05/25/2026
People often ask, “How much should I budget for Italy?”
But the better question is usually:
What kind of Italy experience do you want to have?
Because your budget is shaped by:
* pacing
* hotel locations
* transportation style
* season
* dining priorities
* how many places you’re trying to fit in
Sometimes the most expensive part of a trip isn’t the hotel.
It’s the logistics.
And sometimes spending slightly more in the right places creates a trip that feels dramatically easier to move through.
That’s the part most people don’t realize when they first start planning Italy.
