Italy
Pizza, pasta, wine. Gorgeous landscapes, beautiful cities, lush mountains. A language that makes you instantly fall in love. Capuccino, espresso, machiato. There are so many reasons why you should visit Italy. But you only need one, and that’s Tiramisù.
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Italy Profile
The local currency is the Euro.
Here you find the current exchange rate.
Christian 80% (overwhelming Roman Catholic with very small groups of Jehova Witnesses and Protestants), Muslims NEGL (about 700,000 but growing), Atheists and Agnostics 20%.
Italian (includes small clusters of German-, French-, and Slovene-Italians in the north and Albanian- and Greek-Italians in the south).
Italian (official), German (parts of Trentino-Alto Adige region are predominantly German-speaking), French (small French-speaking minority in Valle d’Aosta region), Slovene (Slovene-speaking minority in the Trieste-Gorizia area).
Where is Italy?
Italy is a long peninsula shaped like a boot, surrounded on the west by the Tyrrhenian Sea and on the east by the Adriatic. It is bounded by France, Switzerland, Austria, and Slovenia to the north.
Is Italy safe?
Italy is a very safe country. Of course Rome can be a dangerous place, but so can any other city.
Do I need a visa for Italy?
It depends on the country you are from. Check here if you need a visa to travel to Italy.
Stories
Trading & Travelling along the Silk Road
A long time ago, I’m not really sure when, I stumbled upon the story of the Silk Road. Not Marco Polo but Herodotos made me read the first travelogue about this ancient trade route. Of course, I knew about the route. Even though I didn’t pay attention during history...
Experiencing a unique Venice
We are sitting at the grand canal of Venice. Just ate a delicious pizza and drank a home brewed beer of the same place. We are looking at the beautiful architecture while the gondolas make ripples in the water. The church bells ring in the distance and the seagulls...
The city of love
“Go wisely and slowly. Those who rush stumble and fall.” Those wise words are written by Shakespeare (and we take them very serious on this journey). To be more precise, the words are written in the beautiful love story 'Romeo and Juliet'. You probably know where I'm...
The most beautiful valley in the world
Whether you like him or not, when a person like Hemingway says "it is the most beautiful valley in the world" you have to check it out. And so we did. After visiting my friend in Turro we headed to celebrate Easter in the Trebbia Valley, which was only a 45 minute...
The first van problems
While driving in Switzerland, from Liechtenstein to Zürich to be precise, the battery light started flickering suddenly. Not being panicked right away we continued driving towards Uster where a friend of us lives. Here we parked the car somewhere to check where we...
The land of dolce!
After one and a half week exploring the Swiss alps with their snowy peaks, magnificent lakes and cute villages it was time to cross into the land of dolce. Welcome to Italy Before we crossed the border with Italy we checked the Covid-19 situation in the country. Italy...