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Italy in July - Family trip with young kids
Posted on 4/11/24 at 1:42 pm
Posted on 4/11/24 at 1:42 pm
Planning to hit Rome - Naples - Amalfi Coast - Sicily with approx. 3-4 days in each city/area.
What are the must see attractions for first timers?
Any off the beaten path recommendations?
What are the must see attractions for first timers?
Any off the beaten path recommendations?
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Posted on 4/11/24 at 2:56 pm to Douglas Quaid
Naples isn't great. The Amalfi Coast is amazing.
Posted on 4/11/24 at 3:37 pm to Douglas Quaid
More time in Amalfi and Sicily. Skip Naples completely.
For Rome buy the "Skip the Line, private tours" that take place really early or late. Do NOT under any circumstances try to stand in the lines. Not a bit of an exaggeration to say the line at the Colloseum (sp) was a mile long.
For Rome buy the "Skip the Line, private tours" that take place really early or late. Do NOT under any circumstances try to stand in the lines. Not a bit of an exaggeration to say the line at the Colloseum (sp) was a mile long.
Posted on 4/11/24 at 3:49 pm to Douglas Quaid
Heading there this summer but starting in north Italy and ending in Naples. Taking two kids, 11 and 9.
In Rome we have a food tour with Katie Parla on the docket. Colosseum and Vatican as well. Heading down to Pompeii and flying out of Naples. Excited to get back to Naples and do some pizza stuff.
In Rome we have a food tour with Katie Parla on the docket. Colosseum and Vatican as well. Heading down to Pompeii and flying out of Naples. Excited to get back to Naples and do some pizza stuff.
Posted on 4/11/24 at 4:46 pm to jbgleason
Yeah, I'd find a way to do Florence or Siena way before I'd choose Naples. Fast train FTW.
Posted on 4/11/24 at 7:30 pm to VABuckeye
Capri is a must if you are going to Amalfi
Posted on 4/11/24 at 8:40 pm to Pfft
Yep. Cap-ri.
Posted on 4/11/24 at 9:05 pm to Douglas Quaid
I really enjoyed eating pizza in Naples and then visiting Vesuvius and Pompeii. Some say Herculaneum is even better but we didn’t go there.
The highlights of our time in Positano were a chartered boat tour that included Capri and a private boat rental that I piloted (with relative ease) up and down the coast.
Rome is pretty self explanatory. Kids like ruins. The Vatican is amazing. If you are religious also visit Paul’s supposed final resting place. Eat in Trastevere if you can.
Edit: we ate at L’antica Pizzeria da Michele in Naples, and it was definitely worth it. They hand out numbers at the door and then you stand around until your number is called. We paid our driver a little extra and he found a shady guy who sold him an upcoming number so we didn’t have to wait for an hour or two.
The highlights of our time in Positano were a chartered boat tour that included Capri and a private boat rental that I piloted (with relative ease) up and down the coast.
Rome is pretty self explanatory. Kids like ruins. The Vatican is amazing. If you are religious also visit Paul’s supposed final resting place. Eat in Trastevere if you can.
Edit: we ate at L’antica Pizzeria da Michele in Naples, and it was definitely worth it. They hand out numbers at the door and then you stand around until your number is called. We paid our driver a little extra and he found a shady guy who sold him an upcoming number so we didn’t have to wait for an hour or two.
This post was edited on 4/11/24 at 9:14 pm
Posted on 4/11/24 at 9:34 pm to Douglas Quaid
Agreed, I'd avoid Naples. Naples is where I was taught to leave car doors unlocked so you didn't get your windows broken. And if you obeyed traffic rules, that mean negative things about your maternal provenance. People in Rome drive like me, people in Naples, I want to know who has the turret.
Just eat anywhere that there aren't many tourists. If there is a selfie stick being sold, anywhere you're at, within 100m, keep walking.
Just eat anywhere that there aren't many tourists. If there is a selfie stick being sold, anywhere you're at, within 100m, keep walking.
Posted on 4/12/24 at 12:44 am to LemmyLives
Sitting in the airport in Rome (FCO) after 3 days in Rome, 3 days in Capri, 4 days in Positano, back to Rome for one night.
Took the train from Rome to Naples, then took the ferry to Capri for 2 nights. AnaCapri is worth seeing and the chair lift is cool, but you can see it in one day. A day trip ferry is plenty.
Positano was a perfect home base for Amalfi. We did a boat tour w Positano Boat Tours that stopped in Amalfi (town) for a few hours. That was enough.
Took buses for a day trip to Ravello for a few hours. That was enough.
As others have said, when in Rome, pay for the “skip the line” tickets. After waiting in line to enter the Vatican, as you’re leaving the Sistine Chapel, tours go right and individuals go left. Tours are able to go directly to St Peters Basilica, while individuals are routed to another line that stretched all the way around St Peters Square to gain access to the Basilica.
Plenty of info here, but happy to share more.
Good luck in July. We had absolutely perfect weather and we were ahead of the “busy season”. July will be hot and busy. Book everything now.
Took the train from Rome to Naples, then took the ferry to Capri for 2 nights. AnaCapri is worth seeing and the chair lift is cool, but you can see it in one day. A day trip ferry is plenty.
Positano was a perfect home base for Amalfi. We did a boat tour w Positano Boat Tours that stopped in Amalfi (town) for a few hours. That was enough.
Took buses for a day trip to Ravello for a few hours. That was enough.
As others have said, when in Rome, pay for the “skip the line” tickets. After waiting in line to enter the Vatican, as you’re leaving the Sistine Chapel, tours go right and individuals go left. Tours are able to go directly to St Peters Basilica, while individuals are routed to another line that stretched all the way around St Peters Square to gain access to the Basilica.
Plenty of info here, but happy to share more.
Good luck in July. We had absolutely perfect weather and we were ahead of the “busy season”. July will be hot and busy. Book everything now.
Posted on 4/12/24 at 12:45 am to SeasonOfSam
Also, skip Naples.
Some locals say there is some charm to the city, but didn’t miss much by not staying there. Just dealing with the crowds from the train station to the taxi to the ferry was enough. That’s a whole other breed.
Some locals say there is some charm to the city, but didn’t miss much by not staying there. Just dealing with the crowds from the train station to the taxi to the ferry was enough. That’s a whole other breed.
Posted on 4/12/24 at 10:46 am to Pfft
So did I and when we got there we found out. 
Posted on 4/12/24 at 11:53 am to Pfft
quote:
thought it KAH-pre
I did too until an episode of The Valley on Bravo this week.
Posted on 4/12/24 at 1:37 pm to Douglas Quaid
Naples is a s--thole but it does have some redeeming qualities. For example all of the artifacts recovered from Pompeii and Herculaneum were put in a museum in Naples.
I would base in Sorrento for that portion and do day trips to Naples, Pompeii, Capri and Positano using trains and ferries. You could also hike the Path of the Gods or maybe go up to Vesuvius, depending on the kids stamina I suppose.
It's tough to miss Florence, but the kids probably have zero interest in Renaissance art and regional wine anyway.
Posted on 4/12/24 at 1:39 pm to Pfft
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i thought it KAH-pree
When I was there last summer, that's how I was told it was pronounced multiple times.
We didn't go to KAH pree as we were told it was going to be miserably packed. I've heard the same from others in summer time.
We stayed on the northern part of the peninsula - just above Punta Masa Lubrense - as we wanted a little quieter area and it was amazing. Did a private boat day down the coast from Nerano to Maiori and back, and the major spots(Positano, Amalfi, etc) were absolutely slammed every time we passed. It just didn't seem worth it to me, but to each their own. Granted, that was seeing it from the water, but lines getting to every dock and people everywhere.
Get a private tour guide if you go to Pompei. Very much worth it.
Posted on 4/12/24 at 2:30 pm to CharlieTiger
The people that live there say it's Cap-ri. 
We spent four nights on the island. It's definitely not pronounced like Americans say Capri pants.
We spent four nights on the island. It's definitely not pronounced like Americans say Capri pants.
This post was edited on 4/12/24 at 2:32 pm
Posted on 4/12/24 at 2:41 pm to AUFANATL
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It's tough to miss Florence, but the kids probably have zero interest in Renaissance art and regional wine anyway.
Firenze is IMHO the best city there, but in the summer, with kids. Yea no way. The hoards of Chinese might trample your kids.
Posted on 4/12/24 at 7:04 pm to Douglas Quaid
Skip Naples, add Florence
Posted on 4/12/24 at 7:39 pm to RandySavage
Verona says hello to this thread.
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