Italy is the last long stretch of our 73‑day European trip, in September and October 2026. We start in Sicily — Castellammare del Golfo, Palermo, Cefalù, Agrigento and Taormina — then cross to the mainland for Naples, Rome, Rimini and Bologna.
Quick Stats:
Capital: Rome
Currency: Euro (EUR)
Area: 302,073 km²
Population: 58,900,000 (2025)
Day 66 — Walking through two thousand years of Rome
We started the morning the same way as the day before, taking the same metro route back to the Colosseum. This time we entered the Roman Forum and used the Rick Steves audio guide. It was a much [...]
Day 65 — Funnelled Through the Colosseum
We got up, got dressed and headed in the direction of the station. On the way we stopped at a local coffee shop for a quick breakfast: two cappuccinos at €2 each and two cream cornetti at €1.20 each. [...]
Day 64 — Rome in one evening
We left our accommodation at 10:00 and headed to Centrale station. On the way we bought a potato crocchè and a frittatina di pasta. At the station our platform number wasn't showing yet, so we tried them. Both tasted so [...]
Day 63 — A petition for two-day museum tickets
We slept late. All our jam-packed days had finally caught up with us. We had coffee and a quick breakfast with what we had on hand, and Hugo started his workday. Caro washed a few socks and then set off [...]
Day 62 — A full day at Pompeii
We got up, had coffee, ate the leftover pizza and packed a lunch, then headed for the train station. The walk took us past the cheap markets run by immigrants, where clothing goes for as little as €0.50. We took [...]
Day 61 — One last bonus swim
We naturally slept later after yesterday's adventure. We did not really have a plan for today because our Pompeii tickets were booked for tomorrow. A friend who had done roughly the same route a week or two before us mentioned [...]