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Portugal · Things to do How to Visit Sintra Sintra is a hill town about 28 km from Lisbon, known for its palaces, castles, and wooded parks. Read guide Italy · Things to do Amalfi Coast Without a Car Getting around the Amalfi Coast without a car means combining three kinds of public transport: a bus along the coastal road, passenger ferries and hydrofoils that call at... Read guide Italy · Things to do How Italy’s ZTL Zones Work for Visitors If you plan to drive in an Italian city, learn what a ZTL is before you turn onto a street marked with a small round sign. Read guide Italy · Things to do Who Pays the Venice Access Fee and When Venice charges day visitors who enter the historic center without staying overnight. Read guide Italy · Things to do How to Visit the Colosseum The Colosseum is an ancient amphitheater in central Rome. The Parco archeologico del Colosseo, the state archaeological park, manages it along with the Roman Forum and the Palatine Hill next door. Read guide Italy · Things to do How Much to Tip in Italy Italy does not expect the tip that many American travelers are used to leaving. Read guide Italy · Things to do How to Visit the Vatican Museums The Vatican Museums are a set of galleries inside Vatican City, the independent state within Rome. Read guide Japan · Things to do How to Climb Mount Fuji Mount Fuji is a 3,776-meter volcano west of Tokyo. Most independent travelers climb it in summer. Read guide Japan · Things to do Luggage Rules on the Shinkansen Shinkansen bullet trains limit luggage by size. Most suitcases ride free in the overhead racks and at your feet. Read guide Japan · Things to do Suica and PASMO Cards in Japan Suica and PASMO are prepaid IC (integrated circuit) cards. A chip in each card stores money, and you tap the card on a reader at a train gate, bus, or shop to pay. Read guide