Hi,
First time posting, but I've been enjoying the site. It's been a great resource.
My wife and I have booked a trip to Italy from May 29 to June 10. We've both been to Italy before, but not together. We're starting in Venice for a few nights and then heading over to Florence and the Tuscany area until the 7th when we'll head down to Rome for the last leg of our trip. We're a bit overwhelmed by the options in Tuscany and could use some advice on what to do and if we are moving around too much.
Here's what we have scheduled so far:
May 31: arrive in Florence by train from Venice. See the sites in the city.
June 1: Full day in Florence to see more of what the city has to offer. Some museums, etc.
June 2: Train to Cinque Tere. Explore and overnight in one of the towns.
June 3: Explore some more in Cinque Tere, and then train back to Florence.
June 4,5,6, and 7: Explore Tuscany. We don't have much planned for this section yet. But have looked into staying at a hotel that is a converted Castle. It has a winery. But we also wanted to possibly do an organized wine tour. See Sienna, Chianti, Luca, and the countryside. I also saw that there is a food and wine festival going on in one of the towns in the area that we were hoping to check out too.
June 7: Head to Rome by train and arrive in the evening.
June 8: Pompeii day trip
June 9: Explore Rome all day
June 10: head home.
Thoughts? What would the best way be to make the most of the days exploring Tuscany. Should we stay in one location and drive around? Or should we book a few places? I'd like to minimize changin hotels as there are already quite a few planned. We would be renting a car for the Tuscany exploration bit.
Thanks!
First time posting, but I've been enjoying the site. It's been a great resource.
My wife and I have booked a trip to Italy from May 29 to June 10. We've both been to Italy before, but not together. We're starting in Venice for a few nights and then heading over to Florence and the Tuscany area until the 7th when we'll head down to Rome for the last leg of our trip. We're a bit overwhelmed by the options in Tuscany and could use some advice on what to do and if we are moving around too much.
Here's what we have scheduled so far:
May 31: arrive in Florence by train from Venice. See the sites in the city.
June 1: Full day in Florence to see more of what the city has to offer. Some museums, etc.
June 2: Train to Cinque Tere. Explore and overnight in one of the towns.
June 3: Explore some more in Cinque Tere, and then train back to Florence.
June 4,5,6, and 7: Explore Tuscany. We don't have much planned for this section yet. But have looked into staying at a hotel that is a converted Castle. It has a winery. But we also wanted to possibly do an organized wine tour. See Sienna, Chianti, Luca, and the countryside. I also saw that there is a food and wine festival going on in one of the towns in the area that we were hoping to check out too.
June 7: Head to Rome by train and arrive in the evening.
June 8: Pompeii day trip
June 9: Explore Rome all day
June 10: head home.
Thoughts? What would the best way be to make the most of the days exploring Tuscany. Should we stay in one location and drive around? Or should we book a few places? I'd like to minimize changin hotels as there are already quite a few planned. We would be renting a car for the Tuscany exploration bit.
Thanks!