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Italy (Rome & Florence)🍝☁️
  • Brenna Carr
  • Alivia Oney
  • Brenna Carr
  • Alivia Oney

Italy (Rome & Florence)🍝☁️

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  • Trip start
    March 19, 2026
  • Italy (Rome & Florence)🍝☁️

    Day 1: Rome

    March 20 in Italy ⋅ ☀️ 12 °C

    We are LOVING IT here already!! After our flight, we started our trip with an amazing breakfast outside enjoying the weather at La Buvette!!

    Then walked to our cutie hotel and spent some time chilling in the sun on our little terrace (+free juice boxes) 🥹 After a quick power nap, got ready for the day!

    Then headed out to sight see: Piazza del Popolo, Villa Borghese park, the Spanish Steps, and the Trevi Fountain! Then stopped for delicious cocktails and snacks at Il Bar della Musa which had stunning original art on the ceiling.

    Then we met up with Cameron, a friend who lives in Rome that we met in Scotland this fall! He took us to a gorgeous rooftop bar/roman pizza place La Terrazza del Cesari.

    Afterward we walked to the Pantheon, a gorgeous church (Chiesa di Sant’Ignazio di Loyola) and Piazza Novana.

    We ended the night with some delish “street pasta” at Pastasciutta & a pistachio sweet treat (cannoli and cheesecake) at Eden il Paradiso Del Pistaccio✨    Read more

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    Day 2: Florence

    March 21 in Italy ⋅ ☁️ 9 °C

    This morning we took a high-speed train to Florence to meet up with Lauren and Richie for our next part of the trip!!

    When we arrived we walked around and then got AMAZING sandwiches at I’ Girone De’ Ghiotti. Then sat outside at Caffe del Battistero, where we got to sip cappuccino’s and wine with a view of the Duomo! It felt like a dream!

    Then we toured the Duomo which was so so beautiful, including the crypt, baptistry, and museum! We could not get over how pretty it was!

    We stopped at our cutie hotel to change, then walked to dinner at Osteria del Cinghale Bianco. We got to try traditional Wild Boar pasta and talk with the cutest old man who owned the restaurant with his son!

    Next we popped next door to Enoteca Obsequium Wine Bistrot where we got a personalized wine tasting. The shop owner was so fun and talked us through every wine!

    Lastly we enjoyed the Saturday night out, walking the gorgeous streets stopping at another wine bar and an irish pub where we got to meet some awesome new friends!    Read more

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    Flashback to Day 2 (Florence)

    March 21 in Italy ⋅ ☁️ 15 °C

    Highlight of day 2 was the Duomo tour (most beautiful thing I think I’ve ever seen in person- cannot at all capture the size/beauty in photos). Sat in the square and had a cappuccino/chatted for a while and then had a delicious dinner of traditional spaghetti and a Florence staple of wild boar pasta 🍝

    Also had a wine tasting with the best guide who explained so much history and background and gave us SO many different types to try (see me testing the arch line of the wine which shows the alcohol content of the wine lol). He stayed an hour past close talking to all of us and we ended the night at a cute little wine bar and wandering around Palazzo Vecchio way too late (actually felt like a movie).

    (Brenna’s post w more info/rundown of day 2!)    Read more

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    Day 3: Florence

    March 22 in Italy ⋅ ☁️ 14 °C

    For day 3 we started our morning at the Galleria dell’Accademia di Firenze where we saw lots of art including statue of David!! It was really amazing to see in person, the detail on the statue is incredible!

    Then we got breakfast at Ala Grande Caffè (Caffè Rosanò) which was delicious. We had pastries with pistachio and chocolate, cappuccinos/espresso, and amazing omelettes.

    Next we leisurely walked through the city (we’ve had the most amazing weather this whole trip, so lucky), stopped at a few stores, then made our way to Palazzo Piti. We did an amazing tour of the Boboli gardens which was stunning & walked through some of the museums!

    Afterward, we headed home for a quick nap (but popped over to the Ponte Vecchio, which is right by our hotel, to get a glimpse of sunset).

    Next we walked to dinner at The Antico Ristoro di Cambi where we tried delicious pasta/wine/cheese and tried bites of fried artichoke and bone marrow👀

    Ended the night with DELICIOUS gelato from Sbrino (we got flavors like bread with jam, rice, banana, pistachio, and dark chocolate)! We literally love it here!!    Read more

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    Flashback to Day 3: Florence

    March 22 in Italy ⋅ ☁️ 13 °C

    I’m way behind schedule, so out of order but have to include photos from the rest of our trip so far:

    Day 3 was our first entire day in Florence. We spent the morning at Galleria dell'Accademia to see Michaelangelo’s sculpture of David and some more beautiful art in the museum.

    We made our way to a local cafe for amazing food and cappuccinos. Then wandered over to the Boboli Gardens at the Palazzo Pitti which were absolutely beautiful. We saw a lemon house (building to house tons of lemon and orange plants) and the inside smelled amazing. The gardens had the most amazing view of the city and the hills!!

    After that we got ready for dinner at Antico Ristoro di Cambi and had some more wild boar but with ravioli filled with potato as well as traditional lemon sauce chicken and some fun Tuscan appetizers.

    To end the night we got some gelato and attempted to get photos at a Photo Booth (results are not great but make for good memories lol)    Read more

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    not the purse she ended up getting but still a cutie photowaiting for our sandwiches!!

    Day 4: Florence

    March 23 in Italy ⋅ ⛅ 14 °C

    We started off Day 4 two ways:
    —Lauren/Jess/Richie went on a 7 mile run along the river!
    —Alivia/Brenna walked and got pistachio croissants and espressos + did some street shopping (Alivia got the most gorgeous brown leather purse)!

    Then we all met up for sandwiches back at our fav sandwich shop I' Girone De' Ghiotti since we all wanted to try more of their sandwich flavors (and Jess tried a new cafe)! After lunch, we stopped at a cute little wine window where we got limoncello spritz’s :)

    Then, we walked over to our AMAZING cooking class!! This was one of the best experiences ever, the rooftop views of Florence were incredible. We had an amazing Sicilian chef teaching us and such a fun group of people in the class. We handmade bruschetta, pasta, and tiramasu (while drinking unlimited wine)! We then ate our meal all together on the rooftop at sunset. We learned so much and had the BEST time!

    Lastly we stopped at a bookshop wine bar called Oratio, then for gelato/affogatos at Barroccino, and then for a last glass of wine on a heated patio at Vino Pane e Salame. We’re so sad to leave Florence & Lauren and Richie (as they go to Austria from here), but we’re so excited to head back to Rome and explore more there!

    PS. The cooking class pictures aren’t loading clearly on my phone, so I added screenshots of all the photos we took haha. Alivia/jess can post some individuals so you can see them better :)    Read more

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    Day 5: Rome

    March 24 in Italy ⋅ ☀️ 12 °C

    Today we started back on the high speed train to Florence! Such a nice way to travel, wish we had more trains in the US haha.

    Once arrived we took a bus to the new neighborhood of Rome we’re staying in: Trastevere! It is ADORABLE, quaint, young, lively, and food/drinks everywhere you go. We ate a delicious pizza lunch at Dar Poeta, right outside our place, as we waited to check-in!

    After a quick nap, we walked to Vatican City (stopping for some shopping/cappuccinos along the way). We spent the next few hours touring the Vatican City museums which includes the Sistene Chapel!! No photos allowed inside the chapel, but we got to see The Creation of Adam in person (see the google search for details). So incredible & the museum itself had an insane amount of ancient art. You could spend days there!

    Then we headed back to Trastevere and walked to one of the little restaurants by us, where we had the most DELICIOUS meal at La Scaletta! Limoncello spritz’s, bruschetta, burrata, and pastas (jess got pesto, i got caico e pepe, and alivia got a pork shoulder and mushroom pasta).

    Despite it being a Tuesday there were so many young people out and about at the bars, so we ended the night hitting a few wine bars (Essenza and Big Hilda Public), talking to locals (we met a group of italian firefighters who were hilarious), and playing cards outside on the patio :)    Read more

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    Day 6: Rome

    March 25 in Italy ⋅ ⛅ 16 °C

    We had the most gorgeous weather this whole trip, but Day 6 was EXTRA gorgeous!

    We started the morning walking to Bacco Bistro for cappuccinos and pistachio/plain croissants. Then we walked to the Key Hole of the Knights of Malta which was an incredible, historic view of St. Peter’s Basilica. There was an amazing guitar player while we waited for our turn at the Key Hole, and we walked at through the Orange Garden afterward!

    Then we made our way to the Roman Forum and Colosseum, which were both absolutely stunning. So crazy to think how much history is on those grounds.

    We then stopped for lunch (aperol spritz’s, pizza, bruschetta, and caprese salad), and made our way to the Scala Santa. This is a church that has stairs that Jesus himself walked — you can only ascend them on your hands and knees while praying. There is also a remnant of a chair that Jesus sat in, and a tomb that once held the heads of saints. It was a breathtaking experience to see the stairs❤️

    Then we walked and shopped on our way home, including a stop for sorbet (lemon and basil flavors), and tried some limoncello!

    Once we got back to our neighborhood, we enjoyed some fun performers in the Piazza before getting ready for dinner. We chose Osteria Der Belli to try some authentic seafood - oysters, puntarelle alla romana, and delicious lobster pasta!! Our waitor brought us back in the kitchen for a second too :) So cool!

    We then enjoyed some gelato, walked through our cute neighborhood, and had one last glass of wine at Mate Bar before heading back home to pack😥    Read more

    Trip end
    March 26, 2026
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