Italy is the largest market for the scooters, and according to Rick Steves' Italian friend Manfredo, the number of Vespas per capita is higher in Florence than anywhere else. Steves described ...

Another place for authentic shopping opportunities is the Oltrarno district, the pretty area of Florence Rick Steves says to visit ... is Ponte Vecchio, one of Italy's oldest bridges which is ...

Through his TV shows and books Rick Steves, to my mind ... to find a good place to eat in Rome, Florence or Venice but to be able to go anywhere in Italy (as is my wont) and find what is local ...