11 nights in Italy in April end
Feb 14th, 2017, 08:43 PM
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11 nights in Italy in April end
Hi everyone!
My husband and I are planning a 11 nights tour to Italy in April end (20th to be precise). This will be our first time to the beautiful country.
My rough itinerary is as follows:
Fly into Venice - 3 nights
Sorrento - 5 nights
Rome - 3 nights, fly out
We primarily wish to use the local transportation and not rent a car.
I was also wishing to somehow cover Puglia if possible..
Need your expert advice on whether the itinerary sounds fine. How do I travel from Venice to Sorrento and to Puglia? Can Pulgia be done as a day tour either from Sorrento or Rome?
Should we make a stopover at Florence if the journey from Venice to Sorrento is too long? We wish to leave Florence this time for another trip but would not mind a quick tour if that is feasible.
Recommendations as to cheap but nice accommodations would be more than welcome.
Thanks in advance.
My husband and I are planning a 11 nights tour to Italy in April end (20th to be precise). This will be our first time to the beautiful country.
My rough itinerary is as follows:
Fly into Venice - 3 nights
Sorrento - 5 nights
Rome - 3 nights, fly out
We primarily wish to use the local transportation and not rent a car.
I was also wishing to somehow cover Puglia if possible..
Need your expert advice on whether the itinerary sounds fine. How do I travel from Venice to Sorrento and to Puglia? Can Pulgia be done as a day tour either from Sorrento or Rome?
Should we make a stopover at Florence if the journey from Venice to Sorrento is too long? We wish to leave Florence this time for another trip but would not mind a quick tour if that is feasible.
Recommendations as to cheap but nice accommodations would be more than welcome.
Thanks in advance.
Feb 14th, 2017, 09:06 PM
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Your itinerary sounds fine.
Puglia covers nearly 7500 square miles/20000 square kilometers. It's not a "day tour" from anywhere, even if you were staying IN the region. From Sorrento, it would take you at least half a day just to reach one of the main cities.
What is your lodging budget? "Cheap" means different things to different people.
Puglia covers nearly 7500 square miles/20000 square kilometers. It's not a "day tour" from anywhere, even if you were staying IN the region. From Sorrento, it would take you at least half a day just to reach one of the main cities.
What is your lodging budget? "Cheap" means different things to different people.
Feb 15th, 2017, 01:03 AM
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Your plan looks fine (though I might reduce Sorrento by a couple of nights).
Puglia, is lovely, if a bit gritty, and not a day trip.
For Venice, you will find prices a bit high, don't try and dodge by staying in Mestre, the magic of Venice is 5am to 8am and 9pm to midnight when the boat bound tourists have waddled off. There are cheap B&Bs just put up with them.
For Rome; either stay in the central walking area (and the higher prices but no need for public transport) or around the Vatican on bus or train lines (google maps will show you the stops), this will help drop the price but make sites easy to access. Staying around the main station often gets very low prices, for a reason, I'd avoid but others don't.
Puglia, is lovely, if a bit gritty, and not a day trip.
For Venice, you will find prices a bit high, don't try and dodge by staying in Mestre, the magic of Venice is 5am to 8am and 9pm to midnight when the boat bound tourists have waddled off. There are cheap B&Bs just put up with them.
For Rome; either stay in the central walking area (and the higher prices but no need for public transport) or around the Vatican on bus or train lines (google maps will show you the stops), this will help drop the price but make sites easy to access. Staying around the main station often gets very low prices, for a reason, I'd avoid but others don't.
Feb 15th, 2017, 02:31 AM
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The Venice-Naples connection (by train, I presume) is a long one - 5-6 hrs to Naples <i>(book this in advance, you may still get the discounted advance fares)</i>, and an onward Circumvesuviana train <i>(needs to be bought locally at Naples, allow an hour or so for this and to walk to those tracks)</i> to Sorrento. So much of that day will be lost to travel. Florence isn't really mid-way (so wont help break journey "effectively") and not worth rushing through anyway.
With 3 nights, we were able to cover the villages of interest along the Amalfi Coast + Pompeii and Vesuvius ; Capri may need more time if that's intended.
We found reasonably priced accommodation in the Cannaregio area in Venice <i>(also convenient for the Venezia Santa Lucia station)</i> and the Monti area in Rome <i>(again close enough to Roma Termini station, but safe and atmospheric and convenient for the sites).</i> You can review options by using search filters on booking.com or TripAdvisor's hotels/B&B section.
With 3 nights, we were able to cover the villages of interest along the Amalfi Coast + Pompeii and Vesuvius ; Capri may need more time if that's intended.
We found reasonably priced accommodation in the Cannaregio area in Venice <i>(also convenient for the Venezia Santa Lucia station)</i> and the Monti area in Rome <i>(again close enough to Roma Termini station, but safe and atmospheric and convenient for the sites).</i> You can review options by using search filters on booking.com or TripAdvisor's hotels/B&B section.
Feb 16th, 2017, 08:58 PM
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Thanks all for your inputs.
I was wondering if I extend my trip to include Pugli:
1. How many days should I add?
2. Is it really worth the addition?
3. Best way to accommodate in the itinerary Venice-Sorrento-Rome
By cheap accommodation I meant something within Eur 100.
I was wondering if I extend my trip to include Pugli:
1. How many days should I add?
2. Is it really worth the addition?
3. Best way to accommodate in the itinerary Venice-Sorrento-Rome
By cheap accommodation I meant something within Eur 100.
Feb 16th, 2017, 10:36 PM
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It depends on what you want to see in Puglia. You could spend weeks as a tourist in the area. Check trenitalia for train timetables to see how long the journey would take. Grab a good guidebook if you haven't already.
I think your original itinerary sounded fine. If you can extend your trip, then I'd add a day or two to Rome (but not at the expense of Sorrento). I assume that you've chosen Sorrento because you wish to visit places nearby.
I think your original itinerary sounded fine. If you can extend your trip, then I'd add a day or two to Rome (but not at the expense of Sorrento). I assume that you've chosen Sorrento because you wish to visit places nearby.
Feb 17th, 2017, 02:29 AM
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Puglia, offers a whole bunch of great architecture from around 800AD (plus some Roman stuff) to the present day with some especially nice Norman castles and Baroque cities. The food and wine is very good and the people very friendly.
The area also offers you the chance to stay in fortified farmsteads called Masseria. If I was coming for a first visit I'd look at a minimum of 7 days with two bases.
There is less English spoken here compared to the northern parts of Italy, but in any tourist area they will sort you out. April is a nice time to come, perhaps still a little coldd but blossoms will be out.
Search Fodors for Puglia to see any trip reports.
The area also offers you the chance to stay in fortified farmsteads called Masseria. If I was coming for a first visit I'd look at a minimum of 7 days with two bases.
There is less English spoken here compared to the northern parts of Italy, but in any tourist area they will sort you out. April is a nice time to come, perhaps still a little coldd but blossoms will be out.
Search Fodors for Puglia to see any trip reports.
