In this episode we're continuing our discussion about visiting Italy in the winter. Today we're talking about how different cities and regions change during the cold months. What cities go along with business as usual and which turn to ghost towns? Are things closed in the winter? Does it get cold in southern Italy? In this episode we'll tell you all about it, so you can plan your trip fully prepared.

If you're planning to visit Venice this winter, check out Darcy's article When Does Venice Flood?

Want to learn more about the holiday lights in Salerno? You can visit their website here.

The cities and towns that we talk about in this episode are:

Venice (Veneto)

Florence and Siena (Tuscany)

Perugia (Umbria)

Rome (Lazio)

Naples, Sorrento, Capri, Amalfi Coast (Campania)

Taranto and Locorotondo (Puglia)

Palermo (Sicily)

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It's wintertime in Italy and the most northern bits of Italy know how to make things festive and cozy. In this episode, we're talking about towns in the Italian Alps. These towns are great choices for an Italian winter vacation with skiing, snowshoeing, Christmas markets, mulled wine, and thermal baths.

In case you want to look them up on your own, the towns we're talking about specifically are:

- Gressoney-Saint-Jean (Aosta)

- Gressoney-La-Trinité (Aosta)

- Livigno (Sondrio)

- Tirano (Sondrio)

- Bormio (Sondrio)

- Bressanone/Brixen (Trentino-Alto Adige)

- Merano (Trentino-Alto Adige)

- Bolzano (Trentino-Alto Adige)

We also talk about the Treninio Rosso in Tirano, a scenic train through the Italian Alps, as well as Dolomiti Superski, a project connecting ski facilities, hotels, rental, etc. in 12 towns in the Dolomite mountains.

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In this episode we're talking about more recent news including a story that has struck people internationally about a family who were living off the grid in Abruzzo. We're also talking about the floods in the Friuli-Venzezia Giulia region which killed two people and forced hundred to evacuate. As well as an upcoming ban on e-scooter rental and new outdoor seating regulations in Florence. Lastly, we touch on the Winter Olympics which will be held in Milan and Cortina this February.

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This week we're talking about Italy in the news. In today's episode we'll talk about the upcoming strikes and how they could affect your trip. We'll also talk about the collapse of Torre dei Conti which tragically killed one person, the new deputy president of Tuscany, a landmark law which defines consent, and the ongoing saga with the bridge over the Straight of Messina.

As mentioned in the episode some train journeys and flights are guaranteed during strikes. Here you can find guaranteed trains with Trenitalia and Italo.

Here is a list of guaranteed flights for the strike on November 28. Darcy mistakenly said that flights are guaranteed from 6pm to 7pm on the 28th, but the window is actually 6pm to 9pm according to the National Civil Aviation Authority. Flights departing between 7 and 10 a.m. as well as from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m are guaranteed. Flights are trickier to deal with during a strike, in my opinion, if you plan to travel on November 28 keep a keen eye on any travel apps you use for updates.

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