lin0825

Hi,

i need help planning out the route in Italy. i will be arriving in Milan on Oct. 29 and will have one week in Italy. Is it too cold to go to Isle of Capri, Amalfi coast at the end of Oct. and 1st week of Nov.? i have been to Venice, Florence and Rome. I would like to go to more country side, like tusany. after one week in Italy, will travel to Spain (BCN) for another week. which city is best to ended in italy then travel to BCN.

is it ok without of car?

any suggestion is appreciated.

Ann1

No Capri and Amalfi are not too cold at that time of the year. Some things may be closed, but you won't have any problem completely enjoying your visit. In fact, we were there this last October/November and the Sheroco (I don't know how to spell it) winds were blowing so the wind was warm. Some people were still swimming.

You don't need a car in Amalfi or Capri. They have great public transportation. If you go to Tuscany you need a car.

Huitres

No, that will be the perfect time in year! In fact, if anything, Milano will be getting chilly. If only 1 week, can you fly into Naples instead? It is much easier to stage yourself in Sorrento on the Amalfi Coast and make day trips to Capri, etc from there.

I never rent a car in Italy, you are more than fine relying on local transportation. The trains/busses/ferries all are efficient and economical compared to rental car and gas charges. I disagree, you don't need a car in Tuscany. There are trains between Florence, Siena, Lucca, etc and busses in between the smaller places that work just fine.

If you are wanting to split your trip and are going from N to S, you could fly into Milano, take 3 days for Tuscany (Florence, Siena, Lucca, Pisa, etc); and then take a train down south to Naples, transfer via Circumvesuviana train to Sorrento, using that as your base for the Amalfi Coast for 3 days. Then off to BCN and Spain....

lin0825

thanks. how shoud the route looks like?

from milan, train to Cinque Terre. from there, what is the best route? to Tusany, then to Amalfi and Capri? or the otherway around.

thanks again.

Ann1

You can do without a car in Tuscany but to enjoy it fully, I think you need a car. You can wander and stop wherever you want. That's what Tuscany is all about.

If you're thinking of flying into Milan and stopping in CT, then Tuscany and then Amalfi all in one week, I think you should cut something out. That's too much in one week. If you are going to Amalfi from Milan you can take the EuroStar from Milan to Naples or Salerno. Go to www.trenitalia.it

If you decide on CT and Tuscany then you can take the train to CT and then to Florence or Siena and either rent a car or take buses.

lin0825

thanks for the feedback.

i looked at the train website (trenitalia), there is no arrival city named CT from Milan. do i need to transfer somewhere to get to CT? any suggestion how should we do that?

also, from CT, i am heading to Tusany, any suggestions which town to visit. i intent to stay for 2 nights. I will be leaving from Pisa airport to Spain on Sat. Nov. 5, which Tusany town is closest to Pisa airport? i would make that as my last stop.

i guess based on my time limit, i will skip south. stay in North.

any suggestions and advices is appreciated.

Desert_Sue

on www.trenitalia.com, try searching for trains that go to La Spezia from Milan. Check the stops that the train makes. If it's not an express, the train will stop at all the small CT towns after leaving Genoa.

I just took a train that went from Milan to Santa Margherita without changing trains. The final stop for the train was La Spezia.

Huitres

The "CT" is the short, abbreviated name for the Cinque Terre (means "5 lands/earths&quot that are comprised of Monterosso al mare, Corniglia, Vernazza, Manarola, and Riomaggiore. On the trenitalia website, you could enter Milano to Monterosso and find train times. It is approximately 3.5 hours via train, as you stop in Genoa first, before going down coast to the CT.

To answer your question about order of travel, if going N to S, then logically it would follow to go to the CT, then Tuscany, then down S to Amalfi area.

However, I agree with Ann1, that is too much to see and do within a 1 week period. If you are intent on seeing the northern area, then focus there: keep Milano as your entry city and then see the CT and a few select cities in Tuscany. If you want to see the Amalfi Coast, then make Naples your entry city and make your base in that area. Otherwise, if you want to do it all, you will only be like 1 day in each place and you really can't enjoy it that way. You might consider since you have been to Venice, Florence, and Rome, that instead you focus on the Amalfi Coast area and go to Capri, see Positano, etc.