Tuscany is the part of Italy I’ve visited the most owing to my parent’s love of the area. Over the years we’ve visited and re-visited the places on this best Tuscany itinerary. A Tuscany vacation should be on your Italian bucket list for sure. My siblings and I would roll our eyes every time one…
I’ve been fortunate enough to visit Siena numerous times during family holidays in Tuscany. Along with spending 3 days in Rome or one day in Florence or even a day in Pisa, we’d often head down to spend one day in Siena. Siena is a beautiful city that’s sometimes overlooked in favour of some of…
Some of our first family holidays were to Italy and I still remember our early trips to Rome before I was a teenager. We’d get up early in the morning to get there, visit the sights such as the Colosseum and the Trevi Fountain, eat some delicious food, grab an ice cream and head home!…
If you know anything about Pisa, the chances are that you know about the Leaning Tower of Pisa. This small city in the Tuscany region of Italy is famed for the tower which is slightly off-tilt. While many visitors come to view the Leaning Tower of Pisa and then leave, there’s is actually so much…
I’ve been lucky enough to spend many family holidays in Italy and ticked off some of the items on this Italy bucket list. We started off camping in Italy and then progressed to hiring a Tuscan villa. During our Italy vacations, we’d spend days traveling to Italian towns, cities, and hilltop villages tasting parmesan and…
In 2013 I was invited on a trip to Venice with my university rowing club of which I was a part. We were to take part in the 2nd International University Regata. The fastest boats would then go on to race in the Regata Storica event which takes place annually along Venice’s Grand Canal. Whilst…
Tuscany. Just the word alone conjures up images of gorgeous rolling hills, great wine and food, and beautiful hilltop towns in Tuscany. I was lucky enough to visit the hills of Tuscany on several family holidays growing up and so it’ll always have a place in my heart. I have many memories of eating my…
In the hills above the Italian town of Tremezzo on Lake Como is a traditional stone cottage that serves exceptional food. La Fagurida is a family-run restaurant with two generations of Italian families working together to serve traditional fare from the Lombardy region of Italy. You’ll need a car to get here, as the restaurant…
Within just an hour of arriving on the banks of Lake Como, I was already feeling relaxed and our Lake Como itinerary remained that way. Gone were the stresses of driving 3 hours from Bergamo airport on windy, narrow roads whilst dodging cars driving across both lanes, and dealing with an incompetent sat-nav, and in…
Ah, Florence. This beautiful Tuscan city on the river Arno is a popular destination on many people’s Italy bucket lists. There’s great food, impressive architecture, art, history and shopping. For many people taking a holiday in Tuscany, seeing Florence in one day might be all you have time for since there are so many beautiful…