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Italy for 2 weeks in October (Rome, Tuscany, Cinque Terre)

by brettthedestroyer 21 May 2012

I'm planning a trip to Italy in early October for a little over 2 weeks, and was hoping for some advice and suggestions. I've visited…
RE: Booking train tickets at the train station in Italy

by Stav_ros 20 May 2012

I may get shot down in flames, but from my research most fast (and therefore expensive) train services in Italy will save you 30min to…
RE: Driving through Italy (Tuscany)

by MTL 20 May 2012

Let me talk about the 'discovering Tuscany by car' questions. try these as a starting point. http://www.lonelyplanet.com/thorntree/threa…
Re: Vatican/St Peters Cathedral

by JohnHinman 18 May 2012

Thank you all for your feedback. My wife and I are on our honeymoon. Since we are in our sixties, we don't take a return trip for grante…
RE: Returning to Florence after Siena's Il Palio

by dustindunbar 17 May 2012

I am doing the same trip that day from Florence to Siena for the Pailo and will be renting a car for the day. I went to the Palio 2 years…
RE: Italy- advice for travelling the cities!

by mike9 16 May 2012

You may find the SENA bus the easiest way from Siena to Rome - by train you have to change and the bus down the autostrada is just as…
Re: Verona & Siena single/shared accomm.

by Satchie 15 May 2012

In Siena, Hotel Alma Domus has single rates. You can request a room with a view of the duomo, sit on your little balcony and watch the…
Verona & Siena single/shared accomm.

by shiloh010 15 May 2012

Hi, Heading off on a solo trip to Italy in September. Have been looking for hostels in Verona and Siena and it seems they don't exist…
RE: 3 weeks, Paris and Italy - first trip!

by MTL 11 May 2012

try these as a starting point. http://www.lonelyplanet.com/thorntree/thread.jspa?threadID=2098033 http://www.lonelyplanet.com/thorntree/t…
RE: 3 weeks, Paris and Italy - first trip!

by mike9 11 May 2012

There is an overnight train direct from Paris to Venice - if you travel during the day it is about 9 -10 hours with a change in either…
RE: 2 nights for Siena or add to Florence or Nice?

by adc90 11 May 2012

No I havent booked accommodation and I wish I felt like I could do that, but i'm not confident about getting the better/decent hostels…
3 weeks, Paris and Italy - first trip!

by travellingdorks 11 May 2012

Hi everybody! We're a young couple, both 24, from Portland, OR and we are about to embark on our first European trip this August. I am…
RE: 2 nights for Siena or add to Florence or Nice?

by adc90 11 May 2012

Hah wow no love for Nice! Yeh I guess ill stay in Florence and if I feel ive seenough enough I can head to Siena for a day. Thanks #3…
RE: 2 nights for Siena or add to Florence or Nice?

by MTL 10 May 2012

can't answer your question but how did you manage to have the word 'itinerary' appear in superscript? way cool.
RE: 2 nights for Siena or add to Florence or Nice?

by lucapal 10 May 2012

Agree with #1 One extra day in Florence,a day trip to Siena from there and forget about NIce ;-)
RE: 2 nights for Siena or add to Florence or Nice?

by regards 10 May 2012

Florence, Siena in this order and passing by Nice as quick as possible.
2 nights for Siena or add to Florence or Nice?

by adc90 10 May 2012

Hey. So soon departing for overseas (my first time) and i'm backpacking solo in Europe for 2months with a Busabout tour and some of my…
RE: 4 days in Tuscany

by NIKOSZ 09 May 2012

Thank you for your suggestions. Siena and South Tuscany sounds nice. I wouldn't like to pack too many places in 4 days. I have no idea…
RE: 4 days in Tuscany

by mike9 09 May 2012

Just to add to lucapal, firstly cars are fine for getting about in but can be difficult in towns (narrow one way streets, difficult parking,…
RE: France, Italy, Germany with 2 teenage boys - recommendations?

by Helen0104 08 May 2012

An alternative to cycling in the Loire Valley would be cycling around Bodensee, on the German/Austrian/Swiss borders. Not necessarily…
RE: Ravenna to Rome in 9 days, what to see/do and where to stay?

by lucapal 06 May 2012

Ravenna is certainly worth a couple of days...particularly if you are interested in art. 3 nights in Florence and 4 in Rome and that…
RE: Itinerary help!

by lucapal 06 May 2012

Agree with #2......you already have too many stops.Only 1 day in Florence and 2 full days in Rome is very little.I would add time on here,ra…
RE: Train from Turin to Siena

by brawler 04 May 2012

you don't need to book it in advance you can easily go to the train station 10 minutes before departure and buy it... you will not have…
RE: 13 Nights in Italy - Rome to Venice - Looking for advice

by mike9 01 May 2012

I can't imagine what you'd spend your time doing over 3 days in the Cinque Terre - are you planning to walk every hillside? Note that…
RE: 13 Nights in Italy - Rome to Venice - Looking for advice

by lucapal 01 May 2012

As you say...you can't do it all. i'd choose Lucca over Siena,but your time there is going to be very little anyway. Personally I'd…