City guides for visitors
Which ticket, which day trip, which neighbourhood.
City guides for visitors, checked against the operators' own pages: what to book before you go, and what to leave until you get there.
Cities
Where are you going?
Each city has its own guides: tickets, day trips, where to stay, getting in from the airport and getting around.
Spain
Barcelona
The Sagrada Família and Park Güell slots to book first, the day trips worth a day, and the airport run by Aerobús, train or metro.
Barcelona guides →
France
Paris
What to book before you fly, the day trips worth a day, and the airport run after RoissyBus.
Paris guides →
Italy
Rome
What to book before you fly, the Colosseum's named tickets, and the day trips worth a day.
Rome guides →
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Events
Rome at Christmas: Markets, Mass and Closures
The Vatican Museums shut on 8, 25 and 26 December 2026 and close at 15:00 on the 24th and 31st; the Colosseum shuts on Christmas Day and New Year's Day. Tickets for the Pope's Christmas Masses are free. The closures day by day, the Piazza Navona fair and how to plan a December visit round them.
Events
Paris Christmas Markets 2026: Dates and Where
The Notre-Dame market runs from 26 November to 27 December and La Défense's 300 chalets from 12 November to 31 December 2026. The markets with dates announced, the Christmas lights tours, the châteaux that dress up for Christmas, and what closes on 25 December.
Events
Barcelona Christmas Market: Dates, Lights, What's Open
Barcelona's Christmas market is the Fira de Santa Llúcia in front of the cathedral, which ran daily from 28 November to 23 December in 2025. The market, the lights, New Year's Eve, the Three Kings parade on 5 January, and which sights close on Christmas Day.
Tickets
Vatican Museums Tickets: Official, Tour or Sold Out
The Vatican Museums and Sistine Chapel cost €25 booked on the official site, which is the only official online seller. They are closed on Sundays except the last Sunday of the month. The official ticket, the resales that cost more, and the guided tours that include entry, checked 30 September 2026.
Day trip
Tuscany Day Trip from Rome: Montepulciano and Pienza
There is no quick train from Rome to Tuscany's hill towns: Montepulciano is 3¼ hours by Intercity and bus, and Trenitalia sells no journey from Rome to Pienza. The coach tours from Rome to Montepulciano, Pienza and the Val d'Orcia, with lunch at a vineyard, compared on price and route, and how to reach Montepulciano without a tour. Checked 30 September 2026.
Food and drink
Where to Eat in Paris: Bistros, Bakeries and Dinners
Bistros, bouillons, bakeries and special dinners in Paris, ranked by how many independent English and French sources name each place, with its address, what to order and the one thing to know before you go.
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Prices, opening hours and ticket rules come from the operators' own pages, and every guide shows when it was last updated. Where a guide recommends places, it counts how many independent sources name each one, in English and in the local language, rather than giving our opinion.
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