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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