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Traveled Through Italy with Tourlane
To plan a trip to Italy, start by picking your travel dates, booking flights and hotels, and building your itinerary. Include destinations like Rome, Florence, and Venice, and make sure your travel documents are valid. Consider travel insurance, pack for the season, and learn a few Italian phrases to enrich your trip.More...
The main travel season is the summer vacation period. However, spring and fall are considered the best times to visit Italy. Then the temperatures are pleasant and the number of visitors is lower.
The cost of a vacation in Italy typically starts at around $1,600 per person, per week (not including flights). This estimate covers accommodations in 3-star hotels, meals at mid-range restaurants, a compact rental car, and popular activities and experiences. Want a clearer picture of what to expect? Learn more about Italy vacation costs, including food, accommodations, transportation, flights, and more.
The official language in Italy is Italian. There are also other regional official languages: German and Ladin in South Tyrol, French in the Aosta Valley and Slovenian in parts of Friuli-Venezia Giulia. The Italian linguistic landscape is also characterized by numerous dialects, accents and regional differences in everyday language. The so-called language islands are also interesting. In small, remote villages, languages such as Greek, Catalan or Franco-Provençal are spoken by very small groups of speakers, mostly consisting of older people.
No special vaccinations are required for travel to Italy. Just make sure your routine vaccinations are up to date, as recommended by U.S. health authorities.
You should pack comfortable shoes for sightseeing in Italy. It gets hot in summer, so make sure you have adequate sun protection and airy clothing. For restaurants, bars, theaters, the opera and evening strolls through the city, it's fine to dress up.
Italy is famous for its variety of pizza and pasta, but the regional cuisine offers much more: in Milan, ossobuco with risotto is very popular, while in Sicily, arancini, golden-brown fried rice balls with various fillings, are among the specialties. A creamy tiramisù is a must for dessert.
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Our personalized Italy tours make your dream vacation a reality. With expert advice and flexible planning, you can book a trip to Italy that fits your style—whether it's discovering Florence’s art scene, tasting wine in Piedmont, or cruising the canals of Venice. Every itinerary is built around your pace, your passions, and your preferences. Let us be your Italian vacation planner and take care of every detail.
From iconic landmarks to hidden gems, your custom trip to Italy can include everything from the Colosseum and Vatican City to the cliffside villages of Cinque Terre. Marvel at Renaissance masterpieces in Florence, enjoy a gondola ride through Venice, or explore the vibrant streets of Naples. Planning a vacation to Italy means curating moments you’ll never forget.
Highly recommended! We had a great tour of Italy, the support/service from Tourlane was fantastic at all times. Many thanks
15 days round trip in Sicily
The trip was very nice
Sardinia round trip August 2021
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Our Tourlane travel expert for Italy/Tuscany selected very good hotels for us on our self-drive trip. Our wish was not to have a long journey between the individual stops. The hotels were also very...
Organization from the rental car to the hotels to the airport transfer was once again excellent. The selected hotels (some with family connections) were individual, very nice and characterized by extremely nice and service-oriented staff. The guided tours were great - very nice guides who also responded to individual wishes. We will definitely book through Tourlane again!
The trip was very nice. Tourlane selected very nice accommodation for us, which is exactly how you imagine Tuscany to be.
From the advice and planning to the support and handling of the preliminary work to the services that exceeded our expectations (flights, hotels, rental car...), everything was to our utmost satisfaction. Thank goodness we did not have to use the emergency numbers provided. We had a wonderful, stress-free vacation! Thanks to the Tourlane team!