I recently got back from a solo trip to Italy and wanted to share all the goods with you guys: what to do, what not to do, what I loved, etc. I've gotten tons of questions about people wanting to do the same thing, so I've put it all in one place...but my biggest piece of advice is just GO! You'll learn along the way.

I based myself out of Rome and then went on day trips to other regions. I got everything I wanted and more out of my trip and was so happy with the way I did it! I had something planned every day, whether that was a few hour local tour in Rome or an entire day trip somewhere else. I'd recommend alternating between day trips and local tours. I loved this schedule because I had a lot of free time to explore on my local days in Rome, and had a bit of a break from the early mornings and long days of the day trips. However, getting the opportunity to see places like Tuscany, the Amalfi Coast, and Pompeii during the day trips was invaluable to me. I booked everything, local to...