Real Italy Travel

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Address: Rome, 00141, IT
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09/10/2026

When I'm feeling a little low, I have a very specific Italian-themed comfort routine. 🇮🇹

The guilty pleasure: my favourite episode of King of Queens — Season 2, Episode 23, "Restaurant Row." Doug falls so hard for an Italian restaurant he starts sneaking back without Carrie. Pair it with a rewatch of Under the Tuscan Sun, To Rome with Love, or Only You, and the evening is sorted.

The soundtrack: Italian music from the '80s, always. There's something about it that instantly puts me in a better mood.

The escape: if I can actually get away for the day, autumn is my favourite excuse — the foliage around Chianti and Lucca this time of year is unbeatable.

The shopping: a little retail therapy never hurts — Lokita Milano in Viareggio, and wandering Rugapiana in Cortona or Montepulciano, where "just looking" never quite stays just looking.

The read: and when I'm back home with a cup of tea, there's usually a Penelope Green book not far away.

What's your Italian comfort routine? Tell me I'm not alone in this. 👇

02/10/2026

Ever wondered about those narrow Tuscan houses that seem to grow straight up from the street to the roofline? They're called a terratetto — sometimes terra-cielo or cielo-terra, literally "ground-to-sky" — and they're one of the most common house types you'll find tucked into Tuscany's historic hill towns.

The design goes back centuries, rooted in the tight, walled centres of medieval towns. With space inside the walls at a premium, houses couldn't spread outward, so they grew upward instead — often three or four narrow storeys stacked on a small footprint, built shoulder to shoulder with neighbours along the street. What makes a terratetto distinct from a simple apartment is that independent front door: no shared stairwell, no communal entrance, just one household with its own private access straight off the street, floor by floor up to the roof.

You'll spot them everywhere once you know the name — in the winding lanes of a Tuscan borgo, in Renaissance-era streets in Florence, in tiny hill villages that have barely changed in shape for 700 years. Many have been lovingly restored over the years, keeping the exposed beams and stone walls while quietly modernising everything else. It's a small architectural detail, but it says a lot about how these towns were built to live — dense, vertical, and deeply communal, without giving up a single family's independence.

25/09/2026

Lucky enough to be in Pisa tonight? 🔬✨ It's Bright Night — the European Researchers' Night — taking over the city's squares, museums and university buildings with free workshops, experiments, guided lab visits and talks for all ages. This year's theme is "care," and after dark don't miss the architectural video-mapping show lighting up the Logge dei Banchi. A completely different side of Pisa than the postcard shot of the Tower — science, curiosity and a city that comes alive after sunset. If you're nearby tonight, go wander and see where it takes you.

18/09/2026

✨ Lots of exciting things coming up!

📖 Next week: my Towns Around Pisa guidebook is coming your way — a little guide to help you discover more of the beautiful towns and places surrounding Pisa, beyond the usual tourist trail.

🇮🇹 New service coming soon: tailored one-to-one Italian lessons online, created especially for you before your trip to Italy. Learn the essential basics, feel more confident speaking, and get a little closer to Italian culture before you even arrive. 🗣️☕️

🐾 And there’s more… I’m also putting together some dog-friendly activities and experiences around Tuscany, so you and your four-legged friend can enjoy even more of what this beautiful region has to offer.

Stay tuned — lots more coming soon! 🇮🇹✨

11/09/2026

“Ogni viaggio comincia con un passo.”

“Every journey begins with a single step.” 👣🇮🇹

Take yours and choose your Italian escape. Your next adventure starts here. ✨

04/09/2026

Denmark totally surprised me! 🇩🇰 Just back from Aarhus and Copenhagen, and I wasn't expecting to fall for it the way I did.

Even with a mix of sun, rain, and early autumn vibes, the weather barely registered — everything else was just so easy. Trains between cities, smooth public transport, the odd taxi — no stress anywhere.

What stuck with me: how spotlessly clean it all was, how genuinely friendly everyone was, and the coffee culture 👌. We mostly ate international food, but a few supermarket runs for local b**r, cheese, and fruit were a real highlight.

Aarhus stole my heart — so green, great museums, a free botanical garden with the loveliest café, and a library/community space with a seriously cool playground. Such a peaceful pace.

Copenhagen brought different energy — loved Nyhavn, the main shopping street, and (randomly) some amazing Thai food. And getting to the airport by metro? Effortless. The airport itself: big, but never chaotic.

Denmark quietly won me over. Already thinking about going back 🧡

28/08/2026

If you've ever wondered how to get a taxi in Rome, book a train without the queue, or find parking without hunting for coins — you're not alone, and we've been exactly there too! Italy doesn't have one all-in-one app for everything, but don't worry, it's simpler than it sounds. Once you've got a handful of the right ones on your phone, getting around feels easy and stress-free. Here's what we actually keep on ours, and love using every time we travel.

🚆 Trenitalia — For booking and managing train tickets, checking live platform info, and pulling up your ticket on the train without printing anything.
🗂️ Tripwaffle — Keeps the whole trip organised in one place: itinerary, bookings, and documents, so you're not digging through email threads mid-trip.
🅿️ EasyPark — A lifesaver if you're driving. Pay for street parking directly from your phone instead of hunting for coins at a machine.
🚕 ItTaxi & FreeNow — Italy doesn't have a single nationwide taxi app, so having both covers more cities between them — book a ride without needing to speak Italian, with the price shown upfront.
🚌 Moovit — Best for local public transport — real-time bus, metro, and tram info, with walking directions to the nearest stop.
🗺️ Google Maps — Download your city maps offline before you land. It also flags ZTL (restricted traffic zone) areas, which is genuinely useful if you're driving into a historic centre.
🌐 Google Translate — The camera translation function is the real hero here — point it at a menu, a sign, or a museum plaque and get an instant translation overlay.
💬 WhatsApp — Most hotels, guides, and hosts in Italy communicate through WhatsApp rather than email or SMS — worth having set up before you arrive.

What's in your travel app toolkit? Let us know if we're missing one of your favourites.

21/08/2026

✈️🇵🇱 Two weeks offline, fully recharged.

We took a proper break — two weeks unplugged, spent with family and friends in Poland, exploring Kraków and beyond.

Highlights from the trip: 🏘️ Wandering the streets of Kazimierz, Kraków's historic Jewish quarter 🦖 Dino-sized fun at Dinolandia Inwałd 🛍️🎬 Shopping and a movie at Gemini Park, Bielska-Biała — plus a playground stop for the kids 🔥 BBQs with friends under the summer sky 🌳 Long, slow walks in nature 🍽️ Endless plates of Polish comfort food… and some amazing Vietnamese food too

Sometimes the best reset is just stepping away — good food, good company, and nowhere to be.

31/07/2026

☀️ July Recap: What We Loved This Month

As July wraps up, here's what's been inspiring us lately —

🗺️ New area we're loving: We've been exploring around Castiglioncello, near Livorno with my cousin and his family — such an underrated little coastal spot. Nearby we stopped at Parco Gallorose in Cecina, a lovely wildlife park with over 150 animal species and shaded walking trails — a perfect half-day if you're travelling with kids (or just love animals).

🍔 Best burger of the month: Found at Doppio Malto in Lucca — genuinely worth the stop if you're craving something different from the usual pasta and pizza.

🏖️ Travel tip: A wander around Forte dei Marmi is one of our favourite "just looking" activities — the luxury boutiques and rows of parked Lamborghinis and Ferraris outside make for a fun people-watching stroll, even if you're just there for a coffee and a walk.

📺 What we watched & listened to in July:

Beef (Netflix) — gripping from start to finish
Cape Fear (Apple TV+) — a classic worth revisiting
🎧 On Purpose with Jay Shetty & Millie Bobby Brown — loved this episode
🎧 From 0 to Travel podcast, with Alastair Humphreys on reconnecting with nature — such a good listen if you need a reminder to slow down and get outside

What was your favourite discovery this July? 👇

24/07/2026

🎨 This is Stornara — Puglia's town that painted itself back to life.

A dying farming town, fading fast as young people left for the cities. One local artist, Lino Lombardi, refused to watch it happen. In 2018 he started inviting artists to paint murals on the town's empty walls.

Today there are 140+ of them. Tourism is up 25%. Eight new businesses have opened. And for the first time in years, young families are moving back.

"Our community has painted itself back to life, one wall at a time." — Lino Lombardi

Not every hidden gem in Italy is about the food or the view. Sometimes it's about the people who refuse to let their town disappear. 🇮🇹

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