eBOOK SUMMARY

So you’ve read all the guidebooks. You know where to go, what to see, and what to eat. But what about the everyday situations that leave non-Italians so perplexed?

  • How do you catch the right train?
  • What are the top items to bring home from your trip?
  • What are the different types of eateries?
  • What should you remember when shopping for clothing?

With humor and plenty of "real life" photos, this handy volume will get you ready for your trip like no other guidebook can.

This eBook contains more than 350+ tips and 190+ original photos to help you navigate Europe's classic destination like a local.

Italian food
The Ape 50cc
Italian gelato
Vecchiette
Pomodori al tonno

Italy from the Inside is a wonderful companion to any traveler. Packed with helpful tidbits on everything from navigating the grocery store to finding affordable and unusual accommodations, this eBook offers a fascinating and often humorous look at Italian life that is uncharacteristic of other travel guides.

Whether you are planning your first trip to Italy or a seasoned traveler, you will feel like you have an Italian friend guiding you every step of the way as you explore this extraordinary corner of the world.
Grazie, Francesca!

Agnes D.,
Washington, USA

I have downloaded this eBook and I find it fun, fascinating and full of very useful facts.

Janda O.,
Washington, USA


WHAT MAKES THIS eBOOK UNIQUE?

Italy From The Inside focuses on cultural insights and take-along info to make your trip high on enjoyment and low on frustration. Traditional travel guides are valuable resources to help you plan places to visit, to lodge and to eat. But if your goal is to visit Italy and don't feel just like another tourist, then Italy From The Inside is for you.

Written by a travel-savvy Italian and enriched with 190+ original photographs of "real life" situations, this eBook will help you travel in Italy as if you’d lived there for years. Synchronize yourself with the Dolce Vita, avoid unnecessary cultural pitfalls, get ready to immerse yourself in a fulfilling travel experience that will make you feel like a local.

But, don't take our word for it!
Read what our eBook clients have to say...

This guide really IS definitive...

I've never read anything that prepares a traveller better for a trip to Italy. Francesca gives up-to-date information and clear explanations of how to cope with every imaginable eventuality - if only I'd had this eBook when I first moved to Italy!

It's indispensable reading!

Deborah Swain, Italy
LivingInItaly.com

My wife and I travel to Italy once or twice a year ... take only one piece of carry on luggage, ride the trains and buses only and try to get close to the culture and the people ...

I hope your book is getting a great response, I think it is a masterpiece ... thanks

Marty and Terri L.,
Wisconsin, USA

Paolo and Francesca:

I wanted to take the time to tell you how much I loved your e-book!  After the very simple checkout process, I downloaded it, and after reading just a few pages online, I printed it and had it bound to take with me on my upcoming trip to Italy. 

I have read no less than 10 of the big name "guide books" about Italy, and none of them had the detail and "hands on" usefulness of your e-book.  Not even close.
 
The practical advice you give is further enhanced with great pictures showing what you are talking about.  The actual pictures of toll lanes and highway signs have already given me a comfort level about renting and driving a car in Italy, a task which many have said can be somewhat intimidating.

This e-book is a must read for anyone taking a trip to Italy, and for the price it is an unbeatable bargain!  Easily the best money I have spent for my trip to Italy. 

I wish I had your e-book when I travelled to Rome in 2000 for my honeymoon.  Please feel free to use my comments on your website so others can experience the comfort level that your e-book provides.  Glad I found it!

Peter L.,
Massachusetts, USA


TABLE OF CONTENTS

  • Introduction

  • Chapter 1 - General Transportation
    • Airports
      • Connections to main cities
      • Italian airlines
      • General airport information
    • Car Rental
      • General car rental information

    • Trains & Stations (download this free chapter now - 700K PDF)
      • Train ticket
      • Night traveling
      • Types of trains
      • General train & station information

    • Buses
      • Bus tickets
      • General bus information
    • Taxi cabs
      • General taxi information
    • Ferries
      • Italian ferry companies
      • General ferry information
    • Highway Traveling
      • Highway payment system
      • Rest areas
      • Sign system
      • General highway information

  • Chapter 2 - Driving in Italy
    • Road signs
    • Parking
    • Mopeds
    • Parking “Italian Style”
    • Gas stations
    • Car details
    • Miscellaneous

  • Chapter 3 - Italian Cuisine
    • Restaurants
    • Table charges and tipping
    • Beverages
    • Dining Italian style
    • The Italian menu
    • Pizza
    • Important restaurant terminology
    • General restaurant information

  • Chapter 4 - Grocery Stores & Other Food Establishments
    • Grocery Stores
      • Alimentari ~ supermarket
      • General grocery store information
      • Italian products to bring back home
    • Specialty Food Stores
    • Italian Food Misconceptions
    • Coffee Houses
      • General coffee house information
      • Italian coffee varieties

  • Chapter 5 - Retail Stores & Money Handling
    • Store hours
    • Tax
    • General shopping information
    • Clothing size comparisons
    • Different types of retail stores
    • Markets

  • Chapter 6 - Hotels & Accommodations
    • Room information
    • Air conditioning and heating
    • General hotel information

  • Chapter 7 - Churches & Museums
    • General church information
    • Church services
    • General museum information

  • Chapter 8 - Hospitals & Medical Assistance
    • Hospitals
      • General hospital information
      • Insurance concern
    • Pharmacies
      • General pharmacy information

  • Chapter 9 - Post Office
    • General post office information

  • Chapter 10 - Telephones
    • Public phones
    • Area codes
    • International calling
    • Emergency phone numbers
    • Other useful numbers
    • Cell phones
    • Internet access
    • General phone information

  • Chapter 11 - Banks & Currency
    • ATM machines
    • Money tips
    • General bank information
    • Currency information: The Euro
    • General Euro information

  • Chapter 12 - Units & Conversions
    • Distance
    • Weight
    • Temperature
    • Volume
    • Power
    • Other conversion resources

  • Chapter 13 - National Holidays
    • Specific holidays
    • Local holidays
    • General holiday information

  • Chapter 14 - Italian Lifestyle
    • Interesting food facts
    • Interpersonal communications

  • Chapter 15 - Miscellaneous Information
    • Miscellaneous

  • Appendix A – Basic Glossary
    • English to Italian

  • Our blog and podcast

  • Conclusion

Italy from the Inside is an indispensable resource for anyone planning a trip to Italy.

As repeat travelers to Italy my wife and I often had to struggle to understand the nuts and bolts of everything from catching a train to tips and more. What a joy it was to begin reading Italy from the Inside as we plan our trip this upcoming summer. My wife, who is normally not a big reader, poured through the first 75 pages at her first sitting and kept commenting “if only we had known that last time.” I especially was glad to find helpful tips on the etiquette of visiting friends and family as we are looking forward to visiting with relatives on this next trip. Great stuff!

Whether this is your first trip, you are a repeat visitor, or just want to learn the ins and outs of daily Italian life you owe it to yourself to read Italy from the Inside for the truly inside view.
Best of all if you have a PDA you will be able to carry the book in your Pocket (thank you for making this a portable file format!!) so that you have the inside scoop wherever you go in Italy.

Italy form the Inside is Eccellente!

Michael G.,
North Carolina, USA


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How to travel on Italian trains

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This guide not only makes me want to go back, but now I'd know how to rent a car, drive myself to all the great eateries, and bring back more than postcards.

Jeff O.,
Washington, USA


WHAT'S AN eBOOK?

Italy From The Inside is not a traditional paper book. It's an eBook.
eBook is short for "electronic book". Our eBook can be downloaded and read on your desktop computer or notebook. You can print parts or all of it, as you wish.
We feature more than 190 color pictures and make it easy for you to access many useful Italy related online travel resources.
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The other "guidebooks" provide information on where to go and what to see, but do not show you how to perform everyday activities such as taking a train.
The best part of the eBook is the step-by-step guidance with photographs. 

I have been to Italy with a guided tour group.  After reading your eBook, I feel prepared to travel Italy on my own.


David K.
Ohio, USA

I’ve traveled in Italy several times but still found Italy From The Inside an extraordinarily useful practical guide book, filled with the kinds of information you may learn on one trip but forget by the next. 

I would recommend this to anyone who wants to know, or be reminded of,  “how Italy works.”
It will prepare you well for your travels.

Charles C.,
New York, USA


ONE LAST REASON TO ORDER OUR eBOOK

Paolo and Francesca Tosolini donate 20% of the eBook proceedings to Opportunity International, a non-profit organization dedicated to reach the poorest people through its microenterprise development programs.