Hello, we are planning a trip to Rome, Siena, and Venice in October or November this year. The quoted airfares and substantially less after Nov. 1st. While there will likely be summer sales to bring fares down for the fall we are hoping to set more definite plans and not waiting. I am a bit concerned about Nov. weather. Does anyone have early Nov. experiences that might help guide us? Thanks in advance.

We went to Venice, Tuscany, Orvieto and Rome last November. The weather was okay, light jacket, wool slacks- mostly sunny , a couple days of rain in Rome. However , it is better to go to Venice before Nov. 1 because that is when the "season " ends. The cafes on San Marco Piazza stop having musicians outside.The painters stop exhibiting their paintings. The street nightlife comes to a halt, and it is too cool to want to go on a gondola ride or walk comfortably to night time concerts. The cities further south were fine in November, lots of things still going on.

<BR>You can also check these weather web sites. I haven't looked at them recently, but the washington post site had (has) historical weather data that may help you decide. good luck <BR> <BR>www.worldclimate.com/ <BR>www.nytimes.com/ <BR>www.weather.com/weather/cities/ <BR>www.cnn.com/WEATHER/ <BR>http://www.weatherpost.com Washington Post. <BR>www.intellicast.com/weather <BR>

Sally, you make Venice sound better AFTER Nov 1 to me!

Stephen: <BR> <BR>I've been in Rome during the 1st 2 weeks of October and the weather was great (low 70's during day / cooler at night). As you move into November, you do get rain & obviously temps do get lower, but I think it'd be worth it to travel in Italy during the less crowded season. Although I say 'less crowded', all of Italy has become very popular in the past few years and consequently what used to be low season is not as quiet as it used to be and especially so in the main cities. <BR>I've not been to Venice yet; have been to Florence and both of these cities can get "assholes to elbows crowded" (if you'll pardon the expression) around the more popular sites - additionally, after Nov. 1st the prices of hotel rooms are lower and then you'd have the advantage of paying less or being able to afford more high end accommadations. Now there is the downside of that time of year - the days are shorter and so, you may find certain things closing at an earlier hour.