Tips & Tricks

Unless you are coming to Italy with a butler, packing light is essential. Part of Italy’s charm is its old-worldliness, but that comes with some uncomfortable compromises to your comfort sometimes. Many hotels do not have elevators, and if they do they are extremely slow and small, so cramming a…

Heaven forbid you should need a doctor on your Italian vacation, but in case you do, you’re in good hands and you probably won’t break the bank either. Italy has a national healthcare system, called the Servizio Sanitario Nazionale (SSN). It’s been around since 1978 when it replaced the state insurance system…