Green hillside with trees and a few houses, under a bright blue sky with large white clouds.
Discover Bracciano: Your Budget-Friendly Day Trip from Rome
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Discover Bracciano: Your Budget-Friendly Day Trip from Rome

As my wise friend often says: when living in Rome, it is sometimes necessary to reconnect with nature. Lucky for you, I’ve made it my mission to uncover the most beautiful places around Rome, where you can go for your daily dose of non-polluted air and peace of mind. With its breathtaking lake, charming historic centre, and the impressive Orsini-Odescalchi Castle, Bracciano checks all the boxes for your perfect budget-friendly escape from the city. In this guide, you’ll find everything you need to plan a seamless day trip to this stunning destination!

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How to Get from Rome to Florence
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How to Get from Rome to Florence

If you asked me what my favourite main character moment was this year, I would say it was finishing an exam at 1:00 PM in Rome and catching a FlixBus to Florence at 3:00 PM. After my first FlixBus experience to Matera (which you can read about in my previous post), I was fully in my budget travel flow. I decided to spend a day in Florence, a city I had visited as a child but never as a solo traveller. The city’s history and beauty, combined with its proximity to Rome, made it the perfect budget travel destination for me.

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From Rome to Matera for Less Than €20: My Budget Solo Trip with FlixBus
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From Rome to Matera for Less Than €20: My Budget Solo Trip with FlixBus

When it was nearly the end of my first semester at Sapienza University, deep in exam territory, I was on the lookout for affordable transportation options for when I finished all my exams. As an international student in Rome, I wanted to see as much of Italy as possible, and Matera had always been at the top of my travel bucket list. It was then, in the midst of my travel planning, that my roommate casually dropped the F-bomb: FlixBus.

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