Family-friendly in General
Experiences in General
Weird, random, oddball, and just plain fun tours and activities you can sign up for in Italy
Lodgings in General
Stay on a working farm agritourismo and experience the best of Italian hospitality and countryside tradition
Serviced flats, residence hotels, Aparthotels, and other townhouse suite lodging in Italy
An Italian villa to call your own for the night or the week—renting a villa, house, or cottage in Italy
Trading spaces isn't just a show on basic cable anymore. It's a way to live life like a local on your travels absolutely for free—so long as you let the local borrow your life (and home) in return.
Sleep for free on vacation in Italy by watching someone's house (and, often, watering their plants and feeding their cat)
Dining in General
Be your own chef and you can save money and add an extra cultural experience to your trip
Planning a trip to General
- Amalfi
- Amalfi Coast
- Assisi
- Campi Flegrei—The Phlegrean Fields
- Capri
- Chianti
- Cinque Terre
- Florence
- Lake Como
- Lake Garda
- Lazio lake district
- Milan
- Monteriggioni
- Naples
- Palermo
- Parma
- Perugia
- Pisa
- Pompeii
- Positano
- Ravello
- Rome
- San Gimignano
- Siena
- Siracusa
- Sorrento
- Tivoli
- Venice
- Verona
Lodgings in Italy
Apartments (rental flats and short-term tourist lets of apartments) in Amalfi can offer substantial savings, especially for four or more
Lodgings in Italy
Apartments (rental flats and short-term tourist lets of apartments) in Amalfi Coast can offer substantial savings, especially for four or more
Camping and campgrounds (campeggi) are a cheap way to spend the night in Amalfi Coast
Dining in Italy
Dining in Italy
Lodgings in Italy
Stay on a working farm agriturismo near Campi Flegrei—The Phlegrean Fields and experience the best of Italian hospitality and countryside tradition
Camping and campgrounds (campeggi) are a cheap way to spend the night in Campi Flegrei—The Phlegrean Fields
Experiences in Italy
Lodgings in Italy
Apartments (rental flats and short-term tourist lets of apartments) in Capri can offer substantial savings, especially for four or more
Stay on a working farm agriturismo near Capri and experience the best of Italian hospitality and countryside tradition
Dining in Italy
Experiences in Italy
Lodgings in Italy
Stay on a working farm agriturismo in the Chianti and experience the best of Italian hospitality and Tuscan countryside tradition
Far from an indulgence, villa rentals in the Chianti can actually offer substantial savings, especially for four or more
Apartments (rental flats and short-term tourist lets of apartments) in the Chianti can offer substantial savings, especially for four or more
Lodgings in Italy
Apartments (rental flats and short-term tourist lets of apartments) in Cinque Terre can offer substantial savings, especially for four or more
Stay on a working farm agriturismo near Cinque Terre and experience the best of Italian hospitality and countryside tradition
Dining in Italy
Sights in Italy
The Giardini di Boboli offer a rare park in busy Florence—and the birthplace of opera—in terraces of greenery behind the princely Renaissance Pitti Palace
The Campanile di Giotto is one of Italy's loveliest bell towers
Galileo's telescopes and other relics from the early years of scientific inquiry live at the excellent (but rarely visited) Museo Galileo—which was, until 2010, called the Istituto e Museo di Storia della Scienza, or History of Science Museum
Incredible private collection that includes the largest display of Japanese arms and armour in Europe
Elegant 19th century cafes and modern bookshops on an expansive square
Experiences in Italy
Climbing up between the cathedral dome's two layers to spectacular city views
Learn to paint, drawn, sculpt, or make ceramics in one of the world's great capitals of art
Hiking a narrow path past lovely villas from Fiesole back down into Florence
Lodgings in Italy
Apartments (rental flats and short-term tourist lets of apartments) in Florence can offer substantial savings, especially for four or more
Stay on a working farm agriturismo near Florence and experience the best of Italian hospitality and countryside tradition
Dining in Italy
Where to grab a quick, cheap meal—Wine bars, street food, and fast food in Florence
Topics in Italy
What do do in Florence that will make the whole family happy—Sights, experiences, restaurants, tours, and more
Experiences in Italy
Lodgings in Italy
Apartments (rental flats and short-term tourist lets of apartments) on Lake Como can offer substantial savings, especially for four or more
Experiences in Italy
Lodgings in Italy
Stay on a working farm agriturismo near Lazio lake district and experience the best of Italian hospitality and countryside tradition
Camping and campgrounds (campeggi) are a cheap way to spend the night in Lazio lake district
Sights in Italy
Amazing recreations from the master inventor of the Renaissance
Experiences in Italy
Lodgings in Italy
Apartments (rental flats and short-term tourist lets of apartments) in Milan can offer substantial savings, especially for four or more
Dining in Italy
Topics in Italy
What do do in Milan that will make the whole family happy—Sights, experiences, restaurants, tours, and more
Experiences in Italy
Sights in Italy
A Neapolitan Bethlehem—The Presepio Christmas Crèche shops of Naples's Via San Gregorio Armeno
Little to see but some 20th century art and great views from the stony castle high above Naples
Experiences in Italy
Lodgings in Italy
Apartments (rental flats and short-term tourist lets of apartments) in Naples can offer substantial savings, especially for four or more
A three-room B&B with modern appointments overlooking a leafy square in the heart of the centro storico
Dining in Italy
Topics in Italy
What do do in Naples that will make the whole family happy—Sights, experiences, restaurants, tours, and more
The best pizzerias in Naples, the history of pizza, and more pizza, pizza, pizza
Experiences in Italy
Experiences in Italy
Experiences in Italy
Lodgings in Italy
Apartments (rental flats and short-term tourist lets of apartments) in Pisa can offer substantial savings, especially for four or more
Stay on a working farm agriturismo near Pisa and experience the best of Italian hospitality and countryside tradition
Lodgings in Italy
Apartments (rental flats and short-term tourist lets of apartments) in Pompeii can offer substantial savings, especially for four or more
Stay on a working farm agriturismo near Pompeii and experience the best of Italian hospitality and countryside tradition
Camping and campgrounds (campeggi) are a cheap way to spend the night in Pompeii
An agriturismo (farm stay) near the ruins of the ancinet city
Lodgings in Italy
Apartments (rental flats and short-term tourist lets of apartments) in Positano can offer substantial savings, especially for four or more
Lodgings in Italy
Apartments (rental flats and short-term tourist lets of apartments) in Ravello can offer substantial savings, especially for four or more
Sights in Italy
The Spanish Steps, Piazza di Spagna, Scalinata di Trinità dei Monti—by whatever name you call it, this is one of Rome's prime outdoor living rooms, an elegant gathering place for locals and tourists alike
The Villa Borghese is Rome's version of Central Park—only with more museums
Experiences in Italy
Learn what it took to do battle in the Colosseum with a half-day Roman gladiator school
Lodgings in Italy
Dining in Italy
Topics in Italy
What do do in Rome that will make the whole family happy—Sights, experiences, restaurants, tours, and more
Experiences in Italy
Lodgings in Italy
Apartments (rental flats and short-term tourist lets of apartments) in San Gimignano can offer substantial savings, especially for four or more
Stay on a working farm agriturismo near San Gimignano and experience the best of Italian hospitality and countryside tradition
Experiences in Italy
Experiences in Italy
Dining in Italy
Where to grab a quick, cheap meal—Pizza rustica, street food, and fast food in Siracusa
Experiences in Italy
Lodgings in Italy
Apartments (rental flats and short-term tourist lets of apartments) in Sorrento can offer substantial savings, especially for four or more
Live life all'italiana for a few days or weeks by renting a villa near Sorrento, Italy, from €116—and that's for a three-bedroom home with a pool
Stay on a working farm agriturismo near Sorrento and experience the best of Italian hospitality and countryside tradition
Campgrounds around Sorrento from €30 for a campsite for two, or €50–€100 for a cabin or bungalow sleeping 2-4
Dining in Italy
Where to grab a quick, cheap meal—Pizza rustica, street food, and fast food in Sorrento
Lodgings in Italy
Apartments (rental flats and short-term tourist lets of apartments) in Tivoli can offer substantial savings, especially for four or more
Stay on a working farm agriturismo near Tivoli and experience the best of Italian hospitality and countryside tradition
Sights in Italy
Cruising the Canale Grande (Grand Canal), the watery main street of Venice, Italy
Burano is an island of candy-colored fishermen's houses and hand-tatted lace in Venice's Northern Lagoon
Glittering mosaics, breathtaking views, and a marshy proto-Venice in the Venetian Northern Lagoon
An island church built by Palladio, decorated by Tintoretto and Bassano, and offering great views from the campanile
Experiences in Italy
A tour that gets you—quite literally—behind the scenes, into the rooms and chambers hidden behind those lavishly decorated walls where the actual governing of the Venetian Republic happened
Be a gondolier for the day: Take rowing lessons in a bona-fide gondola or other classic Venetian boat
The fine art of getting lost in the backstreets of Venice and learning to love it
Lodgings in Italy
Apartments (rental flats and short-term tourist lets of apartments) in Venice can offer substantial savings, especially for four or more
Venice actually does have campgrounds—and would you believe this one is right on the beach?
A quiet, cozy little campground across from the beach and a vaporetto ride away from downtown Venice
Dining in Italy
Where to grab a quick, cheap meal—Pizza rustica, street food, and fast food in Venice
Topics in Italy
What do do in Venice that will make the whole family happy—Sights, experiences, restaurants, tours, and more
Experiences in Italy
Dining in Italy
Useful Italian for rail travel
English (inglese) | Italian (italiano) | Pro-nun-cee-YAY-shun |
Where is? | Dov'é | doh-VAY |
...train station | la ferroviaria [or] la stazione | lah fair-o-vee-YAR-ree-yah [or] lah stat-zee-YO-nay |
ticket | un biglietto | oon beel-YET-toh |
first class | prima classe | PREE-mah CLAH-say |
second class | seconda classe | say-CONE-dah CLAH-say |
one way | solo andata | SO-low ahn-DAHT-tah |
round trip (return) | andata e ritorno | ahn-DAH-tah ay ree-TOUR-noh |
Just the supplement | Soltanto il supplemento | soul-TAHN-toh eel sou-play-MEN-toh |
Just a seat reservation | Soltanto una prenotazione | soal-TAHN-toh oo-nah pray-no-tah-tsee-YOH-nay |
I have a Eurailpass | Ho il Eurailpass | oh eel YOO-rail-pahs |
sleeping couchette | una cucetta | oo-nah koo-CHET-tah |
berth in a sleeping car | un posto nel vagone letto | oon POH-sto nell vah-GOAN-nay LET-toh |
track | binario | been-AR-ree-yoh |
train | treno | TRE-no |
car (carriage) | carozza | ka-RO-tza |
seat | posto | PO-sto |
departures | partenze | par-TEN-zay |
arrivals | arrivi | ah-REE-vee |
information | informazione | in-for-ma-tzee-OH-nay |
left luggage | deposito bagagli | day-PO-zee-toh ba-GAHL-yee |
punch your ticket | timbrare il biglietto | teem-BRA-ray eel beel-YET-toh |
Is this the right platform for the Rome train? | E questo il binario per il treno à Roma? | ay KWAY-sto eel been-AR-ree-yo pair eel TRE-no ah RO-ma? |
delayed | in retardo | een ree-TAR-do |
strike | sciopero | SHO-pair-oh |
Mon-Sat | Feriali | fair-ee-YAHL-ee |
Sun & holidays | Festivi | feh-STEE-vee |
Daily | Giornaliere | joor-nahl-ee-YAIR-eh |
City / Train station names | ||
English (inglese) | Italian (italiano) | Main station |
Rome | Roma | Termini |
Florence | Firenze | Santa Maria Novella |
Venice | Venezia | Santa Lucia |
Milan | Milano | Centrale |
Genoa | Genova | Porta Principe |
Naples | Napoli | Centrale |
Leghorn | Livorno | Centrale |
Turin | Torino | Porta Nuova |
Useful Italian for air travel
English (inglese) | Italian (italiano) | Pro-nun-cee-YAY-shun |
Where is... | Dov'é | doh-VAY |
the airport | l'aeroporto | LAHW-ro-port-oh |
the airplane | l'aereo | LAIR-reh-oh |
terminal | terminal | TEAR-me-nahl |
flight | volo | VOH-lo |
gate | uscita d'imbarco | oo-SHEE-tah deem-BARK-oh |
to the right | à destra | ah DEH-strah |
to the left | à sinistra | ah see-NEEST-trah |
straight ahead | avanti [or] diritto | ah-VAHN-tee [or] dee-REE-toh |
keep going straight | sempre diritto | SEM-pray dee-REE-toh |
departures | partenze | par-TEN-zay |
arrivals | arrivi | ah-REE-vee |
delayed | in ritardo | een ree-TAR-doh |
on time | in orario | een oh-RAH-ree-yo |
early | in avanti | een ah-VAHN-tee |
boarding | imbarco | eem-BARK-o |
connecting flight | la coincidenza | la ko-een-chee-DEN-za |
check-in | accettazione | ah-chet-ta-zee-YO-nee |
immigration | controllo passaporti | cone-TRO-lo pah-sa-POR-tee |
security check | controllo di sicurezza | kohn-TRO-lo dee see-kur-AY-tzah |
customs | dogana | do-GA-na |
shuttle | la navetta | lah na-VET-tah |
boarding pass | carta d'imbarco | kart-ta deem-BARK-o |
baggage claim | ritiro bagagli | ree-TEER-oh bah-GA-lyee |
carry-on luggage | bagaglio à mano | bah-GA-lyo ah MA_no |
checked luggage | bagalio | bah-GA-lyo |
Useful Italian for car travel
English (inglese) | Italian (italiano) | Pro-nun-cee-YAY-shun |
car | automobile | ow-toh-MO-bee-lay |
scooter/motorboke | un motorino | oon mo-tair-EE-no |
gas station | stazione di servizio | stah-zee-YO-nay dee sair-VEE-tzee-yo |
gas | benzina | ben-ZEE-nah |
diesel | gasolio [or] diesel | gah-ZOH-lee-oh [or] DEE-zell |
Fill it up, please | al pieno, per favore | ahl pee-YAY-noh, pair fa-VOHR-ray |
Where is... | Dov'é | doh-VAY |
...the highway | l'autostrada | lout-oh-STRA-dah |
...the state highway | la statale [written "SS"] | lah sta-TAHL-eh |
...the road for Rome | la strada per Roma | lah STRA-dah pair RO-mah |
to the right | à destra | ah DEH-strah |
to the left | à sinistra | ah see-NEEST-trah |
straight ahead | avanti [or] diritto | ah-VAHN-tee [or] dee-REE-toh |
keep going straight | sempre diritto | SEM-pray dee-REE-toh |
to cross | attraversare | ah-tra-vair-SAR-ay |
toll | pedaggio | peh-DA-jo |
parking | parcheggio | par-KEH-jo |
road map | carta stradale | kar-ta stra-DA-lay |
where can I pay the fine? | dove posso pagare la multa | DOH-veh Po-so pag-GAR-ray la MOOL-tah |
Typical road signs / terms » more
English (anglais) | French (français) |
Stop | Stop |
Exit | Uscita |
Staffic light | Semaforo |
One-way | Senso unico |
Dead-end | Strada senza uscita |
Parking prohibited | No parcheggio or parcheggio proibito |
Pedestrian zone | Area pedonale |
Limited Traffic Zone (you pay to drive in) | ZTL or Zona Traffico Limitato |
Basic phrases in Italian
English (inglese) | Italian (italiano) | pro-nun-see-YAY-shun |
thank you | grazie | GRAT-tzee-yay |
please | per favore | pair fa-VOHR-ray |
yes | si | see |
no | no | no |
Do you speak English? | Parla Inglese? | PAR-la een-GLAY-zay |
I don't understand | Non capisco | non ka-PEESK-koh |
I'm sorry | Mi dispiace | mee dees-pee-YAT-chay |
How much is it? | Quanto costa? | KWAN-toh COST-ah |
That's too much | É troppo | ay TROH-po |
Good day | Buon giorno | bwohn JOUR-noh |
Good evening | Buona sera | BWOH-nah SAIR-rah |
Good night | Buona notte | BWOH-nah NOTE-tay |
Goodbye | Arrivederci | ah-ree-vah-DAIR-chee |
Excuse me (to get attention) | Scusi | SKOO-zee |
Excuse me (to get past someone) | Permesso | pair-MEH-so |
Where is? | Dov'é | doh-VAY |
...the bathroom | il bagno | eel BHAN-yoh |
...train station | la ferroviaria | lah fair-o-vee-YAR-ree-yah |
to the right | à destra | ah DEH-strah |
to the left | à sinistra | ah see-NEEST-trah |
straight ahead | avanti [or] diritto | ah-VAHN-tee [or] dee-REE-toh |
information | informazione | in-for-ma-tzee-OH-nay |
Days, months, and other calendar items in Italian
English (inglese) | Italian (italiano) | Pro-nun-cee-YAY-shun |
When is it open? | Quando é aperto? | KWAN-doh ay ah-PAIR-toh |
When does it close? | Quando si chiude? | KWAN-doh see key-YOU-day |
At what time... | a che ora | a kay O-rah |
Yesterday | ieri | ee-YAIR-ee |
Today | oggi | OH-jee |
Tomorrow | domani | doh-MAHN-nee |
Day after tomorrow | dopo domani | DOH-poh doh-MAHN-nee |
a day | un giorno | oon je-YOR-no |
Monday | Lunedí | loo-nay-DEE |
Tuesday | Martedí | mar-tay-DEE |
Wednesday | Mercoledí | mair-coh-lay-DEE |
Thursday | Giovedí | jo-vay-DEE |
Friday | Venerdí | ven-nair-DEE |
Saturday | Sabato | SAH-baa-toh |
Sunday | Domenica | doh-MEN-nee-ka |
Mon-Sat | Feriali | fair-ee-YAHL-ee |
Sun & holidays | Festivi | feh-STEE-vee |
Daily | Giornaliere | joor-nahl-ee-YAIR-eh |
a month | una mese | oon-ah MAY-zay |
January | gennaio | jen-NAI-yo |
February | febbraio | feh-BRI-yo |
March | marzo | MAR-tzoh |
April | aprile | ah-PREEL-ay |
May | maggio | MAH-jee-oh |
June | giugno | JEW-nyoh |
July | luglio | LOO-lyoh |
August | agosto | ah-GO-sto |
September | settembre | set-TEM-bray |
October | ottobre | oh-TOE-bray |
November | novembre | no-VEM-bray |
December | dicembre | de-CHEM-bray |
Numbers in Italian
English (inglese) | Italian (italiano) | Pro-nun-cee-YAY-shun |
1 | uno | OO-no |
2 | due | DOO-way |
3 | tre | tray |
4 | quattro | KWAH-troh |
5 | cinque | CHEEN-kway |
6 | sei | say |
7 | sette | SET-tay |
8 | otto | OH-toh |
9 | nove | NO-vay |
10 | dieci | dee-YAY-chee |
11 | undici | OON-dee-chee |
12 | dodici | DOH-dee-chee |
13 | tredici | TRAY-dee-chee |
14 | quattordici | kwa-TOR-dee-chee |
15 | quindici | KWEEN-dee-chee |
16 | sedici | SAY-dee-chee |
17 | diciasette | dee-chee-ya-SET-tay |
18 | diciotto | dee-CHO-toh |
19 | diciannove | dee-chee-ya-NO-vay |
20 | venti | VENT-tee |
21* | vent'uno* | vent-OO-no |
22* | venti due* | VENT-tee DOO-way |
23* | venti tre* | VENT-tee TRAY |
30 | trenta | TRAYN-tah |
40 | quaranta | kwa-RAHN-tah |
50 | cinquanta | cheen-KWAN-tah |
60 | sessanta | say-SAHN-tah |
70 | settanta | seh-TAHN-tah |
80 | ottanta | oh-TAHN-tah |
90 | novanta | no-VAHN-tah |
100 | cento | CHEN-toh |
1,000 | mille | MEEL-lay |
5,000 | cinque milla | CHEEN-kway MEEL-lah |
10,000 | dieci milla | dee-YAY-chee MEEL-lah |
* You can use this formula for all Italian ten-place numbers—so 31 is trent'uno, 32 is trenta due, 33 is trenta tre, etc. Note that—like uno (one), otto (eight) also starts with a vowel—all "-8" numbers are also abbreviated (vent'otto, trent'otto, etc.).