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re: Two weeks in Italy. Tell me pros/cons of what I am thinking already...
Posted on 12/22/16 at 6:24 am to TheWiz
Posted on 12/22/16 at 6:24 am to TheWiz
Maybe consider swapping Positano for Cinque Terre? Just a suggestion based on logistics. Florence to Naples will be a hike. Or, pull a day from Positano and do something wine related while you're in Tuscany.
Highly recommend following the Rick Steves book. His walks are pretty easy to follow especially if you're staying in a central location. We stayed near the Jewish Ghetto and everything was walking distance (Xenia Guesthouse if you're curious, it was a wonderful hotel). Also, the Jewish Ghetto is one of the better food scenes...there is a little street right off Via Arenula with a burger joint and then 4 or 5 restaurants (Giggetto is one that is supposed to be excellent). I also highly recommend another restaurant off of Via Arenula going toward the Campo di Fiori, it's called La Regola and is in a very small and quiet church square. Food is excellent as is the service - very friendly and excellent English.
I also agree on the Firenze card. It's around €70/person but I think if you plan to visit 4 museums/churches it pays for itself or comes close and you can skip the lines which is a huge added bonus.
Highly recommend following the Rick Steves book. His walks are pretty easy to follow especially if you're staying in a central location. We stayed near the Jewish Ghetto and everything was walking distance (Xenia Guesthouse if you're curious, it was a wonderful hotel). Also, the Jewish Ghetto is one of the better food scenes...there is a little street right off Via Arenula with a burger joint and then 4 or 5 restaurants (Giggetto is one that is supposed to be excellent). I also highly recommend another restaurant off of Via Arenula going toward the Campo di Fiori, it's called La Regola and is in a very small and quiet church square. Food is excellent as is the service - very friendly and excellent English.
I also agree on the Firenze card. It's around €70/person but I think if you plan to visit 4 museums/churches it pays for itself or comes close and you can skip the lines which is a huge added bonus.
This post was edited on 12/22/16 at 6:32 am
Posted on 12/22/16 at 8:31 am to jordan21210
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Maybe consider swapping Positano for Cinque Terre?
I considered it. It sounds like it is just a bit more work/trouble to see all of the small towns there. It sounded like you were either hiking to each town; which is fine since we're in great shape, or you were waiting around for a commuter train. We want our last stop to be where we pump the brakes and really relax.
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Florence to Naples will be a hike.
It's a 2hr 45min train ride at $25-$100/ticket.
We haven't narrowed down exactly where we will stay. We looked at Air BnB apartments in Rome and Florence. The ones we looked at were very nice, pretty well centralized, and were in the $100-$150 range. We figured we might go cheaper in those two cities and then plan on a $450-$600/night place in Positano.
I appreciate all of the food recommendations too.
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