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Italy - Itinerary? Planning Agent?
Posted on 8/14/24 at 11:11 am
Posted on 8/14/24 at 11:11 am
I know there are a good bit of Italy threads on here but looking to book a trip to Florence, Tuscany, and maybe Rome sometime in 2026. I may be out of my depth trying to coordinate/schedule. Any recommendations on time of year to schedule and perhaps an agent that can help build the trip out and assist with scheduling cooking class, vineyard/farm/countryside opportunities, etc…?
This post was edited on 8/14/24 at 11:12 am
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Posted on 8/14/24 at 11:47 am to Saskwatch
It's been 10 years since I've been to Italy, but I can say that April was a great time to go in terms of weather.
Posted on 8/14/24 at 11:59 am to Saskwatch
Stay away from August. Hot as balls and every other business in the country closes for the month.
If you like wine I'd look at the fall when the wine harvest festivals occur.
If you like wine I'd look at the fall when the wine harvest festivals occur.
Posted on 8/14/24 at 12:24 pm to Saskwatch
Do you have kids? If not, I'd go when kids are in school. Its just a cheaper and lower demand time of year.
As said April/ May and Sept/ Oct are generally favorites. If you are going in June/ July/ August you need to confirm AC is available.
As said April/ May and Sept/ Oct are generally favorites. If you are going in June/ July/ August you need to confirm AC is available.
Posted on 8/14/24 at 12:56 pm to Saskwatch
We did this trip many years ago. Flew into Venice, took train from Venice to Florence and then Florence to Rome, and flew out of Rome back home. Had about 2 1/2 or 3 days in each city. Other than our lost luggage and the food poisoning I got in Florence, it was a great trip.
Posted on 8/14/24 at 1:22 pm to Saskwatch
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know there are a good bit of Italy threads on here but looking to book a trip to Florence, Tuscany, and maybe Rome sometime in 2026. I may be out of my depth trying to coordinate/schedule. Any recommendations on time of year to schedule and perhaps an agent that can help build the trip out and assist with scheduling cooking class, vineyard/farm/countryside opportunities, etc…?
You really don't need this. Italy is one of the easiest places on earth to plan for because its one of the most traveled to destinations on earth.
Posted on 8/14/24 at 1:38 pm to Saskwatch
Italy was my wife and I's first European trip. It is a great gateway Euro vacation for Americans.
We flew to Rome, spent 3 nights. We toured the Colosseum, Vatican, and all of the major spots. Then we rented a car and drove to Tuscany for 4 nights. We explored the Tuscan towns and also did a day trip to Florence and Siena.
Very easy trip, we planned it all ourselves. Stayed in AirBnB's in Rome and Tuscany.
You could add Venice to the front or back end and fly out from there if you don't want to double back to Rome. We spent our last day meandering back south to Rome and stayed at the airport Hilton for our last night and flew out early the next morning. It was a great trip, nothing but fond memories for us. Fun to look back on how naive we were about certain things. Now that we've been abroad several times we have lost that "innocence."
We flew to Rome, spent 3 nights. We toured the Colosseum, Vatican, and all of the major spots. Then we rented a car and drove to Tuscany for 4 nights. We explored the Tuscan towns and also did a day trip to Florence and Siena.
Very easy trip, we planned it all ourselves. Stayed in AirBnB's in Rome and Tuscany.
You could add Venice to the front or back end and fly out from there if you don't want to double back to Rome. We spent our last day meandering back south to Rome and stayed at the airport Hilton for our last night and flew out early the next morning. It was a great trip, nothing but fond memories for us. Fun to look back on how naive we were about certain things. Now that we've been abroad several times we have lost that "innocence."
Posted on 8/14/24 at 2:36 pm to slinger1317
I have done some version of the Rome, Florence, Tuscany, Venice trip three times.
You don’t need a travel agent. You can get better advice on this board than most travel agents can give you and it is easy to book yourself.
I like to stay a week in the Tuscan countryside. Twice we have stayed at a wonderful villa south of Florence but it has been sold as a private residence. I lamented this fact by starting a topic here and got some good ideas on alternatives although I haven’t tried any of them yet.
You need a car in Tuscany but not in the cities.
We stay in the countryside for a week and sometimes stay a few days in Florence or do Florence as a day trip. My preference is to spend a few days in a Florence hotel.
We have traveled between the three major cities by car and train. One time we flew from Rome to Florence.
We like to end in Venice and fly home from there.
Favorite hotels-
Nazionale in Rome
Davanzati in Florence
Ai Cavalieri in Venice
My favorite trip.
You don’t need a travel agent. You can get better advice on this board than most travel agents can give you and it is easy to book yourself.
I like to stay a week in the Tuscan countryside. Twice we have stayed at a wonderful villa south of Florence but it has been sold as a private residence. I lamented this fact by starting a topic here and got some good ideas on alternatives although I haven’t tried any of them yet.
You need a car in Tuscany but not in the cities.
We stay in the countryside for a week and sometimes stay a few days in Florence or do Florence as a day trip. My preference is to spend a few days in a Florence hotel.
We have traveled between the three major cities by car and train. One time we flew from Rome to Florence.
We like to end in Venice and fly home from there.
Favorite hotels-
Nazionale in Rome
Davanzati in Florence
Ai Cavalieri in Venice
My favorite trip.
Posted on 8/14/24 at 2:53 pm to Saskwatch
With two years to plan... and a little Google elbow grease, you can VERY easily plan this. There will be plenty of already built trips if you just google rome + tuscany + florence. With hotel suggestions and other spots. Get an excel spreadsheet out and start researching. To me, its part of the fun.
Posted on 8/14/24 at 3:55 pm to Saskwatch
Throw your parrameters into one of those AI generating travel planners....you can just start from there and have a damn nice vacation planned in very short order.
Posted on 8/14/24 at 5:06 pm to Saskwatch
Watch a few weeks of YouTube videos on Italy travel and you will figure it out.
Posted on 8/14/24 at 9:26 pm to Saskwatch
Things to start thinking about
Do you want to fly for free? Start stockpiling airline miles.
Do you want to stay in hotels or airbnbs? Cities or small towns?
Can you follow basic instructions and take a train? Not trying to be mean but if the answer is yes you can get very far by train in Italy.
Do you mind driving?
Do you like art? Churches? Natural beauty? Cooking classes - pasta? Risotto? Bistecca? Pesto?
Took a great pasta class in Cento. Tremendous Rome food tour. Those couldn’t be more different. Tell this board what you like and they will deliver.
How long?
Do you want to fly for free? Start stockpiling airline miles.
Do you want to stay in hotels or airbnbs? Cities or small towns?
Can you follow basic instructions and take a train? Not trying to be mean but if the answer is yes you can get very far by train in Italy.
Do you mind driving?
Do you like art? Churches? Natural beauty? Cooking classes - pasta? Risotto? Bistecca? Pesto?
Took a great pasta class in Cento. Tremendous Rome food tour. Those couldn’t be more different. Tell this board what you like and they will deliver.
How long?
This post was edited on 8/14/24 at 9:28 pm
Posted on 8/16/24 at 4:41 pm to geauxpurple
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I have done some version of the Rome, Florence, Tuscany, Venice trip three times.
You don’t need a travel agent. You can get better advice on this board than most travel agents can give you and it is easy to book yourself.
I like to stay a week in the Tuscan countryside. Twice we have stayed at a wonderful villa south of Florence but it has been sold as a private residence. I lamented this fact by starting a topic here and got some good ideas on alternatives although I haven’t tried any of them yet.
You need a car in Tuscany but not in the cities.
We stay in the countryside for a week and sometimes stay a few days in Florence or do Florence as a day trip. My preference is to spend a few days in a Florence hotel.
We have traveled between the three major cities by car and train. One time we flew from Rome to Florence.
We like to end in Venice and fly home from there.
Exactly how we did it. Flew into Rome and stayed for a few nights, 5 days at a villa in Tuscany, drove into Florence for a day trip, end with 2 nights in Venice and flew home from there.
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