Italy Travel Update - Heatwave and a national holiday

About this episode

Katy provides an update on the heatwave in Italy and discusses the national holiday, Festa della Repubblica, including travel tips and events.

A quick update from Katy on the heatwave currently hitting Italy and what it means for your trip, plus a note on today's Festa della Repubblica national holiday. Summary: Italy is under Level 3 red heat alerts across Rome, Florence, Bologna and Turin, with temperatures hitting 35 degrees in late May. Katy shares practical tips for traveling in the heat, from shifting your day to beat the midday sun to the free drinking fountains you will find across most major cities. She also covers today's Republic Day holiday, the free museum day it brings, and why the big sites may be worth skipping today in favour of the celebrations. Not sure where to start? Get the Untold Italy podcast guide with 315 epsiodes organized by topic. The premium Untold Italy app has ad-free access to our complete archive of 300+ episodes searchable by place and topic FOLLOW: Instagram • Facebook • YouTube GET OUR NEWS: Subscribe here TRIP PLANNING SERVICES: Learn more here JOIN US ON TOUR: Upcoming departures The Untold Italy travel podcast is an independent production. Podcast editing and audio production by Mark Hatter . Production assistance by the other

People in this episode

Host: Katy Clarke

Topics covered

• travel update
• heatwave
• national holiday
• Festa della Repubblica
• travel tips

Keywords

• Italy
• heatwave
• Festa della Repubblica
• travel tips
• Rome
• Florence
• Bologna
• Turin

Mentioned in this episode

Places: Italy, Rome, Florence, Bologna, Turin

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