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post #1 of 190
6/16/09 at 3:12pm
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Assume you have 10 days in Italy. Where would you go and for how long?
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post #2 of 190
6/16/09 at 3:16pm
Rome.
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post #3 of 190
6/16/09 at 3:20pm
Depends partially on the time of year
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post #4 of 190
6/16/09 at 3:23pm
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Early Oct.

Going with people that have never been to Italy.
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post #5 of 190
6/16/09 at 3:31pm
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Early Oct.

Going with people that have never been to Italy.

nice time, the weather will be perfect.

Rome for the majority of the time. Bus 3 hours up to Siena, spend a night, then bus up to Florence, spend a night.
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post #6 of 190
6/16/09 at 3:42pm
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We want to do Florence - is 2 days enough? Thinking the usual art places plus some shopping (non-bespoke).
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post #7 of 190
6/16/09 at 3:48pm
Lucca (1), Cinqueterre (1), Florence (3), Siena (2), Rome (4)
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post #8 of 190
6/16/09 at 3:56pm
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We want to do Florence - is 2 days enough? Thinking the usual art places plus some shopping (non-bespoke).

I think so. Florence is pleasant, but I think you'd get a lot more out of spending more time in Rome.
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post #9 of 190
6/16/09 at 3:58pm
2 days should be solid, I spent 1 night in Siena and it was enough for my tastes. Mind you it was a glorious 1 night and 2 days. I didn't go to Florence but my gf has spent plenty of time there and she says 2-3 days is plenty.
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post #10 of 190
6/16/09 at 3:59pm
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My initial thought was the following:

Rome - 5
Florence - 2
Siena - 1
Naples - 2
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post #11 of 190
6/16/09 at 4:02pm
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Originally Posted by whnay. View Post
My initial thought was the following:

Rome - 5
Florence - 2
Siena - 1
Naples - 2

I can't comment on Naples, but the other 3 look great. Let me know if you need suggestions for hotels or food in Rome or Siena
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post #12 of 190
6/16/09 at 4:06pm
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Lucca (1), Cinqueterre (1), Florence (3), Siena (2), Rome (4)

I did this almost this same trip a few years ago, except I hit a few more small towns and spent less time in Florence and Rome. I was in a rental car - very easy way to travel through Italy and you can see a lot of beautiful countryside in Umbria and Tuscany.
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post #13 of 190
6/16/09 at 4:11pm
Naples is a bit of a stretch geographically - that's why I focused on places that can be done and enjoyed by car. Can easily create a loop with these places and end up where you started to return car and fly back.
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post #14 of 190
6/16/09 at 4:12pm
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Naples is a bit of a stretch geographically - that's why I focused on places that can be done and enjoyed by car. Can easily create a loop with these places and end up where you started to return car and fly back.

It is - I may head down with my Father for a night via train.
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post #15 of 190
6/16/09 at 4:13pm
I'm generally opposed to making lots of short stops on a holiday. Checking in/out of hotels and travelling every couple of days isn't very relaxing, especially combined with all the walking you do during the day as a tourist. You won't really be in Naples long enough to have any bespoke made, so personally, I'd cut it. I'm assuming you're going to stay in Florence and do a day trip to Siena, as opposed to staying overnight?
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