Author's Note
Note on "Friends Italy"

● Best pictorial
The author's top 15 places to visit in Italy
The author's top 10 Italian viewpoints
Exploring UNESCO World Heritage Sites with "Friends Italy"
Italy's World Heritage Sites Not Featured in Books

● Enjoy Italy
Enjoy the art and architecture of Italy
Enjoy delicious Italian food
Enjoy Italian wine
Enjoy Italian Cafe
Enjoy Italian gelato
Enjoy Italian shopping

● About Italy
Italian profile
Italian history
Basic Italian Conversation

● Best recommended routes
Best 7-Night, 8-Day Italian Itinerary
Best 14-Night, 15-Day Italian Itinerary
The Best 55-Day Italian Tour: A Complete Guide

● Middle Italy
Rome
Tivoli
Orvieto
Civita di Bagnoregio
Assisi
Fiesole
Siena
San Gimignano
Lucca
Pisa
Cinque Terre

Northern Italy
Bologna
Ravenna
Venice
Verona
Vicenza
Milano
Como
Torino

Southern Italy
Napoli
Pompei
Amalfi Coast Costiera Amalfitana
Capri
Bari Bari
Trani
Matera
Alberobello

Sicily Island
Palermo
Monreale
Cefalu
Trapani
Erice
Agrigento
Siracusa
Val di Noto
Noto
Modica
Ragusa
Catania
Etna
Taormina

● Travel Preparation
01 Create a passport
02 Italy Visa-Free
03 Tips for purchasing and reserving airline tickets
04 Prepare travel insurance and driver's license
05 Preparing local transportation
06 Use local accommodations
07 Exchange money
08 Planning a Travel Budget
09 Packing Your Luggage
10 Tips for Responding to Incidents and Accidents

● Let's Go Italy
01 Let's go! Incheon Airport
02 Arrive at Incheon Airport! Check-in
03 On board
04 Transferring and Entering Europe
05 Using local transportation
06 City Travel Tips
07 Using Your Smartphone Smartly
08 Departing from Italy
09 Return to Korea

Index
Money-making coupons

★ Includes the latest travel information for Italy from 2024 to 2025.
★ Complete conquest of 42 Italian cities, including Rome, Venice, Milan, and Florence.
★ Travel information for Sicily, the heart of the Mediterranean and a place where diverse cultures coexist.
★ Complete conquest of Italy's representative architecture, art, food, wine, cafes, and shopping
★ Useful travel tips on your smartphone! Insert QR code.
★ In-depth explanations and photos to help you properly understand Italian culture and art.
★ Detailed route suggestions, including 7-night/8-day trips for office workers and honeymooners, and 14-night/15-day and 55-day trips for long-term travelers.
★ The book's appendix, "Italian Art Museum Special Edition," is provided, and the curator's commentary is second to none.

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The most up-to-date Italian travel information for 2024-2025

The revised edition of "Friends Italy 24-25" contains the author's latest travel information on Italy, collected up to July 2024.
Not only does it provide updated information on admission fees and transportation to major attractions, it also generously includes practical information on popular restaurants, shops, and accommodations that are hard to find anywhere else.
In particular, this revised edition has enriched the travel experience by introducing two nearby tourist destinations worth visiting from Bari, a port city in southeastern Italy: Polignano a Mare, known for its beautiful beaches, and Ostuni, known for its white houses.


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The one and only guidebook for the perfect Italian trip! Completely conquer all 42 Italian cities.

〈Friends Italy 24~25〉 covers 42 Italian cities, including major cities such as Rome, Venice, Florence, and Milan, as well as smaller cities.
From ancient cities with thousands of years of history preserved intact, to relics and ruins that are easily recognizable by name, to the hottest Italian hot spots these days, this book contains detailed information that will quench the thirst of travelers thirsty for information on Italy, including details that are difficult to find online.

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The largest island in the Mediterranean and a treasure trove of historical sites! Everything you need to know about Sicily.

Sicily, an island well known as the setting for famous films such as 'The Godfather', 'Cinema Paradiso', and 'The Big Blue'.
It is the largest island in the Mediterranean Sea, located southwest of the Italian Peninsula, and is also called the center of the Mediterranean Sea, as it is located between the European and African continents.
It is a fascinating travel destination where you can enjoy a variety of sights and foods, as it is a place where clashes of various races and civilizations have occurred and their cultures have been preserved intact.

〈Friends Italy 24~25〉 contains everything you need to know about your trip to Sicily.
We will guide you through Sicily's hidden travel destinations, including Palermo, the capital of Sicily; Trani, a small port city called the 'Pearl of Puglia'; Matera, a tourist destination that is unfamiliar to Korean travelers but is attracting attention; Trapani, a salt farm city that produces the world's highest quality salt; Erice, a town in the sky said to have been created by Eryx, the son of Aphrodite in Greek mythology; and the Val di Noto region (Noto, Modica, Ragusa) where cities destroyed by earthquakes were rebuilt.

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A journey that's more moving the more you learn! Discover Italy's iconic architecture, art, food, and wine.

〈Friends Italy 24-25〉 is a book worth keeping not only before your trip but also afterward, as it contains in-depth explanations of Italian history, culture, and religion that rival those of humanities books.
It also provides in-depth explanations and photos of Italian architecture, art, food, wine, cafes, and more, helping you gain a comprehensive understanding of Italian culture, which can be difficult to grasp.
In addition, the author introduces the best sights in Italy, the best viewpoints in Italy, and UNESCO World Heritage sites, along with pictorials that allow you to feel the local atmosphere just by looking at them.

5.
Make your trip even more rewarding by using the QR codes in the book!

You can enjoy a more fulfilling trip by using the QR code introduced in the book.
To use Italy's major tourist attractions or transportation, you often need to make an online reservation.
Online reservation websites are often difficult to use because they do not support Korean, but Friends Italy has made it easy for anyone to make reservations by using QR codes in the book.
If you drag the QR code in the book using your smartphone, detailed explanations directly introduced by the author will appear, such as 'How to reserve Italian train tickets', 'How to reserve the Duocco Cupola in Florence', and 'How to reserve the Uffizi Gallery online'.
We've introduced the reservation method along with the reservation screen, so if you just follow the instructions, you can make even complex reservations in no time.

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A book supplement worthy of a curator's commentary: "Italian Art Museums Special Edition"

Italy, a treasure trove of the Renaissance, is home to numerous art galleries and museums, large and small, scattered throughout the city.
It is filled with world-renowned masterpieces that you must see at least once in your life, such as 'The Last Supper' and 'The Creation of Adam'.
〈Friends Italy〉 provides a detailed guide to popular Italian art museums that you absolutely cannot miss on your trip to Italy, as if guided by a curator.

In particular, six popular Italian art museums (the Peggy Guggenheim Museum and the Accademia Gallery in Venice, the Uffizi Gallery and the Bargello Gallery in Florence, the Borghese Gallery in Rome, and the Brera Gallery in Milan) are introduced separately in a separate booklet (appendix within the book) so that they can be carried around separately from the main book.

In the “Italian Art Museum Special Edition,” the main works in each exhibition room of each art museum are highlighted and provided with rich explanations along with illustrations.
In addition, we also provide useful information such as efficient routes to explore the museum, reservation methods, and cafes within the museum.

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Design your perfect Italian trip! Friendly, detailed Italian travel recommendations.

〈Friends Italy〉 introduces 11 recommended routes that take into account regional travel schedules and travel purposes according to preferences.
We offer a variety of routes to suit your travel needs, from 7-night, 8-day itineraries for working professionals on vacation or honeymooners, to 14-night, 15-day itineraries, a favorite among Italian travelers, and a 55-day, long-term itinerary for travelers who want to tour all of Italy.
We also divided the route into routes that tour Italy's major cities, Rome, Venice, Milan, and Florence, as well as routes that focus on each region, including the central, northern, southern, and Sicily islands.

Each itinerary is presented in a table format for easy viewing, clearly listing the cities to be traveled, transportation options, travel times between cities, etc.
In addition, we have provided tips on key information that will be helpful when preparing for your actual trip, such as estimated travel expenses and recommended flight and train ticket sections.
The suggested itinerary presented in this way can be applied according to the traveler's situation.
Depending on your individuality, you can create your own creative route by referring to the author's advice.

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Recommended courses by city that will ensure half your success just by following them.

In "Friends Italy," we provide efficient tourist routes and appropriate travel times for each city, allowing you to create your own itinerary.
Through 'Key Points for Enjoying City Tours' and 'Don't Miss This!', we provide essential information to help you travel without panicking even in unfamiliar cities.

In addition, it presents the optimal tourist course for each city based on the number of days for efficient travel.
We help you enjoy sightseeing in a fun and informative way by highlighting key attractions in each city, and we add to the fun of your trip by setting missions that you must not miss for each attraction.