Rome is one of the most photogenic cities in the world, but the difference between a snapshot and a beautiful photograph here is almost always the light and the hour. The great sights are mobbed by mid morning, so the…
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The Best Beaches on the Amalfi Coast
The Amalfi Coast’s beaches are small, dramatic, and mostly pebble, tucked at the foot of the cliffs and often reached down a long flight of steps or by boat. They are not the wide golden sands of a resort, but…
How to Get Around the Amalfi Coast
The Amalfi Coast is strung along one narrow, spectacular, endlessly winding road, and how you move along it will shape your whole trip. The short version: take the ferry when you can, the bus when you must, and think very…
The Best Amalfi Coast Itinerary: 5 to 7 Days
The mistake most people make on the Amalfi Coast is trying to sleep somewhere new every night and spending half the trip dragging luggage up and down the coast road. Do the opposite. Pick a base, unpack once, and let…
Where to Stay on the Amalfi Coast
Choosing where to sleep on the Amalfi Coast matters more than almost anywhere, because the town you pick sets the price, the pace and how easily you can move. The trick is to base yourself in one place that fits…
Hiking on the Amalfi Coast
Behind the beaches and the boutiques, the Amalfi Coast is walking country. Old mule tracks and stone stairways climb between the villages, through lemon groves and along cliffs that fall straight to the sea, and a day on foot up…
The Best Photo Spots on the Amalfi Coast
The Amalfi Coast is one of the most photogenic places in Italy, but its best pictures come from a handful of specific vantage points, and knowing exactly where to stand and when is the whole game. These are the spots…
When to Visit the Amalfi Coast: A Month-by-Month Guide
The Amalfi Coast has a short, glorious season and a long, sleepy off-season, and picking the right window changes everything, the weather, the crowds, the prices, even whether the ferries are running. The short answer is late May to June…
The Best Things to Do in Rome
No city on earth has more unmissable sights crammed into a walkable centre than Rome. That is a blessing and a small danger, because it is easy to spend your visit sprinting from one monument to the next and never…
Where to Stay in Rome: The Best Neighbourhoods
In Rome, the neighbourhood you choose matters more than the hotel itself, because each district gives you a completely different city to wake up in. The good news is that the historic centre is compact and walkable, so almost any…
Visiting the Vatican: A Complete Guide to St Peter’s and the Museums
There are places in Rome you visit, and then there is the Vatican, which you are briefly allowed inside. The smallest country in the world sits on a hill across the Tiber, barely a hundred acres of it, and yet…
3 Days in Rome: A Perfect Itinerary
Three days is the sweet spot for a first visit to Rome. It is long enough to stand inside the ancient city, cross the river to the Vatican, and still leave an afternoon for gardens and quiet corners, without the…
