Italy Travel Guides
11 guides covering festivals, events, city tips and local know-how for Italy.
City guides (3)
City guidesBest places to visit in Italy in 2026Where to go in Italy in 2026 — Rome, Florence, Venice, Milan and Naples compared, with real 2026 entrance prices for the Colosseum, Uffizi, Doge's Palace, the Last Supper and more.Last updated Jul 27, 2026- City guidesBest cities to visit in Italy in 2026Rome, Florence, Venice, Milan and Naples compared for 2026 — history, art, canals, fashion and food, with best season and real entrance prices for each.
City guidesThings to do in Turin, Italy: museums, arcades and nights outWhat to do in Turin — a major Egyptian collection, the cinema museum inside the Mole Antonelliana, the Savoy royal palaces, kilometres of arcaded streets and a theatre season that runs from autumn to spring. The third-busiest city for events in Italy, after Milan and Rome.Last updated Aug 6, 2026
Events & festivals (3)
- Events & festivalsItaly's Sagre & Patron-Saint Festivals 2026: Palio di Siena, San Gennaro, Redentore & the Alba Truffle FairWhen Italy's most famous traditional festivals fall in 2026 — the Palio di Siena's two annual races, Naples' Festa di San Gennaro, Venice's Festa del Redentore and Alba's white-truffle fair — with sourced dates and the rule behind each.
Events & festivalsMilan nightlife guide: clubs, live music and aperitivo in ItalyWhere to go out in Milan — the aperitivo hour, the Navigli, Isola and Porta Venezia bar districts, the converted-factory live-music venues, and how to get home once the metro stops. Italy's densest night-out calendar, with the upcoming gigs we track listed below.Last updated Aug 6, 2026- Events & festivalsItaly events calendar 2026-2027: what's on, month by monthA month-by-month guide to what is on in Italy — the open-air summer season, autumn food fairs, the indoor theatre and concert season that runs from September to spring, Christmas markets and Carnival, plus the public holidays that shift everything around them.Last updated Aug 6, 2026
Practical & planning (3)
Practical & planning2 days in Rome: itinerary with prices (2026)A 2-day Rome itinerary with real 2026 entrance fees — the Colosseum, Vatican Museums, the Pantheon, Galleria Borghese and a daily cost breakdown.
Practical & planning2 days in Florence: itinerary with prices (2026)A practical 2-day Florence itinerary with real 2026 entrance fees — the Uffizi, Accademia, Palazzo Vecchio, Pitti Palace and the Duomo, plus what it costs.- Practical & planningPublic holidays in Italy 2026-2027: what closes and when to visitEvery national public holiday in Italy, what actually closes on each one, the local patron-saint days that shut a single city, how August works, and which months to travel in to avoid the lot.Last updated Aug 6, 2026
Seasonal & local picks (2)
Seasonal & local picksSouth Tyrol Christmas Markets 2026: Bolzano, Merano and BrixenOfficial 2026 dates for the South Tyrol Christmas markets in Bolzano (Waltherplatz), Merano (Passerpromenade) and Brixen (Domplatz): 27 November 2026 to 6 January 2027.Last updated Oct 4, 2026- Seasonal & local picksChristmas in Italy 2026: markets, presepi and the festive seasonHow the festive season works in Italy — the Alpine Christmas markets of Trentino and South Tyrol, the presepe nativity tradition, the run from the Immacolata on 8 December to Epiphany on 6 January, and what actually closes on the holidays.Last updated Aug 6, 2026