Looking for ideas of great family, non-touristy places to go in Italy for 1-2 weeks Summer 16.
Have a 5 year old so near beach would be good, on a budget of £500 per week for accomodation so was thinking holiday rental or Mobile home.
Any ideas of really authentic places,must be true Italy as been to Italy 3 times previous and cant do tacky tourist places.
Thanks!!.

Welcome to Fodors Rosieposie. See the "Change Forum" pull down menu? Click that and go over to the Europe board to re-post your question.

Lots of info there covering everything about travel to Italy. . . .

I don't think your budget is going to work. Maybe go for just for one week, so you can spend more per day.

good advice, roseiposie to go to the Europe Board, but in the meantime, you might think of something like Eurocamps - here are some ideas, but you are going to struggle to get within your budget:

http://www.eurocamp.co.uk/book/booko...rchresults.cfm

otherwise, select an area and go to the website for the local tourist board and look for campeggi.

I think the OP is one of those Newbies that registers/posts and never finds their way back . . . (probably waiting for an e-mail notification that will never come)

Hi family, without any doubt the best choice not to be simply a tourist is to travel for 1 week in Italy (of course Venice and Rome, do not forget Pompei) and then spend 1 week doing a school in Florence. We (my wife and me) spent a couple of weeks at Scuola Toscana in Florence doing the family club programme, they do run activities for kids while you can learn Italian or going yourself in Florence. There are lot of masterpieces there, no ideas how many. The school organises also many activities for adults - so you have a complete programme, clever, without too stress and totally organised. Let me know, I think you can find the address on the web. It is close to Piazza Santa Croce.

We went to an ancient cliff dwelling town called Matera. Supposedly 9000 year old cliff cave dwellings, some parts still inhabited today. Stayed in a renovated rock dwelling for 100 EU/night. Our youngest was 4 when we traveled to Italy and he loved it. Lots of history in that town and not too touristy.

We stayed in Pompeii at around 50EU/night (on Homeaway.com) 10 mins walk from Pompeii Ruins. Not sure if that is on your list, since it is quite touristy. Herculaneum, Footpath of Gods trail, Sorrento,Positano, Mt. Vesuvius, Oplontis Ruins were other attractions we saw while staying in Pompeii. All really neat to see!

We spent a few days in Rome, but visited less touristy attractions such as Appia Antica and Ostia Antica.

Feel free to visit my blog - budgettravelwithkids.com - for specifics or just ask me!

Have fun in Italy!

We stayed in Vernazza and hiked the Cinque Terre region in 2011. So so beautiful, and the hikes were very manageable (mom, dad and 17-year-old daughter). Vernazza has a natural harbour, and a very small beach, lots of great places to eat, gorgeous views, and of course easy access to the trails. There is a small fee for a one-day pass, usually about US$8 each. The train can also take you from town to town. In 2011, we took the train to Manarola, had a really nice lunch at Ristorante Miky, and hiked back to our accommodation in Vernazza. When we were there, it was not super touristy, although I'm sure that's a bit different now.

Alternatively, we also had dinner and a tour of an olive farm and garden in Tuscany. A great, memorable experience to see how the olives are grown and pressed to make olive oil, and to get to taste all the delicious products of the region.

The OP ain't coming back . . . .