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A moderate daily budget per person in double hotel rooms will look something like this:

 Breakfast (incl. with room)

 Lunch €6.00

 Dinner €15.00

 Overnight €30.00

 Incidentals €5.00

 Total €56.00

When it comes to cash, rather than bringing a large stash of Euros it’s easiest to have an ATM card with you to get cash from your bank account as needed. Check with your bank to see what the fees are, whether there’s a maximum daily withdrawal, and to make sure you’re getting a favorable exchange rate. It’s also a good idea to bring a second ATM card so you have a backup. A credit card is usually best for hotel reservations.

Post, phones and internet

Italy’s state-owned, public postal service, Poste Italiane, has offices in towns and cities throughout the country, usually with an ATM outside.

To make accommodation reservations in real time it’s very handy to have a telephone – and even more handy to have a smart phone with internet capability for email. If you have a smart phone, contact your carrier prior to departure to ask for an international voice and data plan. If this is too expensive – and if your smart phone is unlocked from your local carrier – you can purchase a pre-paid Italian SIM card on arrival in Italy at the office of one of the major carriers (TIM, Vodaphone, WIND, for example). The clerk will install a new card for you and offer you voice and data plans. Make certain to retain your old SIM card so you can use it back home when you return. For international calling remember Italy’s country code is +39.