italy by car 10 -15 days
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What are your likes and dislikes?
History, archaeology, nightlife?
Budget?
hotels, farm stays, apartments?
Countryside, cities, small towns?
Good food, wine? pasta?
Help us a little and maybe we can help you.
Also, do a search here on the forum, and you will find lots of threads relevant to help answer your questions.
History, archaeology, nightlife?
Budget?
hotels, farm stays, apartments?
Countryside, cities, small towns?
Good food, wine? pasta?
Help us a little and maybe we can help you.
Also, do a search here on the forum, and you will find lots of threads relevant to help answer your questions.
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Sorry. It's my 10th anniversary it's just me and my husband. And I was looking for something romantic, wine tasting, good food.
Go to nice small hotels in colonial towns. Maybe mixed with a couple big cities like Milan and Rome. The truth is I don't know much about Italy but it's in my top list to visit.
Thanks.
Go to nice small hotels in colonial towns. Maybe mixed with a couple big cities like Milan and Rome. The truth is I don't know much about Italy but it's in my top list to visit.
Thanks.
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If you have not purchased tickets, and this far out you probably haven't, decide on your itinerary first. You may decide on Venice or Naples, who knows right now?
June is high season with many tourists and higher prices, especially airfare. It would not stop me, but some people avoid it and try for April, May or September.
You will find beautiful, romantic, medieval villages all throughout Italy. You could choose two or three major cities and visit many nearby places, mostly by train, which is cheap and easy.
OTOH, you could rent a car and see a lot of countryside.
You can do a mix of both. There is great food and wine everywhere, though many people think of Tuscany when they think wine, but all of Italy has both.
Per the advice above, it would be best for you to do some reading and research to discover at least a few things that appeal to you. Pick a couple of areas and a couple of cities and look them up in the destination heading here on Fodors. Google images of villages and towns. Get a guide book with mostly information and one with pictures. Maybe get a couple of Videos to watch with your DH.
Do not get hung up on trying to "see everything." It can happen when you start creating your trip. Italy is so big with so much to see, even a life time wouldn't do it, so you always pick a bit to enjoy. It sounds as if you have the right approach already.
Planning is a lot of fun. You have time, so enjoy it.
June is high season with many tourists and higher prices, especially airfare. It would not stop me, but some people avoid it and try for April, May or September.
You will find beautiful, romantic, medieval villages all throughout Italy. You could choose two or three major cities and visit many nearby places, mostly by train, which is cheap and easy.
OTOH, you could rent a car and see a lot of countryside.
You can do a mix of both. There is great food and wine everywhere, though many people think of Tuscany when they think wine, but all of Italy has both.
Per the advice above, it would be best for you to do some reading and research to discover at least a few things that appeal to you. Pick a couple of areas and a couple of cities and look them up in the destination heading here on Fodors. Google images of villages and towns. Get a guide book with mostly information and one with pictures. Maybe get a couple of Videos to watch with your DH.
Do not get hung up on trying to "see everything." It can happen when you start creating your trip. Italy is so big with so much to see, even a life time wouldn't do it, so you always pick a bit to enjoy. It sounds as if you have the right approach already.
Planning is a lot of fun. You have time, so enjoy it.
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September is the height of high season in the more touristy parts of Italy, even more so than July and August. It's usually a nice time to visit, weatherwise, but I would stay away from any of the towns and cities popular with American tourists if you go at that time. You could consider visiting Umbria, Le Marche, or Abruzzo in high season, which are not so much on the tourist screen, but even in Umbria popular towns can be very crowded in September.
I think you should really get a good guide book. The DK Eyewitness guide books have lots of photos and are great for trying to find towns that would appeal to you. They're not so good for actual details, since the photos take up so much space, so I would also get a second guide book to fill in the blanks. Fodor's and Frommer's are good middle of the road guide books, but there are many others that may suit your style better. I would go to a bookstore and browse the guidebooks to find some that you like.
For any trip, even a very short one, I always buy at least one guidebook. I also consult travel forums, but they're not a substitute for a good guide book. Usually the guide books even save me money, far more than I spent for the books.
I think you should really get a good guide book. The DK Eyewitness guide books have lots of photos and are great for trying to find towns that would appeal to you. They're not so good for actual details, since the photos take up so much space, so I would also get a second guide book to fill in the blanks. Fodor's and Frommer's are good middle of the road guide books, but there are many others that may suit your style better. I would go to a bookstore and browse the guidebooks to find some that you like.
For any trip, even a very short one, I always buy at least one guidebook. I also consult travel forums, but they're not a substitute for a good guide book. Usually the guide books even save me money, far more than I spent for the books.
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Also, if you're looking for specific recommendations for accommodations and restaurants, please give your budget for each. It's mildly annoying when, after responding to a request for a rec, you get back the response "Oh, I didn't want to spend that much."
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