We are planning a trip to Italy in November-December this year with our 9 month old baby. It's my first trip to Italy, but with the baby we want to take a very relaxed approach as we are likely to need extra time to do baby things (feeding, naps, early nights).
I am overwhelmed by the options in Tuscany and would like some suggestions to help narrow things down.
Our first week will be in the Amalfi Coast, relaxing and recovering from the flight from Australia (I realise it's not swim weather...).
Our last week will be in Rome.
In between, we have roughly 12 days for Tuscany (~24th Nov til 5th Dec).
I'd like to split this time between 2 destinations - Florence and one other, preferably a rural location. I want to avoid packing up and changing hotels more than that.
I really didn't want to hire a car because of the hassle of arranging a baby car seat, and also I've never driven on the right side of the road! So suggestion for second location would be either one accessible by public transport, or one where the driving would be really easy (and where to hire and drop off the car?).
We're keen to get out and about, but only likely to see 1-2 things a day so the baby doesn't get overtired. We don't mind and actually love walking (have a baby carrier as well as a stroller). Don't want to see "everything" but a selection of highlights.
Accommodation needs to have our own kitchen as the baby goes to bed around 7pm so we're likely to cook dinner at home. Budget up to ~150 euro/night. Needs to have a baby cot.
Would love your opinions to help narrow down my search!!!
Many thanks in advance
Karina
I am overwhelmed by the options in Tuscany and would like some suggestions to help narrow things down.
Our first week will be in the Amalfi Coast, relaxing and recovering from the flight from Australia (I realise it's not swim weather...).
Our last week will be in Rome.
In between, we have roughly 12 days for Tuscany (~24th Nov til 5th Dec).
I'd like to split this time between 2 destinations - Florence and one other, preferably a rural location. I want to avoid packing up and changing hotels more than that.
I really didn't want to hire a car because of the hassle of arranging a baby car seat, and also I've never driven on the right side of the road! So suggestion for second location would be either one accessible by public transport, or one where the driving would be really easy (and where to hire and drop off the car?).
We're keen to get out and about, but only likely to see 1-2 things a day so the baby doesn't get overtired. We don't mind and actually love walking (have a baby carrier as well as a stroller). Don't want to see "everything" but a selection of highlights.
Accommodation needs to have our own kitchen as the baby goes to bed around 7pm so we're likely to cook dinner at home. Budget up to ~150 euro/night. Needs to have a baby cot.
Would love your opinions to help narrow down my search!!!
Many thanks in advance
Karina