Travel to Italy

Who doesn’t want to travel to Italy? It has the greatest number of UNESCO World Heritage Sites: 54 and counting as of 2018 (see Ref: 1-i). With over 58 million visitors annually, it’s the 5th most visited country in the world (Ref: 2-i).


Featured photo: The Colosseum is a top destination for travelers to Italy. Developed in the late 1st century for the entertainment of the masses under the Flavian emperors, the colosseum was called the Flavian Amphitheatre (Anfiteatro Flavio). Rome, Italy.


A Brief History Lesson

If you’re willing to spend a few thousand dollars to travel to Italy, why not invest 10 minutes learning about its history before your trip? The more you learn about your destination, the more meaningful your journey will be.

If you slept during your history professor’s lecture on Roman civilization and the Renaissance – don’t worry. Here’s a short make-up class.

3 Millenia of Italian History in 10 minutes

There are 6 historical periods you should know before you take that trip to Italy. Spend 10-15 minutes to read-up on 3 thousand years of Italian history so that those marble busts, ruined columns, and various other artifacts will mean something when you look at them.

More Ancient Stories

Etruscan bronze coin, wheel/anchor series, 300-200 BCE. Museo Archeologico - Arezzo, Italy.

Travel Tales & Tips

My original intent for this website was to provide an informative historical background for various landmarks and artifacts I’ve found during my travels. But friends and relatives kept asking for travel tips, recommendations, and itineraries. I had written a lot of materials from those travel coaching events and I thought I’d pretty them up and post them here. I hope you find them useful.

Etruscan bronze coin, wheel/anchor series, 300-200 BCE. Museo Archeologico - Arezzo, Italy.

Coming Soon On This Page!

  • Florence’s Piazza della Signoria: 12 Treasures of Myth & History
  • Series: A DIY Guide to First-time Visitors to Italy
Etruscan bronze coin, wheel/anchor series, 300-200 BCE. Museo Archeologico - Arezzo, Italy.

A bull, a dragon, and a bear on the marble wall of the Tower of Pisa, Italy.
Let’s go! Andiamo! Abeamus! Vamonos! Tayo Na! Ikimashou!
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