My husband and I have booked a flight into Rome and a flight out of London. In between, of course, we have lots of options. We had planned to do 4 or 5 days in Rome, two days in Florence, and then fly to London and have 5 days. Then, I saw a calendar on Italy and saw Capri. I'm now trying to decide if we should go to Capri and not go to Florence. My husband is interested in Rome, but is not someone who loves to visit big cities. He really doesn't care about wondering around in museum after museum. WE also both love the water and have a boat here in Florida.
Therefore, you savvy travelers, would you recommend Florence or Capri?
If you vote for Capri, I'd love some insight on where to stay. Thank you so much. We've never been to any of these places.

If you love water, rocks and incredible scenery, skip Florence and go to Capri.

The Isle of Capri!!!

www.montesolarocapri.com

Hi long2travl

Some questions for you:

When will you be going on your trip?

How many days do you have total, including flying over and back?

Since you already have two big cities (Rome and London) in your itnerary, you may want to choose Capri so you could relax for a few days. Especially since you say your husband isn't someone who loves to visit big cities, he may like the down time.

There are lots of suggestions here for where to stay on Capri
but it would help to know your budget.

"Then, I saw a calendar on Italy and saw Capri."

I had to laugh when I read this. I've done the same thing. You see a picture, and it looks so beautiful, and you think, "well, I'm going to be over there anyway, why not try and fit it in?" Keep in mind that moving from place to place can take a lot of time out of your vacation.

Johanna

Hi Johanna:
We have 13 total days. We fly from ATL directly into Rome and the same with our return flight from London back to ATL. I was going to allow five days (after arrival) for Rome and either four or five days for London. THus, I have several days in between. If we go to FLorence, we'll catch a flight from Florence to London. If we go to Capri, we'll catch a flight from Naples to London.

If you are only planning on 2 days I would opt for Florence. It is an easy train ride to Florence from Rome and then you can fly from there to London. Going to Capri involves taking a train to Naples and then taking a ferry to Capri. Easily taking 1/2 day . You can then fly from Naples to London. This is a tough call to make . If you can add time to Capri then i would suggest going there based on your interests.

Two entirely different experiences. Obviously Florence would be very cultural but hard to see it all in 2 days plus you have the time needed to get there. Geographically Capri is much closer so with your limited time, I would suggest you save Florence for another time when you could really spend more time there and to see thre rest of Tuscany. My suggestion with your limited time is to go to Sorrento (you could do that easily by train) and use that as your base. Do a day trip to Pompeii which is really fascinating. You could go on your own but I strongly suggest you get a private guide or go on a guided tour because there is just so much history and little things you would miss if you didn't have someone to point them out to you (like the penis scultped in the walkway directing you to the brothel). You could also do an excursion to the Amalfi Coast but doubt you would have time to do both in one day. Again, using Sorrento as a base, you could do a day trip to Capri. You really don't need more than a day in Capri. It is one of those places to see and be seen - great people watching, and there are some upscale stops and hotels there. I recommend you take the chair lift up to the top of the island where you get a dramatic view of the rocks (the symbol of Capri) then walk down the hill, a nice walk. Capri is also known for their limoncello so there are lots of shops that sell that and related items. Sorrento is a nice little town on its own. We had the best pizza there at a big outdoor restaurant right in the heart of town. Ask and I am sure they would direct you to this place. Have a great trip.

It sounds like you would enjoy Capri more - as long as you go when the weather is pleasant - late April through October. It's ot really someplace you want to be off season - since so much shuts down -sometimes including the ferries, due to bad weather/rough seas.

To all who responded: we will be traveling in July. This is our celebration of our 50th birthdays. After five days in Rome, I'm trying to decide if we would enjoy 2-3 days in Florence (more walking, more museums) or 2-3 days in Capri.
Since I live in Florida, I'm not going just to see a beach. However, the photos I see of Capri look SOOO inviting.

Capri!!!!!

There's no resemblance, FL and Capri.

Believe me, you'll definitely enjoy your 2-3 days in Capri.

So hard to choose for me.

In Florence, seeing David was a life defining moment.
In Capri, having my first sip of Limoncello was a life defining moment.

It like chosing between 2 children.

I actually went to both Capri and Florence last summer on my honeymoon. However, we did a day trip from Rome to Capri and it was too much! We took the train down from Rome, hopped in a cab, waited close to an hour for a ferry out to Capri, and when we landed, I was so motion sick that we didn't do anything there except walk around and enjoy the beauty. I would definitely go back there if I had more time to spend.

That being said, I'm head over heels in love with Florence. My husband and I are actually going back to Europe this fall for a couple months, and we're considering spending a full month in Florence (and doing day trips to surrounding cities). I read several reports before I planned my previous trip and everyone said that a couple days in Florence was enough, but not for me! Rome was too big for me but Florence was just right. If it were me, and I know people on here would shoot me for saying this, I'd take one less day in Rome (especially if your hubby isn't too excited by big cities) and maybe one less day in London and do it all

Good luck deciding!