1. TRAVEL GUIDE
RENAISSANCE
BY HEND AL-MUFTAH
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2. CONTENTS
1. Detailed map of Renaissance Italy
2. Introduction
3. Which cities to visit
4. How to get around
5. Local customs and manners
6. What to wear
8. Where to stay (provided as sample)
9. Where to eat
10. How to stay safe and healthy

3. RENAISSANCE
MAP OF ITALY

4. MODERN DAY
MAP OF ITALY

5. INTRODUCTION
Hello! Have you ever wondered what it’s like to
visit and travel italy? Well, if you’re reading this,
you’re probably planning to do so! Italy is a beauti-
ful place to see! Here, you can find the most beau-
tiful sights, friendliest people and luxurious stays!
At around the 14th or 15th century, Christianity
was what ruled almost every aspect in life, and ba-
sically, people followed the bible for almost every-
thing. Their life revolved around christianity and
new generations were taught nothing new. People
who needed medical help weren’t treated right,
they believed just reading the bible will cure them!
People who disagreed with this system would have
to face serious charges and “consequences”
It was then when people started to open up, and
realize that the bible can’t do everything for them
and maybe they needed to explore what they as
humans can do to help themselves.
In this Travel Guide, you can learn all about this
Renaissance period, the rebirth.

6. WHICH CITIES
TO VISIT: ROME
Rome was not the beautiful, glorious city that we visit
today. Around 1350 Rome was abandoned because of
the transfer of the Papal court to France. That caused
sever economic crisis and it forced the residents of
rome to abandon their city. It was basically in poverty
with it’s crumbling buildings, nobody would think of go-
ing there seeing the beggars and muggers roamed the
streets.
Everything changed after the pope in 1377 came
back from French captivity. Rome was renovated, and
brought back to life! It became the center of develop-
ments in Architecture! It regained it’s power and people
in just around 100 years.

7. WHICH CITIES TO
VISIT: FLORENCE
Florence, like many other cities during/of the Ren-
aissance was built over many years and it was also
home to numerous churches, beautiful buildings and
houses with amazing architecture. Therefore, when a
revival of classical styles became popular, new large
buildings in the classical styles were built next to build-
ings with other styles
Many Florentine Structures that exemplify architec-
ture fore earlier times also house interiors, paintings
and sculptures typical of the Renaissance. An exam-
ple is the church of Santa Croce. On the outside,
Santa Croce is an example of Gothic Architecture, but
on the inside is Renaissance in design because of
Brunelleschi’s careful use of proportions.

8. HOW TO GET
AROUND: LAND
BY FOOT:
Walking was of course the cheapest way of traveling since you don’t
have to pay for anything. It’s also very versatile if you’re going to a
nearby place of city, you can take shortcuts. Journeys had to planned
carefully since if you are traveling on long roads there could be
theives or killers on the way, travel in large groups. It’s probably better
to travel in a carriage, easier.
BY CARRIAGE
Although it is way easier using a carriage than to walk, carriages are
very expensive during the renaissance period because of the usage
of horses and needing a driver for rich people and royal blood. For
the wealthiest, you can be carried in a small cabin mby people. They
are very comfortable on the inside but you could get sick if not used
to small places.
BY ANIMAL
I think that the best way of transportation on land is riding or being
pulled by an animal.The price depends on what you and your animal
use. Horses are very expensive and mostly for rich people. Oxen and
donkeys are cheaper and maybe even free if you live on a farm or
own one, but they’re not as fast as horses and more dangerous if
they turn on you. They can pull more things per animal than horses.

9. HOW TO GET
AROUND: WATER
By Boats/Ships/Gondolas
Water transportation is a must if you life in other continents or
there are large objects on the way (water, mountains, etc) in be-
tween where you live and Italy. The speed of transportation varies
throughout places. The main transportation varies throughout
places. The main transportation in Venice is also by gondolas (a
type of flat bottom boat). Depending on what quality and type of
boat, the cost varies but it is usually cheap since wind is free.

10. LOCAL CUSTOMS
AND MANNERS
The first impression in Italy is very important, you have to
make a good first impression and it is very important that you
be humble and respectful. Greetings in Italy are very unique,
quick yet formal.
There are some things not to give while giving a gift. Do not
give Chrysanthemums or wrap gifts in black as they are given
in funerals and symbolize mourning. Purple represents bad
luck so don’t wrap things in purple either. Do not give red or
yellow flowers because they mean secrecy and jealousy. It’s
quality, not quantity when giving any kind of presents, espe-
cially when you give wine. The gifts are usually opened straight
away so do not give something private. If you are invited to
dinner or a meal, make sure to bring gifts such as flowers, wine
or chocolate.
When invited to eat, remain standing until the host invites
you to sit down, maybe to a certain seat.Allow the host to start
eating first and then follow. ˇhe host may give the first toast
and then offer women can then offer toasts. While eating, it is
important to hold the fork in the left hand and the knife in the
right hand and do not put your elbows on the table since it is
considered rude.

11. WHAT TO WEAR
THE RICH
Rich people are care a lot about their
clothes and fashions, they loved their
embroided clothes, made out of beauti-
ful fabrics such as velvet, satin or bro-
cade. Yes, it could be hot, but with
choosing the right fabrics, they are very
comfortable. The rich people’s clothes
are very different and more compli-
cated than the poor. Men and women
had different fashions and styles. They
cared a lot about how they looked and
they would literally “wear their wealth”.
THE POOR
Of course, the poor could not afford to look fancy all the time and you
could very easily tell the difference between the poor and the rich. The
poor wore very simple and plain, they also looked very dull with colors
such as brown and grey. Since the materials were very cheap and un-
comfortable, their clothing was very loose and very simple.

12. WHERE TO STAY
When you’re traveling, it is most likely to take a very long
time to get to your destination, your are mostly likely to spend
at least a night somewhere.
LOCALS
If there aren’t a lot of inns around, you might have to sleep
in a Local’s house. These locals will charge little to no money
for a stay or maybe just exchange for a few stories or news
from other places
Their houses aren’t clean nor tidy, in fact, just to keep
warm, there might be a giant dung heap used to burn. The in-
side is not very big because cram everything in there, a barn,
kitchen, storage and a bedroom. The earth floor is filled with
decomposing garbage, vomit and the air is damp, smelly and
dirty. You probably won’t even get your own bed. Everyone
sleeps on the bug-infested matress when its time to go to bed.
I think you’re better off in an old shack or even under a tree or
something than staying in that dirty place.
INNS
The inns aren’t much better than the locals unluckily. You
rarely find clean inns, most were very dirty. If you come into
the inn at night, it’s a bad idea since there’s usually bad peo-
ple who roam the streets at night and innkeepers will be likely
to get a bad impression on you. A lot of inns aren’t any better
than the streets. You’re at a risk of murders or robbery. Some
innkeepers actually set you up for a robbery, your valuables

13. WHERE TO STAY
MERCHANTS
If you are very lucky, you can get to stay at a mer-
chants house. Sometimes the merchants have the
bottom floor for their shops, kitchen and dining
room and the top floor for bedrooms. the house is
tiled or carpeted and the house is decorated with
fine and beautiful things. There are precious paint-
ings and carvings for decorations in the luxurious,
comfortable rooms and places for your valuables
and things.

14. WHERE TO STAY
MONASTERY
In the event that if you no money of very little you can stay in
a monastery for free. A monastery is much better than staying
at a local or an inn! You get meals housing and you can meet
lots of new people and great travelers there! It is considered
very mannered to make a donation before you leave as a do-
nation for the nice stay you got.
ARISTOCRATS
You will be the luckiest of all if you get to stay in a big luxuri-
ous town-house called a Palazzi which is a rich person’s
house. The palazzi has column, arches and a big courtyard in
the middle. They have everything in there! They have instru-
ments, suit of armor and crossbows and other weapons, just
for your entertainment and your use. The decorations in the
merchants houses are nothing compared to the aristocrats!
Their carpets are even weaved with real gold thread and their
walls are covered with precious gemstones and spices of a
divine smell!

15. WHAT TO EAT
One of the most famous things in Renaissance Italy was
their food.
The poor people or less fortunate people had a very regu-
lar and very constant diet. It was very simple and plain, just
like their clothes. They usually had food like baked bread, po-
ridges, stews and vegetables. They couldn’t afford to have
meat for their meals regularly. They only had meat occasion-
aly, like during a festival or a feast. If the peasants live near
water, they can fish and they grew most of their food like fuits
and vegetables.
The rich people of course had a very different diet and
meals compared to the poor. They had a lot of meats and pro-
teins like pork, mutton and chicken, they even ate peacock
and other game birds! They did not have a lot of fruits and
vegetables nor dairy products as they believed it was eaten
only by the poor (poor people’s food). As for drinks, they had
a variety of grape wine, apple cider and beer as much as they
liked!

16. HOW TO STAY
HEALTHY AND SAFE
WHILE TRAVELING
While traveling you should always be prepared and ready for
what’s coming. If you cut yourself or get hurt, you could be at a
risk of an infection, have some water to clean your injuries and
bandages to keep them clean from infections.
HYGENE
Hygene is a very important. You need to bathe regularly (al-
most everyday) and wash your hands at least 3 or 4 times dur-
ing the day to keep yourself clean
FOOD
It is essential to keep a well balanced and healthy diet. You
should wash your vegetables before cutting/cooking them and
if your cutting them, make sure to clean your cutting board and
cutlery. Also, you should keep your meats clean from bad bac-
teria and wash it before cooking it.
THE PLAGUE
The plague or also called the black death is a deadly disease
carried by black rats who have traveled from asia to Europe on
merchant’s boats. It killed 30-60% of Europe. It has died down,
but just incase in comes back, and even if it doesn’t, you
should follow the health instructions above.