We will be staying in Rome for five days before departing for Sorrento as part of our trip. Does anyone have a suggestion for a day trip outside of Rome? <BR> <BR>Thanks for any help you can give! <BR> <BR>Madeline

Hi Madeline. We were able to visit Pompeii in a day, and we thoroughly enjoyed it. We took the train down to Naples, visited a museum that now holds many Pompeii artifacts, then continued to Pompeii. I think we made it back to Rome around 9 or 10 p.m. I would definitely go again. <BR>

Ostia Antica would be our favorite, the fairly well-preserved ancient port of Rome. 30 minutes. <BR> <BR>Orvieto, Assisi, Perugia, Cita di Bagno Reggio all possibilities farther afield. Also Villa d'Este coupled with Hadrian's Villa. <BR> <BR>Some more details at www.twenj.com/romesightsexcurse <BR>

Madeline: Usually I'd say Ostia Antica but you'll probably do Pompeii and maybe Herculaneum from Sorrento (~25min & ~40min away by train) so I'd pass on Ostia. Tivoli/Hadrain's Villa is a *very* nice daytrip via Metro/bus. The Catacombs could be just a morning or afternoon trip, I'd recommend a bustour alot easier plus you must go thru as a group in 2 of them I believe. Also Florence is an easy daytrip, it's only 1:35 on the Eurostar train and the *majority* of sites are within a 20min walk. With reserved tickets you could visit the Uffizi and Accademia and still spend a few hours exploring the city. HTH Regards, Walter <BR> <BR> <BR>

Ooops. I just now realized that Pompeii and Sorrento are pretty close to each other. That's what I get for giving travel advice from memory!

My vote would be for Orvieto. It was the highlight of our trip. It's just 50 minutes by train. Great views and a world away from Rome. <BR> <BR>Denise

Tivoli, Orvieto or the catacombs would all be a good daytrips from Rome. Don't think about Pompeii or Herculaneum if you are later going on to Sorrento. Enjoy!

Good evening, Madeline <BR>Just two to add, <BR>1. Assisi can be done in a reasonable <BR>day trip, check www-fs-on-line.it, rail <BR>by your own or by local tour companys <BR>by bus and with group. Local guides <BR>in Assisi or at least the one we had <BR>was above excellant.... <BR>2. Tivoli just outside Rome, more like <BR>a half day trip. <BR> <BR>Richard of La Grange Park, IL...

I want to thank all of you for responding to my inquiry for day trips outside of Rome. <BR>I appreciate the time you took to help out. <BR> <BR>Madeline