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How to Tour Italy Without
Overspending
The Best Times To Go
Planning your trip
to Italy in the off
season means
less expensive
accommodations
and less crowded
popular attractions.
With quiet streets,
museums, and
sunny skies, early
autumn and the
weeks after
Christmas and
before Easter are
great times to tour
Italy.
Meals & Drinks
Find a local market or alimentari,
grocery store, and stock up on
cold meats, cheese, fresh bread
and fruits and have a picnic.
Picnics in
picturesque,
green areas help
you save money
instead of eating
in restaurants.
Pizza is rarely more
than €10 per person.
Even the smallest scoop
of gelato is a generous
serving size.
During the day, look
for shops selling
pizza a taglia, pizza by
the slice or bars that
will have a choice of
tramezzini,
filled triangle-shaped
sandwiches.
Lunch is less expensive than dinner. Remember
to look for the “Menu del Giorno.”
With opening hours
slightly earlier than
restaurants, enoteche,
or wine bars are great
places for an
affordable evening
meal.
The Finest Works of Art
The best pieces of art are
housed in churches with no
entrance fees.
Basilica di San Marco, Venice
Brunelleschi’s Duomo, Florence
Make sure to throw a
coin into the
Trevi Fountain to
ensure your return
to the
Eternal City.
The Spanish Steps, Rome
A copy of
Michelangelo’s
famous David
stands just in front of
the Palazzo Vecchio
at Piazza della
Signoria.
Purchase discount
passes and
combined tickets to
save money if you
are planning on
visiting many sites
and museums in a
short period of time.
Having your coffee or iced tea, or freddo,
standing up at the bar is usually half the price
than if you sit down.
Saldi is the Italian word for sale. Stores
in Italy offer sales in the months of
July and January.
During these sale periods you will find
drastically marked down items of even
the most high-end designer names.
Photo References:
Tramezzini photo slide 9 http://hundertachtziggrad.blogspot.com/2011/05/der-bayer-sich.html
RomaPass photo slide 19 http://ruthdelavarga.wordpress.com/2012/08/19/roma-pass/
Firenze Card photo slide 19 http://www.firenzecard.it/index.php?lang=en
Campania Artecard slide 19 http://www.campaniartecard.it/start.cfm#.UmdiMPkwra5
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