YOUR FAVORITE ITALIAN VILLAGES?
 

If could chose only 6 places in italy without couting rome florence and venice what places would you chose, thanks in advance for your help.

Bellagio <BR>Bassano del Grappa <BR>Assisi <BR> <BR>YKWIA <BR>

Jennifer, I have thought about that one many times and have followed thru. Of course, it depends on geography, so let me give you 6 north and 6 south. Are you ready--here they are. BTW, I draw the line at Rome: <BR>NORTH: <BR>Lago Orta/Maggiore <BR>Portovenere <BR>Val Gardena <BR>Val d' Orcia <BR>Siena <BR>Volterra <BR> <BR>SOUTH: <BR>Positano <BR>Taormina <BR>Alberobello <BR>Maratea <BR>Gaeta/Sperlonga <BR>You will need a map for some of these, but I assume that is the reason you asked in the first place.

Vernazza (any Cinque Terra except Monta rossa) <BR>Siena <BR>Lucca <BR>Positano <BR>Varenna (cozy Lake Como village within spitting distance of Bellagio. Albergo Olivedo is the perfect place to begin an Italian adventure)

Mine would all be in Tuscany and Umbria - Siena; Orvieto; Spello; San Gimignano; Volterra; and Spoleto, not necessarily in that order.