re: Plans for Italy 2025

So I'll be the contrarian here and put in a good word for Naples. Yeah, it is probably the worst Italian major metro, but I enjoyed my time there ~6 years ago. For one, I found it to be a solid base of operations for exploring Southern Italy - Pompeii, Amalfi Coast, Capri, etc. Second, the food is incredible. Best pizza in the universe, Buffalo Mozzarella, and some terrific Campania wines (I love Taurasi). Third, there are some good sites to see in Naples itself. The archeology museum has a ton of Pompeii artifacts, including the Alexander Mosaic. The Cathedral is nice and is built around the remains of a really early Church (pretty common in Europe generally and Italy specifically but still cool to see). Finally, while the city is kinda dirty and there are a lot of African migrants running around, I never felt unsafe (even late at night) and the locals were pretty friendly.

I definitely wouldn't prioritize Naples over Florence and Rome, but I wouldn't completely write it off either.

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I would spent more days in Florence and less days in Positano. Positano is extremely beautiful (and expensive), and there is some stuff to do on the Coast...but 6 nights seems like a lot for Positano.

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I love Positano, but I mostly agree with this. If hanging on the med is primary over traveling and sightseeing than a week isn’t too long.

I wanted to stay in Amalfi. Accommodations are fewer and not much cheaper (if at all ) from Positano but from the loads of research I’ve done I like the looks of it better for a base. Mrs jkyle is hung TF up on Positano though so Positano it is. :sigh:

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(FRA) Be warned that the transition between the Z gates and wherever your connection is leaving from can be very long. Up, down, up, train, down, up, down, etc.

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Good description. It’s a lot of walking for sure at FRA.