stop offs between Sicily & Rome
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stop offs between Sicily & Rome
My wife wants to visit Sicily & Rome but does not like flying at all. She is prepared to fly from Liverpool there & back but not Sicily to Rome.
I am therefore planning to arrive in Sicily at Trapani airport & then work my way up to Rome. We will have less luggage at the start so around Sicily we will spend a week of 2 – 3 nights stops on an either NE or SE route around Sicily to Messina.
Here is where I need help. From Messina the train will take too long to reach Rome so I want to break up the trip. Salermo, Sorrento or Naples will be the last stop so I need 2 other stops in between. Nowhere seems to stand out in particular in Calabria so can anyone recommend 2 places to stop over. A town/port with shops, more than 1 restaurant, not modern looking and pleasant to walk around with some history is all we want to relax before moving on. I would consider driving to Naples if there was anywhere special that is not on the train route as traffic will be less hectic in this area.
I am therefore planning to arrive in Sicily at Trapani airport & then work my way up to Rome. We will have less luggage at the start so around Sicily we will spend a week of 2 – 3 nights stops on an either NE or SE route around Sicily to Messina.
Here is where I need help. From Messina the train will take too long to reach Rome so I want to break up the trip. Salermo, Sorrento or Naples will be the last stop so I need 2 other stops in between. Nowhere seems to stand out in particular in Calabria so can anyone recommend 2 places to stop over. A town/port with shops, more than 1 restaurant, not modern looking and pleasant to walk around with some history is all we want to relax before moving on. I would consider driving to Naples if there was anywhere special that is not on the train route as traffic will be less hectic in this area.
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Another option would be the overnight ferries with cabins between Sicily/Naples and Sicily/Civitavecchia (Rome's port). Other ferries that aren't overnight operate between Sicily and the Aeolian Islands where you could stop for a day or two before taking a ferry onto Naples.
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Looking into the Aeolian islands I am very interested but note that the boats can be cancelled due to rough weather. Any cancellation would put back our schedule but worse is the 5 hours on a boat to Naples when I would be sure to be seasick ordrugged up from anti seasick tablets.
I will investigate the land route further before commiting to a sea trip. I note there is another query running on this route & will watch responses to that if there is no advice on mine.
I will investigate the land route further before commiting to a sea trip. I note there is another query running on this route & will watch responses to that if there is no advice on mine.
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Your question confuses me. Unless I'm mistaken, it takes about 5 hours to get from Messina to Salerno. If you want to stop there for the night -- or more -- you can visit Capri and Positano by ferry, or Pompeii by train, or take a bus up the Amalfi coast.
Am I missing something? Am I wrong about the length of the train ride?
Am I missing something? Am I wrong about the length of the train ride?
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hi john,
i have no desire to stop you taking the slow way from Sicily to rome. but I'm a bit confused when you say that the train takes too long - according to trenitalia it takes between 7 and 9 hours depending on which train you take.
there is a direct one taking 7.75 hours which leaves at 10.50am, costing €48 2nd class. I put in 17th Feb as the date as I didn't know when you are travelling].
this is a lot cheaper than stopping off on the way and will take less than a day.
regards, ann
PS << I would consider driving to Naples if there was anywhere special that is not on the train route as traffic will be less hectic in this area. >>
I don't think so, chuck.
i have no desire to stop you taking the slow way from Sicily to rome. but I'm a bit confused when you say that the train takes too long - according to trenitalia it takes between 7 and 9 hours depending on which train you take.
there is a direct one taking 7.75 hours which leaves at 10.50am, costing €48 2nd class. I put in 17th Feb as the date as I didn't know when you are travelling].
this is a lot cheaper than stopping off on the way and will take less than a day.
regards, ann
PS << I would consider driving to Naples if there was anywhere special that is not on the train route as traffic will be less hectic in this area. >>
I don't think so, chuck.
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4 hours on a train is about the limit for us. That is why we want to break up the trip to Rome.
We will spend about a week in Sicily & a week in Rome with a few days allowed for travelling in between.
Just watched Jamie Oliver last night who travelled from Sicily in his camper van & some of the towns squeezed into the hillside where he stopped looked fantastic.
We will spend about a week in Sicily & a week in Rome with a few days allowed for travelling in between.
Just watched Jamie Oliver last night who travelled from Sicily in his camper van & some of the towns squeezed into the hillside where he stopped looked fantastic.
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