Category: Italy Travel

  • 8 Day Trips From Rome: Where the Locals Go

    If you are traveling to Italy, chances are Rome is in your itinerary. It doesn’t matter if you’ve been to the Eternal City or not, Rome is always worth a visit, and that goes double for the surrounding areas. Get ready to discover some of the best off-the-beaten-path spots with these 8 day trips from […]

  • Off The Beaten Path: The 6 Best Italian Islands

    Here at Olive Tree Escapes we make it our mission to broaden your perspective beyond the most traveled places. That’s why today, to put you in a summer mood, we have picked the 6 best Italian islands. They may be smaller in size than their more famous counterparts, but are just as much wanderlust-inspiring. Plus […]

  • 3 Off-The-Beaten-Path Seaside Destinations in Italy

    We are in the shortest and coldest days of winter. Sometimes, at the start of my day, as I suit up to face the cold, I find myself wishing I could just flash forward to the summer. Can you relate at all? When this happens to me, I start fantasizing and I picture myself exploring […]

  • Colosseum Top Floors Now Open

    View from the Upper Tiers of the Colosseum

    After more than 40 years, the Colosseum’s top floors are open to the public. The iconic landmark, visited by 6.4 million people in 2016 alone, has inaugurated two new levels. These floors feature breathtaking new views of the Roman Forum, Palatine Hill and the rest of Rome. The Colosseum’s Upper Tiers: Part of a Larger […]