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Italy Trip - Rome, Ravello, Positano & Sorrento
Posted on 4/9/18 at 2:43 pm
Posted on 4/9/18 at 2:43 pm
Finally locked in flights and hotels for our September honeymoon in Italy. We will be staying 2-3 nights in each of Rome, Ravello, Positano and Sorrento. If you have any suggestions on can't miss tours, restaurants, or experiences in any of these cities, I'd appreciate hearing about them.
TIA
TIA
Posted on 4/9/18 at 3:03 pm to Wade Phillips
Just down the hill from Ravello is the town of Minori--you can actually hike down to the town, if you are so inclined. Minori has a most excellent cafe, di Riso. Pastry chef Sal di Riso bakes for all of the fancy hotels on the peninsula, and the Minori shop sells a wide array of beautiful desserts. A great stop for a coffee & cake (torta al limone is a local favorite) after you've hiked down from Ravello.
ETA: link to di Riso website: LINK
ETA: link to di Riso website: LINK
This post was edited on 4/9/18 at 3:05 pm
Posted on 4/9/18 at 3:30 pm to Wade Phillips
Ristorante 'O Parrucchiano La Favorita in Sorrento is filled with lemon trees. Kind of a unique dining experience. Go to Capri for the day and try to see the Blue Grotto.
Posted on 4/9/18 at 4:54 pm to Wade Phillips
And we’d appreciate you coming back with pics and a review.
Posted on 4/10/18 at 2:33 pm to TigersMaul Bammers
quote:Just walking around Capri is enough if the weather conditions aren't right for going into the grotto. We saw a lemon the size of a basketball. I'm still impressed.
Go to Capri for the day and try to see the Blue Grotto.
Have you ever been to Italy before? Rome?
I almost feel like you have to walk around Rome.
Take a tour of old Rome (coliseum, etc), Spanish steps, trevi fountain, Pantheon.
And the Vatican/Sistine/st. peters tour is awesome.
Honestly, you really can't go wrong with anything you do in Amalfi.
This post was edited on 4/10/18 at 2:36 pm
Posted on 4/10/18 at 4:37 pm to Wade Phillips
Positano Meals:
For dinner Ristorante Max, Al Palazzo, La Tagliata was ok but a fun experience, and if you wanna drop 400 euros go to La Sponda.
For lunch go u the hill to Bruno, Chez Black down below was good, and the place under Bucca di Bacco was good as well. We also ate at our hotel, Le Sirenuse, several times which was fantastic.
Rome Meals
La Piazzetta de Trastevere. Great cacio e pepe and carbonara.
Ai Tre Scalini
We kind of struck out on other meals in Rome due to late travel, some places we tried to hit were closed, and just bad luck. Let me know if you need Florence suggestions.
As someone mentioned, definitely find time to go to Capri, pay a dude to taxi you around all day (pay at the end), go to the Blue Grotto, go to Anacapri, ride the ski lift up, go to the other side and see Faraglioni Rock, and finish the day watching the sun set while sipping a negroni.
For dinner Ristorante Max, Al Palazzo, La Tagliata was ok but a fun experience, and if you wanna drop 400 euros go to La Sponda.
For lunch go u the hill to Bruno, Chez Black down below was good, and the place under Bucca di Bacco was good as well. We also ate at our hotel, Le Sirenuse, several times which was fantastic.
Rome Meals
La Piazzetta de Trastevere. Great cacio e pepe and carbonara.
Ai Tre Scalini
We kind of struck out on other meals in Rome due to late travel, some places we tried to hit were closed, and just bad luck. Let me know if you need Florence suggestions.
As someone mentioned, definitely find time to go to Capri, pay a dude to taxi you around all day (pay at the end), go to the Blue Grotto, go to Anacapri, ride the ski lift up, go to the other side and see Faraglioni Rock, and finish the day watching the sun set while sipping a negroni.
Posted on 4/10/18 at 6:10 pm to Wade Phillips
We spent a week in Positano in 2014. The best restaurant we went to was La Sponda in La Sinurise Hotel. That is my recommendation for a big splurge dinner. The food is great and the setting is spectacular. The restaurant has class walls overlooking the Mediterranean and is lit with 400 candles. It was not cheap but not as expensive as some of the Michelin starred places in the big cities. Ristorante Max was very good. Chez Black on the beach was enjoyable. We went to some family run trattorias and pizza places further up the hill that were very good. Pizza was invented near here. Rome - I like Hosteria Constanza near Campo di Fiore and Cul du Sac near Piazza Navona. Costanza is built in part of the old Theatre of Pompey which is where Julius Caesar was assassinated. Cul du Sac is a wine bar but the food is delicious. Ravello is beautiful but the restaurant I remember near there is Baracca down the hill in the Town of Amalfi.
Posted on 4/10/18 at 8:42 pm to Wade Phillips
Inn Bufalito and Bagni Delfino were probably the best meals we had in Sorrento.
Be sure to get gelato at Raki in Sorrento.
La Tagliata in Positano was hands down the worst meal we had in Italy. The view is breathtaking, but the food and story they feed you are horseshite.
Be sure to get gelato at Raki in Sorrento.
La Tagliata in Positano was hands down the worst meal we had in Italy. The view is breathtaking, but the food and story they feed you are horseshite.
Posted on 4/10/18 at 9:10 pm to offshoreangler
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Inn Bufalito and Bagni Delfino were probably the best meals we had in Sorrento.
Be sure to get gelato at Raki in Sorrento.
La Tagliata in Positano was hands down the worst meal we had in Italy. The view is breathtaking, but the food and story they feed you are horseshite.
The wife and I are going to be in Positano and Sorrento in the beginning of June for our honeymoon. Thanks for the recs
Posted on 4/10/18 at 11:49 pm to ellishughtiger
Franco’s for drinks in Positano are a must. Sunsets are beautiful
Posted on 4/11/18 at 9:54 pm to GynoSandberg
Here is a link to my Scotland and Rome blog from 2010. Disregard Scotland and look at Rome and Sorrento. Pictures included. Hope this helps.
Scotland and My Return to Rome - 2010
Scotland and My Return to Rome - 2010
Posted on 4/12/18 at 12:12 am to Mahootney
I’ll take some Florence recs
My trip is in 2 weeks
2 days Milan
2 Florence
1 Siena
1 Orvieto
3 Rome
2 Athens
My trip is in 2 weeks
2 days Milan
2 Florence
1 Siena
1 Orvieto
3 Rome
2 Athens
Posted on 4/12/18 at 10:37 am to kjntgr
quote:
I’ll take some Florence recs
Vivo. Owned by some fishing company. Per the server, they have no freezers and only serve what is caught that day. I do not believe there were any other tourists when we were in there. Our Air BnB host suggested it.
Il Pizzaiuolo. Fantastic pizza tucked away. It was packed with locals.
Trattoria 4 Leoni. Quaint little restaurant tucked away on a hidden square.
All' Antico Vinaio is totally worth a stop (and wait) for a really good sandwich when you're on the go.
Il Latini was ok. If you are dying to eat 2kg of cow, I would pick somewhere else. The whole cattle call style seating and dining experience were very rushed.
If you plan to climb the Cupola, make a reservation! There is a place called Trattoria something. Maybe Trattoria Sostanza. We tried to make a reservation when we were there, but they were closed that day.
This post was edited on 4/12/18 at 10:43 am
Posted on 4/12/18 at 3:14 pm to kjntgr
Siena has a restaurant that serves food down in the basement. It was cool.
Antica Osteria da Divo
Not sure if it's any better than any other restaurant, but I liked it.
Florence can be done in 2 days, but you have to kinda pick and choose what you want to do.
This list is what I feel is a requirement:
Piazza della Signoria/Palazzo Vecchio/Uffizi, Ponte Vecchio, Boboli gardens, Duomo, Baptistry, Giotto's tower, Basilica di Santa Croce, Academia
(At the Academia, get ticket to skip the lines and basically go just to see the David..... but the David is a must. Coolest thing I ever saw in person.)
There are a few other things you can do, but it'll depend on what fits your fancy.
San Lorenzo, Santa Maria Novella, San Marco, Santa Trinita, Santo Spirito, Dante's house.
Florence has some of the best craftsmen still practicing in the world.
Leather goods (shoes, jackets, journals)
Crafts (masks, stone mosaics, wood, iron, glass, etc)
Antica Osteria da Divo
Not sure if it's any better than any other restaurant, but I liked it.
Florence can be done in 2 days, but you have to kinda pick and choose what you want to do.
This list is what I feel is a requirement:
Piazza della Signoria/Palazzo Vecchio/Uffizi, Ponte Vecchio, Boboli gardens, Duomo, Baptistry, Giotto's tower, Basilica di Santa Croce, Academia
(At the Academia, get ticket to skip the lines and basically go just to see the David..... but the David is a must. Coolest thing I ever saw in person.)
There are a few other things you can do, but it'll depend on what fits your fancy.
San Lorenzo, Santa Maria Novella, San Marco, Santa Trinita, Santo Spirito, Dante's house.
Florence has some of the best craftsmen still practicing in the world.
Leather goods (shoes, jackets, journals)
Crafts (masks, stone mosaics, wood, iron, glass, etc)
Posted on 4/13/18 at 4:26 pm to kjntgr
Perseus in Florence for Bistecca alla Fiorentino. It's more of a "locals" spot and is located a bit away from historic district, near Piazza Della Liberta.
Posted on 4/14/18 at 11:33 am to Wade Phillips
Anyone have any recs for dinner in Trastevere neighborhood in Rome?
We will have 6 people and looking for a place to eat after spending the day in the Vatican. Doesn’t have to be fancy, but want a place that takes reservations and a relaxed, casual atmosphere. But not a street side cafe type place. TIA
We will have 6 people and looking for a place to eat after spending the day in the Vatican. Doesn’t have to be fancy, but want a place that takes reservations and a relaxed, casual atmosphere. But not a street side cafe type place. TIA
Posted on 4/14/18 at 3:10 pm to kciDAtaE
quote:
looking for a place to eat after spending the day in the Vatican. Doesn’t have to be fancy, but want a place that takes reservations and a relaxed, casual atmosphere.
Goose Pizza
Right around the corner from St. Peters
Posted on 4/14/18 at 7:04 pm to kciDAtaE
Posted on 4/14/18 at 9:44 pm to Wade Phillips
One recommendation for Rome, everything you do during the day sightseeing wise, go see it again at night. Rome is a much prettier city at night in my opinion.
Posted on 4/15/18 at 8:56 pm to kjntgr
quote:I just got back last week. We spent 10 days in Tuscany. Our favorite restaurant in Florence on this trip was Natalino. A close second was Ristorante Sant Ambrogio where we had a very good dinner on Easter Sunday night. You also asked about Siena. Our favorite meal in Tuscany was at La Taverna di San Giuseppe, an old historic place about a 5 minute walk down a small alley off Il Campo. Someone mentioned Da Divo. We ate there last time and it was one of our favorites in Siena along with Le Logge. We ate at some other excellent restaurants in the small hill towns but I wont list those.
I'll take some Florence recs
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