Hi,
My husband and I are going to Rome for 4 nights and would like to extend for 2 nights. Besides Florence and Venice, where is a nice place to visit that is easy to get to. (tight budget)

I was thinking maybe Naples, Tuscany, or Sicily. Wondering which to pick and if there is much to do or see.
Thanks

When is your trip? It might make a difference with suggestions.

For 2 days (2 nights or 1?)

We are going in April. Thanks

Orvieto is easily reached by train from Rome (1 hour about 7€).

Siena can easily be reached by bus (3 hours about 20€).
http://www.sena.it/Home/78-1-en.html

Naples is an hour by train (about 40€).

Sicily is much too far.

Will you return to Rome after your two days?

Orvieto is a short train ride from Rome. Dates to the Etruscans. Nice church with history, pottery and good restaurants. Worth seeing without any hassle.

2 nights = 1 day. Do you need to return to Rome for your departing flight? If so, you can't go very far, and depending on the departure time you might need to return to Rome the night prior to the flight. With a tight budget, you'll want to stick to public trans.

Naples or one of a few towns in Tuscany would work, and you'd have no shortage of things to do/see in one day. It depends on what kind of experience you're looking for.

Naples is another large city, albeit with a different feel from Rome. The Pompeii ruins are 30 minutes away by commuter train. Orvieto, Siena, Spoleto or tiny Spello are easy to reach.

If you just wanted to go somewhere for the day and return to Rome, some of the above still work, and there are many other options. Tivoli, Hadrian's Villa, Castel Gandolfo (where the Pope's lakeside summer home is located), Frascati, Ostia Antica (ruins of the original Roman port town).

Given the options, I would recommend Florence (assuming you have not been there).

Your reference of 2 nights says to me that you would arrive there on day 1, spend the night, spend a second day and second night, and then off to somewhere else.


If indeed, that is the case, you could get a good taste of Florence in those 2 days, and the train trip back to Rome takes about 1.5 hours (on the fast train) and costs 45 euros (second class).