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Money-Saving Tips
Saving money at every step of the way while planning your trip to Italy

For the best rates and speediest sevice, always change money at a bancomat (ATM), which are everywhere in Italy, including this on in the teensy Cinque Terre town of Riomaggiore.Most of this site is set up to help you save money while traveling. Here are shortcuts to the money-savings tips in every category of planning your trip.
- Saving money on airfare
- Saving money on car rentals
- Saving money on train tickets & railpasses
- Saving money on hotels & lodging
- Saving money on dining
- Saving money on shopping
- Saving money on sightseeing
- Saving money on tour packages
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