Italy Travel Tips
Wondering how long it takes to get from one city to another? Below we discuss train (and air) times between Rome, Florence and Venice to surrounding cities. We've also included some useful Italy travel tips and a map to help you plan what parts of Italy you would like to visit.
Interesting Tipdbits about Italy
- Italy means grazing or where there were oxen.
- The colors of the Italian flag represent three virtues: Hope (green), Faith (white), and Charity (red).
- The official language is Italian, but German and French are also spoken in some regions.
- Italy is slightly larger than Arizona and over 75% of it is mountainous or hilly.
- Rome was founded in 753 BC.
- "Pizza Margherita" is named after a queen of Italy who was vacationing in Naples and the pizza chef made her a pizza with mozzarella (white), basil (green), and tomato (red) representing the Italian flag.
- The Italian peninsula is surrounded by five seas (the Adriatic, Ionian, Tyrrhenean, Ligurian, and Mediterranean).