From Lake Como we drove the car from the town Cernobbio up to Mountain Bisbino. As we came closer to the top the forest grew thicker and the mist intensified. Although a magnificent few of Lake Como was promised, we were lucky if we could see a few meters ahead. When we finally reached the…
Lake Como is one of the three major lakes in the North of Italy. It is only a half hour drive North of Milan and set in the midst of the mountains. We stayed in Laglio on the West side of Lake Como, the same town where George Clooney has his summer villa. The nicest…
From Tuscany we drove our rental car to Cinque Terre. Going off the toll road we still had an hour drive across the small and windy roads to finally reach Monterosso. Monterosso is one of the five towns of Cinque Terre and also the largest. From here you can take the trail to Vernazza and…
Our road trip started in Florence where we picked up our rental car, an Opel Corsa. We left the city and had to make sure not to enter the ZTL zone. These zones are only accessible by car for its inhabitants and entering will give a hefty fine. I had big plans for our stay…
From Rome Termini station we took the high speed train which brought us safely in Florence within 1.5 hours. Our hotel was close to the station and luckily we were able to check in immediately. We left our bags in the room and were ready to explore the city. We took bus line 12 that…
Our trip through Italy started in the capital; Rome. Although I’ve already been here a few years ago, I had to come back. At that time I tossed a coin in the Trevi fountain, so the promise needed to be kept. We had three full days in Rome and we definitely made the most out…