Italy will offer a special rail service this Easter with the return of the Sicilia Express, a sleeper train that links ...

In fact, many travelers rely on them only for transportation to and from the Stazione di Firenze Santa Maria Novella (Florence Train Station). You should also note that hailing taxis is illegal ...

While in Florence, your greatest safety concern will be pickpockets. The Santa Maria Novella train station tends to see a lot of pickpocket action, as do the city's buses. Exercising caution and ...

Alternatively, skip the Cappelle Medicee for the food stalls of the Mercato Centrale and the art-filled interior of Santa Maria Novella ... be done by train (trenitalia.com). Florence’s ...

Find out where to sleep in Florence without spending too much: cheap hotels, strategic neighborhoods and low-cost accommodations near the center. Useful tips to save without giving up anything. Book ...

La Dolce Vita feeds a growing demand for over-the-top train journeys through some of the world’s most scenic locations, ...

the Florence Cathedral, the Renaissance-era Palazzo Vecchio, and the Basilica of Santa Maria Novella, to name a few.

Train companies, eager to capitalize on this newfound enthusiasm, have been racing to add new destinations, revive old ones or simply provide more seats on popular routes. Others have gone for ...