Venice or Cinque Terre?
Aug 10th, 2001, 05:58 PM
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Tough call, Christy. Venice is a great town to walk about & take in some art. <BR> <BR>The CT are beautiful but not standard beach towns, exactly. Will you want to hike them? <BR> <BR>Do you have a car, or are you traveling by train? <BR> <BR>And how many days will you be spending on this third stop? <BR>BC
Aug 10th, 2001, 06:19 PM
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Christy - whenever we find ourselves faced with a choice like this, we ask: of the two, which will be easier to visit should we not return for many years, i.e. when we are older? or: which would be easier to visit in conjunction with another trip? <BR> <BR>We opted for the CT, telling ourselves that we can more easily visit Venice in conjunction with a trip to Austria. Or, if we don't come back for many years, Venice, being a major city, will be easier to visit (it has an airport, for example.) <BR>
Aug 10th, 2001, 10:09 PM
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Christy: <BR> <BR>What time of year will you be in Italy? That may impact your choice. <BR> <BR>Also, the CT towns are small & offer natual beauty & some nice hikes. It's a very different experience than Venice. <BR> <BR>Travel options: it's actually easier to get to Venice from Florence on the train than it is to go to Cinque Terre from Florence. There's a EuroStar (ES) that runs between Florence-Venice. Whereas, getting to the CT requires at least one, possibly 2 train changes. Total travel time is about same for both --- just under 3 hours. <BR> <BR>Can't answer on feasibility of keeping your rental car & driving to either place.
