Actually, for a thread with a "lousy" title, it's sure engendered a lot of posts! Hmmmmmmm ... Methinks what we got here is an excellent example of Counterintuitiveness In Action.
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She does have a sexy screen-name.

good one, degas. so maybe if the op's moniker had been "CPA", nobody would've bothered?
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Of course I second the recommendation to go to Torino, and NOT only for a daytrip. But as for the rest of the suggestions, Switzerland, France, Ravenna - my goodness, why travel so far? You are going from Milano to Acqui Terme, and you have 10 days, so why don't you stay in the region? 10 days are just enough to get very rough impression of Lombardy, plus Torino. Nobody ever seems to visit Lombardy (apart perhaps from Milano), which is fairly unfair. Bergamo, Brescia, Mantova (highly recommended), Cremona, Pavia (highly recommended) are all great sights, Mantova certainly one of Italy's nicest and most beautiful towns; and then, there is Castelseprio, one of the most exciting sights you can imagine in Italy. 10 days are certainly not too much for all that...

Franco, you are so right. I love the cities you have mentioned.

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Grazie Nessundorma! Your note was meaningful to me as I was beginning to feel as if I'd fouled the territory by mis-title-ing. I very much appreciate the sincere and helpful responses to my questions. And the rest feel quite hostile - especially after, as you mentioned, my acknowleding my error in the title.- enuf!

You're welcome, gianetta, and I would suggest that you check out franco's advice. I mentioned Ravenna since you seem not to have been there, but I think you could have quite a lovely trip following Franco's suggestions, and see scarcely a tourist for miles.

Ah heck, you got a lot of replies considering the title -lol!

Giannetta, one thing to realize is many people just skip over the thread, not reading every single reply, so could easily have missed your apology and is why they continued to scold.

You can get amazing information here on Fodor's, please don't be run off by criticism. Truly a "better" title may or may not help you get the info you seek.

Gianetta, the mosaics at Ravenna are well worth your time, but admit that Franco has a good point. It all depends upon the kind of trip you like.

Don't be discouraged by the rude comments; manners are lacking everywhere in the world, including everywhere in the online world. I'm sure your next post for follow-up information will be appropriately titled, although it's hard to say if you'd get better advice than you've gotten with your "non-PC" title!

And please get over the idea that if someone tries to help you get better answers, those people are being either rude or "hostile". What a silly idea that helpfulness is considered the same as hostility! But of course, I suppose this post will sound hostile to you as well?

NeoPatrick, I am sure you do mean to be helpful. However, surely you must agree that, depending upon how it is delivered, &quot;constructive criticism&quot; can <i>easily</i> be misinterpreted as hostility. Some people are more sensitive to nuance than others; call them hypersensitive if you choose -- even call them paranoid if you choose -- but they're no more &quot;silly&quot; in their reactions/responses than anybody else!

What about seeing Verona? Bologna? Parma? Don't know if you've seen those cities on previous trips but all wonderful places to visit (Verona is my fav) and within reasonable distance from Milano.