Italy! Who's going in 2006 and when?
Jan 15th, 2006 | 07:41 PM
#165
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Sept 7 - 30:
Venice (9/8 - 9/12)
Florence (9/12 - 9/15)
Siena (9/15-9/16)
Villa in Val d'Orcia (9/16 - 9/23)
Rome (9/23 - 9/30)
I will post separately on this, but thanks so much to the many helpful Fodorites, and to bobthenavigator and StuDudley in particular for helping with the itinerary (both directly in response to my posts and indirectly in their responses to other posters).
Venice (9/8 - 9/12)
Florence (9/12 - 9/15)
Siena (9/15-9/16)
Villa in Val d'Orcia (9/16 - 9/23)
Rome (9/23 - 9/30)
I will post separately on this, but thanks so much to the many helpful Fodorites, and to bobthenavigator and StuDudley in particular for helping with the itinerary (both directly in response to my posts and indirectly in their responses to other posters).
Jan 15th, 2006 | 09:08 PM
#167
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We're cruising from Galveston (Transatlantic) with stops in Madeira, Casablanca, Gibraltar, Alicante, Barcelona, Cannes, Genoa, Elba (Portoferraio), Livorno and Civitavecchia and then bumming around Italy for three weeks. Probably Sicily, Positano, Umbria, Tuscany and Lake Como. We have a hotel reservation in Rome the last three nights, the rest will fall into place. Hopefully we can hook up with Monica P. if our schedules coincide.
Jan 16th, 2006 | 01:45 AM
#168
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Travelling by car throughout Italy in June 2006. Arrive in Lake Como from Lucerne and then to Venice, Florence, Rome, Naples, Pisa via Sienna, Volterra etc and then along Italian Riviera including Cinque Terre, Portifino etc. Approx. 11 days travelling.
Jan 16th, 2006 | 05:25 AM
#169
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Hello May Italy travelers. I posted a fodorite get together message http://www.fodors.com/forums/threads...p;tid=34716171
Daisy, you might be in Florence and Venice the same time as me. I already have 5 people I'm meeting on Saturday the 13th in Florence. Treesa will let me know if she'll be able to meet up with me. Email me if interested: mjpileggi @adelphia.net
My itinerary:
11th arrive Florence (4 nites)
15th arrive Bologna (6 nights)
21st arrive Venice (4 nights)
Fly home on the 25th.
Monica
Daisy, you might be in Florence and Venice the same time as me. I already have 5 people I'm meeting on Saturday the 13th in Florence. Treesa will let me know if she'll be able to meet up with me. Email me if interested: mjpileggi @adelphia.net
My itinerary:
11th arrive Florence (4 nites)
15th arrive Bologna (6 nights)
21st arrive Venice (4 nights)
Fly home on the 25th.
Monica
Jan 16th, 2006 | 06:35 AM
#170
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Family trip with myself (25), my brother (22), Mom, step-dad, step-sister (17), May 25 - June 5. We are going to Rome, Florence, and Sicily. I have been to Italy two times, once with my brother once on a summer long trip with a bestfriend, but this is our first family trip together (we are italian), so we are totally stoked (to bring back a word from the 80s). It is a last hurrah before I get married in August.
Jan 16th, 2006 | 07:00 AM
#171
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I'm flying to Rome March 22 to meet my daughter, who is studying in Rome this semester.
Siena--3 nights
Cinque Terre--2 nights
Venice--2 or 3 nights
We'll take the train back to Rome. I'm considering renting a car in Orvieto so that we can explore Tuscany and return it in La Spezia.
Siena--3 nights
Cinque Terre--2 nights
Venice--2 or 3 nights
We'll take the train back to Rome. I'm considering renting a car in Orvieto so that we can explore Tuscany and return it in La Spezia.
Jan 16th, 2006 | 10:36 AM
#172
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I skimmed over the 100+ previous messages, and did not see many people going in August. Am I the only dummy to book in August?
We'll fly into Munich, visit family and friends in Germany and Austria, then stay with friends for 4-5 days along Lago Maggiore. We then plan to drive south to Tuscany for 3-4 days,
Verona for a day, then back to Munich.
We'll fly into Munich, visit family and friends in Germany and Austria, then stay with friends for 4-5 days along Lago Maggiore. We then plan to drive south to Tuscany for 3-4 days,
Verona for a day, then back to Munich.
Jan 16th, 2006 | 03:33 PM
#173
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So excited to be leaving for Venice on the 26th (less than nine days!) for a christening.
Returning in mid-June for three weeks in Rome, Florence and Venice with my husband and his brother & wife. We're not too keen on doing the trip in summer months, but the BIL is a teacher so we have to wait to take off after school lets out.
Returning in mid-June for three weeks in Rome, Florence and Venice with my husband and his brother & wife. We're not too keen on doing the trip in summer months, but the BIL is a teacher so we have to wait to take off after school lets out.
Jan 25th, 2006 | 05:09 AM
#177
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I’ve decided to focus on Rome. I’m going to stay there for 10 to 12 days in early May. I will make two side trips, one being a day in Orvieto. I’m not sure if it is wise financially for me to go. I don’t care. I’m going. Period.
Jan 25th, 2006 | 06:56 AM
#179
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We're planning our first-ever trip to Italy April 11-23. We'll spend 3 days in Rome (in an apartment near Piazza Navona), then take a train to Florence where we'll actually only spend one night. From there, we'll rent a car and spend the next week at a villa near Pescia (just north of Florence). We plan to make several day trips from there down into Tuscany, but most importantly, back up to the Cinque Terra. My daughter says it is NOT to be missed!
Then, finally, back to Rome on Saturday evening for 2 nights and flying back home (Texas) on Monday. Everything's booked except those last 2 nights in Rome, so any help there will be appreciated. Can't stay in the same apartment because they require a 3-night minimum. We need to stay under $200/night. Thanks!
Then, finally, back to Rome on Saturday evening for 2 nights and flying back home (Texas) on Monday. Everything's booked except those last 2 nights in Rome, so any help there will be appreciated. Can't stay in the same apartment because they require a 3-night minimum. We need to stay under $200/night. Thanks!
