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Useful Info for Cities
Places to Stay: hostelworld.com, airbnb.com, hipmunk.com, budgetplaces.com
Getting around -Plan Train Trips, Eurolines, Skyscanner, Google Flights, Seat61
Packing: What to Pack, Packing cont.
Things to get/bring:
Tips:
Souvenirs
France
Marseille
Netherlands
Amsterdam
Czech Republic
Prague
Vienna
Budapest
Italy
Rome
Naples
Pompeii/Herculaneum
Path of the Gods
Positano
Florence/Firenze
Croatia
Split
Hvar
Dubrovnik
Cafés
Kotor
Barcelona
Cafés
Marseille Airport
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Useful Info for Cities

Places to Stay: hostelworld.com, airbnb.com,

hipmunk.com, budgetplaces.com

Getting around -Plan Train Trips, Eurolines,

Skyscanner, Google Flights, Seat61

Packing: What to Pack, Packing cont.

Sim cards: Free 50Gb Plan (Great for Europe, worked in

all European countries on this list, received 3G and
sometimes 4G signal).

Things to get/bring:
❏ microsd card (covered)
❏ TRAVEL INSURANCE - Covered
❏ Camera backpack (covered)
❏ lock for backpack - (covered)
❏ packing cubes (2) - (covered)
❏ shopping bag that rolls up into a ball (covered)
❏ earplugs - get while traveling if needed
❏ travel backpacks (2) - covered
❏ Daypack - covered
❏ Photocopies of important documents and print reservations (photocopies done, prints
done)
❏ Toothbrush cover (covered)
❏ Power strip (at home)
 ❏ journal (covered)
❏ book (if space available)
❏ swim trunks!!! (at home)
❏ water bottle (covered)
❏ adapters for Italy, Croatia (covered)
❏ plug adapter (covered)
❏ sunglasses (at home)
❏ Flip-flops (at home)
❏ make playlist - (done)

Tips:
➔ Look into New Europe tours (free walking tours of cities that show you what to do/where
to go in a short time)

➔ Look for hostels that advertise “For Backpackers” or “Run by Backpackers”. Once
you've found a hostel book it directly with the hostel! Hostel booking sites skim 20% of
profits which the hostel could have used to make you happier and their staff happier. If
the hostel doesn't have online booking off their website just shoot them an email and say
you'll be there tomorrow with cash. Ask if they can give a small discount. They'll
probably be happy to do so.

➔ Search Hostels by Price (Low to High) and then look for ratings above 80%, book for a
couple of days at a time to see if you like the hostel.

➔ http://www.danvineberg.com/do-i-need-to-book-a-hostel/#

➔ The night before you travel to a new city load up the location of your next hostel on
Google maps. It should stay loaded up offline giving you an interactive map which is
extremely helpful.

➔ Type "okay maps" into google maps on your phone and you can use the map offline! You
can even see the GPS dot

➔ Use Groupon to look for deals on activities

 ➔ Go to the grocery store/deli and point at dried meat and cheeses. Get a nice dinner for
under 5 euro. Also gets you out of the apartment/hostel early for breakfast.

➔ If someone looks suspicious look right at them, pickpockets look for people that aren't
paying much attention.

➔ Look into inter-city buses instead of trains! Often a much cheaper and more comfortable
form of transport between major cities, they sometimes have free wifi, and can be booked
last minute.

➔ McDonald's always has free Wi-Fi

➔ Go to malls for free bathrooms, if you see "WC" in the street, they are almost always
paying.

➔ Make photocopies of passports and other Identification. Leave a set with someone you
trust, take a set with you that is separate from the originals, and carry your originals. If
the originals are lost or stolen, you have documentation.

Souvenirs
- Keep all tickets/passes, etc.

Amsterdam: postcard, stroopwafels (grocery stores), Best souvenir shops, Ajax memorabilia,
Delftware, Diary of Anne Frank, HEMA store, cheese (gouda), clogs, Nijntje Knuffe, Seat
Covers, flag

Prague: postcard, visit Manufaktura, marionettes (wooden), Havelský Market, Bohemia

crystals, flag

Vienna: postcard, Lobmeyr crystal (visit showroom), porcelain dolls, all things mozart,
chocolate, Manner (next to St Stephen's Cathedral), sisi cookies, flag

Budapest: postcard, paprika, Herend porcelain, Ajka crystal, Hollo Muhely, Central Market
Hall, hand-forged knives, handmade lace, flag

Rome: postcard, things from the Vatican, Papiro, hand painted ceramics, trevimage photos ,
Italian souvenir ideas , vespa , gladiator gear, mini calendars, masks, jewelry, balsamic vinegar,
cheap soccer jerseys, Travertino, Murano glass, tea towels, ancient coins, frames for glasses, flag
Naples: postcard, get some nativity figurines on Via San Gregorio Armeno, Crèche Pieces,
Masquerade Masks, Pulcinella, music boxes, marinella ties

Pompeii: postcard, look in souvenir stores

Path of the Gods: postcard, look in gift shop in Bomerano/Positano

Florence: postcard, Leather School, San Lorenzo and Mercato Nuovo, small wooden
pinocchios, stamped leather bookmarks, coin purses, miniature statues, Pusateri, scarves

Split: postcard, lavender, Nadalina chocolate, ties (where they originated), prints, licitar hearts

Krka: postcard, souvenir shop

Hvar: postcard, lavender, honey with scents of rosemary/lavender, The Coral Shop, UNESCO
lace

Dubrovnik: postcard, shops in Old Town, Casa Croatia, Poprsnica, flag

Kotor: postcard, Cats of Kotor Art, shops in Old Town

Barcelona: postcard, ceramic mosaic bulls, gift shop in Casa Mila, shops in Poble Espanyol,
Barca gear, Catalan flag, Espardenyes, vinyl stickers, flag

Marrakech: postcard, go to medina/souks, argan, poufs, scarves, tea set

Casablanca: postcard

Rabat: postcard

Fes: postcard, ceramics, leather, rugs/carpets

France
Marseille
Getting Around:
❏ 72 hour passes for us both - 21.60€
 ❏ Marseille - Aix-en-Provence - around 20€ depending on day and times.
❏ Marseille - Montpellier - 36€ aller - retour (leaves at 9 arrives at 11:25, return: leaves at
6:10 arrives at 8:35). Gives us about 7 hours in Montpellier.

Total: 77€

Things to do:
❏ Day trip to Aix-en-Provence (Friday or Saturday)
❏ Day trip to Montpellier (Friday or Saturday)
❏ Basilique Notre Dame de la Garde (bus #60 from vieux port)
❏ Parc National des Calanques (Cassis, Sormiou, Morgiou, Sugiton) - free
❏ Old Port - public area
❏ Fort Saint-Jean - free
❏ Le Panier - public area
❏ Vallon des Auffes - public area
❏ Abbaye Saint Victor - 4€ to go into crypts
❏ Cathedral de la Major - free
❏ Palais Longchamps - must see, free
❏ Parc de Figuerolles - free
❏ Prado Beach - public area
❏ Palais du Pharo - free
❏ La corniche - public area (bus #83 from vieux port)
❏ Castle of If - must see, 20€ for ferry roundtrip
❏ Parc Borely - public area
❏

Places to eat:
❏ La Table De Casimir
❏ Opera Burger
❏ Hispano

Netherlands
Amsterdam
Weather - April-May (unpredictable, be prepared, Rainy/Cloudy/in the 50’s)

Notes:
Pickup IAmsterdamCard - Amsterdam Airport Schiphol: I amsterdam Visitor Information
Centre Schiphol Airport, Arrivals Hall 2: Holland Tourist Information

Emergency number: 112

I Amsterdam King's Day information

-When you are in Leidseplein, look for a place called Boom Chicago back in the corner of the
square and grab one of their free city guides.

Getting Around:

Bicycling - http://www.starbikesrental.com/, bike tour (Orange Bikes)

Tips:
ALWAYS STAY TO THE RIGHT
● Cars will keep an eye out for you but trams will not.
● Many streets have bicycle lanes. Stay in these lanes as much as possible.
● Sometimes you will share these bicycle lanes with scooters. Watch out for them when
turning.
● Most rental bikes are brightly colored; this is so the rest of us know to watch out for you.
● Be sure to follow the unwritten rules of cycling in Amsterdam
● Rent a bike at MacBike behind the Hard Rock Cafe in Vondelpark, take the free ferry
behind the train station, and ride up the coast for hours. They have bike trails that are
essentially freeways-for-cycling

Canal tours - Those Dam Boat Guys, Rederij Kooij

Tips:

● Sometimes if a boat is already half full -- and all good seats are taken -- it's better to wait
for the next one, or use a different company.
● If you want to take good photos, look for a boat with an open area, or make sure you sit
near a window that opens.
● Bring a drink or snack yourself rather than buying something overpriced on board.
● If you see a large group of kids or a loud group of tourists, take another boat. The noise
inside can be deafening, and you'll have trouble hearing the guide (on tape).
● At the end of the ride, you have an opportunity to tip the captain. This is completely up to
 you. I only do so if and when he has shown an interest. E.g. sometime they stop the taped
tour guide and provide extra details themselves.

Things to do:
❏ FREE Walking Tour of Amsterdam
❏ Keukenhof (bus ride out of town) - 32€ (paid)---- Buy combi bus tickets from Visitor
Information Centres in Central station and at Schiphol
❏ Rijksmuseum - 30€ ----- Go here after Anne Frank House ( 5€ off with city card)
❏ Artis Zoo - 41€ (city card)
❏ Micropia - 15€ (city card)
❏ Van Gogh Museum - 34€ (city card)
❏ Anne Frank House (pre-book)- 19€ ---- GET IN LINE BY 8:30, buy tickets!
❏ F.o.a.m - 15€ (city card)
❏ Vondelpark - Public Place
❏ The Jordaan - Public Place
❏ Red Light District - public place
❏ Hermitage (city card)
❏ Royal Palace - (public place)
❏ Rembrandt Park (public place)
❏ Museum Our Lord in the Attic
❏ Museum of Handbags
❏ Maritime Museum
❏ See the "I Am Amsterdam" sign (between the van Gogh Museum and Rijksmuseum)
(free)
❏ Go to the Nemo Science Museum and walk up the steps on the side of the building and
go to the roof, great view of the city. (free)
❏ Walking tour of famous doors (free)
❏ Dam Square (public place)
❏ Old Church
❏ The Waag (public place)
❏ The balcony of the OBA (Public library), close to the central station
❏ NDSM-wharf - 10 minutes by free ferry and a large area is there to explore.
❏ Flower Market (free)
❏ Begijnhof - Big court in Amsterdam (public place)
❏ Climb the tower of the Westerkerk (Western church next to Anne Frank house) (free)
❏ Free Concert Thursday 12:30
❏ Take the NDSM ferry from Central Station (free)
❏ Rembrandtplein (public place)
Places to stay:

Mercure Hotel Amsterdam Airport (booked through booking.com)

Places to eat:

Eat FEBO at least once.

Eat cheese when here, poffertjes, and pannenkoeken, raw herring (stands everywhere), liquorice
Get stroopwafel Winkel at the Noordermarkt (not on Sunday)
Albert Cyup Markt (Large market) (9-5 mon-sat)
Omelegg - City Centre - great for breakfast (7-4 mon-fri/ 8-4 sat-sun)
Gartine - good french food (wed-sun 10am-6pm)
PIQNIQ - good cheap food (9am-5:30 pm)
Jacketz Oud-West - veg. /vegan (12 pm- 10pm Sun-Thur/ 12pm- 11pm Fri-Sat)
Lombardo's - great American style food (11am-9pm)
Pannenkoekenhuis Upstairs - pancake house (12pm- 6pm)
Leeman Döner - kebab (10 am-12 pm Wed-Thur, 9am-10pm Fri, 11am-10pm Sat)
Da Portare Via - Great pizza (12pm-10pm)
Winkel 43 - Dutch food (8am-1am Wed-Thur, 8am-3am Fri, 7am-3am Sat)
The Butcher - best burgers in Amsterdam (11-23:30 Sun-Thur, 11-1 am Fri-Sat)
Vleminckx on Voetboogstraat - best fries (11am-7pm, Thur 11am-8pm)
Frens Haringhandel - Dutch food (11am- 5 pm)
Snappers Resto-Bar - International (5 pm-1 am Wed-Thur, 5pm-3am Fri-Sat)
Geflipt Burgers-Burgers (11:30 am- 9:30 pm Wed-Thur, 11:30am-10:30 pm Fri-Sat)

Cafés
Ivy & Bros - vegetarian cafe (10:00 am - 7:00 pm)
De laatste Kruimel - best cafe in Amsterdam (8:00 am - 8:00 pm)
Greenwoods - vegetarian cafe (9:30 am - 6:00 pm) (open until 7:00 pm Friday and Saturday)
Greenwoods Keizersgracht (9:00 am - 6:00 pm)
Cafe Zeezicht (9:00 am - 10:00 pm)
The Happy Pig Pancake Shop Amsterdam - best pancakes in town (9:00 am - 7:30 pm) (open until 6
p.m. on Wednesday)
Melly's Cookie Bar - looks amazing (9:00 am - 6:00 pm)
Moods Coffee Corner (8:30 am - 2:00 pm) (open until 5:30 Saturday)

Czech Republic
Prague
Weather - (Rainy/Cloudy High 50’s Low 60’s)
Notes:

-eat outside the old city/district for great food at fantastic prices

Things to do:

❏ Sandemann's New Europe tour (free) - starts at Old Town Square in front of Cartier store
❏ Vysehrad Castle
❏ Vrtba Gardens- 4€
❏ Karluv Most (Public Place) - 10€
❏ Old Town Square with the big clock (Public Place)
❏ St. Vitus Cathedral - free
❏ Castle District- free
❏ John Lennon Wall - free
❏ Mala Strana- free
❏ Lobkowicz Castle/Museum 12€
❏ Bike tour (can show you most of the city in one day)
❏ Spanish synagogue
❏ Malostranske Namesti Square - Free
❏ New Town - Free
❏ Petrin Hill - Free
❏ Go to top and take pictures

Places to Stay: Hostel Santini (booked)

Places to eat:

Pastar Restaurant and Food Shop - great food shop (?)

Restaurant Lvi Dvur - cheap good food (11:00 am - 11:00 pm)
Divine - one of the best (11:30 am - 11:00 pm)
Etnosvet - vegan (5:00 pm - 11:00 pm, 12:00 pm - 4:00 pm)
Palanda - burgers (11:00 am - 11:00 pm, CLOSED SUNDAY)
Lheka Hlava -yas..just yas.. (12:00 pm - 11:30 pm)
Atelier - Mediterannean (CLOSED SUNDAY, Monday - 6:00 pm - 11:30 pm, 11:30 am - 11:30 pm)
Maria Rilke - typical Czech food (11:00 am - 11:00 pm)
Mlejnice - Czech food (11:00 am - 11:30 pm)
U Maliru - Czech food (12:00 pm - 11:00 pm)
Butchers - cheap American food (11:00 am - 11:00 pm)
St.Martin - Czech food (?)
Cantina - Mexican food (11:00 am - 11:00 pm)
Brasserie Meating Point (7:00 am - 12:00 am)
Svata Klara (small portions) (6:00 pm - 1:00 am) (not open Sunday or Monday)

Cafés
Chocoffee - chocolate cafe (10:00 am - 7:00 pm, 12:00 pm - 6:00 pm Sunday)
Cafe Ebel - one of the best in town (8:30 am - 8:00 pm)
Tricafe - little gem (8:30 am - 8:00 pm)
Cacao - MUST GO (8:30 am - 10:30 pm)
Cafe Creperie Pod Vezi (11:00 am - 10:00 pm)
Muj Salek Kavy (9:00 am - 10:00 pm)

Austria

Vienna
Weather -Avg. 15c, third wettest month, cloud 31% of time

Notes:

- Take at least half a day to visit Schoenbrunn Palace and gardens

- Hang out at Naschmarkt (deli and food market with nice restaurants and cafes; flea market on
Saturdays) and less crowded Karmelitermarkt; visit Film and Food Festival in front of Vienna
City Hall.

Things to do:

❏ Historic Center of Vienna (free)

❏ Schoenbrunn Palace/Schonbrunner Gardens (behind palace) (must see) - 35€ (buy grand
tour tickets w/guide there)
❏ Staatsoper(State Opera House (8€ tickets for both standing room)) -How to Get Standing
Room Tickets for the Vienna State Opera
❏ Belvedere Palace 34 € (buy tickets at entrance)
❏ St. Stephen’s Cathedral (catacombs, tour inside the cathedral on the left side) 9€
❏ Central Cemetery Famous Graves -- Free
❏ Ringstrasse - Take tram ride or walk around to familiarize yourself with the city. Tour on
tram (25 mins)
❏ Globe Museum - 8€
❏ Rathausplatz - Free
❏ Natural History Museum - 10€
Places to stay: Cheap Shared Room (booked)

Places to eat:

Naschmarkt (outdoor market) (6:00 am - 7:30 pm)

Die Metzgerei (11:00 am - 11:00 am)
Mini (6:00 pm - 11:45 pm)
XXL - ridiculous portions (11:00 am - 10:30 pm)
El rincón de Don Quijote (6:00 pm - 11:00 pm)
Restaurant Schonbrunner Stockl (10:00 am - 11:00 pm)
Finkh (5:00 pm - 12:00 am)
Gmoa Keller (11:00 am - 12:00 am)
Kuishimbo (must try) (12:00 pm - 9:00 p.m.)

Cafés
Cafe Wortner (8:00 am to late at night)
Konditorei Heiner (best cafe) (?)
Cafe Sacher (2nd best cafe) (8:00 am - 12:00 am)
Phil - Other great cafe (9:00 am - 1:00 am)
Demel - (9:00 am - 7:00 pm)
Cafe Eiles (7:00 am - 11:59 pm)
Wiener Wiaz Haus (10:00 am - 10:00 pm)
Leones Gelato - one of the top in Europe (8:00 am - 6:00 pm)

Hungary
Weather - 60's, can rain often

Notes:

-Tipping is included
-wifi in most places
-have to pay for bus at the station (can't pay driver directly)

Budapest
Notes: http://welovebudapest.com/

Things to do:

❏ Thermal Baths - 32€ (buy at the baths) - Be sure to keep your entry and towel rental
receipts separate.
❏ St.Stephens Basilica - 4€ for observation deck and recommended donation
 ❏ Castle Hill - 7€ to take funicular up (buy there)
❏ River cruise at sunset - 29€ nighttime (booked)
❏ Palvolgyi Caves - 8€ (buy there)
❏ Sunday Market - Near ruin pubs in a courtyard, Sunday morning. (public place)
❏ Varkert Bazar - must see (public place)
❏ Janoshegy - reachable by hiking (a good way can be from Normafa, last station of 21,
21A bus, a nice 30 min. walk) or by Libego (chairlift).
❏ Liberty Square - (public place)
❏ Buda Castle - 3€ (at entrance)
❏ Danube Memorial - free, near Parliament building
❏ Fisherman Bastion - (public place)
❏ Heroe's Square- (public place)
❏ Vajdahunyadvar Castle - 7€ (at entrance)
❏ Hospital in the Rock Nuclear - 13 € (at entrance)
❏ Chain Bridge - landmark
❏ Parliament Building - 7€ for tour (buy at entrance)
❏ Matthias Fountain - landmark
❏ Kossuth Lajos Sq. - landmark
❏ Andrássy Avenue - landmark
❏ Central Market Hall - (public place)
❏ Vorosmarty Square - (public place)
❏ Dohany Street Synagogue
❏ Stand on the Pest side of the river and watch the sunset from a bridge.

Places to Stay: Carpe Noctem (booked)

Place to Eat:

Canteens (4€ 2-course meals, near businesses)

Comme Chez Soi - #1 in Budapest (Sat. 12:00pm-11:30pm, Mon-Wed. 12:00 pm - 11:30 pm)
Local Korner - best pizza in town (Sat. 10:00am-9:30pm, Mon-Wed., 08:00 am - 9:30 pm)
Tuning Bar&Burger - best burgers in town ( Sat 12:00 pm - 11:45 pm, Sun 12:00 pm - 10:00 pm,
Mon- Wed 12:00 pm - 11:00 pm)
Bors Gasztro Bar - great cheap fast food (11:30 am - 9:00 pm)
Lucky 7 Burgers & More - burgers burgers burgers ( 12:00 pm- 12:00 am)
Mazel Tov - Falafel and hummus (Sat.12:00 pm - 2:00 am, Sun.12:00 pm - 12:00 am, Mon-Wed 6:00
pm - 2:00 am)
Hummus Bar (Mon-Fr: 11:00-22:00, Sat-Sun: 12:00-22:00)
The Blue Rose (Kék Rózsa) - cheap, looks delicious (11:00 am - 10:00 pm)
Sophie & Ben Bisztro - great burgers (11:00 am- 10:00 pm)
Pizza <3 Me - good cheap pizza (11:00 am-4:00 am Sat, Sun-Tues 11am-2am
Menza (10am-12 am)
Ruben - great cheap food (12 pm- 12 am)
Macesz Bistro - great bistro( 12pm-4pm, 6pm-12pm)
Kéhli - nice restaurant (12pm-12am)

Cafés
Cat Cafe - must go (12pm-8pm)
Gelarto Rosa - must try ice cream (10am-10pm)
Walzer Cafe - best in Budapest (10am-6pm)
Auguszt Cukraszda (Sat 11am-6pm, Mon-Fri 9am-7pm)
A la Maison Breakfast and Brunch (8am-5pm)
Cafe Intenzo - looks amazing (Mon-Fri 11am-11:50pm, Sat-Sun 11:30am-11:50pm)
Ruszwurm - best pastry in Budapest (10am-7:30pm)
Gerbeaud House - one of the best cafes in Europe (9am-9pm)
Múzeum Café - one of the best (Mon-Sat 12:00pm - 3:00pm, 6:00pm - 12:00am)

Italy
Notes:

Language:

-Words ending with an 'i' in Italian are masculine plurals. Be aware that sometimes we use the
plural in English as a singular. Panini is plural, never order a panini. Order a panino, the singular
form. 1 panino, 2 panini. 1 cappuccino, 2 cappucci.

-'questo.' means 'this.' A lot of pizza places (usually called "Pizza Rustica" or "Pizza Taglia")
are walk-up joints, where you choose some pizza from a couple of types, they cut it into
rectangles for you, wrap it in paper, and you eat it while walking around. You should know
'questo' and 'basta' for those places. Point at the pizza you want and say 'questa' (o/a for
gender, try to keep that in mind when you can. Questa pizza, questo panino.) and they will kind
of pantomime out how much you want. When they get to the right size, say 'basta', which means
enough.

-Do your research on scheduled strikes. Google "Italy train strikes" and there's a variety of kind
people who translate the strike notices. The Frecce almost always run during strikes, but
infrequently, and it's better to be aware of what's going on.

*For Gelato, if the Gelato is piled high and covered in syrups and made to look big and beautiful,
it's really compensating for the bad flavor. Real gelato is either flat in the bowl, or covered by a
lid and you can't even see it.
Notes:

- Planning in Rome

- Colosseum - (Also, for great distance and wide-angle photos of the Colosseum, go up the road,
Via Dei Fori Imperiali a couple hundred meters, there is an upward hill you can walk, with
viewpoints over the city. From here you will have some very nice pictures of the entire
Colosseum building, which can be a bit difficult to take up close.)

-To go to St.Peters Basicila, instead of exiting and walking ¾ mile, walk out of Sistine Chapel
and there is a closed door that is sometimes guarded.

-Go to the suburb of Ostia for Ostia Antica. You will probably have an full city of ancient ruins
to yourself.

-Borhese museum: Don't climb the staircases to the second floor, the entrance is actually
beneath that.

- Go straight to the Sistine Chapel before it fills up with people (No foto, silencio) and then
double back to enjoy the rest at your own pace.

-Go to the Roman Forum before the Colosseum - the ticket is valid at both, and the line is much
shorter at the forum.

Rome
Weather - 60s - 70s, sunny

❏ Vatican City Museum/Sistine Chapel - 24€ (booked)

❏ St.Peter’s Basilica - (public place)
❏ Colosseum/ Forum/ Palatine Hill 19€ (booked)
❏ Fontana di Trevi - landmark
❏ Pantheon - Free
❏ Piazza Navona - (public place)
❏ Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore - free
❏ Centro Storico - landmark
❏ Galleria Borghese - 17€ (booked, pickup at entrance)
❏ Piazza della Rotonda - Public Place
❏ Spanish steps - Free
 ❏ Trastevere (Neighborhood) - Free
❏ Largo di Torre Argentina - landmark
❏ Piazza della Repubblica - landmark
❏ Santa Maria degli Angeli e dei Martiri - free
❏ Basilica di San Giovanni - Free
❏ Capitoline Museum - 28€ (buy at entrance)
❏ Bagni di Carcalla 10€ (buy at entrance)
❏ Parco degli Acquedotti - landmark
❏ Church of San Luigi Dei Francesi - Free
❏ Santa Maria Del Popolo - Free
❏ Santa Maria della Vittoria for the Bernini - Free
❏ Church of Sant'Ignazio di Loyola- Near Pantheon
❏ Knights of Malta keyhole - Free
❏ Giardino Aranci - (great views of the city) Free
❏ Via Condotti - street
❏ Ponte Sisto - landmark
❏ Colle del Gianicolo - landmark
❏ Campo de Fiori - landmark
❏ Via del Governo Vecchio - street

Map: Map

Rome Itinerary:

Wednesday 5/11 - Walking around get to know the city, Fontana di trevi at night, Colosseum at
night, Ponte Sisto, Basilica di Santa Maria di Tratstevere, Colle del Ginaicolo, Trastevere at
night

Thursday 5/12 - 6:30 a.m. - 8:30 a.m. Visit St Peter's Basilica

10:00 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. Vatican City Museum/Sistine Chapel
1:30 - 2:30 p.m. Lunch
2:30 p.m. Santa Maria del Popolo
3:00 Via Condotti
5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. Galleria Borghese

Friday 5/13 - 8:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Colosseum/Forum/Palatine Hill

12:30 - 1:30 p.m. Lunch
1:30 p.m. 2:15 p.m. Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore
2:15 p.m. Piazza Della Repubblica
2:30 p.m. Santa Maria degli Angeli e dei Martiri
3:00 p.m. Santa Maria della Vittoria
 4:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. Capitoline Museum

Saturday 5/14 - Piazza Navona (go at night)

Campo de Fiori
Pantheon
Church of Sant'Ignazio di Loyola
San Luigi dei Francesi
Largo di Torre Argentina
Fontana di Trevi
Spanish Steps (go at night)
Centro Storico
Piazza della Rotonda
Basilica di San Giovanni
Bagni di Caracalla (?)
Knights of Malta Keyhole
Giardino degli Aranci
Parco degli Acquedotti

Places to eat:

L'Insalata Ricca - chain of nice quick lunch/dinner places (10:00 am - 12:00 am)
Dar Poeta - best pizza in town (12:00 pm - 1:00 am)
Pizzarium Bonci - fast good pizza (11:00 am - 10:00 pm)
Da Michele - good italian food (12:30 pm - 3:00 pm, 7:00 pm - 11:00 pm)
Flavio Al Velavevodetto - nice restaurant (12:30 pm - 3:00 pm, 7:30 pm - 11:30 pm)
Da Armando al Pantheon - great food, great service (near Pantheon) (7:00 pm - 11:00 pm
12:30 pm - 3:00 pm (only these hours on Saturday)
Mordi e Vai - fantastic sandwiches (8:00 am - 2:30 pm)
Osteria Bonelli - great diner (1:00 pm - 3:30 pm, 8:00 pm - 11:30 pm)
Mesob - amazing Ethiopian food (7:00 pm - 12:00 am)
I Pizzicaroli - #1 on TripAdvisor (11:30 am - 11:00 pm)
Pizza Zizza -pizza, desserts, etc. #2 (11:55 am - 9:00 pm)
Ciacco Bacco -mediterranean, italian (11:00 am - 3:30 pm, 6:00 pm - 10:30 pm)
Da Simo -sandwiches and paninis (11:00 am - 8:30 pm)
Pan Divino -sandwiches (12:00 pm - 8:00 pm)
Panino Divino - great sandwiches (10:00 am - 9:00 pm)
Angrypig -cheeses, meats, sandwiches (11:00 am - 9:00 pm, 10 pm on Saturday)
Borgo -pizzas & sandwiches Affordable (9:30 am - 8:00 pm)
Le Zoccoloette -aperitifs, snack foods, yas… (5:00 pm - 1:00 am)
Pizzeria Loffredo - great Pizza (7:00 pm - 10:30 pm, 12:00 pm - 2:30 pm)
E.G.G. - cheap but great pasta (11:00 am - 6:00 pm, 10 pm on Friday)
Pinsere - fast pizza (9:00 am - 5:00 pm, closed Saturday)
Borgo 139 - great, fresh food (9:30 am - 8:00 pm)
Pastasciutta - fantastic cheap pasta (10:30 am - 6:30 pm)
Il Pastaio di Roma - great pasta (11:00 am - 8:30 pm)
Casa Maestoso - cheap American food (7:00 pm - 10:45 pm)
Pasta Imperiale - great Italian food (12:00 pm - 10:00 pm)
Zizzi Pizza - great pizza (11:00 am - 4:00 am, 6:00 pm - 11:00 pm)

Cafés
Gelateria Come il Latte - best gelato in Rome (day to night)
La Casa del Caffe Tazza d Oro - amazing cafe (7:00 am - 8:00 pm)
Giolitti (7:00 am - 2:00 am)
Fatamorgana - cheap but great gelato (1:00 pm - 12:30 am)
Gelateria Valentino - other best gelato in town (day to night)
Gelateria del Teatro - best ice cream (12:00 pm - 12:00 am)
Cambiovita - excellent Cafe (11:00 am - 11:59 pm)
Verde Pistacchio - nice cafe (10:00 am - 12:00 am, 6:00 pm - 2:00 am Friday & Saturday)
Biscottificio Innocenti - great cookies (8:00 am - 8:00 pm)
La Gelateria Frigidarium - great gelato (10:00 am - 1:00 am)
L'Arena del Gelato - great service and gelato (10:30 am - 10:30 pm)
La Strega Nocciola - amazing gelato (11:00 am - 11:00 pm)
Wonderful Ice Cream - handmade ice cream (9:00 am - 1:00 am)
Gelateria La Romana - great price great gelato (11:00 am - 12:00 am, CLOSED FRI & SAT)
Gelateria del Teatro - delicious gelato (12:00 pm - 12:00 am)

Places to Stay: Bed & Breakfast (booked)

Naples
Weather - mid 60s to 70s, chilly at night

Things to do:

❏ Museo Cappella Sansevero - 12€ (must see)

❏ National Archaeological Museum of Naples - 16€ (museum where all of the Pompeii and
Herculaneum artifacts are) (must see)
❏ Cimitero delle Fontanelle - free (opens at 10 a.m., go then)
❏ Duomo di Napoli - free
❏ Via Caracciolo e Lungomare di Napoli - Best place to walk in Naples
❏ Teatro di San Carlo - Look from outside (oldest opera house in the world)
❏ Via San Gregorio Armeno - famous street
 ❏ Gesu Nuovo Church - free
❏ Complesso Museale di Santa Chiara - free
❏ Spaccanapoli - Neighborhood
❏ Toledo (Stazione della Metropolitana dell'Arte) - Metro station
❏ Royal Palace Napoli (Palazzo Reale Napoli) - 7€
❏ Posillipo - Neighborhood with a great view of Naples
❏ Centro Storico - Historic center district
❏ Visit ruins underneath the San Lorenzo Maggiore church

Places to eat:

Eat sfogliatella
Pizzeria Starita a Materdei - other best pizza in Naples (Sun 7:00pm-12:00 am,
Mon- Sat 7:00pm-12:00am; 12:00pm-3:30pm)
Pizzeria Da Michele - best pizza in Naples (Mon-Sat 11am-11pm)
Sorbillo - some of the best pizza in town (Mon-Sat 12:00pm-3:30pm,
7:00pm-12:00am)
Pizzeria 50 Kalo di Ciro Salvo - great pizza (12:30–4PM, 7:30PM–12:30AM)
Pizzaria La Notizia - other best pizza (7:30 pm - 12:30 am)
GioGio e Carmen Paninoteca e Crostoneria - delicious paninos (Sun 7pm-2am, Tue-Wed 6:30pm-
2:00am)

Caseificio Marigliano - some of the best food in Italy (Sun 7:00 am-3:00pm, Mon-Wed 7:00am-
8:00pm)
Decumano 31 - great cheap food (9:00 am - 9:30 pm)
La Masardona - Fried pizza (delicious apparently) (Mon-Wed 7am-4pm)
Nero Sushi Japanese Restaurant - best sushi in Naples (currently changing loc.)
La Campagnola - Pizzeria & Trattoria - good food all around (11:30am-3:30pm, 7:30pm-11:00 pm)
Da Donato dal 1956 Antica Trattoria e Pizzeria - great cheap food (7:30pm-10:00pm, 12:45pm-
2:55pm)
Pizzeria Napoli In Bocca - some of the best pizza in town (10am-6pm)
Trattoria Da Nenella - fun experience, cheap food (Mon-Wed 12:00 pm - 4:00 pm)

Cafés
Patisserie Capparelli - best bakery in town (7am-8:30pm)
Bar Mexico - great coffee (n/a)
Gay Odin - great ice cream (Mon-Fri 9:30am-8:00am)
Fantasia Gelati - best gelato (n/a)
Dolce Idea di Gennaro Bottone - great desserts (Sun 10am-2pm, Mon-Wed 9:30 am - 2:00 pm, 4:00
pm - 8:00 pm)
Antico Forno delle Sfogliatelle Calde Fratelli Attanasio - must try dessert (6:30-19:30 closed
mondays)
Gran Caffe Ciorfito - nice cafe (n/a)
La Sfogliatella Mary - best pastries in Naples (7:30 am - 8:30 pm, closed Mon)
Giovanni Scaturchio - great desserts (7:30 am- 8:30 pm)
Pasticceria Mignone - great pastries (8:00 am - 9:00 pm)
Pasticceria Bar Al Capriccio - desserts (n/a)
Casa Infante - best ice cream in town (10am-10pm, Sat-Sun 10am-11:30pm)

Place to Stay: In Center - 84€ (booked)

Pompeii/Herculaneum
Things to do:

Ancient Pompeii - (40€ for both sites)

Herculaneum

Notes:

-Download Rick Steves' free guide and print out his map

http://www.pompeiisites.org/allegati/pompei_ing%20Finale_150306115812.pdf

-There are two Stations at Pompeii: The first is 'POMPEI', while the second is 'POMPEI SCAVI'.
The station you want is 'POMPEII SCAVI'.

-You can purchase your tickets in the small newsagents found to the right of Sorrento station. It
currently costs 2.20€ one way.

-I will suggest that you buy return tickets here in order to save faffing about at the other end. You
will be far too hot and tired from 3 or 4 hours of walking around in the baking hot sun to stand in
more queues. When travelling back you will need to return to Pompeii Scavi station.

-Remember to validate your return tickets in the push box by the doors leading out to the
platform. If you forget and are asked to produce them invalidated to a ticket inspector then
expect to pay a fine.
-You will pick up your train from platform one to Sorrento, which is on the other side of the
platform. If there are any seats spare then try and sit on the right hand side for the return journey.
Remember to take plenty of water and sun cream.

Path of the Gods

(bring lots of water and good walking shoes)

http://www.pathofgods.com/into-the-path/from-east-to-west/from-bomerano-to-nocelle/

http://www.giovis.com/hpage/pathgodstrailbook.pdf

http://www.coopsantandrea.com/en/servizidilinea/servizi_b.asp?id=19

*From Naples, take the train at 6:09, get to Sorrento at 7:17.

Naples-Sorrento Train Timetables

Go from Sorrento (be at bus stop at 8:00 a.m.) → Amalfi (either 10:30 or 11:30) →
Bomerano (either 11:45 or 12:45) (start of path) → arrive in Positano at around either 5 or 6.

Positano - last bus 19:40

http://www.theamalficoast.net/timetables_orari/SITA+Amalfi-Salerno+Amalfi-Sorrento.pdf (bus
timestables)

Positano
Things to do:

Palazzo Murat - landmark

Chiesa di Santa Maria Assunta e Cripta Medievale - landmark

Places to eat:

Casa e Bottega (9am-4pm)

Rada Restaurant (7pm-12am)
Il Ritrovo (9am-11pm)
La Taverna del Leone (13:00 - 15:00, 19:00 - 23:00)
C'era una Volta (18:00 - 0:00, 7:00 - 15:00)
Bar Bagni Da Ferdinando (n/a)
The Brasserie (n/a)

Florence/Firenze
Weather - mid 60s to 70s, a little chilly at night

Notes:

Things to do

-Go to www.lefrecce.it and look for trains from Ancona to Firenze. You will see plenty of trains.

-If you go to Florence and want to see the Uffizi, book online ahead of visiting - otherwise you'll
be in a queue for the entire day!

-Go out to a great restaurant for dinner, but don't go until later. Most Europeans eat dinner
around 9pm, and in Italy it's very common to take your time with a meal. If you go late enough,
you can spend all night unwinding after a busy day of sightseeing with a massive bowl of pasta
and a great bottle of red wine if you feel like drinking.
Grab a huge gelato from Grom and eat it while walking around the city checking out the sights
and sounds.Cross the ponte vecchio and walk up to piazzale michelangelo for a great view of the
sunset/city at night. There are usually street performers or bands playing to add to the ambiance
and there are a few cafes at the top of the hill.

❏ Piazza Michelangelo - landmark, watch the sunset over this

❏ Ponte Vecchio - Watch sunset here (near uffizi)
❏ Duomo - Cathedral of Santa Maria dei Fiore/Campanile di Giotto)- 30€ (buy tickets to
top in front of the duomo) (go early morning or late afternoon)
❏ Baptistery of San Giovanni - close to duomo
❏ Bobboli Gardens - 13€, Pitti Palace is in the same place (close at 6:30) (go same day as
Uffizi)
❏ Accademia Gallery - 20.50€ (booked) 5/19 at 9 a.m.
❏ Uffizi Gallery - 20.50€ (booked) 5/20 at 9 a.m.
❏ Sammezzano Castle - must see
❏ Mercato Centrale - public place
❏ Basilica di Santa Croce - famous graves
 ❏ Centro Storico - public place
❏ Neptune Fountain - landmark
❏ Bargello Museum - 4€
❏ Santa Maria Novella - Free
❏ Palazzo Vecchio - 16€
❏ Piazza della Signoria - Free
❏ Basilica San Miniato al Monte - Free
❏ Cappelle Medicee - 6€
❏ Museo Galileo - Institute and Museum of the History of Science - 18€

Places to eat:

Mercato Centrale (large covered food market) near Piazza San Lorenzo
Panini Toscani - best restaurant in Florence (10:30 am - 5:30 pm)
Aurelio I Re del Lampredotto - must try lampredotto (10:00 am - 6:00 pm)
All'Antico Vinaio - best sandwiches in Florence (go after Uffizi Gallery) (10am-11pm)
Il Bufalo Trippone - great sandwiches (10:30 am - 7:45 pm)
Pane e Toscana - great for lunch or dinner (11:00 am - 9:00 pm)
I'Tuscani 2 - must try steakhouse (Wed-Fri 12:00 pm - 3:30 pm, 6:00 pm - 10:30 pm: Sat-Sun 12:00
pm - 10:30 pm)
Pizza Man De Amicis - best pizza in Florence (6:30pm-10pm, 12pm-2:15 pm)
Amici di Ponte Vecchio Da Stefano - pizza and sandwiches (11:00 am - 7:00 pm)
Sandwichic - sandwiches (11am-9pm)
Gusta Pizza - good pizza (11:30 am - 3:30 pm, 7:00 pm - 11:30 pm)
Salumeria Verdi (Pinos) - great sandwiches (Mon-Sat 8am-8pm)
Gusta Panino - hidden gem, great sandwiches (10:30 am - 12:00 am)
I Due Fratellini - fast food style, amazing sandwiches (9:00 am - 7:00 pm)
Trattoria da Rocco - great, cheap local food (11:00 am - 3:30 pm)
Semel - great for lunch (11:30 am - 3:30 pm)
Il Chicco di Caffè- great local food (8:00 am - 11:30 pm)

Cafés
Marco Ottaviano Il Gelato Gourmet - best gelato in Florence (11am-11:30 pm/Fri 11am-12am)
Gelateria La Carraia - other best in Florence (11:00 am - 12:00 am)
Gelateria dei Neri - other other best in Florence (Wed-Thur 10am - 12am)
Gelateria Santa Trinita - other other other best (near Boboli Gardens) (n/a)
Perche no!... - other great gelato place (12pm-11pm Sat opens @11am)
Edoardo il Gelato Biologico - organic gelato (11:00 am - 11:30 pm)
Antica Gelateria Fiorentina - great ice cream (12:00 pm - 12:30 am)
Vivoli - great gelato (7:30 am - 12:00 am)
Cantina del Gelato - great gelato (12:00 pm - 11:00 pm)
Cantuccio di San Lorenzo - best cookies in town (8:30 am - 7:30 pm)
Shake Cafe - great cafe/juice bar (6:00 am - 10:00 pm)
ITIT Il Sandwich Cafe - good cafe, reliable Wi-Fi (8:00 am - 7:00 pm)
Mordilatte - great ice cream (12:00 pm - 9:00 pm)
Le Vespe Cafe - great for breakfast (9:00 am - 3:00 pm, Sat opens at 10 am)

Places to stay: Hostel (booked)

Croatia
Notes:
○ - Most people speak English, especially younger generation
○ -VIP has good rates and coverage for cell phone. (Data only card - $1.70 a day for 1 gig
of data.)
○ - WC's cost 4 kunas in Split

Split
Weather -60% sunny, avg 18 c temp., 5% chance of rain

(gateway to get buses/ferries to other locations)

Things to do:

❏ Diocletian's Palace - (1-2 hours) free

❏ Cathedral and Bell Tower of St. Domnius - 10€
❏ Tour to Krka National Park - 22€ for tickets at Park (closer to Split) (booked) 58€ for
tour

Places to eat:

Villa Spiza - good for dinner

Dvor - romantic dinner
Pancakes & Creperie Stari Plac - best pancakes in Croatia

Cafés
Creme de la Creme - best cafe in Split
Luka Ice Cream & Cakes - looks amazing

Places to stay: Split Guesthouse and Hostel 39€ (booked)

Hvar
Weather - high 60s, low 70s, mid 50s at night
Notes:

- Can visit other islands easily from here.

- Scooter rentals available on the island.
- Walking trip up to the fortress.
- You can rent dune buggies, sea kayaks, boats and jet skis from a hotel on the Hvar docks.

Things to do:

Pakleni Islands - 10€ to get here

Hvar Fortress - 10€
Dubovica - rent a scooter to get here
Milna - rent a scooter to get here
Jerolim Island - rent boat to get here
Franciscan Monastery - walk from Hvar Town
Sveta Nedelja - south of Hvar
St. Stephens Cathedral - 3€
Olive Tree -
Sveta Nedelja - landmark
Zavala- Beach
Tvrdalj Castle - 6€
Glavica Hill - landmark
Mekicevica - landmark
Island Galesnik - boat here

Places to eat:

Dalmatino - best meal in Hvar (12:00 pm - 12:00 am)

50 Hvar - great burgers and truffle fries!!! (6:00 pm - 2:00 am)
Fig Cafe Bar - looks delicious (9:00 am - 10:00 pm)
Alviz - great for dinner (n/a)
Zori Restaurant - great location, good food (11:00 am - 11:30 pm)
Restaurant Park Hvar - nice restaurant (9:00 am - 2:00 pm, 5:30 pm - 1:00 am)
Junior - best seafood around (1:00 pm - 12:00 am)
Gostionica Mala Milna - great value, beachside (9:00 am - 11:00 pm)
Pizzeria Mizarola - wood fire pizza (n/a)

Cafés
Nonica - nice cafe (n/a)
Carpe Diem Beach - nightlife (9:00 am to 2:00 am)

Places to stay:
Apartment near Center - 108€ (booked)

Dubrovnik
Weather -Avg 20c, raingall affects 13 days of May

Notes:

- Try to find a place to stay within the city walls in Dubrovnik.

- Go to the wall around sunset or early in the day, not in the middle of the day, too crowded.

Old Town (must see) - a lot of Game of Thrones was filmed there, there is even a Game of
Thrones tour that can be done.

❏ Ancient City Walls - 30€ (buy at entrance)

❏ Old Town - (public place)
❏ Dubrovnik Cathedral - free
❏ Cable Car - 18€ (buy there)
❏ Lovrijenac Fortress - 8€ (at entrance)
❏ Lokrum Island - 13€ (buy at docks)
❏ Outdoor Croatia(107€) (booked)

Places to stay:

Nice Apartment Outside Old Town (booked)

Places to eat:

Mea Culpa - great Italian food (9:00 am - 12:00 am)

Oyster & Sushi Bar Bota - highly rated (9:00 am - 1:00 am)
Taj Mahal - Eastern European, Bosnian (10:00 am - 1:00 am)
Restaurant Komin - great barbecue (11:00 am - 11:00 pm)
Azur Dubrovnik - asian fusion (12:30 pm - 11:00 pm)
Horizont - best in Dubrovnik (11:00 am - 11:00 pm)
Pantarul - Croatian, Mediterranean (12:00 pm - 12:00 am) Closed Mon
Nishta - Indian, Vegan (11:20 am - 10:00 pm) Closed Sun
Barba - Mediterranean, Seafood (11:00 am - 10:00 pm)
Presa - Mediterranean, Fast Food (10:00 am - 12:00 am)
Olivia Pizza - pizza (10:00 am - 11:00 pm)
Coffee and Fast Food Yummmi - Burgers, Wings, Mexican, Fast Food (10:00 am - 2:00 am, until
12:00 am Sunday)
Vita Bella - Pizza, Croatian, Mediterranean (10:00 am - 12:00 am, 4:00 pm to 12:00 am Sunday)
Galante - Sushi, Asian, Croatian, Mediterranean (7:00 am - 2:00 am)
Zox Box - Croatian, Mediterranean (10:00 am - 5:00 pm, until 2:00pm on Saturday)
Orsan Yachting Club Restaurant - great food and location (8:00 am - 11:59 pm)

Cafés
Cafe Buza - must go at night (n/a)
Cafe Bar Art - best cafe in town (n/a)
Kavana Teatar - nice cafe (7:00 am - 1:00 am)

Other
Mr.Fresh - Juices, Smoothies, Salads, Frozen Yogurt, Parfaits, Wraps (9:00 am - 9:00 pm)

Kotor
Weather - mid 70's

Bay of Kotor - free

Perast - UNESCO town on Bay of Kotor
Kotor Old City - free
Kotor's Castle - 6€
Walls of Kotor - free
Piazza of the Arms - free
Our Lady of Health - landmark
St. Tryphon Cathedral - 5€
St. Nikola Church - free

Places to eat:

Galerija - seafood (11:00 am - 11:30 pm)

Cesarica - great value lunch (n/a)

Barcelona
Weather - high 60s, low 70s

Things to do:

Park Guell - 14€

Las Ramblas - public place
Placa Reial -Free (Just off Las Ramblas)
Sagrada Familia 30€
Barri Gotic - landmark
Mercat de la Barceloneta - public place
Placa de Catalunya - public place
Mirador de Colón - public place
Montjuic - public place
Casa Batllo - landmark
Palau de la Musica Orfeo Catalana - landmark
Camp Nou - Soccer Stadium
The Basilica of Santa Maria del Mar - look from outside
Parc de la Ciutadella - public place
Monumento a Cristoforo Colombo - public place

Place to stay: http://www.barcelonairporthotel.com/ (booked)

Place to eat:

Agust - good place for late lunch/dinner (7:00 pm - 12:00 am)

The Fish & Chips Shop - great food (1:00 pm - 4:00 pm, 8:00 pm - 11:59 pm)
Foc i Oli - incredible burgers/sandwiches! (7:00 pm - 11:00 pm, 1:00 pm - 4:30 pm)

Cafés
DelaCrem - great cafe (12:00 am - 11:59 pm)
Petit Pot Cafe Bistro - nice cafe (8:00 am - 10:00 pm)
El Petit Princep - yummy food (7:00 am - 8:00 pm)
Il Forno - nice cafe (8:00 am - 9:00 pm)

Marseille Airport
Get Shuttle Bus to train station* - 12€

*The shuttle bus to the station leaves from close to main terminal entrance, about 100 yards from
the MP2 entrance at a guess.You get your rail tickey from a machine near the stop and that
covers the bus.The bus times, which are published on the Airport website, are arranged to
connect with trains. You should check the train times, which are also on the website, because the
do not operate on a regular timetable and there are some big gaps between services at some times
of day.