• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar
  • Subscribe to My Newsletter
  • Secondary Navigation Social Media Icons

    • Bluesky
    • Email
    • Facebook
    • Instagram
    • Pinterest
    • Threads
    • YouTube
A Suitcase Full of Books: Literary Inspired Travel

A Suitcase Full of Books

A Literary Travel Blog

  • Home
  • About
    • Contact
    • Work With Me
    • Around the Web
    • Privacy Policy
    • Life Updates
  • Destinations
  • My Bookshelf
  • Events
  • Resources

Books Set in Italy

Books to read before visiting Italy

*This post contains affiliate links, which means if you purchase a book through these links I’ll make a few cents at no extra cost to you!
If you would like to support your nearest independent bookstore, or the collective of indie bookshops, consider purchasing your books from Bookshop. Thank you for supporting the blog!

An Irreverent Curiosity: In Search of the Church’s Strangest Relic in Italy’s Oddest Town by David Farley

Purchase An Irreverent Curiosity: In Search of the Church’s Strangest Relic in Italy’s Oddest Town by David Farley: Amazon | Bookshop

Tuscany

Heat: An Amateur’s Adventures as Kitchen Slave, Line Cook, Pasta-Maker, and Apprentice to a Dante-Quoting Butcher in Tuscany by Bill Buford

Purchase Heat: An Amateur’s Adventures as Kitchen Slave, Line Cook, Pasta-Maker, and Apprentice to a Dante-Quoting Butcher in Tuscany by Bill Buford: Amazon | Bookshop

Read Post: Book Review: Heat

Under the Tuscan Sun by Frances Mayes

Purchase Under the Tuscan Sun by Frances Mayes via Amazon | Bookshop

 

Verona

Letters to Juliet: Celebrating Shakespeare’s Greatest Heroine, the Magical City of Verona, and the Power of Love by Lise Friedman & Ceil Friedman

Purchase Letters to Juliet: Celebrating Shakespeare’s Greatest Heroine, the Magical City of Verona, and the Power of Love by Lise Friedman & Ceil Friedman via Amazon | Bookshop

Read Post: Galentines Day Travel

Get up to 2 books free!

Too busy to get through these books in print? Try listening to them via Audible! Sign up for Audible Premium Plus and you get up to two books free! I not only use Audible to multi-task at home, but when traveling I love listening to books while I walk around the location/s the story takes place.

Like this:

Like Loading…

Primary Sidebar

Profile Image

Hello Traveling Bookworms!
Have you ever wanted to just step into the setting of your book? Or wondered if what you’re reading has any real world relevance? And are you the kind that gravitates towards indie bookstores and libraries on vacation? Then you’re in the right place!
I’m Elizabeth, a librarian & travel blogging bookworm. Join me as I explore the real places behind our favorite reads, introduce you to your next favorite book, and discover all the literary sights this world has to offer!

Read More

Let’s Be Social!

  • Bluesky
  • Email
  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • Pinterest
  • Threads
  • YouTube

Popular Posts

  • Top Books for an Alaskan Cruise: Curated by an Alaskan Librarian
    Top Books for an Alaskan Cruise: Curated by an Alaskan Librarian
  • Winnie the Pooh Banished to New York City
    Winnie the Pooh Banished to New York City
  • Plan the Perfect Anne of Green Gables Vacation
    Plan the Perfect Anne of Green Gables Vacation
  • Pages & Places: The Ultimate Guide to Literary London for Booklovers
    Pages & Places: The Ultimate Guide to Literary London for Booklovers
  • Winchester: Jane Austen’s Final Resting Place
    Winchester: Jane Austen’s Final Resting Place

Support This Site

Support A Suitcase Full of Books with Ko-fi! Donating just the price of a cup of coffee (or tea!) can keep me going!

Redbubble Products

Shop My Redbubble Designs

Check out the Vlog

Let’s follow in the footsteps of Lucy Maud Montgomery around Prince Edward Island, starting with her birthplace house museum in New London.
The Author of Anne of Green Gables was Born Here #booktube
This is an overview of the PEI literary locations I’ll cover more in depth on other videos. Hit the follow button so you can join the journey walking in her footsteps!
In L. M. Montgomery’s Footsteps in Prince Edward Island #booktube
Searching for the Astral Library in the Boston Public Library #booktube
One thing I’ve found through my travels is that (nearly all) humans love for a good dog story. So here are three I’ve added to my dog’s bookshelf:
🐶 Patsy Ann of Alaska
📍Visit the statue of Patsy Ann on the cruise dock in Juneau, AK and pick up a copy of the book at nearby @hearthsidebooks 
🐶 Catie Copley
📍Visit the @fairmontcopley in Boston, MA and ask the concierge for a copy of the book.
🐶 Greyfriars Bobby
📍Visit the statue of Bobby in the Greyfriars Kirkyard in Edinburgh, Scotland. Pick up a copy of the book at @toppingsedin.
#bookstagram #literarytravel #bookishtravel
3 Dog Stories I Picked Up Traveling #booktube
Subscribe to the Vlog

Currently Reading

Support indie bookshops by shopping with Bookshop

Copyright © 2026

Juniper Theme by Code + Coconut

%d