There are so many fun and romantic aspects to traveling in Italy that some people have made careers and fortunes writing about the country. While we've experienced many of them, we're not the word-smiths the others are. What we want to do here is outline some of the logistical aspects of traveling in Italy as that's what we're going to be concentrating on during your trip planning process.

Here are some of the elements you may want to consider during your planning process:

• Air fares to and from Europe and Italy

• Air fares within Europe and Italy if you are planning to visit other parts of the continent during your holiday

• Train tickets, passes and reservations

• Car rentals and long term leases

• Escorted coach and small group tours both nationally and region specific

• Group and family travel

• Ferries within Italy and between Italy and other Mediterranean and Adriatic ports

• Hotels and other accommodations

• Villa and vacation home rentals in various parts of the country.

• Restaurants vis-à-vis cooking for yourself

• Shopping

• Winery visits

• Day tours

• Attraction and historical site tickets and reservations

• Self guided driving tours

• Cooking Schools

• Bikes and hikes and walking tours

• Weddings and other festive occasions

• Local travel conditions, weather, road conditions

• Out of province medical expenses

• Trip cancellation and interruption insurance

• Practicalities such as money, banking, credit cards, debit cards, communications, language

• Public holidays, festivals and celebrations

There are many things that go into a successful holiday. We'd love to help you make your trip to Italy a success.