A virtual tour of Italy. No passport required!
Have you always wanted to go to Italy, but just haven’t gotten there yet? I remember that feeling. I was watching travel shows and reading guidebooks for what seemed like ages! (That’s not a complaint- I loved every minute of it.) It took me over a year to plan that first trip – that was 20 years ago. I was so excited to see the Colosseum, eating gelato at Piazza Navona, and get a neckache looking at the ceilings of the Sistine Chapel in Vatican City. It was a life-changing, first trip to Italy.
I’m dating myself, but SO much has changed in those 20 years! Even though it still is a city of ancient wonder, awe, and history, now all you need is a good travel app like Travaa, or Google Translate. You can even take a VR (virtual reality) tour to see the various sites as they were originally built or see Rome on a Segway!
All that reminiscing got me thinking that you have to see Italy! So I decided to gather a few wanderlust bucket list items for each leg of our trip and share them with you. How’s that for an Italy virtual tour?
So come see Italy with us – No Passport Required.
Before we head off on our Italy virtual tour…
I just want to make sure you understand that to get to Italy you will actually need to have a valid, up-to-date passport. The “no passport required” trip will be from the comfort of your home, phone, tablet or laptop.
We start off our Italy virtual tour in Grottaferrata, close to the Ciampino airport. It’s a smaller airport and military base, about 25 minutes (by train) outside of Rome’s city center. Pretty easy to get to and minimize the “chaos of Rome” by being out in the suburbs. It’s a perfect area for families to get settled and ready for a few big days in Rome. Grottaferrata is known for the famous grotto of Saint Nilo after which the town is named after. Here is a video telling you all about it.
When we travel, we rarely rent a car. We prefer footloose and fancy free with trains and buses to get us around. It’s a great way for everyone to see the sights and not stress out over traffic and driving in an unfamiliar area.
After doing a bit of research on our transportation, I realized that outside the city center of Rome, a car may be a wise choice.
Buses and trains are more infrequent and if we only have a few days in the region, I don’t want to spend it waiting in a bus station an hour for a 10-minute ride to the next village.
So…we rented the car for $5 a day! Yes, you read that right. I used one of my favorite travel hacks of checking Skyscanner to compare prices, and then going straight to the car rental company’s website with the best deal and see if I can get an even better deal. This time it worked! Other times, Skyscanner will be the best deal around, so grab their deals if that makes sense.
Mama Mia! Grab your walking shoes slippers, if you are traveling virtually! The next stop on our Italy “No Passport Required” tour is Rome. Ciao for now!
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This is awesome! I would love to travel to Italy.
IF you can’t go personally just yet, live vicariously and virtually. It’s the best way to learn on location no matter where you are at or where you are going.