Florence rewards a plan. The city is small enough to walk end to end, but its greatest sights all require timed tickets, and getting those slots in the right order is the difference between a serene visit and a day…
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The Best Photo Spots in Florence
Florence is one of the most photogenic cities in the world, a place where a terracotta dome floats above the rooftops and the river turns to gold at dusk. But the best pictures are not always where the crowds are,…
The Best Day Trips from Florence
One of the joys of Florence is that it is the gateway to Tuscany, and some of Italy’s most beautiful towns and vineyards sit within an hour or two. You could spend a week here and never leave the city…
How to Get to Florence (and Get Around)
Florence is one of the easiest cities in Italy to reach and, once you are here, one of the easiest to love on foot. The historic centre is small, walkable and closed to most traffic, so the real question is…
The Best Photo Spots in Capri
Capri is one of those places that looks impossibly good in photographs and then, somehow, even better in person. But the best shots here are not accidents, they come from knowing where to stand and, just as importantly, when. This…
Visiting the Blue Grotto in Capri: A Complete Guide
The Blue Grotto is the single image that sells Capri: a sea cave where light entering below the waterline turns the whole cavern a glowing, unreal blue. It is beautiful, it is brief, and it is a genuine logistical exercise…
The Best Things to Do in Capri
Capri is small enough to walk across and rich enough to fill a week, which is the lovely problem of the island. It packs sea caves, clifftop gardens, a chairlift to the sky and one of the most famous little…
How to Get to Capri: Ferries, Times and Prices
Capri is an island, and that is the first thing to plan around. There is no bridge and no airport, so every visit begins with a boat, and getting the boat right is the difference between a smooth arrival and…
Where to Stay in Capri: Best Areas and Hotels
Where you sleep on Capri shapes the whole trip, because the island is really two worlds: the glossy, buzzing side around Capri town, and the quiet, whitewashed calm of Anacapri up the mountain. Staying the night, rather than day-tripping, is…
The Perfect Capri Itinerary: One or Two Days
Capri packs an enormous amount into a tiny island, and it is easy to spend a whole visit shuffling in queues if you do not have a plan. This is the itinerary I would give a friend: a well-paced day…
The Best Beaches and Swimming Spots in Capri
Let me set expectations first, because it saves disappointment: Capri is not a sandy-beach island. It is a mountain rising sheer out of the sea, so what you get instead is pebbly coves, rocky ledges, beach clubs on wooden platforms,…
Anacapri and Monte Solaro: The Quieter Side of Capri
Most day-trippers never make it past Capri town, and that is exactly why you should. Up the mountain, reached by a hair-raising bus ride or an open-top taxi, Anacapri is the island’s second village: quieter, whiter, lower-key, and home to…
