The easiest way to get to Venice from Florence is to take the train, of course. The Frecciargento fast train line runs from Florence typically every 45 minutes from the Santa Maria Novella station and will get you to Venice in just under 2 hours, arriving at the Venice Santa Lucia station. Tickets can be purchased at the station either from the ticket office, “biglietteria,” or the self-service ticket machines throughout the station. The ticket machines require that you enter

The second largest "Grand Station" in Italy, Milan's Stazione Centrale is my personal favorite station for its elegance and convenience. Built in the late 1920's in Piazza Duca D'Aosta, the building's massive stone facades dominate the piazza. Inside, the architecture is an enchanting blend of Liberty and Art Deco styles with early Fascist nationalism present in the artistic themes of the statues, mosaics, and even the original stone signs on the wall, which include the nati