Heading to Italy with a friend in May. I was able to get a business class FF ticket on United: California/Zurich. We'll spend several nights in Zurich, several nights in Lake Como area (exact destination yet to be determined) and four or five nights in Tuscany (also no specific destination yet). Can't wait!

Flying Air France.I'll be in Italy Feb 11-17, for the Olympics.Staying in Milan. I will attempt a day trip or two to Venice. First time in Italy.

After lots of work and wonderful input from many of you at Fodors, Larry and I, due to illness, were forced to cancel our fall, 2005 trip to Northern Italy, but have rescheduled it for May, 2006. Leaving on 5/18/06, we will be be in Northern Italy for close to 3 weeks- the lakes, the Dolomites, Venice, and Milan.

We are looking forward to our third trip to Italy. Larry has added Italian to his growing list of languages, and, as an artist, I'm looking forward to being back in bella Italy.

Hope to see some of you in May.

-Margret

My son will tour Italy with a his Jesuit high school group, which has arranged a meeting with the Pope (those Jesuits have connections!), then they are traveling around Italy for two weeks on a nicely-planned itinerary. My daughter gets to spend the entire spring semester at her university's villa in Florence, along with plenty of side-trips and hopefully to Turin during the Olympics. Lucky kids! Now, Mom and Dad need to make plans for Italy, too...

March 22 to April 5th. Rome, Naples, Florence, Pisa, Venice and ?

Is anyone going Aug.28th to Rome? Perhaps we could meet for an aperitif or an expresso..

I finally talked my husband into his first trip to Rome (my third). Planning on Mar. 30 - Apr 7, about to buy tickets since Delta Sky Miles appear to be untouchable.

Hi!

Okay, I thought I'd copy my posting here just in case I can find fellow travelers to Italy in May for a GTG. If interested, post you reply here:

http://www.fodors.com/forums/threads...p;tid=34716171

Monica ((f))

Thanks to the keen advice I gleened from many of you Fodorites on these forums, we are going to Rome (5 nights), Montepulciano (3), Cinque Terre (3) and Venice (3) in the last half of Apil. Our first ever trip to Italy and even Europe for 2 out of 3 of us.

You cannot believe how excited we are!!!

The flights and accomodations were booked in November, travel insurance purchased, and we are now reading up and trying to learn a bit of Italian.

Will be back at you with questions about some of the details.

Thank you all again - you are performing a valuable service to travelers.

We're going to Venice, Florence and Rome (starting in Paris), in April. Which feels like forever away but is only just around the corner...

Sara

After school in Croatia for 3 months, I'm taking a ferry from Split to Ancona in June. Then trains to Rome and Venice for a few days each. Cant afford more time than that as I hope to visit other countries! Enjoy your time.

Have now booked flights to Naples, 27th May-17th June : 1 week each in Naples, Ischia & our secret hideaway on the Amalfi Coast :-) Have also booked opera in Naples for 28th May ! Anyone else going ?

We are traveling to Italy Sep 11..'06. We are flying to Rome for a week , then taking a train to Florence for 4 days and then a train to Venice for 3 days. We heard that this was a good time of the year to visit Italy. We booked our hotels on Venere.com which had good selections and good rates. Has anyone used that website? We will be staying at the Marriott in Rome on Marriott points and are paying for the other hotels. We did book a hotel on the Grand Canal in Venice which was a little expensive but it may be the only time we visit Venice.

My husband and I are celebrating our 35th wedding anniversary in Italy!! It will be our first trip to Italy. Flying into Naples --
April 19-23 Positano
April 24-27 Rome
April 28-30 Florence
May 1-2 Greve, Chianti
May 2-5 Venice

It's all I think about!!!

Still in the planning stages, but tentatively looking at a trip Sept 23 -Oct 7 with my husband:
Arrive Naples . . .
-Amalfi (likely Positano or Capri): 2-3 days
- Rome: 3-4 days
- Florence: 3 days
- Venice: 2 days
- Lake Como/Belagio: 2 days
. . . depart from Milan
Your thoughts/suggestions welcomed.

We are off to Italy on March 18th! We are flying into/out of Rome and splitting our time between Umbria and Rome.

Tracy

Just booked it hours ago
Rome April 27-May 10.
Regards, Walter

Still deciding whether I should do an 8-day trip to Italy (Rome, Florence and Venice) or 2-wks (the three above with additions to the smaller towns) ... also the timing: April vs. September.

We'll be heading off for Rome and Tuscany in April. April will probably be cold and wet - my preference would be in early September. We've been there before, and here are our highlights:

Rome - definitely do the "bernini tour" - ala Dan Browns Angels&Demons (although this book was pathetic), but don't forget SantAndrea al Quirinale!

Venice - worth a visit once, but make sure you have a good map if youre not good with directions, and check out the restaurants well off the beaten path (Osteria al Bacco on the
Fondamenta delle Cappuccine, near the Ghetto. it is closed on monday)

Sienna - a must see, especially in Sept (for the mosaics the floor in the Duomo, which are uncovered only once a year)

Florence - the pearl. get a guided tour of the uffizi if you must go there - your guide will get you tickets and you can bypass the line (try www.lebaccanti.com). don't forget the romanesque church san miniato al monte, the frescos by giotto in the back chapel are not to be missed!

Amalfi - if you're staying in positano, you must stay at la sirenuse - well worth the extravagant bucks!

not been to cinquaterra yet, but heard its a must-see.

Hello!! I am brand new to the forum! I will be in Italy from August 13-19..Itinerary yet to be determined. Although it will likely be Rome and the coast. We will be coming from the UK.

We have booked to the UK...and will be booking flights to Rome this weekend...next thing will be hotels!! I am SO excited.

I am sure it will be HOT...but, hey... we have to come in August since my BF has to do a week of school in the UK anyway... although, it surely cannot be any hotter that Chicago in the summer!!