Any curiosity about life in Italy? How it is really like to live in the northern part of the boot shaped peninsula?
So, I am a father, I love and have cats and dogs, live in a small town in northern Italy, and and I work full time in a field related to software, technology and loosely transportation. I also lived in Rome, one of the biggest northern italy metropolies, and in smaller places like Pisa.
In a previous life I traveled around lots of the world and in my current life I am training for an Ironman.
All of this, while living in the above mentioned country.
Specially for US lemmiers, but also people from other parts of the world, anything you want me to explain, clarify or just answer about all of the above?
Whoa, one reply at a time.
Italy, like many places in the world, is beautiful. As a first trip ever, i would visit history and culture, as it’s indeed what set Italy apart. So visit one or two famous cities (Rome, Venice, Florence…) if you only have one week… For prolonged stays, don’t miss smaller places like anywhere in Tuscany, Lazio, Campania, Marche, Abruzzo… rent a car and get lost in the smaller villages and town, discover churches, castles, medieval towns…
There is lots of nature as well, like snow and skying in the alps in winter, lakes everywhere in the northern Italy (Lombardia specially), as well and amazing coastline in Apulia and Calabria.
Don’t forget Sicily too for architecture, culture, landscapes…
Well, as for MY favorite places, Rome is a unique city but you need time and get out of the tourist traps. Visit Villa Borghese, the roman villas outside the city center for example. Also Torino is a often ignored city that feels totally different, since it has a late 1700+ vibe that it’s uncommon in Italy where medieval or ancient vibes are more common. I would avoid all over famous and touristic places and visit anywhere else, it’s so much better and even more original and worthwhile. Any specific are in your mind?