Venice looks small on a map and is anything but, because you move at the pace of your own feet and the boats. That is the first thing to make peace with, and once you do, the city opens. You…
Itinerary
A Verona Itinerary: One to Four Days
Verona is a city that rewards a plan only so that you can then abandon it. Everything worth seeing sits inside one loop of the river, so the point of an itinerary here is not to march but to sequence…
The Perfect Lake Garda Itinerary: 5 Days
The first decision on Lake Garda is not what to see but where to sleep, because the lake is long and narrow and the shore you choose quietly shapes every day that follows. I would base myself in Sirmione, the…
The Perfect Florence Itinerary (2 to 3 Days)
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…
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 Perfect Cinque Terre Itinerary: 2 to 3 Days
The whole of Cinque Terre is barely eleven kilometres of coast, and the train between the two furthest villages takes under twenty minutes, which fools people into thinking they can “do” it in a day. You can, technically, and feel…
