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Need help planning Italy trip next May
Posted on 6/6/19 at 9:50 pm
Posted on 6/6/19 at 9:50 pm
Early next May, my fiance and I will be flying into Naples for our wedding. We are going to get married on Capri and spend 2 days there. We have 6 more days to do whatever we would like.
I can search here and other places to find food and entertainment recommendations, however, I need help planning out the general idea of the trip.
Which regions would you recommend visiting? We are typically relaxed travelers that lean towards doing local stuff as opposed to tourist traps. We both love to cook, so a cooking class is huge. Museums, shows, history, etc are all things we enjoy as well.
I can search here and other places to find food and entertainment recommendations, however, I need help planning out the general idea of the trip.
Which regions would you recommend visiting? We are typically relaxed travelers that lean towards doing local stuff as opposed to tourist traps. We both love to cook, so a cooking class is huge. Museums, shows, history, etc are all things we enjoy as well.
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Posted on 6/6/19 at 10:07 pm to nugget
Why not just decamp to Positano after the nuptials? Probably your best bet.
Posted on 6/6/19 at 10:22 pm to BlackenedOut
I just don't know if we should work our way North towards Rome and Florence. We could also head towards Sicily. Just not sure and don't want to spend the whole time travelling.
Posted on 6/6/19 at 10:41 pm to nugget
AntiqueTiger had a detailed in-game thread. That should help you plan out a ton of shite
Posted on 6/6/19 at 10:41 pm to nugget
If you don’t want to spend a lot of time traveling, I’d recommend staying close to Naples. You have Sorrento, Pompei, Positano, and enough to fill 6 days.
Sicily is rolling though. Where are you flying out of?
Sicily is rolling though. Where are you flying out of?
Posted on 6/7/19 at 6:12 am to nugget
For that short of a time period after your wedding I'd pick a city as a home base and adventure from there. Otherwise, you're going to spend every other day traveling.
Posted on 6/7/19 at 6:53 am to VABuckeye
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For that short of a time period after your wedding I'd pick a city as a home base and adventure from there. Otherwise, you're going to spend every other day traveling.
This. Normally I’d find a nice Airbnb apt with a terrace and a view, but since it’s your wedding OP I’d find a nice hotel with a terrace and a pool probably that’s centrally located in a not so busy locality. Like not down town Naples.
Go on 2-3 day trips and that’s all you really need. 2-3 days bumming around and you are good. There are some nice places to go to the beach for a couple half days or lounge around the pool a couple hours.
I wouldn’t over think it. Relax, spend some time at a nice outdoor cafe enjoying a carafe or two of table wine people watching and over looking the ocean, and then stroll back to the hotel room while grabbing a couple gelato’s on the way. Rinse and repeat.
Posted on 6/7/19 at 7:40 am to nugget
I love southern Italy, and I’ve actually been (repeatedly) to all the places I’ll mention below. You only have 6 days free. I’d spend them in & around Naples....Campania is a fascinating region with wine, local cheese (buffalo milk mozzarella) and significant cultural/historic/archaeological sites. Save Rome/Florence for another trip. Driving from Capri to Sicily is fun & Sicily is fascinating, but if you haven’t traveled around Campania, why rush off to some place else? Enjoy the place where you already ARE.
Here are some suggestions for spending 6 days in Campania, after spending 2-3 on Capri:
—spend at least 1 but preferably 2 nights in Naples itself. Yes, everyone will tell you that it’s rough, chaotic, dirty, etc, but the same things are said about New Orleans. It’s a fascinating city, with a must see archaeology museum. While I really like staying in the old heart of the city (Decumani) at a smaller hotel, you might prefer to stay near the bay at one of the grand old piles like the Europa. Go to a couple of the famous pizza spots, eat sfogliatelle for breakfast with an espresso at Schaturchio, see the Cloisters at Santa Chiara, the incredible marble sculptures at Capella Sansevero (google veiled Christ to see a pic), and so on....Naples has plenty enough for two or even three days, if you use it as a base to visit Herculaneum or Pompeii.
—take the Circumvesuviana regional train line (cheap, full of locals, slightly scruffy but not threateningly so) from central Naples train station out to Herculaneum. It was destroyed in 79 AD like Pompeii, is a more compact site, and is generally less crowded. To me, a visit to either of those cities is incomplete without visiting the archaeology museum in the city (where many of the artifacts ended up). It’s worth a half-day (including transit time).
—if you’re into the outdoors, climb Vesuvius. You can take a public bus route most of the way up, or you can book a half-day tour w/an operator like Viator, which will get you most of the way up. You’ll still have to hike up the last part yourself to the summit. Steep, but only aboiut 1/2 hour. Amazing views, sobering thoughts of how Vesuvius will explode again, potentially wiping out everything you can see.
(Continued in next post because of length)
Here are some suggestions for spending 6 days in Campania, after spending 2-3 on Capri:
—spend at least 1 but preferably 2 nights in Naples itself. Yes, everyone will tell you that it’s rough, chaotic, dirty, etc, but the same things are said about New Orleans. It’s a fascinating city, with a must see archaeology museum. While I really like staying in the old heart of the city (Decumani) at a smaller hotel, you might prefer to stay near the bay at one of the grand old piles like the Europa. Go to a couple of the famous pizza spots, eat sfogliatelle for breakfast with an espresso at Schaturchio, see the Cloisters at Santa Chiara, the incredible marble sculptures at Capella Sansevero (google veiled Christ to see a pic), and so on....Naples has plenty enough for two or even three days, if you use it as a base to visit Herculaneum or Pompeii.
—take the Circumvesuviana regional train line (cheap, full of locals, slightly scruffy but not threateningly so) from central Naples train station out to Herculaneum. It was destroyed in 79 AD like Pompeii, is a more compact site, and is generally less crowded. To me, a visit to either of those cities is incomplete without visiting the archaeology museum in the city (where many of the artifacts ended up). It’s worth a half-day (including transit time).
—if you’re into the outdoors, climb Vesuvius. You can take a public bus route most of the way up, or you can book a half-day tour w/an operator like Viator, which will get you most of the way up. You’ll still have to hike up the last part yourself to the summit. Steep, but only aboiut 1/2 hour. Amazing views, sobering thoughts of how Vesuvius will explode again, potentially wiping out everything you can see.
(Continued in next post because of length)
Posted on 6/7/19 at 7:51 am to VABuckeye
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For that short of a time period after your wedding I'd pick a city as a home base and adventure from there. Otherwise, you're going to spend every other day traveling.
According to Google, it's only an hour and a half train ride to Rome, and then an hour and a half from there to Florence. That's not terrible travel times
Posted on 6/7/19 at 7:56 am to BlackenedOut
Houston to Naples, but I haven't booked it yet.
Posted on 6/7/19 at 8:01 am to hungryone
Awesome stuff, thanks hungryone
Posted on 6/7/19 at 8:01 am to hungryone
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—if you’re into palaces/monumental buildings and formal gardens, a day trip to Caserta, with the Royal Palace of Caserta & its gardens is worthwhile. (It will likely require a car, though it’s easy enough to find and not that far off the main autoroute). The gardens have massive fountains. I’d pair a visit there with a side trip to Caiazzo to eat at Pepe in Grani for some of the world’s finest pizza in a tiny town. (But I’m low key obsessed with pizza. OK, maybe not so low key.)
—go to Paestum (easy on train from Naples, aboiut 1.5 hrs) and see the best preserved Greek temples outside of Greece. Nice small archaeology museum, loads of restaurants of varying levels. I like the Tenuta Duca Marigliano, a small boutique hotel with an excellent onsite restaurant. (No pool, but gardens, friendly staff, and the Italian hotel breakfast of my dreams: soft boiled eggs, excellent rustic bread, local honey & preserves, ricotta cheese, endless cappuccinos made fresh by a tall, dark, smiling Italian man). Paestum has an artichoke festival in late April, so if you go in May, you can count on eating lots of local artichokes. Town also has a number of water buffalo dairy farms; some allow farm visits & have onsite shops selling everything from amazing mozzarella to gelato, cosmetics made from buffalo milk, soaps, etc.
The boring and obvious choice is to go from Capri to Sorrento and on to the Amalfi Coast, visiting Positano, Amalfi, etc. They’re lovely little towns, but they’re largely dependent on tourist trade & not necessarily the most interesting places after you’ve seen them once. Plus, you’ll just have spend some time on Capri, which has a similar look and feel. Campania has so much more to offer than JUST the Amalfi Coast; interesting wines are made all around Vesuvius, the produce is renowned (this is where the famed San Marzano tomato originates), and it is not completely overrun with mass cheap tourism (like poor Rome or Florence).
—if you’re into palaces/monumental buildings and formal gardens, a day trip to Caserta, with the Royal Palace of Caserta & its gardens is worthwhile. (It will likely require a car, though it’s easy enough to find and not that far off the main autoroute). The gardens have massive fountains. I’d pair a visit there with a side trip to Caiazzo to eat at Pepe in Grani for some of the world’s finest pizza in a tiny town. (But I’m low key obsessed with pizza. OK, maybe not so low key.)
—go to Paestum (easy on train from Naples, aboiut 1.5 hrs) and see the best preserved Greek temples outside of Greece. Nice small archaeology museum, loads of restaurants of varying levels. I like the Tenuta Duca Marigliano, a small boutique hotel with an excellent onsite restaurant. (No pool, but gardens, friendly staff, and the Italian hotel breakfast of my dreams: soft boiled eggs, excellent rustic bread, local honey & preserves, ricotta cheese, endless cappuccinos made fresh by a tall, dark, smiling Italian man). Paestum has an artichoke festival in late April, so if you go in May, you can count on eating lots of local artichokes. Town also has a number of water buffalo dairy farms; some allow farm visits & have onsite shops selling everything from amazing mozzarella to gelato, cosmetics made from buffalo milk, soaps, etc.
The boring and obvious choice is to go from Capri to Sorrento and on to the Amalfi Coast, visiting Positano, Amalfi, etc. They’re lovely little towns, but they’re largely dependent on tourist trade & not necessarily the most interesting places after you’ve seen them once. Plus, you’ll just have spend some time on Capri, which has a similar look and feel. Campania has so much more to offer than JUST the Amalfi Coast; interesting wines are made all around Vesuvius, the produce is renowned (this is where the famed San Marzano tomato originates), and it is not completely overrun with mass cheap tourism (like poor Rome or Florence).
This post was edited on 6/7/19 at 8:04 am
Posted on 6/7/19 at 8:16 am to nugget
I would just head back to the Amalfi. Three days in Ravello and then wrap it up in Positano for the last few days. Treat yourself to Le Sirenuse when you're in Positano. Eat at their Michelin Star restaurant.
Take a cooking class at Bucca di Bacco in Positano. Eat your face off, drink white wine, and relax by the beach or pool.
Use Rainbow Limos to transport you back to Naples.
Take a cooking class at Bucca di Bacco in Positano. Eat your face off, drink white wine, and relax by the beach or pool.
Use Rainbow Limos to transport you back to Naples.
Posted on 6/7/19 at 8:21 am to hungryone
More potentially interesting things to see/do in Campania, without straying too far from Naples:
—the Campo Fleigrei area, around Pozzuoli (birthplace of Sophia Loren), is geothermally active (like Yellowstone), is loaded with Greek ruins and decently accessible via public transit. Amphitheater, temple of Apollo...
—additional islands: Ischia (larger, about an hour on the ferry from Capri) and Procida (quite small, and a longer, 2+ hr boat ride). If you really like Capri, you might like one of those.
I briefly mentioned wine in my earlier posts, but the whole area is covered with lesser known, small production wineries, with a few on the slopes of Vesuvius itself. Campanian wines don’t have the relentless promotion of the Tuscans, but it’s an old wine growing region that was the absolute favorite of the ancient Romans.
—the Campo Fleigrei area, around Pozzuoli (birthplace of Sophia Loren), is geothermally active (like Yellowstone), is loaded with Greek ruins and decently accessible via public transit. Amphitheater, temple of Apollo...
—additional islands: Ischia (larger, about an hour on the ferry from Capri) and Procida (quite small, and a longer, 2+ hr boat ride). If you really like Capri, you might like one of those.
I briefly mentioned wine in my earlier posts, but the whole area is covered with lesser known, small production wineries, with a few on the slopes of Vesuvius itself. Campanian wines don’t have the relentless promotion of the Tuscans, but it’s an old wine growing region that was the absolute favorite of the ancient Romans.
Posted on 6/7/19 at 8:27 am to nugget
According to actually having been to Italy every time you travel it’s going to eat up a half day minimum. Rome and Florence including travel might be a bit aggressive. You only have six days after the wedding. Take time to stop and smell the roses.
Congratulations on the upcoming nuptials!
PS - driving on the Amalfi Coast is not for the faint of heart and it takes forever to get to places on those roads.
Congratulations on the upcoming nuptials!
PS - driving on the Amalfi Coast is not for the faint of heart and it takes forever to get to places on those roads.
This post was edited on 6/7/19 at 8:32 am
Posted on 6/7/19 at 12:00 pm to VABuckeye
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According to actually having been to Italy every time you travel it’s going to eat up a half day minimum. Rome and Florence including travel might be a bit aggressive. You only have six days after the wedding. Take time to stop and smell the roses.
Thank you. This is the exact kind of information I am looking for.
Posted on 6/7/19 at 1:52 pm to nugget
Glad to be of help and I hope it didn't come off as condescending. That was not my intent.
Posted on 6/7/19 at 5:40 pm to nugget
Positano and Florence/Tuscany were my favorite parts of Italy and the only places in that country that I would revisit.
Posted on 6/7/19 at 6:03 pm to hungryone
I have to agree with all of this. Sorrento was offensively touristy. Amalfi coast is naturally beautiful but some of those towns are so inauthentic because of tourism that you might as well be at EPCOT.
Have your romance at Capri. Not much to do there but enjoy the setting and honeymoon.
Circumvesuviana is awesome. Locals, gypsies, etc. totally fun.
Have your romance at Capri. Not much to do there but enjoy the setting and honeymoon.
Circumvesuviana is awesome. Locals, gypsies, etc. totally fun.
Posted on 6/7/19 at 8:18 pm to nugget
Six days for a honeymoon? I love Tuscany and Venice. We made that trip last year. But since you will already be in the neighborhood, my advice to you would be to stay in Positano and use that as a base to explore the Amalfi Coast. Check out Villa Gabrisa. They have three rooms on the second floor with 24' x 24' private terraces overlooking the Mediterranean. We spent a week there in 2014. Not much there in the way of museums or shows but it is the perfect place for a honeymoon.
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