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If you travel to Florence or Firenze over a large distance, the plane is often the fasted way to get there. Read how to get in Florence by plane.

Florence, capital of Tuscany, is one of the most beautiful cities in the world. Read how to visit Florence by train.

Florence or Firenze is the capital of the region of Tuscany in Italy. It was the epicentre of the Italian Renaissance, and it remains famous for its culture, art and architecture. Read how to get to Florence by car.

Like Murano, Burano is a small island north of Venice in Italy. The village on this island is quiet, its houses are colourful and are painted in every colour of the rainbow. The village of Burano is known for its lace products. There is even a lace museum: the Museo del Merletto. Read how to get to Burano.

Murano is an island located about 1 km north of Venice. The town is famous for its Murano glass production. Its main attraction is the Glass Museum in the large Palazzo Giustinian. In addition, the Church of Santa Maria e San Donato on Murano is known for its twelfth century Byzantine mosaic pavements. Read how to get from Venice to Murano.

Get in Venice or Venezia by train.

Traffic in Naples or Napoli is anarchy. Traffic laws in Naples are only "de jure" as traffic lights are usually ignored, as cars are going down one way streets and as cars usually park double. If there is a "de facto" traffic law, it is "Every man for himself, God for all". Read how to cross a street in Naples.

Travel to Naples or Napoli by car.

Get in Naples or Napoli by train.

Will there be a stopover or not? Read how to tell a direct flight from a non-stop flight.

Airline or travel agency officials speak with people from a wide range of countries who speak with a wide range of accents and who have a enormous variety of names. When you call an airline or travel agency, spell out names with the NATO phonetic alphabet. The people you speak with will understand you faster, they are less likely to make errors and you sound professional. Read how to spell out words with the NATO phonetic alphabet.

The Capitoline Museums or Musei Capitolini in Rome have an extensive collection of classical art and ancient sculptures. Well know is their bronze she-wolf which is an icon of Rome. The creation of the Capitoline Museums can be traced back to 1471, when Pope Sixtus IV donated a number of bronze statues of great value to the People of Rome. The museums are housed in three remarkable palaces that surround a central trapezoidal piazza in a plan designed by Michelangelo Buonarroti in 1536. Read how to visit the Capitoline Museums in Rome.

The nineteenth century Palazzo Massimo is part of the National Roman Museum. It contains a magnificent collection of ancient Roman sculptures, mosaics and wall paintings, among these are the fresco's from the dining room from the Empress Livia's villa at Prima Porta and famous fresco's found under the Villa Farnesina. Read how to visit the Palazzo Massimo museum in Rome.

The Galleria Borghese in Rome is a small museum that offers more quality than quantity. Its collection contains some notable works by Antonio Canova and Gian Lorenzo Bernini. Read how to visit it.

Paris is well connected to the rest of Europe by train. In fact, it is often quicker to travel to Paris by TGV than by plane, especially since the War on Terrorism War on Tourism increased the time you need to check in at an airport. Read how to travel to or from Paris by train.

Paris is served by three international airports and Charles de Gaulle International Airport is the most important one. Read how to get to or from Paris to or from Charles de Gaulle International Airport (LFPG/CDG).

Without doubt, the Colosseum is the most famous Roman monument. However, there is a very long queue before you can buy a ticket and enter the Colosseum. Read how to skip this cue.

Travel to Europe with the right visa (tourism only).

Avoid the busy morning traffic in a town where you stop for the night while traveling.

São Paulo is the largest city of Brazil and one of the wealthiest cities in South America. This modern metropolis that is often considered the New York City of Brazil although it has more inhabitants. As a big city, São Paulo is well served by a large choice of public transportation systems. Read how to use public transport in São Paulo!

Understanding the structure of airline ticket prices seems difficult at first. Here are some rules of thumb for finding the cheap flight tickets.