One Year Across Italy, Greece & France begins with a train journey from Rome to Florence, one of the most traveled routes in Italy, marking the start of a year-long project exploring what everyday life across the Mediterranean actually feels like beyond the typical tourist experience.
In this first episode of Mediterranean Diaries, I leave Rome after nearly ten years to begin a one-year journey across Italy, Greece, and France, exploring these countries not just as travel destinations, but as places to live, work, and move through slowly.
The journey begins at Rome Termini with a high-speed train to Florence, a route many travelers include in their Italy itinerary. Along the way, you’ll see what the experience actually looks like – navigating Italian train stations, waiting for platform announcements, traveling in business class on an Italian high-speed train, and what it feels like to arrive in Florence by train.
But this series goes beyond logistics or typical travel guides.
As the founder of a travel agency that organizes trips across Italy, Greece, and France every day, I’m stepping away from my home in Rome for a year to experience these places differently – following the rhythm of the seasons and sharing what life here truly looks like beyond the guidebooks.
If you’re planning a trip to Italy, Greece, or France, or simply curious about what life in these places actually feels like beyond a short visit, this series will take you along that journey.
And in the next chapter, we begin discovering what everyday life in Florence really looks like.
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What’s in This Video:
00:00 Starting a Year Across Italy, Greece & France
00:40 Rome Termini Train Station: What to Expect Before Departure
01:25 Inside an Italian High-Speed Train Business Class
02:08 Where to Put Luggage on Italian Trains
03:12 Breakfast on the Train from Rome to Florence
05:31 Leaving Rome After 10 Years
06:33 Arriving in Florence by Train
06:55 Florence Train Station Tips: Getting to the City Center
07:43 Beginning a New Chapter in Florence
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7 Comments
Fabulous! If you were starting a year across Italy, Greece, and France, what’s the first place you’d go?
WoW this is an awesome idea & adventure. I'm tagging along via YouTube lol. So far the scenery looks amazing. I'm assuming you guys will work remotely – ahh, the power of the internet.
All the best!
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I love you keep trying new places .
Happy travels dear Nastenka!
Enjoy, have fun,explore and share it with us! I am so glad to see a smile on your face ! New chapter again, and I’m so happy for you! Always follow you whenever you go! Hugs from LA
Hope to see you next year!❤
In FR1000 Traines the Excecutive Clas is sympathisch the best of them
Looks so exciting and fun! I hope to visit Italia in this year, but the country is so big and beautiful, where to begin? I'm a 64 years old living in NYC. I'll definitely be following your journey! Thank you!