airport, hotels nearby.
  • Left-luggage offices in Rome - addresses where to leave luggage.

Transport in Florence

Detailed instructions on how to get to Florence:

Transport in Milan

Before traveling, it is important to know that there are three airports in Milan - Linate, Bergamo and Malpensa. Instructions on how to get from airports are useful to you:

Read also about railway stations and subways.

Instructions how to get from Milan:

  • to Verona
  • to Florence
  • to Rome - comparison of all modes of transport for any wallet
  • to Turin - on your own by bus, train, car
  • to Venice
  • to Genoa
  • to Pisa

Transport in Venice

  • Treviso Airport in Venice
  • Marco Polo Airport in Venice
  • Venice Central Station
  • How to get from Rome to Venice
  • From Venice to Milan (see instructions above)

Be sure to learn tips on how to save in Venice.

Transport in Bologna

Transport in Pisa

  • How to get from Pisa to Florence
  • How to get from the airport to the center of Pisa

Low Price Calendar

Hotel and apartment reservation

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  • Booking.com/hostels/ - a special project for finding hostels from Booking. Suitable for youth and budget travelers.
  • Hotellook.ru is a super hotel search engine for various reservation systems. The development of domestic programmers worthy of attention. Great alternative to booking.
  • booking.com/apartments/ - search for rooms and apartments in Italy and other countries. The service has been tested by us repeatedly, reliable.

Tips where to stay?

In Rome

  • Where is the center of Rome - it is important for everyone to understand!
  • Apartments and apartments in Rome - an overview of the best options for any wallet from a local resident. Recommended for study
  • Overview of the best 5 star Rome hotels
  • Overview of the best 4 star Rome hotels
  • Hotels in Rome with Russian speaking staff
  • SPA hotel in Rome - perfect to spend your last day here
  • How to choose a hotel near the Vatican
  • Hotels in Rome 3 and 4 stars, a range of 80-100 euros per day - tips from Arthur Yakutsevich, learn to book yourself.
  • The cheapest hostels in the center of Rome - if you are willing to spend a maximum of 10-15 euros per day, you are here.
  • A cheap hotel in Rome - an overview of the budget options from a local perspective.

In Venice

  • Apartments and apartments in Venice - tips on where to live in the most expensive city in Italy?

In Verona

  • Tips for staying in Verona for tourists

In florence

  • The best 4 star Florence hotels
  • How to stay cheap in Florence - hostel overview

In Milan

  • Apartments and rooms in Milan with good reviews
  • The best 5 star hotels in Milan
  • The best 4 star hotels in Milan

In naples

On the island of Capri

  • Hotels on Capri: the most luxurious options - an overview of the most expensive hotels.

On the island of Ischia

Transport, travel in Italy

  • auto.italy4.me - cheap car rental in Italy and Europe. The service is in Russian and helps you find the most profitable option. Really find a car for 20-30 euros per day. Many decent options for 50-60 euros. To start the search, use the form below
  • www.prezzibenzina.it - ​​current fuel prices in Italy.
  • trenitalia.com is the official website of Italian railways. This is where it is worth buying tickets without risk and overpayments. If you do this in a few weeks, you can save significantly.
  • www.italotreno.it - ​​high-speed trains Rome, Milan, Venice, Rimini, Naples. The first and only private railway carrier today. Italians are proud of these trains. Here is the manual for the ItaloTreno official website.
  • How to buy a train ticket yourself - instructions with photos on self-purchase of tickets for Italian trains.
  • www.blablacar.it - ​​search for travel companions in Italy.
  • Mobile Internet in Italy - which SIM card to buy? Review of tariffs of mobile operators.

Where to relax

  • To Italy at sea with a child - our special guide with tips from local residents.
  • The best ski resorts in Italy - an overview of the top 10 ski resorts on the specifics of rest.
  • The best beaches in Italy - ranking of the top 10 beaches according to Italians.
  • The best beaches of Sicily
  • If this is your first time going to Sicily, read these tips
  • The most romantic cities in Italy - going to Italy with your loved one? That way

For a vacation in Sicily, we sincerely recommend our friends Mario and Antonella. Real Sicilians, culture immersion guaranteed

  • Apartments for 50 euros for 2 - our review, photos, impressions, passwords and appearances in the most delicious restaurants nearby.
  • How to rent a villa by the sea on your own - review about Villa Posidonie, ideal for 4-5 people.

Tickets

Visas and Embassies

  • www.ambmosca.esteri.it - ​​Italian Embassy in Moscow
  • www.consmosca.esteri.it - ​​Consulate General of Italy in Moscow (visas)
  • www.conssanpietroburgo.esteri.it - ​​Consulate General of Italy in St. Petersburg (visas)
  • www.ambkiev.esteri.it - ​​Italian Embassy in Kiev
  • www.ambminsk.esteri.it - ​​Italian Embassy in Minsk
  • Visa to Italy for Belarusians. How to open independently in Minsk? - step-by-step instruction.

Italian language

  • Italian greetings - learn to say hello and say goodbye in Italian

Sights

Rome

Recommended excursions

  • Rome at dawn - we walk through the morning of Rome without tourists, enjoy the sights.
  • Vatican at dawn - St. Peter's Basilica and climb to the dome - the highest observation deck in Rome!
  • More than 30 copyright programs with guides ITALY FOR ME are in this section.

First time in the Eternal City

  • Coliseum
  • Roman forum
  • The most beautiful fountains and squares
  • Forum of Emperor Trajan
  • Ancient Roman Triumphal Arches (Constantine, Titus, Septimius Severus)
  • Temple of Vesta (at the Roman Forum)
  • Appieva road
  • Big Circus
  • Mouth of Truth
  • Castle of the Holy Angel
  • Pantheon
  • Spanish Steps
  • Piazza Navona
  • Trevi Fountain
  • Altar of the Fatherland
  • Piazza del Popolo
  • Capitoline Square (Michelangelo's ensemble)
  • Capitoline wolf
  • Holy staircase
  • The Baths of Caracalla
  • Aurelian's Wall
  • All columns in Rome
  • All obelisks in Rome

Favorite places and tips

  • 10 best pizzerias in Rome - a feast for your stomach begins here.
  • Where to eat tasty and inexpensive in Rome - our favorite places, we invite friends here and go ourselves. Sincerely recommend.
  • Villa Borghese
  • Borghese Gallery
  • Orange Garden - Observation Deck in Rome
  • Trastevere District
  • National Gallery of Modern Art
  • Palazzo massimo
  • Cats in Rome
  • Villa Kvintiliev
  • Overview of the main attractions with photos
  • Theaters of Rome - theater guide
  • The best beaches near Rome - the Tyrrhenian Sea is located just 30 kilometers from Rome. Combining sightseeing and relaxing at sea is a great idea.
  • The Monastery of Tor de Speccy - is open to visitors only once a year on March 9.

Shopping in Rome

  • Shopping in Rome: Castel Romano Outlet - Reviewed by the Editor-in-Chief.

Vatican

Florence

Palaces

Venice

Milan

Shopping in Milan

  • Shopping in Milan: prices, outlets, sales - all you need to know, addresses, passwords, appearances.
  • How to organize shopping in Milan? - Tips from a resident of Milan and a shopaholic Elizabeth Kirilyuk.
  • Where to buy a fur coat in Milan
  • Armani Outlet in Milan

Verona

Pisa

Studying in Italy

  • Universities of Italy: what to do? - The article tells about the main Italian universities.
  • The life of a student in Italy - Elizabeth Kirilyuk personally tells how much money a modern Italian student needs.

Cards

Milan metro map in PDF

Guides and books about Italy

ozon.ru - here you can buy books about Italy at the best prices with free shipping.

Watch the video: Rome Italy travel guide - Tips for first-time visitors (November 2024).

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