Jan; <BR> <BR>Italy-12 Spain-7 <BR> <BR>Have you made a desicion yet or do you need 4 more months....?

It is a difficult one, but I would opt for Spain. <BR>Why? <BR>Even though I speak Italian fluently and have hardly any Spanish, I found <BR>myself incredibly at east there. It was very good value, had great weather, friendly people, cheap transport and, well, an enticing way of life. <BR>Italy, which I like a great deal, seems to me to be less 'raw', perhaps too glossy, more swish. <BR>Whichever way you decide, however, you are sure to have a good time in either place.

Hi Jan, what do you prefer chocolate or strawberries, ....it comes to a point that the choice is personal however some of the advise has been extremely good, now is up to you. <BR>I love both,probably Italy is more fascinating but also is Spain the main rreason I writing is to stree Paul and Jan advise, forget the big cities like Milan and Barcelona stick to the medium ones and you will find it so much fun... <BR>and less money too. <BR>Best wwishes.

I'm about to go to Spain for the first time in October, but my wife and I have travelled to Italy a few times and are completely in love with the country. <BR> <BR>The best places to go in Italy no questions asked: <BR> <BR>Cinque Terre - you will see nothing like it in your life (5 villages) Riomaggiore great place to base yourselves <BR> <BR>Venice - as awesome and full of character as it looks <BR> <BR>Capri - beautiful, charming, glamorous <BR> <BR>Amalfi Coast - Drive between sorento and salerno - breathtaking stay in Ravello (worth the uphill drive), Sorrento, ceramic shopping in Vietri sul Mare <BR> <BR>Florence - awesome - true Italy <BR> <BR>Rome, - hard to enjoy the first time, great the second time <BR> <BR>Milan - big city, not worth it unless you have a few days to shop and take in modern Italy <BR> <BR>Spoleto - romantic, away from tourism <BR> <BR>Hope this helps <BR> <BR> <BR> <BR>