Rome, Florence, Venice
Oct 14th, 2015, 05:44 PM
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We just spent a month in Venice, and stayed here:
http://www.vrbo.com/6142339ha
If you do enquire, tell Luccia that Louise and Peter recommended the apartment.
You can easily spend more than a week in Venice - for six months of each year, either the Arts Biennale or the Architecture Biennale will be under way.
I'm planning a return visit in October 2016 for a couple of weeks, for the archi biennale.
Click on my user name and you'll find several Venetian trip reports. We have visited five times so far, each time for a month or two.
http://www.vrbo.com/6142339ha
If you do enquire, tell Luccia that Louise and Peter recommended the apartment.
You can easily spend more than a week in Venice - for six months of each year, either the Arts Biennale or the Architecture Biennale will be under way.
I'm planning a return visit in October 2016 for a couple of weeks, for the archi biennale.
Click on my user name and you'll find several Venetian trip reports. We have visited five times so far, each time for a month or two.
Oct 15th, 2015, 12:58 AM
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Fortunately we are all different Kja 
Lucca is a gem I've been told.
I went there, spent a meeting in a room, was taken for lunch in the center, went back and later was told by friends how stupid I was not to have visited ...
Lucca is a gem I've been told.
I went there, spent a meeting in a room, was taken for lunch in the center, went back and later was told by friends how stupid I was not to have visited ...
Oct 15th, 2015, 02:46 AM
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You can get a TA flight from the US to Venice on several airlines. Just keep in mind the logistics of airport arrival/departure in that city.
For some, it might be simpler to fly into Milan and if you can get a flight into Linate vs. Malpensa, even better for getting into the city (to Centrale) for trains onward to Venice or wherever.
For some, it might be simpler to fly into Milan and if you can get a flight into Linate vs. Malpensa, even better for getting into the city (to Centrale) for trains onward to Venice or wherever.
Oct 15th, 2015, 12:20 PM
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It is easy to twin Pisa and Lucca by train from Florence - especially if you just want to see the Leaning Tower - there is a train station a short walk from the Tower with trains to Lucca and from Lucca trains continue onto Florence.
https://www.google.com/search?q=lucc...FYidgAodzhINgg
https://www.google.com/search?q=lucc...FYidgAodzhINgg
Oct 15th, 2015, 01:06 PM
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Getting decent fresh groceries to cook at home in Venice isn't as easy as it is in other cities. We stayed in a place that belonged to a friend's mother, and found there wasn't much choice even at the little open air market, so like most people we ate out a lot and took long "passeggiatas" late at night.>>
there are ordinary shops and even supermarkets in Venice, as well as a number of markets, not just little ones. google maps will show you where if you enter "supermarkets" in the search engine.
there are ordinary shops and even supermarkets in Venice, as well as a number of markets, not just little ones. google maps will show you where if you enter "supermarkets" in the search engine.
Oct 15th, 2015, 01:16 PM
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-Getting decent fresh groceries to cook at home in Venice isn't as easy as it is in other cities. We stayed in a place that belonged to a friend's mother-
Where did your friend's mother live? It is NOT difficult to get decent fresh groceries in Venice but there are some chunks of the city (like much of San Marco) where its not as easy. Sadly a lot of the little alimentari shops are closing when their owners retire but there are more supermarkets now.
I'm assuming you didn't make it to the fish and vegetable market at Rialto. Next time, go there if you want to cook. There are also open air vegetable and fish stands in various locations around Venice.
Where did your friend's mother live? It is NOT difficult to get decent fresh groceries in Venice but there are some chunks of the city (like much of San Marco) where its not as easy. Sadly a lot of the little alimentari shops are closing when their owners retire but there are more supermarkets now.
I'm assuming you didn't make it to the fish and vegetable market at Rialto. Next time, go there if you want to cook. There are also open air vegetable and fish stands in various locations around Venice.
Oct 15th, 2015, 01:30 PM
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there is a reason that many of the matrons one sees walking around Venice are using shopping trolleys. they hop on the vaporetto or traghetto to visit the supermarket and or market, do their shopping, go home again. When we rented an apartment tin Venice [round the back of campo San bartolomeo] we did our shopping either in the Rialto market in the other side of the bridge or in the supermarket and other little shops nearby. we soon got into the habit of going out early in the morning to buy bread, milk, etc,. and then to buy food for the evening meal on the way home from our daily outing.
part of the fun of staying there is hunting out the best shops and enjoying what they have to offer. it's a shame that as rialto girl says, some of the smaller alimentari are closing down.
part of the fun of staying there is hunting out the best shops and enjoying what they have to offer. it's a shame that as rialto girl says, some of the smaller alimentari are closing down.
Oct 15th, 2015, 05:02 PM
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<7 days in Venice is simply too long, no matter what you like to do.>
Again it's very personal but like many of the others hereI could easily spend seven nights, or even a month in in Venice, but then I feel the same way about Rome, though I'm much less keen on Florence. Plus a week gives you time to relax and makes sense if you're looking to rent an apartment.
We spent a month in Rome last time we were there and I wrote a little bit about the trip on my blog which includes reviews, link and photos of some of the smaller museums.
http://www.somuchmoretosee.com/search/label/Rome
However, I do get "Museumed out" particularly with all the madonnas, so it's good to mix in some modern (the Guggenheim in Venice) or street art, markets, concerts, historical sites (the scale tour at the Vatican, or the synagogues in Venice or the jewish museum in Rome which make a great counterpoint) so you don't feel overloaded.
Again it's very personal but like many of the others hereI could easily spend seven nights, or even a month in in Venice, but then I feel the same way about Rome, though I'm much less keen on Florence. Plus a week gives you time to relax and makes sense if you're looking to rent an apartment.
We spent a month in Rome last time we were there and I wrote a little bit about the trip on my blog which includes reviews, link and photos of some of the smaller museums.
http://www.somuchmoretosee.com/search/label/Rome
However, I do get "Museumed out" particularly with all the madonnas, so it's good to mix in some modern (the Guggenheim in Venice) or street art, markets, concerts, historical sites (the scale tour at the Vatican, or the synagogues in Venice or the jewish museum in Rome which make a great counterpoint) so you don't feel overloaded.
