THR

Hi all,

We are soon embarking on our Italy trip. Thanks to you all so far that have contributed so much to help define the locations we are travelling to. However, with all of our accommodation and travel booked, we have embarked on booking some activities.

I would appreciate any advice people have on activities in the various locations we are staying. While the locations and dates themselves are locked in, as is all of the travel between, we have not locked in a lot of what we are going to do in each location. Any input would be greatly appreciated

Hopefully the formatting is retained here. As you can see, we sort of have a full 26 days on the ground, with some of those days being half days travelling (or slightly longer in the case of Ischia --> Rome).

1 Thu, June 11: Flying from Sydney
2 Fri, June 12: Arrive Rome, train to Salerno
3 Sat, June 13: Salerno (5 nights); pick up hire car
4 Sun, June 14: Salerno; visit Pompeii
5 Mon, June 15: Salerno; visit Herculaneum, Naples
6 Tue, June 16: Salerno; visit Paestrum + Buffalo mozzarella visit
7 Wed, June 17: Salerno; visit Vietri sul Mare, Rivello, Amalfi
8 Thu, June 18: Positano (2 nights); travel to Positano from Salerno and relax
9 Fri, June 19: Positano; relax
10 Sat, June 20: Capri (2 nights); Travel to Capri from Positano in morning
11 Sun, June 21: Capri
12 Mon, June 22: Ischia (2 nights); Travel to Ischia from Capri in morning
13 Tue, June 23: Ischia
14 Wed, June 24: Rome (5 nights); Travel to Rome via Naples in morning
15 Thu, June 25: Rome
16 Fri, June 26: Rome; Trastevere food tour in evening
17 Sat, June 27: Rome
18 Sun, June 28: Rome
19 Mon, June 29: Bologna (3 nights); Travel to Bologna in morning
20 Tue, June 30: Bologna; food tour (hopefully Italian Days)
21 Wed, July 1: Bologna
22 Thu, July 2: Venice (4 nights); Travel to Venice in morning
23 Frid, July 3: Venice
24 Sat, July 4 : Venice
25 Sun, July 5: Venice
26 Mon, July 6: Milan (3 nights); Travel to Milan in morning
27 Tue, July 7: Milan
28 Wed, July 8: Milan
29 Thu, July 9: Milan (fly at 10pm)
30 Fri, July 10: Flying to Sydney

Blueeyedcod

June 15 - are you using the rental car? I would strongly recommend you don't. Are you aware of ZTL's aka Limited Traffic Zones? You don't have them in Australia so you may be unaware how they work. Basically, you get a massive fine if you stray inside one of the zones and they ring the Naples historic centre and other areas. If you insist on the car you could drive to Herculaneum, leave your car there and take the train to Naples.

You won't need the car from Salerno to Pompeii as Pompeii is on the Trenitalia main train line - you just enter Pompeii at the amphitheatre entrance after a short walk.

In fact, the car may be a liability except for your trip to Paestum.

In terms of activities - the Amalfi Coast is good for hiking, swimming and food. Venice I would definitely recommend a visit to Burano and the Rialto markets. Rome has enough activities to last years but check a Rome specific guide book and see what interests you there.

THR

Thanks for that info! Definitely won't drive in Naples and don't really mind if we don't even use it much... wasn't that expensive and gives a little flexibility.

Thanks for your Venice suggestions!

Adelaidean

Please post a trip report on your return

THR

Will do! With photos

Adelaidean

Brilliant