Our First Visit to Italy
My wife and I will be making our first visit to Italy 9/30-10/16. We fly into Milan and depart from Rome.
We've begun researching our trip and have the following ideas:
* Stay 1-2 nights in Milan. Not sure exactly what there is to see there?
* Take a train to Portofino / Cinque Terre for another 1-2 nights. Does it make sense to travel to the coast during October?
* From there we head to the Tuscany / Chianti Regions by train and rent a car to allow us us more mobility (3-4 nights).
* We then would take a train back to Florence for 2-3 nights.
* We are als[/b]o interested in any other areas you might suggest, or in place of any of these if you feel they don't make sense?
* We would then take the train to Rome for 3-4 nights before departing.
We enjoy exploring new places and I especially like driving, so I anticipate traveling allot of miles during our 2+ weeks.
We are looking to keep our lodging expenses down, so wondered if staying at B&B's make more sense than traditional hotels?
We both enjoy eating local cusine very much and would appreciate any recommendations you might have.
Do I need to get an international driver's license?
Sorry for the long winded & somewhat rambling message but hope you can shed some light on our ideas.
Thank You
Richard
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