Please help with city sequence....
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Please help with city sequence....
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I found airfare round trip from Fla that allows me to fly into rome, fly out of venice for 660 rt for dates the end of sept to mid oct. My question(s) is this a good price?, plus if I can, would you go rome-florence-venice or venice- florence-romec for that time frame? We are planning for a 2 week trip. Thanks for your help. ~paula
I found airfare round trip from Fla that allows me to fly into rome, fly out of venice for 660 rt for dates the end of sept to mid oct. My question(s) is this a good price?, plus if I can, would you go rome-florence-venice or venice- florence-romec for that time frame? We are planning for a 2 week trip. Thanks for your help. ~paula
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Hi Paula. Here are a couple considerations.
First, are you a "save the best for last" kind of person...or the opposite? Others may certainly differ -- and I LOVE Rome -- but find Venice "better", if only because it's so unique (no cars!) and almost otherworldly.
Second, I would guess almost everyone would agree that Venice is a more relaxing, less hectic, city than Rome. While there are hordes of tourists, there aren't hordes of cars or motorscooters. So, if you tend to suffer from serious jetlag, you might prefer flying into Venice as a way to better ease-in to your Italian adventure.
All-in-all, though, you can't go wrong either way; they're both wonderful cities.
First, are you a "save the best for last" kind of person...or the opposite? Others may certainly differ -- and I LOVE Rome -- but find Venice "better", if only because it's so unique (no cars!) and almost otherworldly.
Second, I would guess almost everyone would agree that Venice is a more relaxing, less hectic, city than Rome. While there are hordes of tourists, there aren't hordes of cars or motorscooters. So, if you tend to suffer from serious jetlag, you might prefer flying into Venice as a way to better ease-in to your Italian adventure.
All-in-all, though, you can't go wrong either way; they're both wonderful cities.
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Thanks for your help capo....I usually keep going the first day because if I take a nap I'm done. One of my main consdiderations is the weather. Which is better weatherwise at the end of the trip mid October, Venice or Rome? Thanks
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You're welcome, Paula. I'd think that Rome, being further south, would *tend* to have warmer weather, so that would be in its favor for later. On the other hand, I'm not sure the weather in either city is going to vary that much during the two weeks you'll be there.
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Definitely the Rome-Florence-Venice route for the reasons cited above. Don't worry about the weather, temperature-wise, when you are going. It'll be great for travelling. Late September/early October is one of the best times of the year to travel there.
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Oh Thanks Howard! I just booked Miami to Rome, then returning from Venice to Miami for dates Sept 27 returning on Oct 13 for $669 per person RT on Expedia, Altila airlines, is that a good airline? Thanks everyone for you help. I am sooooooo excited!!
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In italy ROme is pretty famous for having a great weather in the first months of fall. I would visit it last. Also, unlike Florence and Venice (especially Venice) that are almost completely overwhelmed with tourism, Rome is still a lively city on its own (being bigger than the other two) and therefore, IMHO, far more interesting.
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Congrats again on your aitalia fare. I think 2 weeks for rome/florence/venice is reasonable and you will not feel "rushed". Again - good for you. The sequence is not as important as the proportions: 1 week Rome, 4 days Florence, 2 days Venice (even though, yes, it is prettiest 2 day is enough time to see it). You've done your homework. - have a great time!!
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I would probably start in Venice and end in Rome, just because Venice is the farthest north and late September might lend itself to slightly warmer weather. That won't necessarily be the case but I'm just going with the probability and I'm sensitive to the cold weather. Rome will probably be the most "high energy" location of the three though. If it's important for you to end with something a little more subdued, then do the reverse order.
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