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  1. mike9 avatar

    RE: Relaxing holiday in Italy for two sans driver’s license

    by mike9 02 May 2012

    CT is fine for a day or overnight, but that's enough. A bit further north there are towns like Rapallo which has regular trains on the…

  2. neckervd avatar

    RE: Italian travels

    by neckervd 04 March 2012

    Do you mean Maratea or may be Matera? Both are in Basilicata. Maratea is a beach destination along the Gulf of Policastro (most probably…

  3. jcrane66 avatar

    Italian travels

    by jcrane66 03 March 2012

    Travel in Italy I am thinking of taking a ten day holiday in Puglia, Italy. I know that we should cross into Basilicata to see Maratea,…

  4. mike9 avatar

    RE: 8 days in Italy: Umbria/Toscana, or Amalfi/Napoli?

    by mike9 24 January 2012

    Agree with above - Amalfi coast does not do cheap. Also agree with not driving in Naples but if you're just going past on the A3 you shouldn…

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    RE: between siena & Venice

    by mike9 02 October 2011

    Just a comment in case it helps - once you get north of Bologna / Modena heading towards Venice, you're in the big flat plain of the River…

  6. palmac avatar

    between siena & Venice

    by palmac 02 October 2011

    Hi I have booked 4 nights Rome, then 1 night spare, 7 nights Positano, 4 nights Maratea, then 1 night spare, 5 nights Siena and now…

  7. brawler avatar

    RE: Positano to Maratea by public transport.

    by brawler 20 September 2011

    i'm sure u'll have a great time

  8. palmac avatar

    Re: Positano to Maratea by public transport.

    by palmac 20 September 2011

    Regarding the comments about Naples, I have read that tourists should not visit some areas but thank you for you note Brawler. Matarea…

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    RE: Positano to Maratea by public transport.

    by brawler 18 September 2011

    naples is amazing but if i can give u a tip try to avoid the train station area in the evening i find it quite dangerous for tourists…

  10. reins avatar

    RE: Positano to Maratea by public transport.

    by reins 18 September 2011

    don't regard your night in naples as an inconvenience to be tolerated before you get to positano. naples was one of the highlights of…

  11. brawler avatar

    RE: Positano to Maratea by public transport.

    by brawler 08 September 2011

    it will be easy to travel around here,dont worry

  12. palmac avatar

    RE: Positano to Maratea by public transport.

    by palmac 08 September 2011

    Yes, I will enjoy Italia! Thank you! I have not looked into night trains as I find it can be difficult to get a good night sleep and…

  13. neckervd avatar

    RE: Positano to Maratea by public transport.

    by neckervd 08 September 2011

    I suppose you know that there is a nicht trains with sleeping cars and cuccette from Maratea (dp 23.20) to Prato (ar 6.51) from where…

  14. brawler avatar

    RE: Positano to Maratea by public transport.

    by brawler 08 September 2011

    enjoy in my italia

  15. palmac avatar

    Re: Positano to Maratea by public transport.

    by palmac 07 September 2011

    Originally, we planned to stay 3 nights before travelling north to Sienna. Now I have an idea of travel times I am considering staying…

  16. brawler avatar

    RE: Positano to Maratea by public transport.

    by brawler 07 September 2011

    how long r u planning to stay in maratea?

  17. palmac avatar

    RE: Positano to Maratea by public transport.

    by palmac 07 September 2011

    Thank you for your replies. It may not be the fastest way to go but it I think this is what we need to do bus from Positano to Almalfi.…

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    RE: Positano to Maratea by public transport.

    by Partireeunpomorire 07 September 2011

    You should also consider that the most interesting historical part of Maratea is up the hill, quite far from the railway station. Renting…

  19. neckervd avatar

    RE: Positano to Maratea by public transport.

    by neckervd 07 September 2011

    You will have to change the bus at Amalfi http://www.sitabus.it/sitabus/campania/orarioCAMPANIA/QUADROXV.pdf It's up to you to decide…

  20. brawler avatar

    RE: Positano to Maratea by public transport.

    by brawler 07 September 2011

    i think that the best way is : get a public local bus from positano to vietri then from vietri u can easily reach maratea by train u can…

  21. palmac avatar

    Positano to Maratea by public transport.

    by palmac 07 September 2011

    Hello, We will be staying in Positano for a week then we would like to go down to Maratea for a few days. Our travel day will be a Satur…

  22. mike9 avatar

    RE: PARIS - SWITZERLAND - AUSTRIA - ITALY

    by mike9 11 August 2011

    I'll second bjd - have always felt the French Riviera was spoilt by the people who go there and who mostly seen to want to be seen by…

  23. cgbleak avatar

    RE: travel plans - help!

    by cgbleak 30 July 2011

    leisurely? I count 5 destinations of 2 nights or less. often twice in a row. I wouldn't day trip into Florence--an awful lot of people…

  24. palmac avatar

    travel plans - help!

    by palmac 30 July 2011

    Slowly I am trying to plan our trip to Italy next April/May. I will appreciate any comments about this plan: Rome – 4 nights Naples…

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    RE: How to navigate the Amalfi coast in 2 days

    by bummers4eva 10 June 2011

    i always love when someone goes to a hugely touristic part of the world, but wants something not touristy. it is what it is, just go with…

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