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When In Rome: Italian Tips for the American Traveler

By Luca the Italian Tour Guide


 


Colosseum in Rome, Italy
Colosseum in Rome, Italy

Here is a list of some traveler tips I have gathered for your next Italian Tour from my experience as a Tour Guide.


1. Better Not Ask For Butter

Italians do not provide olive oil, balsamic vinegar and parmesan cheese along with bread as an appetizer at meals, and we definitely do not serve butter. Please do not ask, and please do not be insulted or upset if you find this to be the case as it is simply our culture. If we do serve bread it will be plain, crusty and dry. We don’t like to fill up before our meal!



2. Can’t Stand Sitting for Coffee