How to Get from Rome to Pisa (& vice versa)

In an ideal world, we’d have all the time we wanted to travel and not feel rushed on vacation to hit one world famous attraction after another. In reality, however, most of us travel at least somewhat according to checklists – and many of the major sites on an Italy checklist can be found in [...]

Italy Travel News 10/18/2011

Peaceful Protest Dissolves into Riots in Rome An international day of peaceful protests in cities all over the world – meant to be in solidarity with the Occupy Wall Street protests – dissolved into violence in only one city: Rome. A small group of anarchists “hijacked” the peaceful protests near the Colosseum, and things spiraled [...]

6 Sweet Treats to Eat in Rome: Sweet Tooth Survival Guide

Loyal WhyGo Italy readers may get tired of hearing me talk incessantly about how eating in Italy totally counts as sight-seeing, but rest assured I’m not the only one who’s enamored with Italian food. Today’s guest post is by Kenny Dunn, an American expat living in Rome who loves Italian food so much he runs [...]

Cycling in Sardinia: What You Need to Know

The idea of taking a cycling vacation in Italy is nothing new, but when most people think of pedaling their way through the country they picture doing so in places like Tuscany. The island of Sardinia, however, has long been a favorite destination for cyclists of all skill levels – and you’ll see why in [...]

Italy Roundtable: Fall Food Festivals & the Almighty White Truffle

This is the fifth installment of the Italy Blogging Roundtable I started with four amazing bloggers in May. Each month we choose a topic and write about our take on it, publishing our articles on the same day – it’s always fun for us to see what the other members of the Roundtable have to [...]

Italy Travel News 10/08/2011

Award Winning Italian Chef Takes Job at McDonald’s An Italian chef who has three Michelin stars (among other honors) has signed on to a temporary position with McDonald’s, for whom he created two new hamburgers and a new dessert. These are limited editions, available only until November 15 of this year and only in Italy. [...]

Getting from Florence to Pisa (& vice versa)

With so many works of stunning architecture and design throughout Italy, it’s a bit amusing that one of the country’s most popular tourist attractions is perhaps the world’s most famous example of faulty engineering – the Leaning Tower of Pisa. Pisa’s best-known attraction is easy to visit during a brief “layover” when you’re taking the [...]

Getting Mobile Broadband Service in Italy

If you’re one of those people for whom switching off entirely – leaving the computer at home and only using the smart phone because that’s where your travel guide is these days – would be akin to torture, even on a so-called “vacation,” then this article is for you. Finding reliable internet connectivity in Italy [...]

Italy Lake Hotels with Great Views

Vacationers in Italy might think first of the Amalfi Coast or Italian Riviera when they think about views over water – or, if they’re more familiar with the country, they could name any one of the hundreds of towns up and down either coast. Italy’s seaside towns are not the only places to go if [...]

2-Week Italy Itinerary: Romantic Italy

Italy is a famously romantic destination, and Americans are lucky to get two weeks of vacation each year – so I’m combining those two factoids in this romantic two-week Italy itinerary. This itinerary includes the romantic cities of Venice and Verona, the lakes in northern Italy, the hill towns of central Italy, and a few [...]