WanderingKate

As mentioned in the previous post, this summer I spent 12 days train travelling Italy and I thought I would do a further breakdown of where we went. So without further ado... To begin our trip we flew from London Heathrow to Milan which became our base for the next 4 days. The flight is only 2.5 hours long making it nice and easy. As we arrived fairly late and were staying further out from the centre we had just about enough time to see Milan's Duomo before grabbing a slice of pizza and heading back to the hotel. On our first full day we then went to Lake Como. Varenna is an easy 1 hour train ride from Milan and we then caught the 15 minute ferry over to Bellagio which only cost 9 euros return ticket. We were only here for a day however we have decided we already wish to return for a couple of nights! The next day we then visited Turin which is roughly 1.5 hours from Milan easily reached by train. On our third full day we left Milan and boarded the 2 hour train to Venice fo

In June 2018 I set of on a 12 day adventure, ticking off 7 cities in Italy. One of which was Florence. Prior to this trip I had never been to Florence and it is a place I have only ever heard good things about.  We arrived roughly 3pm at Firenze  Santa Maria Novella (which is the main train station) and it was an easy 3 hour train ride from Venice. Luckily our hotel was a short walk from the station so we were able to head out an explore straight away.  One thing I will note is Florence is not as large as it's fellow Italian cities such as Rome and Milan and we found it very easy walking around and did not use public transport once during our stay.  On the first night we visited the Duomo, it is best to arrive as the sun is setting as it makes the colours of the Duomo stand out so much more. However be aware of pickpockets and for much larger crowds.    Adjacent to the Duomo is Florence's main shopping street. It was full of well known brands such as Zara, Pandora an