Remember the 6 “P’s”":

Prior‍ ‍Proper‍ ‍Planning‍ ‍Prevents‍ ‍Poor‍ ‍Performance

This does seem a bit coarse, but is nonetheless true. You must prepare yourself appropriately for travel, no matter where you are going. You must take in consideration the time of year, the weather, how you will be getting from point A to point B, what the exchange rate is, how much cash to have on hand, and even the local activities that may be going on in your desired destination. For example, in August Italy literally shuts down - no joke. Anyone that can take a holiday does making anything that deals with tourism that much more complicated to navigate.

We have brought our experience of both traveling and living in Italy to this website to make sure that we help you have the best experience possible when traveling abroad. The following are our recommendations for getting the most out of your vacation when traveling to Italy and the EU: