We just returned from a fabulous trip to Italy with a brief stop in London.

Highlights and notes from the Trip:

Varenna:
-Hotel Du Lac Varenna was very nice and very comfortable
-Vechhia Varenna was amazing. The eggplant parmigiana starter is the best single food item I have ever had! (Went back to make sure...!)
-Bellagio was beautiful but a bit busy for our tastes, Varenna was just small enough and sleepy enough for us

Roma:
-St. Peters Basilica (Top of Cupola!)
-Wine Bar near Spanish Steps
-Pantheon
-Trevi Fountain
-Colosseum
-Shopping on side streets around Via del Corso was great with all price ranges
-Roma was our favorite city ever!!!
-Hotel San Carlo was great with an old world feel in the Annex. We will return!

Positano:
-La Rosa Dei Venti - Lebeccio Apartment Very clean and great staff, the Balcony was incredible
-The views in Positano are amazing!
-Next2 Bar
-Positano Cafe
-Hike down to Fornillo Beach
-The vibe in Positano was great
-Greco di Tufo wine
-Buffalo Mozerella

Parma:
-Verde Hotel Suite at the last minute was great
-Park in town was really relaxing
-Found a Prosciutteria Shop and had amazing Prosciutto, Parmagiano and some amazing wines

Toscana:
-San Gimignano was our favorite Hill Town
-Had an amazing lunch with wine at Enoteca Dulcis in San G.
-Toture Mesuem was amazing and frightening in San G.
-Dinner inside the walls of Monteriggioni at Enoteca Il Piccolo was magical
-Expensive small portions of amazing wines in Pienza
-Radda in Chianti was really nice and we had an amazing lunch
-Castello di Verrazzano was a nice tour, geared for non wine drinkers and english speakers

Congratulations!!!
It sounds wonderful. Now you will want to go back again and again.

We are now finally planning our next trip - only 2 years and 6 months later - we hoped it would be sooner.

montyw - now montysc

4 weeks until I'll be in Roma and Positano for my honeymoon!!! Thanks for sharing your thoughts.

Wow...Didn't see that this thread was 2 years old!!!

Monty, hope you enjoy it as much the second time around.

Yes I hope this upcoming trip is every bit as magical and more!

Are you returning to Italy?