There is much more to Italy than Rome, Florence, and Venice. We do recommend visiting those three cities if you have never been to Italy before. However, there is so much more to explore. In between trips to Croatia, we had the opportunity to go up to Trieste, very close to the Croatia and Slovenia border. Although we spent only a short time there, we found it to be a refreshing and most enjoyable way to experience Italy. Read about our short visit to Trieste in today's blog post.
People are always excited to go on a small group tour to Europe with The Traveler Professor. They all want to experience the different cultures, history, foods and architecture of Europe. It is interesting to see what new travelers find surprising about visiting Europe. To find out what new revelations amaze first-time travelers to places like Paris, Italy, Austria, Scotland, Croatia and all the other places The Traveling Professor takes his small group tours, just click the title of this article and you'll see.
The Traveling Professor loves taking his small group tours to Italy. Florence is one of the most popular destinations. But beyond Florence there is so much to see in Italy. There are plenty of destinations that are easy to get to, especially by train and even bus. On The Professor's small group tours, we never hesitate to go beyond the city of Florence to explore more of Italy. Check out today's blog post to see wait awaits the traveler beyond renaissance Florence.
Our dear friends, Tess and Elena have been running wonderful tours to Southern Italy for some time now. Their company is called The Heart of Southern Italy. Like us, they love to show small groups the real Italy, especially in Puglia, one of the most beautiful places all in Italy. Puglia is the home of the best food in Italy and wonderful scenery. It is far away from the throbbing crowds of Rome, Florence, and Venice. Now they have introduced a tour The Traveling Professor highly recommends, Discovering Southern Italy's Jewish Heritage. Read all about it in their guest blog post.
Everyone loves Venice. In fact, we will be in Venice this September on a Traveling Professor small group tour to Venice. Hotel selection is important in Venice. It needs to be well located. It has to be comfortable. Good service is always a factor when The Traveling Professor books a hotel for his small group tours in Venice. The Traveling Professor has 3 good hotels in Venice for your selection. Join The Traveling Professor on a small group tour to Venice or choose from those provided in today's blog post.
Back in February 2015, I put up a blog post called, The Rome Problem. In it, The Traveling Professor talked about some of the problems of visiting Rome in terms of crime, harassment, trash, and public transportation. It seems that The New York Times has noticed too. They recently published an article called "Rome in Ruins", outlining many of the same problems The Traveling Professor pointed out 4 years ago. The problems are not limited to cities like Rome. Paris, for instance, has many of the same problems. However, travelers should be made aware of what they can expect the next time they visit Rome. Check out my blog post.
Florence is a Renaissance city full of art and culture. The food and wine is not bad either. Travelers will always need a place to lay their head down in the evening and nothing is better than the Oltrarno area of Florence. The Traveling Professor and Melanie Wilson have come up with two pick for the traveler to visit on their next trip to Italy.
Sometimes it's not necessary to stay in a 4 or 5 star hotel in Florence to find something that is well-located, clean, comfortable and quiet. There are good deals to be found at reasonable rates. In today's blog post we have two picks for inexpensive hotels in Florence, Italy. If you have traveled with The Professor one one of his small group tours, you may recommend one of the selections. Check out all of The Professor's picks for inexpensive hotels in Florence in this blog post.
Everyone loves to travel to Florence, Italy. And why not? There's David at the Accademia, the Uffizi Gallery, and lots of other wonderful places to see. It's a great walking city with everything within 15 minutes of each other. There are great transportation connections to wineries and other small cities in Tuscany like Lucca, Siena, and San Gimignano. And the food! Probably the best in all of Italy. It's no wonder why The Traveling Professor's small group tours to Italy and Florence always fill up as soon as they are offered. Read about my two favorite hotels in Florence in today's Italy blog post.
One of the nice things about Venice is that it is away from it all, with winding unmarked streets, pedestrian traffic only. One of the bad things about Venice is that it is away from it all, with winding sometimes unmarked streets, pedestrian traffic only. There is no taxi or car service within Venice. The Traveling Professor has a lot of experience with his small group tours to Italy and today, he gives his advice on getting to your hotel from the Venice train station or Marco Polo airport.