Enjoy your Italy apartment rental experience with these Italy Unique travel tips!

Why not let Italy Unique relieve the stress of airport transfer?

Most major international air carriers fly to Italy, and most airports servicing the major Italy vacation destinations are not too far from our Italy apartment rentals and self-catering holiday villas.

Book a convenient and competitively priced car transfer from Italy's major airports direct to your Italy apartment rental with Italy Unique. You'll save time, energy and, in many cases, you'll save money too.

All roads may lead to your Italy apartment rental, but no two roads are the same.

Why not let Italy Unique show you the best route to your Italy vacation villa?

Flying to Italy is the only option for many, but the drive in from other parts of Europe can be breathtaking. Plus, Italy has so many sights, sounds and tastes to offer that along your car journey you can stop off at so many great tourist attractions.

Rely on Italy Unique's travel knowledge to help you plan how to drive to your Italy apartment rental, of better yet, what to great and authentic parts of Italy to see on the way!

Stay on track on the way to your Italy vacation home.

Your Italy apartment rental may be located close to a major Italy train station serviced by Europe's fastest trains. If so, Italy Unique can give you the best directions.

If the train station is just a bit too far, or Italy's streets a bit too complicated, let Italy Unique arrange for a car to pick you up and take you directly to your Italy holiday apartment.

Italy apartment rentals can be a good base to explore greater Italy by train. Although starting to be come expensive in recent years, Italy's train system still offers some good options for travel in-between major Italian cities. The Eurostar trains are fast and convenient, with a "guaranteed" arrival within 15 minutes of the scheduled time

When renting an Italy vacation apartment it is important to learn to take things slow, or as the Italians say, "Tutto con calma". Larger train delays still happen, but the best Italy vacation is not rushed, but taken as it comes. That said, be sure to give yourself plenty of time for train connections!

For an Italy villa rental in the countryside, it might be better to hire a car. Trains servicing Italy holiday homes in rural areas are regional and prone to long delays and sporadic schedules. Ask Italy Unique about car hire options to enjoy the Italian countryside on the open road.

Public transport to, from and around your Italy apartment rental will vary depending upon what Italy destination you choose. Some Italy apartment rental destinations and information is listed below, and don't hesitate to contact Italy Unique for more information to make getting around during your Italy holiday fun and enjoyable!

Venice apartment rentals are serviced by vaporetto, or canal boats. Despite the sometimes stinky black diesel fumes, these buses on water do a good job of getting you around Venice.

From your Venice vacation apartment, walk to the Grand Canal and take vaporetto number 1 for a slow, everyman's introduction to Venice by water. For quicker journeys around or back home, check the other routes, or better yet, ask Italy Unique for advice.

Italy apartment rentals in Venice can be hard to find, with the city canals and alleyways winding around themselves in what seems like perpetual motion. Let Italy Unique help you find your way through this Italian city of romance (and mazes!). Ask us about 24-hour vaporetti tickets or three-day tickets for even better values. Italy Unique will help you make your trips on the Venetian waterways as pleasant as possible.

Florence vacation apartments close to the city can take advantage of the Florence public bus services. Many Florence apartment rentals can be reached from the main bus lines leaving from the southeastern exit of Florence's main train station (Stazione Santa Maria Novella). Numbers 7, 13 and 70n can be handy for getting to and from your Italy apartment rental. Inside the city, look for minibuses, called bussini. The tourist office can provide you with a Florence bus map, or better yet as Italy Unique for local information on how to move about the city and surroundings.

Italy Unique can give you more information on how to get around your Florence holiday home. If staying in a Florence apartment rental or Tuscany holiday villa, be sure to rely on Italy Unique local experts for fast and easy information.

Getting from Italy holiday apartments to the historical center Rome and its many attractions is often best accomplished by bus or tram. But once in the center Rome, your better off seeing, feeling and enjoying Rome on foot. Waiting for Rome buses in the historic center often takes more time than walking, and the Rome centro storico is small enough to stroll through Rome with well planned walking routes.

Let Italy Unique help you plan bus journeys to and from your Rome vacation rental. We can also help you plan your walking tours of historic Rome so you see the best Rome has to offer.

To and from your Rome vacation rental or just around town, taking the bus in Rome can be expensive. Don't forget that daily (Biglietto Integrato Giornaliero), three-day (Biglietto Turistico Integrato) and weekly (Carta Integrata Settimanale) tickets can mean big savings.

When staying in a Rome holiday apartment, be sure to ask Italy Unique about details on getting around town, and especially on how to get the most bus mileage for your money!

On the way to your Naples apartment rental, make sure to ask your taxi driver to turn on the meter, because Naples is famous for less-than-legal taxi drivers and confusing prices. Drivers often claim the meter's broken, and many illegal taxis operate in the city. To avoid being swindled, insist on the meter and only use official, white taxis with the Naples symbol on their front doors.

To arrive at your Naples vacation home stress-free, call on Italy Unique to help you arrange your private transport.

Naples apartment rentals can take advantage of public transport central buses that terminate in Piazza Garibaldi. Naples routes and bus ticket options can be confusing. For a bus to and from your Naples holiday apartment, you should ask at the kiosk in the centre of Piazza Garibaldi.

Let Italy Unique help sort out bewildering Naples transport! Plus remember that Capri holiday homes, Ischia apartment rentals and other exciting Gulf of Naples destinations are reached by ferry boat or hydrofoil. Ask Italy Unique how to get from your Naples apartment rental to Ischia, Capri and the other islands.

Amalfi Coast holiday villas and Positano vacation rentals are located on one of the most beautiful - but rugged - landscapes.

Positano holiday homes are best reached by walking, which usually means climbing lots and lots of stairs! Should you leg muscles need break, one orange bus snakes its way through Positano, with larger SITA buses at two stops on either end of the route giving you access to other Amalfi Coast apartments and destinations.

Italy Unique can help you organize your travel to and from your Positano apartment rental, Naples holiday villa or other Amalfi Coast accommodations. Remember to ask Italy Unique about ferry and hydrofoil schedules between April and October, too, as various ferries stop at ferry terminal for travel from Positano vacation villas to Naples, Capri and other Amalfi Coast towns.

Italy vacation homes are the ideal place for learning Italian. Whether self-study or through formalized classes, Italy Unique can guide you to appropriate language schools and teachers ready to help you enjoy your Italy holiday rental experience to the fullest.

Ask Italy Unique for more information on courses and options near Rome apartment rentals, Florence vacation homes and other Italy Unique destinations.

Italy apartment rentals are located both in historic city centers and between rolling countryside hills. Whatever type of Italy vacation rental you choose, be aware that despite the stereotype, it is very easy to eat bad and overpriced food in Italy, especially in Italy's most popular cities!

When staying in an Italy apartment or holiday villa, food connoisseurs and dilettantes alike can benefit from local Italy Unique knowledge. Don't hesitate to ask us where to eat and what to order-Italy Unique staff have probably been to most of the restaurants near your Italy vacation home!

When leaving your Italy apartment rental for some good food, rely on Italy Unique to help you avoid tourist traps and only savor the best cuisine from Italian city and countryside destinations.

Italy apartment rentals give you Italian food at your doorstep. To make sure it lives up to the promise of being "the best in the world," ask Italy Unique where the locals eat!