A little corner of Italophilia for people who can’t get enough of Italy.

If you’ve ever come home from Italy and immediately started planning the next trip, bought a book because it was set in Rome, kept a list of places you want to see someday, or found yourself missing a tiny bar in a town you can’t quite explain to anyone else, you’re probably in the right place.

I’ve spent years travelling through Italy, writing about it, reading about it, learning the language, getting things wrong, figuring things out and, occasionally, discovering something I wish someone had told me before I went.

So I started making things. Some are practical. Some are for dreaming. Some are for those days when you want to feel a little closer to Italy without actually getting on a plane.

Take a look around. Stay awhile. And if something catches your eye, it’s yours to keep.

For your next trip

Rome in 4 Days

A no-guesswork guide to Rome for your first four days. Rome can be overwhelming. There is too much to see, too much advice online and far too many ways to spend four days running from one attraction to another.

This is the Rome itinerary I wish someone had handed me!!

Inside you’ll find a day-by-day plan, where to eat, where to stay, the views worth seeking out, practical things to know, a reading list, bookshops to explore and the essentials you really shouldn’t miss.

And yes, I’ve left some time to do absolutely nothing.

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What Nobody Tells You About Italy

The little things that make travelling in Italy much easier.

This is the guide for all the questions you don’t think to ask until you’re standing in Italy wondering why nobody has brought you the bill.

What does coperto mean?
Why is everyone standing at the coffee bar?
When should you book?
Why is the restaurant closed when you’re hungry?
What exactly are you supposed to say when you walk into a shop?

I’ve collected the small, practical details I’ve learned from travelling through Italy again and again.

Read it before you leave. Keep it on your phone. Thank yourself when you’re there.

For the Italy you carry with you

The Italophilia Travel Journal

For memories, daydreams and the Italy you haven’t visited yet.

What if you could sit down and write about the Italy that lives in your head?? This printable journal has 20 Italian-inspired prompts to help you remember places you’ve been, imagine places you want to go and think about what Italy means to you.

Write about your perfect Italian meal.
A place that changed you.
An Italian word you love.
Your ideal slow day in Italy.

The journal is built around exactly the kind of quiet reflection that sits at the heart of Italophilia.

For your Italian language love

Italian for the Soul

A little bit of Italian to carry into everyday life.

This eBook is not another grammar workbook or another list of vocabulary to memorise.

In fact it is something soft- Italian words, expressions and ideas that make you pause, think, smile or look at an ordinary part of life slightly differently. For anyone who loves the Italian language, even if they’re still figuring out the difference between essere and avere.

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I hope you find something here that makes Italy feel a little closer. And if you’re not ready to buy anything, that’s completely fine too.

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Buon viaggio, wherever you are.

Connect with me: info@ishitasood.com