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Taormina's Greek theatre, its tiny nature-reserve island and its chequered piazza are all worth the climb, but not at midday. Here is how tickets, the cable car, the festival and the hours fit together.
Entering Capri's Blue Grotto means lying flat in a four-person rowboat while a skipper hauls you through a metre-high gap in the cliff. Here is how the tickets, the timing and the sea decide whether you get in.
Plan Cinque Terre around the right rail-and-trail card, a timed Via dell’Amore slot and the route closures that shape a first visit to its five villages.
Plan La Pelosa around its 2026 reservation cap, the 48-hour ticket release and a strict sand-protection rule, then use the evening window or quieter Stintino beaches well.
Italy’s SS163 is only 50 kilometres long, but it holds a lifetime of switchbacks, lemon groves, and sea-view lunches. Here is how to do it without white knuckles.
