Hello

I would like to take a trip to the Dolomites in May or June, and I'd like to take my elderly mom with me. As she's over 70 and with some health issues, we can't do any crazy hikes or anything too demanding. Our trip would probably start from either Venice or Milano.

I'm wondering, do you have any suggestions how to best experience the Dolomites with an elderly person? Are there some locations where we could take a gondola or a funicular up for some views and some easier (rather flat) walking routes? Due to health issues it's also important that bathrooms wouldn't be too far.

In one post someone suggested Ortisei or Siusi/Fiè to Alpe di Siusi. Would that make sense? Does it have sufficient infrastructure?

If it's not possible then I will probably just stick with Lake Garda area or something less demanding.

I bought two tickets for November 1 on this website

https://www.tosc.it/event/galleria-borghese-galleria-borghese-22159566/

It only gave me the option of 4 euros each (2 booking fee + 2 service fee)

Is it because it falls on the free sunday date? Thank you for answering!

Hi everyone! My daughter and I are heading to Italy next spring. I'm mostly healthy, but I have a health condition that means I can't be on my feet a lot and need to be mindful not to overexert myself. I also get motion sick on longer rides (but can take medicine if need be… just don’t want to take it every day. We’re planning one main activity a day with downtime to rest, and we'd rather have unique experiences than rush between tourist traps.

Dates: Leaving Sunday night, May 23, landing in Rome Monday morning, flying home from Naples Friday, June 4.

Rome (3 nights)
Mon 5/24: Arrive and rest
Tue 5/25: Early-morning Vatican tour (still deciding on this one, might swap for a food tour)
Wed 5/26: Golf cart tour in the morning, Colosseum night tour

Florence (3 nights)
Thu 5/27: High-speed train to Florence, afternoon shopping
Fri 5/28: Perfume-making class + maybe timed entry to see David at the Accademia
Sat 5/29: Half-day trip to the Tuscan countryside to see the rolling hills
Sorrento (5 nights)
Sun 5/30: Train to Naples, car to Sorrento
Mon 5/31: Beach day
Tue 6/1: Capri by the larger ferry (not an all-day small-boat tour)
Wed 6/2: Pizza-making class
Thu 6/3: Free day for shopping
Fri 6/4: Fly home from Naples
Questions:
Does this pacing seem realistic, or is anything more physically demanding than it looks?
Vatican tour or food tour in Rome? Which would you pick?
Any tips for Capri?
Any recommendations for easy, low-walking Tuscany half-day trips from Florence?
Anything we'd regret missing that fits this pace?
Thanks so much in advance!

Any region works. I'm not talking about producers of authentic food products that allow tours, but museums focusing on culinary or agricultural history. Looking for May 2027.

The Mods have also pinned this info in the sticky post at the top of the sub about tickets. If you haven't read that post yet we suggest you do so to review all the new info: https://www.reddit.com/r/ItalyTravel/comments/1icygbo/authorized_ticketaccess_websites_for_most_it/

FCO AIRPORT UPDATE FROM LATE 2026: work has begun at FCO to tear down the elevated train tracks that connect(ed) T3 to the outlying E31-E44 remote gates. You now have to walk quite a long way from the T3 Duty Free area past temporary gates & structures to a lower level bus pickup point. As most US flights depart from the above remote gates & all tend to be leaving around the same time (early to late AM), the bus wait lines can get very very long. You should budget AT LEAST 30+ minutes of wait & travel time to get from T3 to your gate via the bus. This construction will last until March 2027 (so they say, the actual date may be far longer as ADR works always take far far longer than planned). Details here: https://www.adr.it/web/aeroporti-di-roma-en/infrastructure-works

There are limited services at the remote gates with only 1 semi-decent place to grab something to eat/drink- please don't get the disgusting pizza they have there it's an abomination: the sandwiches are just OK & yes the grumpy ladies serving coffee have always been that way. There are no lounges either as they're closed. Do your shopping at T3 and grab what you need there.

Hi all.

I just flew out of FCO back to the US a few days back. At the gate, I was chosen for an additional random inspection. This is the 4th time I've flown out of FCO and the 4th time I've been selected for the supposedly random additional search. This time, they at least didn't make me completely empty my bags and let my wife and kids stay a few yards from me (they made her board the airplane in the past).

Is this actually random? Or, am I triggering something? I have Italian ancestry and my surname is a pretty common Southern Italian name. Is there something to that?

Overall, I don't really care. It's mostly just a mild nuisance. I'm more curious at this point because 4/4 seems quite the odds.

We are flying tomorrow on the 10:20 flight to Houston with ITA Airways. Anyone who has done this route before have any tips? Are the crowds expected to be absolutely insane?

I'll need a bus from Sorrento to Positano and back on November 12. I'm looking at the SITA website but I just do not understand the schedule they have published.

I'm also trying to use Unic Campania app, but it shows nothing available at that day and time. I think I don't know which stations to select in Sorrento and/or Positano. I've read the only SITA bus stop in Positano is Sponda, but that doesn't seem to be working either.

I've also read that ferries don't run reliably in mid-November because of the weather.

Any ideas? I know this question has been posted in the past, but not specifically for November 2026 and I have read that the schedule changes November 1. Quite confused.

Thank you!!

Hello,

I'm traveling to Italy soon and need some advice.

Our plane lands in Rome at 12:20 pm on Sunday December 20th and I'm planning on buying the 2:30 pm high speed train to Venice.

My questions are the following:

Is 2 hrs enough time to clear customs and take the express to Rome Train station and then the High Speed train to Venice? No baggage claim, carry on only.

Should I wait to buy the train tickets at the station instead?

Any advise from Locals and frequent travelers is greatly appreciated.

This will be my first trip to Italy (Europe in general for that matter), and I am trying to make a day trip from Naples to Frigento. My Poppi grew up in Frigento until he came to America at 21 years old. I would love more than anything to go see the town he grew up in.

Should I rent a car for a day trip there and back? Would it be easier to do public transportation from the city to the country?

Any ideas/support/guidance is highly appreciate! Grazie!!

We have a train booked currently from Florence to Rome. However, we are aware of the general strike happing that day. What would be a good backup option for transportation? We looked at flixbus but that may also be striking?

Sorry if this is stupid we are first time travelers.

Hello, our flight to Rome from the US lands at 9:35 AM. I am looking to book a 12:50 PM train to Venice. Will this be enough time to make it through customs and to the Leonardo Express to Roma Termini? We do not plan to check luggage, we will be taking carry ons. Thank you!

Trying to get it for today, October 26th, there was last minute changes to our itinerary and if we could somehow make do the colosseum today it would work out perfectly. Anyone have any advice? Is it even possible? Everywhere I’ve seen online is either sold out or charging $2000. (Not kidding)

Have a Trenitalia ticket for train #9405 from Venice to Rome on October 30th. I am aware of the strike and I see it is on the list of trains at https://www.trenitalia.com/it/informazioni/treni-garantiti-incasodisciopero.html

I know technically anything can happen, but does this mean my train will still run? If so, are buses participating in the general strike and getting a bus would be a good backup? If all buses are participating as well, what should I do? I really appreciate everyone's help since I'm not familiar with this!

I'm ok with leaving Venice a day early, as frustrating as that would be. I just want to make sure that's the necessary thing to do before I act!

Ciao tutti.

Heading to Italy fairly soon and want to see if I can get some tips. Part of our trip is heading to Pompeii from Rome for a two-day portion. Understanding that a base in Naples is ideal/required - what part of Naples would people suggest for ease of transport to and from Stazione Centrale?

I suppose what I mean would be ease of taking a local train in, or ease of getting a taxi et. al. We were looking at the Chiaia area, and while it seems nice I feel like it would be a bit too much to be traveling to-and-from in such a short stay.

Dates would be 11/28-11/30, so yeah, a bit short notice.

We will be staying in Lucca for 3 weeks with a 4.5 yo, and then I have a week+ to account for for the end of our trip where we need to head towards a main airport hub (Rome or Venice). I was looking at Lake Garda on our way from Tuscany to Venice potentially, but see mixed reviews with toddlers. We’ll be there the middle of May, so lake activities won’t be an option. My child is more of an outdoors/ biking kiddo but still on the younger side. Thoughts or suggestions?

I got off the cruise terminal in Salerno. There’s a sign for a taxi. There seemed to only be a couple taxi drivers coming back and forth. I think most people just walk or find alternative transportation.

We were going to the Concordia pier to catch a ferry. When a taxi pulled up, I asked what the fare would be there and he said 20 euros. I kind of questioned the price by the look I gave to my girlfriend. At that point, he was out of the taxi. He then said wait 5 minutes a couple of times to me. I was a little confused. I thought he was saying that he was going to sit there for 5 mins. He then engaged the couple behind us. They were the only other people in the queue and they agreed to the 20 euros.

He must have either meant for me to wait 5 min for the next taxi, or he was going to drop the other couple off and be back in 5 minutes. I think it was the former.

My research suggests there aren’t flat fees for this route, but he was not doing metered only flat and refused to give me a ride.

We ended up walking and it was shorter than I thought.

There’s no rideshare here and freenow always shows unavailable. I don’t like to negotiate price on the side of the road. I’m going to Rome next and have to take a few short trips. I here that these aren’t worth it for the drivers. What do I do next time? Do I just not ask the fare and ask them to turn on the meter? Are they allowed to say no to meter, or can you get ripped off by meter?

Im heading to lake garda for 2-3 days in november and the Funivia Malcesine to Monte Baldo will be closed while I'm there. For those experienced with the area, are there any ways to still ascend it whether assisted via public transport or specific hiking trails that arent too crazy

Edit: sorry, it is from 26/12/2026 to 02/01/2027

Travel Dates and Location:

• 26/12 - Arrival at 7pm, hotel check-in and just have dinner and rest
  • We will check in at vatican Rooms Cipro
  • We will stay here from 26/12 until 1/1 - is this a good idea?
• 27/12 - Visit Colosseum, Roman Forum, and Palatine Hill, and walk around Piazza Venezia
• 28/12 - Visit Vatican City and surrounding areas, including maybe Piazza Navona and the Pantheon, maybe chill day
• 29/12 - Campo de' Fiori, Spanish Steps, Villa Borghese
• 30/12 - Castel Sant'Angelo, walk around Trastevere
• 31/12 - Leisure day just for about anything, maybe look for a place where the New Year's Eve is celebrated - do you have recommendations?
• 1/1 - We will move to Florence via train early in the morning, check-in at Hotel Albani Firenze in the afternoon. In between, we plan on checking out Piazza del Duomo, Florence Cathedral, PIazza della Signoria, and Ponte Vecchio - I can see on the maps that they are just next to each other, including our Hotel
• 2/1 - Galleria degli Uffizi or Accademia Gallery
• 2/1 night until 7/1 we are in Austria
• 7/1 to 9/1 - we are in Milan - thinking of checking out the Galleria Vittorio Emanuelle II and do some shopping before we return back to Japan on the 10th

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Additional details just in case:

- We are used to walking 20,000-30,000 steps a day - we live in Japan and are very active so a lot of walking for several hours is no problem

- We're going on this trip for the first time, as our honeymoon if that matters

- I am particularly interested in knowing if the hotel I booked for Rome is good or if the surrounding area is good, or if we should move somewhere.

- Also, should we spend 6 nights in the same place?

- For the New Years Eve - if you could pls recommend a good place to spend it on, would love something lively of course if possible!

- We love historical places, we love the arts, and we love trying all sort of food; we also love nature, and we absolutely love drinking after dinner ahah

Thank you so much!

Hello! I’m wondering if there are any trains that go directly from either Rome’s airport or from Rome to Pompeii? It doesn’t have to be direct, but that would make everything a lot easier!

Hey all. I have planned trip with my wife to Bari on 1.11 to 3.11, but now all we hear is about transportation protests, lack of supplies in shops and closing restaurants.
Is it still worth to travel in such circumstances or should we cancel it?
Will we really have such a problem to get transport from airport or find something to eat??

I’ll be going to Bologna for a week the last week of February and I was thinking about taking a day trip to Milan on one of the last days. I’ll be taking a train so I’ll be fairly cheap. I’m not too worried about spending too much money there I don’t really have a budget for the day trip. I just wanted to feel full. I’ll be staying in Bologna so Food isn’t the main priority for me. I wanna see unique things that I would not see in bologna definitely gonna check out Duomo and the Galleria Vittorio

Sorry if this isn’t allowed in this sub, just stressed out and going out on a limb here. Took a train on the 21st from Rome to Napoli Centrale. Put my backpack and separate tote for my CPAP under my coach seat. In a moment of terrible judgment I set the CPAP farther under the seat behind the backpack during the trip and during the rush of getting off to meet the scheduled plans for the rest of the day I left behind my CPAP buried under the seat. I’ve already called Italo and they said rekeep is my only avenue. I’ve looked through it and can’t find it and posted for the missing item.

How often do they do thorough sweep of the train cars? I fear it could be so far buried that only another passenger could notice it at some point. I don’t know how valuable it would be to a dishonest person dude to the hygienic aspect. Any successful rekeep experiences?

So we arrived in Ravello two days ago, and driving back from Pompeii today noticed most gas stations closed due to the trucker protest and have no fuel inventory.

We are supposed to drive to our next stay, just south of Ostuni, in Puglia, in two days. We have a fuel range of about 350km. Does anyone have insight into petrol availability in the Puglia area? Trying to decide if we head out on Saturday or stay put for a few days until fuel situation gets resolved (if it does)....