When the moon hits your eye like a big pizza pie, that’s amore…

Was truly the theme of the whole trip. We came. We saw. We ate.

In Rome, we stayed in a super chic, glass floored Airbnb called the Rasella Loft by the Trevi Fountain in Rome for 3 days and at an Airbnb owned by the sweetest couple called Casa Perla in Positano on the Amalfi Coast for 4 days.

One of the highlights of the trip was biking through Rome with Giulia – she was the best guide (and owns a female bike co-op!) and knew all the best spots for food around Rome.

Of course, followed by our ravioli & meatball making class by Vatican City. Serena taught us how to make the most delicious food, and we got to eat it all with a glass of wine at the end!

The Amalfi Coast is famous for its seafood, views, and lemons – two of which we greatly enjoyed. Limoncello, fresh fruit from the market, giant lemons, lemon granitas, and heaping amounts of pasta and pizza from Ristorante C’era Una Volta.

We spent every single day in Positano on the beach – not at the main Spaggia, but at Fornillo beach, which wasn’t crowded and touristy. We climbed 50 flights of stairs to get to the beach and 50 flights back up. PHEW.

Scroll through our photos to get to the food + activity recommendations at the bottom!

food highlights of ROME:

Roscioli for pastries and prosciutto, grab some from their deli next door to bakery (by Campo di Fiori)

Pasta at Ai Tre Scalini – Cavour 313 – La Casetta a Monti (all in the same neighborhood)

Pizza at Dar Poeta (sit down) OR Antico Forno del Ghetto – in the Jewish section. It looks like a deli, but there’s pizza everywhere. Get the potato one and classic cheese, you order, then pay at the other counter, then grab your pizza. You’d think it’s old stale pizza but it literally changed my life. 

Gelato at Origini Gelato or Blue Ice Gelato (they have kiwi flavor!!!)

Pasticceria Panificio Panella Roma for pastries, also there’s one in the Jewish corner by the Synagogue – Pasticceria Boccione it’s GREAT

Great tiramisu at POMPI by Vatican City

Best cannoli of my MF life (hazelnut) at I Dolci di Nonna Vincenza (by Campo di Fiori)

ACTIVITY HIGHLIGHTS OF ROME:

Trevi Fountain (go early in the AM)

Coliseum (go early in the AM)

Roman Forum

Palazzo della Sapienza

Spanish Steps

Piazza Navona (great for a drink)

Pantheon

Villa Borghese for sunset

Campo di Fiore market