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  1. richiavo avatar

    RE: Suggest a village near Assisi please?

    by richiavo 25 February 2012

    Sorry I did not read your post correctly, not sure on website for type of accom you are looking for, but villages nearby which are nice…

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    Re: Small towns and countrysides in Umbria and Tuscany

    by citrine_see 20 February 2012

    thank you all for your input and suggestions. I've taken my time to research and asking the communities in the travel websites. Yes, I…

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    Walking and cooking in Umbria or Emilia Romagna

    by jpond 30 January 2012

    Hi, I would like to spend 2 weeks in a smallish town in either Umbria or Emilia Romagna in May/June this year and am looking for some…

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

    by Porkister 24 January 2012

    I would appreciate some input on an 8 day trip to Italy this end of May. Initially we were planning to go to Perugia, rent a cheap room…

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    RE: Where to stay in Umbria or Tuscany

    by richiavo 17 January 2012

    A couple of those I don't know but Montefalco is a stunning place quite rightly called the balcony of Umbria, it is very famous for its…

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    RE: Beware of accommodation agency

    by donandjenn 10 January 2012

    Sorry, forgot to say, Assisi is wonderful. Allow plenty of time to look around. We stayed in a B&B in Montepulciano, which we loved. There…

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    Re: Places to Stay in Tuscany

    by donandjenn 10 January 2012

    You might like to have a look at Spello, which is another small Tuscan town with an ancient heart. We stayed in a great little B&B called…

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    RE: July in Italy

    by lucapal 26 December 2011

    There are loads of nice places to stay in Umbria.....if you want a larger town Assisi is very pretty...if you prefer somewhere smaller,you…

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    Another first timers Itinerary!

    by aer7684 18 December 2011

    Hello all! I am making my first solo backpacking trip this spring and have decided on focusing on France and Italy for roughly 60 days.…

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    Re: Top 10 Scenic places in Europe

    by wateenmooiedag 28 October 2011

    Veere and Katwijk in the Netherlands Cadaques in Spain Rhine in Germany Spello in Italy

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    Re: 8 days in Italy (Florence and Rome)

    by wateenmooiedag 13 August 2011

    I think Rome needs at least 4 days but this is subjective. So 5 days Rome and 3 days Florence is fine. You can always make day trips from…

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    RE: itinerary for tuscany and umbria?

    by mike9 05 July 2011

    If it makes a difference, Thursday and Saturday are market days in Orvieto. Like Cortona, the market opens around 7 and starts to pack…

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    RE: Emilia Romagna, Tuscany and doubts about Ferrara, Verona, Perugia

    by sushi75 27 June 2011

    1) Your itinerary looks good to me. Some posters might recommend to spend more nights in Venice, though. To me, 3 days in Venice would…

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    RE: Italy: Umbria/Marche

    by richiavo 20 March 2011

    Umbria is my favourite region in Italy and is beautiful place to visit. There are so many places to visit it is hard to give you a full…

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    Re: Tuscany in September 2011 for 3 first time visitors

    by mike9 29 January 2011

    Agree with above replies about agriturismo, especially if you are hiring a car. Is yourTuscan week in addition to Assisi ? -sorry to be…

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    Re: Italian Honeymoon

    by revealedrome 29 January 2011

    I'm with Sevenstiles: Think of Umbria (not Abruzzo!) as the undiscovered, and cheaper, Tuscany. It's chock-full of gorgeous, medieval,…

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    8 days in Tuscany/Umbria in June '11

    by antchristie 04 January 2011

    Hi all, I've got 2 weeks to spend in Italy May/June this summer. The first 5 days will be spent relaxing in Tuscany, we're attending…

  18. sushi75 avatar

    RE: contemporary museums and galleries Florence and Umbria

    by sushi75 08 November 2010

    You don't come to Italy to visit contemporary art museums. This is to say that Italy is one of the countries less interested (and, as…

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    Help planning trip to italy

    by divindaze 28 October 2010

    My family and I (4 children, my husband and I) will be traveling to Italy next summer. Can someone help with planning the itinerary?…

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    Umbria (& a bit of Marche) – tentative questions

    by Nautiker 07 October 2010

    cheers, so, I am bound for the regions mentioned above and currently doing some research, yet guess it would be negligent not to cross-ch…

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    Re: Rome, Umbria or?

    by umbrialovers 27 August 2010

    We think you should spent the new year's eve in Rome, there a lot more to do that here in Perugia. After you'll have lot of fun in Rome…

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    Re: Delhi-Manali-Leh-Pangong Tso-Nubra Valley-Kargil-Zanskar-Gulmarg-Srinagar

    by 1masalachai 21 June 2010

    Correction, Soul Curry ! As per my experience (I travelled solo on my RE motorcycle, starting Shimla - through Spiti onto Ladakh & back…

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    RE: Spello to Assisi: walking?

    by sushi75 19 April 2010

    The path you want to walk is called Sentiero degli Ulivi (olive grove path). In this [page|http://www.caispoleto.it/sentiero%20english.htm]…

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    Spello to Assisi: walking?

    by tazjia 19 April 2010

    The LP Italy guide I have says that there is an 8km walk from Spello to Assisi; they suggest you can pick up a map for this walk on arrival…

  25. clare_gil avatar

    Can anyone recommend a 1 night stay in between Sienna & Sorrento - not Rome

    by clare_gil 08 April 2010

    Hi! Thanks in advance peoples. We are travelling (with hire car) and would like to drive Sienna to Sorrento. But we don't want to drive…

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