If you have an iPhone or iPad (most are also available for Android), these apps make great travel companions for your Italian vacation. Much lighter and less expensive than a traditional guide, tickets can be sorted by area, distance, or price. All of these apps come with a map showing the location of each entrance and lots of great photos, so they’re good for armchair travel too. Clicking on the link will take you to the application page in the iTunes store.
Rome: dream of Italy
Rome: Dream of Italy introduces you to the best of the Eternal City. Edited by Kathy McCabe of the Dream of Italy Travel Newsletter , this app includes posts written by a group of Rome experts covering places to go, eat, and stay, as well as some hidden gems. This app has a lot of good information for first time visitors. Now also available for Android.
Rome Insider’s Guide
Written by Flaminia Chapman, who lives in Rome, the insider ‘s guide Rome is full of tips and is an excellent resource to experience the city like a Roman. She gives an insider’s perspective on things to do and places to go and helps you avoid tourist traps. It is a great app for those who have been to Rome before or are staying in the city for an extended period. Read my review of the Rome Insider Guide for more details.
Trip to the Amalfi Coast
Amalfi Coast Travel Essentials has the information you need to visit the Amalfi Coast, one of the most popular destinations in Italy. With this application, you will find useful tips for getting there and getting around, what to see, how and where to go to the beach, and where to eat, shop and stay. Gillian Longworth McGuire lives in Rome and has made many visits to the Amalfi Coast. She is also the author of the Roma app for expats.
Wonderful Milan and more
Stef Smulders, who runs Bed and Breakfast Due Padroni at the Oltrepo Pavese near Milan, has spent a lot of time visiting Milan and researching what to see and do and where to eat and where to stay. In its Marvelous Milan application you will find a lot of tourist and practical information. Find out more in this Marvelous Milan review.
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Puglia Travel Guide
The Puglia or Apulia region, the heel of the boot, is a good vacation alternative to some of the most popular and touristic places in Italy. Puglia Travel Guide is an app that I have written to help you make the most of a visit to Puglia and includes the best sights and places to go and stay. Puglia Travel Guide for Android is also available.
Sardinia from the inside out
The island of Sardinia, one of my favorite regions in Italy, is steeped in tradition and offers many unique places. This app, written by intern Paola Loi and ex-James Martin, explores the island from its beaches to traditions and ancient sites. Also available on Android: Sardinia Inside Out Android app
Tuscany for foodies
If you go to Tuscany and you like to eat well,
can help you find great places to eat throughout the region, from the city of Florence to popular mountain towns and rural locations, with options ranging from very inexpensive to high-end restaurants.
can help you find great places to eat throughout the region, from the city of Florence to popular mountain towns and rural locations, with options ranging from very inexpensive to high-end restaurants.
Venice: The Essential Green Travel Guide
If you like eco-friendly travel, take a look at this ecological guide to Venice. You’ll find little familiar places to eat and stay, health food stores, craft shops, practical information on how to get around and what to see, the garden island of Venice, and even where to do yoga or rent a kayak to explore. Venice canals.
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Tips and suggestions for traveling to Italy
Italy Travel Tips & Hints is an app I wrote with essential tips on how to navigate Italy. Although this is not a travel guide on where to go in Italy, the application presents the best places to visit and each of the regions of Italy. More than 700 photos illustrate the entries of the application. Also available – Italy Travel Tips and Advice Android version.
Italian food decoder
Italian Food Decoder is a comprehensive dictionary of common, and not so common, words that you may see on an Italian menu or when shopping for food in Italy. The app includes entries for local dishes from each of Italy’s regions, local meals from Slow Food’s ‘Ark of Taste’, food festivals, food-related words like cuts of meat, and lots of food photos. Also available: Android Italian Food Decoder version.
Eat rome
Written by Elizabeth Minchilli, a Rome-based food writer, Eat Rome is full of recommendations on where to eat, drink, and shop for food-related items.
Also by Elizabeth Minchili: Eat Florence | Eat venice
Olive oil IQ
Olive oil is produced in almost all regions of Italy and is a key ingredient in Italian cuisine. Written by Sharri Whiting, who lives in Italy, this app features culinary travel information for Italy, as well as interesting facts about olive oil, including its history, where it is produced, and how to use it. Use this app at home or take it on your trips to Italy.
