How To Find The Best Hostels In Italy If Italy is on your bucket list, then it really should be. Yes, each and every one of you needs to experience the incredible food, the art and culture and the unique vibe that only the boot-shaped country has… or for all of these combined! If you are…
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The Yellow in Rome: tattoo parlour, party hotspot, hair salon… and hostel!
The Yellow in Rome is one of those hostels that is constantly pushing the boundaries of what a hostel can be: party hotspot, tattoo parlour, hair salon, foodie magnet and local tour guide with the best off-the-beaten track tips in town. Here are just a few reasons why you’ll love staying here… The Hostel Roofterrace…
10 Best Things To Do In Milan For Free
Milan is Italy’s capital of fashion, shopping and luxury, but it’s actually easier than you think to visit the city whilst sticking to a budget! Getting to Milan isn’t particularly expensive as it’s well connected to Italy’s major hubs (thanks to low-cost airlines and high-speed trains). Once you’re in the city, you could be tempted to squander…
5 Mind-Blowing Hostels in Florence
With all the electrifying live music, soul-sparking street art, and taste bud-tingling street food, Florence is the place to be this year! Whether you’re heading to Nextech Festival, or you’re just looking for an Italian adventure, we’ve rounded up some of the very best hostels for you to check out… 1. PLUS They’re all about…
The best time to visit Rome – plan the perfect European backpacking trip
If you’re planning a trip to Europe this summer, we hope a sojourn to Rome, the Eternal City, is on the cards. You shouldn’t need us to tell you why Rome is one of the must-do European destinations – the Pope chooses to call it home, and realistically, he could choose anywhere! If your sightseeing…
Top Venice Tips – Your Insider Tips for Venice
The Italian city of Venice has long been a popular spot for visitors from all over the world. Over on our Facebook page we asked you for your top Venice tips and here’s what you told us. Take a gondola ride John-Michael Page says: Go on a gondola, despite what you hear, they’re not that…
3 days in Florence, Italy
Day 1 – Visit the Uffizi Gallery Home to some of Italy’s most prized possessions, the Uffizi Gallery should be top of your list of things to do when visiting Florence, or Firenze as the Italians call it. Queues here can be painfully long so to save time book your tickets online beforehand. Afterwards bask in…
3 days in Venice, Italy
Day 1 – St Mark’s Square and Basilica St Mark’s Square is the perfect place to begin a trip to Venice. Drawing thousands upon thousands of tourists every day, there are just as many pigeons there! From the square visit St Mark’s Basilica. In the afternoon grab a panini from one of Venice’s innumerous snack bars…
5 days in Florence, Italy
Day 1 – The beginning Introduce yourself to this colourful, compact city by starting off the day in Piazza della Repubblica. Sit outside in one of the cafes that line this square, order a cappuccino and biscotti and watch the fashionable Florentines go by against a backdrop of towering domes and burnt orange roofs. After breakfast…
5 days in Venice, Italy
5 days in Venice Italy Day 1 – Walking on water Venice is one of those cities in the world that no matter how many times you read about it, or no matter how many photos you see, you will be totally taken aback when you first arrive. It is built on a grand total…