Italy is a great country with excellent history. In fact, your life will be incomplete without a trip to Italy. For an idyllic and secure journey in Italy it is important to have handy tips to guide you for traveling here. Following are the top 10 travel tips which would be beneficial before and during the time of travel in Italy.
- Best time to visit Italy – Mid of July and end of August is the best time to visit Italy when city hotels jump down their prices. Winter low season starts in November some of the hotels drops their prices at that time. The crowds and prices in Italy will be reduced significantly until Easter.
- The must visit places in Italy – There are many excellent places in Italy to visit such as – Santa Croce is a famous church in Florentines built in 13th century, Leaning Tower is a famous tower located in Pica about 50 miles from Florence, Pompeii – it is known as Ghost town filled with dead bodies of the people, Colosseum is a largest amphitheatre in Roman empire built by Emperor Vespasian for roman people to enjoy, Castel De Monte is a hunting lodge located in Puglia, Vatican Museums is a Papal palace located in Vatican city, Florence Cathedral is a fourth famous church in Europe which is built with marble.
- The best dishes from local cuisine – There are many best dishes from local cuisine in Italy, some best dishes from local cuisine are – Chicken Parmigiana, Fettuccine alfredo, Lasagna, Linguine with calm sauce, Veal marsala, Chicken Saltimbocca, Pasta primavera, Shrimp fra diavolo, Penne alla vodka, Spaghetti with tomato sauce and many more.
- Type of clothes to be carried in all the seasons – Italians wears stylish, high-quality clothing. In summer women’s wear eschew shorts, skirts, blouse, and sleeveless shirt. Men wear linen or lightweight pants, a button down shirt or polo type of shirt. In winter and rainy season Italians tend to layer clothing like dark jeans, black pants or black skirts. A winter coat accessorized with a scarf is a popular cloth of Italians wear in winter season. Women wear heeled boots in winter and high heeled sandals in warm weather.
- Language (the most used and other variants) – The one and only official language of Italy is Italian language. There are 34 languages spoken in Italy some of them are Albanian, Bavarian, French, Friulian, Greek, Lombard, Occitan, Sicilian, Venetian, English, German, and many more. Minority people in Italy speaks Greek and Albanian. Other variants like Piedomontese language, Franco-Provencal language, Ladin language, Venetian language, Catalan language, Neapolitan language and many more.
- Types of VISA required and other legal documents – Types of visa are – Schengan visa – two types, long stay and short stay, Business visa – it is used to traders and businessman, Tourism Visa, Family Reunion visas, Family members visa, work visa, employment visa, medical treatment visa, for religious purpose, sport competition. The legal documents required are – birth certificate, attestation of age, marriage certificate, authorization letter of parents, photocopy of the passport, etc.
- The prime airports / rail + water link – The international airport at Italy is well maintained and is well connected with all the major cities of the world. Most of the major international airlines have flights to and from Italy. The nearest international airport which is some kilometers away from Italy. From there, you can board a connecting flight to Italy. Italy boasts of an excellent and very punctual railway system. The railway station at Italy is well maintained and is well connected with a number of European cities. There are quite a few trains that ply to and from the Italy railway station or have scheduled stops at it. Travelling to Italy by Ship will take 24 hours.
- Internal transport (buses / cabs / rails etc) – Italy’s vast and growing network of train tracks and the generally low price for train travel means that getting around Italy by train is fast and efficient and even most smallest towns seem to have a train station. When getting around Italy by bus is the better alternative. One of the places where it’s easier and faster to use the bus is Siena. The cab in Italy are safe to travel and easy to find the major cities.
- The most popular chain of hotels (for luxury + budget stay) – The budget hotels in Italy are BB hotels Residenza Bicocca in Milan, Starhotels Business Palace in Milan, Hotel Quirinale in Rome, Hotel Italia in Rome, Villa Jacopone in Florence, Hotel Ariele in Florence. Luxury hotels in Italy are – Portrait suites in Rome, Margutta 54 in Rome, Palazzo Abadessa in Venica, Villa Mangiacane in Florence and Riva Lofts in Florence.
- What kind of souvenirs can be taken home from Italy – The best souvenirs to be taken to home from Italy are – Leather goods, wallets, jackets, wine, jewelry, hand-made materials, food items – cheese, pastas and other, ceramics items, designed clothes, stylish booties, glass vases, glass plates and many more.