Florence is one of the most visited cities in Italy — and for good reason. With some of the world’s greatest art, a spectacular cathedral, a picturesque river and even more picturesque bridge, and excellent leather goods — among other…
Truth be told, Venice is one of my favorite cities in the world. I don’t care that it’s crowded, and expensive, and often hot as hell. I’m willing to put up with all of that and more for the sheer…
Rome is one of the world’s most visited cities — and, if you ask me, one of the world’s most beautiful cities. People flock, and rightly so, to admire the historic buildings, massive cathedrals, and famous hills. While there are…
Rome wasn’t built in a day, and — let’s be honest — you can’t see Rome in a day, either. The Colosseum, the Vatican Museums, Borghese Gallery…the list of places in Rome demanding hours of your time could go on…
With a world-class array of art, architecture, and more, Florence, Italy has so much to offer visitors. You could easily spend days exploring Florence without running out of things to do (and I have!). But because Florence isn’t massive, even…
In my travels, I’ve discovered that people are fond of comparing cities to Venice. (Usually, this just means that the other city has canals.) “Amsterdam is the Venice of the North,” I’ve heard. (Or is it actually Colmar, or Bruges,…