Tuesday, 3 June 2014
the italy experience.
So sadly, it's nearly close to the end of my stay in Milan. After being here for 3 months, I have to say the thought of leaving this amazing place is rather depressing. I was asked to make a list of things to do, see, eat and whatever else for an aunt who was planning on doing a little tour around Italy in July and then I thought, I might as well share it out to whoever else who needs a little advice when visiting this wonderful country.
Milano
Restaurants
Places To Visit
Markets
- Fiera di Senigallia
Saturday market between 9am - 5pm (Nearest metro: Porta Genova)
http://www.yelp.com/biz/fiera-di-senigallia-milano
(Great market that sells lots of things, shoes, antiques, vintage luggages, cameras, clothes, books, all sorts of things and they are usually quite cheap and negotiable)
- Navigli
On the last sunday of the month: Massive market along the entire Navigli canals.
Transportation
- Single journey tickets that last for 90 minutes are for 1.50 euros or alternatively you could get a day pass, it should say in the metro stations on the ticket machines (english option available). If not, you can also ask for the tickets at the news stands in the metro stations.
- Tickets are needed for the tram (also 1.50 euros for 90 minutes) and they can be purchased at any “Tabacchi” (there will be a big T sign post on the side of the store, just ask for bigletti for tram). Though it is possible to travel without a ticket as the checks are not often but it’s best to have one, to be on the safe side.
- Metros start from 6am in the morning till about midnight. There are some trams and buses that run at night though less.
- Alternatively, it is quite easy to walk around Milan.
Rome
Restaurants
- Fassi
Via Principe Eugenio, 65 00185 Roma
http://www.palazzodelfreddo.it
(Amazing place for gelato, about 3 euros for 4 scoops with a huge amount of flavours)
Places Worth Visiting
- Largo di Como (About 17 different towns surrounding como which you can take a boat around)
- Venice
- Verona
- Cinque Terre
Try to see all 5 of them, you can get a day pass on all trains and buses between the 5 villages for 12 euros p.p at the train station. Best one out of them is probably Vernazza where there are many restaurants by the sea. Expect about 20 euros p.p at least. Focaccia bread is good too.
Note: If you wish to visit all five villages and Florence, maybe the best idea is to find a place to stay in Pisa and travel from Pisa to the different places each day. You can get to Cinque Terre from La Spezia which is just a 8 minute train ride. The train ride from Pisa to La Spezia is about 40 minutes to an hour.
- Pisa
A very good restaurant for the florentina steak (which was the one an Italian friend took us to):
Il Campano
Via Cavalca 19 Pisa
www.ilcampano.com
- Florence
Definitely go up the tower at the Florence Cathedral - great view of the city. Also, try the “florentina” steak when there although in most restaurants, the minimum order is between 800g - 1kg.
- Sardegna
If you are a big fan of the beach, Alghero is a great place to go to. It's extremely quiet and great for a relaxing holiday. You can get around the town and in between beaches with a bus that costs between 1 (if you buy it at new stands) to 1.5 (if you get it directly on the bus) euros per ticket per way. Definitely head into the town centre itself and try out one of the fancy restaurants along the coast outside on the terraces, you'd get a great view of the sunset while enjoying some fantastic seafood dishes (expect at least 25 euros p.p).
Labels: milan, travel
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