Is Italy good for a City Break?

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 Ben in Rome

The last stop on this whirlwind tour of Europe is what you’ve all been waiting for. The home of Pizza and Aperol, Italia (Italy for the single-lingual of you).

This was the biggest trip of the 5 where we spent 14 days travelling from north to south with nothing but the shoes on our back, the clothes on our feet, and a whole lot of google translate.


City Break - Milan


We started off in Milan, excited to try the cacio e pepe.

We managed to get ourselves some tickets to the San Siro where we were blessed with some Giroud acrobatics and a sing song with the ultras.

I think I enjoyed it more than the others!



We also took a day excursion to Lake Como, did you know Star Wars was filmed there...

Anyway, we managed to get our books out, enjoy an Aperol, and have a dip in the lake.


City Break - Florence

Next stop Florence, super pretty, lots of little streets to explore and many a statue to pose by.

Not completely to scale I swear!

A bit more expensive than the rest of the cities but would recommend a trip to the Boboli Gardens.


City Break - Rome 

Rome was next up!

Sightseeing, sightseeing, sightseeing.

Colosseum, check.

Spanish steps, check.

Trevi Fountain, check.

Shop that sounds like my name, check.



Etc etc.

It was unreal seeing all these sights I’d only seen in pictures and was amazing when we got to go to the Vatican City.

Just be more discreet when taking a photo of the Sistine Chapel ceiling, the guards have tempers.

Rome was also the home of the cheap jugs of Aperol and pizza.

Here’s a photo:

Looks nice doesn’t it.


City Break - Napoli 

The last stop on our tour was Napoli.

With Dean Martin blasting through the ear drums, we set off to explore.

This was my favourite stop on the tour.

Again, unreal pizza, we went to Sorbillos, very tasty.

Loads of streets to explore and lots n lots of Diego Maradona murals.

We also managed to get a day trip down to the Amalfi coast in for more photoshoots and a last paddle before jetting off home.


Overall rating: 4.7/5

Was great seeing all the different cities as they all had something new to offer. The food was phenomenal and I would highly recommend going. 

Ciao!

Location: Italy

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