definitely enough to see sights on your own, but also enough to help you decide if something is worth it to you to get a guided tour. Glam Italia! How To Travel Italy is your glamorous go-to travel guide for experiencing this charming Mediterranean destination. If you like practical tips, insider advice from a local expert, and stress-free planning, then you’ll love Corinna Cooke’s handbook for your dream vacation. Worried all you’ll do is line up for gondolas? Searching for nooks and crannies most tourists miss? Can’t face a sweaty bus and endless selfie stops? Corinna Cooke is a private tour guide specializing in exclusive trips to Italy and has spent more than half her life traveling to Venice. Now she’s here to share how you can escape the crowds, open up the inaccessible, and make your experience totally memorable. She is all about having an immersive experience, getting off the beaten path, finding hidden gems, but still seeing, feeling, and tasting what you’re going to Italy for. Her top travel planning question is “what do you want to experience?” and we go from there.

I write books about my greatest passion in life, traveling in Italy. Every day that I’m not in Italy I am daydreaming about being there. I’m a makeup artist, magazine beauty director, blogger and world traveler. I travel for work and I travel for pleasure. My favorite place in the world to travel to and explore is beautiful Italy.

Does your dream vacation seem out of reach? Discover stress-free, cost-saving, fabulous secrets for planning the ultimate Italian getaway. By night Florence takes on a magical hue, and is quite frankly, breathtaking. Not only do I recommend a long after-dinner amble, but I also have another piece of advice: look up. My book tells you about my favorite 10 gelato shops in Florence (such as Perche No! and Carraia) and what flavors you really must try. In the meantime this post tells you all about artisanal gelato and why you must only buy artisanal when in Italy! 18. Walk At Night

A friend told me the story of how stressed out she was trying to figure her way through the train station in Verona, and how she couldn’t figure out what to do because everything was in Italian. She actually said “ I wish I could have had you there on my phone to help me!”enjoying – or planning – the trip of a lifetime. In Glam Italia! 101 Fabulous Things To Do In Venice , you’ll discover: Plan to spend a little time in the markets and boutiques, do some Christmas shopping, and treat yourself to something special. Just make sure you leave some room in your suitcase for shopping in Florence! 10. Follow The Medici Florence is a very safe city to go strolling at night. Every evening you will see both locals and fellow travelers out for walks, taking in the beauty of the city and no doubt imagining the centuries of life that have taken place on these very same streets. My favorite areas in Florence are on the other side of the Ponte Vecchio in the area known as Oltrarno (other side of the Arno river). image of Oltrarno streets via MagicPlanet.com This one is a no brainer – of course you are going to visit Santa Maria dei Fiore, the Duomo of Florence. This one of the most beautiful buildings in the world and I recommend you walk past it as many times as you can while in Florence!