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Italy

Is anyone planning on going to Italy for a honeymoon? We love food and beautiful landscapes, so Italy seems like a good fit. Now we are trying to figure out which towns to visit in a week. Any ideas??

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  • you can do 2-say naples and rome, venice and florence etc.. but within a week? choose 2 that are close-fly into one and out of the other. take a train to get from one to the other. but it would be squished. with only a week though i'd consider staying in one city and perhaps taking a day trip or 2. you'll need at least one day of the week to fly back, and as long as you fly overnigth to get there, you'll have half a day the first day you're there. that leaves only 5.5 days. I'd say rome is probably the best city for you then. you can easily fillthe whole week there or, if you want, take the train down to see pompeii or up to florence (overnigth perhaps). but rome is central. dh and i went for a few weeks (not HM) and enjoyed all of it. we're currently in the midst of plannng a week in sicily and a week in a villa in tuscany for next october (his aunt's family still live in a small village in sicily). october is a perfect time to go-weather's great, not too crowded.

     

  • i agree with pp.  i'd stay in rome and plan a day trip or 2 from there.  rome by itself will keep you busy for several days.
  • Rome is a must-see. Venice was my favorite, though. And if you're into art & museums, do NOT skip Florence.
  • I spent last September in Italy (not honeymoon). I loved Rome and Florence, Tuscany too, but Amalfi was my absolute favorite. Do not miss it. So beautiful. Also, we stayed in villas, which I know your looking to do only a week, but villas were far cheaper than any hotel. Try Parker Villas or Italyhome dot org. Incredible, and so helpful. Enjoy! I'm so jealous, I want to go back! 
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  • I went to Italy witha girlfriend of mine a few years ago and we intended to make a day trip to Capri Island off of the coast of Naples. We loved it so much that we went back the next day and stayed there the rest for the week.
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  • Venice is a wash.  I really don't get why people love it.  I've been dragged there a few times by visitors and I just think the food is bad, there's too many tourists and it's freaking expensive.If you want the best food in all of Italy, that would be found in the region of Emilia-Romagna.  Closest city that you would want to see near it, is Florence, about a 2 hour train ride away.  There isn't much to see or do in E-R unless you're really into cars.  Ferrari, Maserati and Lamborghini are all here.  I agree with what someone else said, with only a week, I wouldn't try to pack too much into the visit.  Also remember, you'll leave one day, and get here the next, so you'll lose a day just like that.  Anyway, I live in the middle/northern part of Italy, and my favorite city ever is Florence.  If you want some more ideas, give me a shout over on P&E. 
  • I don't really like Venice either.  It's definitely my least favorite place in Italy.  Rome is my favorite as far as big cities go.  I've spent about two weeks there but still haven't gotten to see everything.  Just outside of Rome, there's Tivoli and Ostia Antica which are great too.  Florence can be a good base for day trips to other towns like Siena.  Overall, my favorite area is the northwestern lakes region and the Aosta Valley.  The scenery there is gorgeous... lots of waterfalls, castles perched on hills, mountains, etc.  I stayed in a town called Stresa on Lake Maggiore and instantly fell in love. 
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  • I agree with Amoro and Kappa, Venice stinks... literally. If you had more time I'd say stop by for 1 day. Thats all you need there. If I only had a week I'd do Florence and Rome and there are alot of day trips you can do that are close to those locations. Or Rome and the Amalfi coast.
  • I forgot about Capri. Also beautiful. If you fly into Rome, spend 2-3 days there (you'll be going non-stop but it can be done) then drive out to Amalfi coast. If I remember correctly, it was about 2.5 hours. Then from our villa (we stayed in Vietre Sul Mare) we did day trips to so many places. Sorrento, Capri, Positano, Pompeii, Salerno...You can spend a day in all these towns just walking and shopping and eating and taking pictures. I loved Tuscany too, but for me, Amalfi will always be my favorite.
  • Just got back from Italy and had my HM in Paris, Switzerland and Italy. In Italy we did Milan (1 night), Venice (2 nights), Florence (2 nights), Rome (4 nights). We traveled between all these cities by highspeed train which I totally recommend over flying. They are all in the city center and you don't have to deal with security delays. It was 2 hours between Venice and Florence and 1 1/2 between Florence and Rome so really quick.I disagree with some of the posts above. DH and I both preferred Florence and Venice to Rome with Florence as our first pick. Rome is too big, and you feel compelled to see everything. So it will not be relaxing . If I were you, I would do Venice and Florence in 5 days and either do fewer days in Rome or do a few days on the Amalfi coast. But, I would not spend the entire time in Rome for a honeymoon. It is not a romantic city like Paris. I found the smaller cities much more romantic.Also, it was really hot in June. I am not sure when you are going, but i just thought I would throw that out there!
  • Yes, the weather there in October varies. Rome and Amalfi in early October felt like Florida. Practically 80, but that dry heat. Very much shorts and flip-flops the whole time. The second half of the month I was up north in Tuscany. I expected fall, New England type weather (per Rick Steeves) yet we were freezing and had to buy heavier coats while we were there. Just a thought.I did find Rome romantic. Maybe not as much during the day when you're running around catching all the must-sees, but at night it was amazing. Trevi Fountain and the Spanish Steps at night for an after dinner stroll is a must-do.
  • Did you ladies use a travel agent to plan your trips?  We will be going next July so we are thinking Northern Italy may be a bit cooler.  As long as we have some beach up north I will be happy.Any hotel recommendations with AC?  We may be able to go for 10 days.
  • We did most of the searching around on our own for places to stay. But we did use a travel agent when booking due to insurance reasons, currancy issues, language barrier, etc.Most of the villas up north are small apartments (think studios) and many are right on the lakes. Some have air, but a majority of Italy just keeps the windows and doors open. I was concerned, but "when in Rome..."
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