Italy Travel Tips

What to Expect at an Authentic Italian Restaurant

What to Expect at an Authentic Italian Restaurant

Wondering what to expect at an authentic Italian restaurant? Follow the experience from arriving and ordering drinks to understanding the menu, choosing courses, dessert, coffee and paying the bill.

What Most Travelers Don’t Know About Eating at Restaurants in Italy

What Most Travelers Don’t Know About Eating at Restaurants in Italy

Eating at restaurants in Italy can be a little different from what many travelers expect. Learn about coperto, tipping, courses, coffee, asking for the bill and a few useful Italian phrases along the way.

What to Say at an Italian Train Station — and What You’ll Hear Back

What to Say at an Italian Train Station — and What You’ll Hear Back

Knowing what to say at an Italian train station is only half the conversation. Learn useful phrases for tickets, platforms, delays, seats and arrivals — plus the replies you’re most likely to hear back.

How to Travel by Train in Italy: Practical Tips, Popular Routes & Essential Italian

How to Travel by Train in Italy: Practical Tips, Popular Routes & Essential Italian

Planning to travel around Italy by train? Learn practical tips for buying tickets, finding platforms, dealing with delays and using essential Italian phrases along the way.