We spent 65 days exploring and writing about Italy – this book is a companion to our blog. If you’re wondering what cities to visit, https://pinchandswirl.com/65-days-italy/ is a good place to start. Here you’ll get a sense of what it’s like to stay in some of Italy’s most desirable destinations. We visited Treviso, Venice, Bologna, Asti, Levanto (Cinque Terre), Florence, Civitella Marittima (Southern Tuscany), Assisi, and Rome.
When we started to plan the trip, we felt overwhelmed. We bought several exhaustive guides about Italy – they were full of enough information to leave us, well, exhausted. We needed a place to start.
If you’re like us, you need a place to start. This is it.
Just finished reading this Italian travel guide and I absolutely loved every moment of it! Marissa and Keith are the trip advisors you wish you had with you when you’re trying to figure out what to pack, how to budget your trip, where to stay, how much flights will be, and all the extra details you need to think about before you’ve even gotten to your destination. And then, like warm Italians who embrace you with a cheerful smile and reassuring hug, they help guide you through every major city, landmark, and tourist spot you will want to see in an easy-to-follow format with helpful timelines and suggestions. I’ve already printed all the pages of the book to help me plan my own Italian excursion and feel 10x more prepared for my dream trip to the country of pasta and la bella vita! Beeta, Mon Petit Four
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