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  1. artemis2 avatar

    RE: Italy for the Nature Lover

    by artemis2 12 May 2012

    Re #7 I must confess that when i've stayed in Abruzzo (one week in a house in a mountain village) i didn't visit any of the beaches of…

  2. laylos avatar

    RE: Quiet Campsite Vieste or Peschici Region

    by laylos 12 April 2012

    Thanks for all your help guys. As it's low season and quiet I think we'll just look for accomodation when we get there. Do you know anywh…

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    RE: Itinerary for Puglia - 9 days in June

    by stevesayskanpai 11 April 2012

    Ok that was probably a silly question. We are getting closer to deciding where to go! 1. Lecce 2. Gallipoli 3. Gallipoli 4. Otranto 5…

  4. artemis2 avatar

    RE: Quiet Campsite Vieste or Peschici Region

    by artemis2 11 April 2012

    Will you have your own transportation? Crowds won't be the problem that time of the year and if you are looking for a small scale camping…

  5. richiavo avatar

    RE: Quiet Campsite Vieste or Peschici Region

    by richiavo 11 April 2012

    I would have thought so its kind a out of season for Italy, it might be Uk school holidays but not sure that many people head to that…

  6. laylos avatar

    RE: Quiet Campsite Vieste or Peschici Region

    by laylos 10 April 2012

    Thanks richiavo. So do you think it is better to just walk around until we find the spot we want. It should be pretty empty? Steve…

  7. richiavo avatar

    RE: Quiet Campsite Vieste or Peschici Region

    by richiavo 10 April 2012

    I wouldn't worry too much they are not likely to be busy or have lots of things open in May, high season will not kick in until July …

  8. laylos avatar

    Quiet Campsite Vieste or Peschici Region

    by laylos 10 April 2012

    Hi Looking to go Bari mid/end May and camp in the Vieste/ Peschici region. Having a look on the web and it seems to be difficult to…

  9. johnhenrome avatar

    Best beach in Puglia?

    by johnhenrome 25 March 2012

    I'm spending the second week of May in Puglia. Where are the best beaches? Otranto? Or Vieste and Peschici in Parco Nazionale del Gargano?…

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    RE: Itinerary for Puglia - 9 days in June

    by neckervd 13 March 2012

    What do you want to do at Monopoli? I would rather visit the Castellana caves, Alberobello, Cisternino and Lecce (all along the same railway…

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    RE: Tremiti Islands - Worth a Week's Stay?

    by a_brit_in_ischia 19 December 2011

    Don't know if you found this.... http://www.italiantouristoffice.se/sv/docs/523.pdf A week might be a bit long! If coming ashore, w…

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    Re: southern italy

    by coconut_skin 23 August 2011

    I haven't seen much of southern Italy (shame on me, I know!!) but I love the Gargano area in Puglia. Beautiful beaches, very clean sea…

  13. 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…

  14. neckervd avatar

    RE: Sicily, Alberobello and Southern Italy

    by neckervd 17 June 2011

    Must sees in Sicily: Siracusa, Taormina, Palermo, Monreale, Agrigento, Segesta, Cefalu, Selinunte, Modica, Noto, Piazza Armerina, Mount…

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    RE: 4-5 days in Puglia

    by suburbian 08 June 2011

    You can also fly to Brindisi if you prefer to stay in south of Puglia. I (family with pregnant mom and a 2 yrs old boy) will go 10 days…

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    4-5 days in Puglia

    by tugkan 08 June 2011

    I am planning a short vacation in Puglia for me, my wife and our two-year-old son in the first two weeks of July. It will be for 4-5 days.…

  17. mike9 avatar

    Re: Transportation Question - Rome to Assisi to Vieste

    by mike9 22 May 2011

    Vieste - Foggia is a long way to go in a taxi. Either persuade your friends (I seem to remember they were continuing by car when you left)…

  18. franny02 avatar

    RE: Transportation Question - Rome to Assisi to Vieste

    by franny02 17 May 2011

    My return flight departs Rome on Sunday, which will give me Saturday to travel from Vieste. I will need to take taxi from Vieste to Foggia?…

  19. michelangelofan avatar

    Re: Transportation Question - Rome to Assisi to Vieste

    by michelangelofan 15 May 2011

    Its all pedestrianised, except for the newer part around the railway station, and small enough to walk around. That's why I wrote that…

  20. mike9 avatar

    Re: Transportation Question - Rome to Assisi to Vieste

    by mike9 15 May 2011

    Most historic old towns in Italy have a ZTL (zona traffico limitato - it will be well signposted) with restricted access and mostly pedestri…

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    Re: Transportation Question - Rome to Assisi to Vieste

    by mike9 12 May 2011

    Then just be aware you are going to have to plan your journey back to Rome quite carefully. There area a couple of through trains from…

  22. franny02 avatar

    Re: Transportation Question - Rome to Assisi to Vieste

    by franny02 12 May 2011

    Thanks for this useful info re where to pick up a car near Assisi, very helpful. There are 3 of us and we'll be starting and ending our…

  23. richiavo avatar

    RE: Transportation Question - Rome to Assisi to Vieste

    by richiavo 11 May 2011

    Best to get the train to either Perugia or Foligno and hire a car from there both are only 20 minutes from Assisi. You will find hertz…

  24. mike9 avatar

    Re: Transportation Question - Rome to Assisi to Vieste

    by mike9 11 May 2011

    The answers partly depend on your overall travel plans - eg. are you starting and finishing your trip in Rome ? Are you thinking of hiring…

  25. franny02 avatar

    Transportation Question - Rome to Assisi to Vieste

    by franny02 11 May 2011

    Through the help of this board I have found a room in Rome at the Hotel Panda. Thank you! Now on to a transportation question: Our…

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