Kristina
New Member
My husband and I are going to Italy for our 25th wedding anniversary near the end of June. We have 2 weeks total in Italy and the second week will be spent in a villa in Umbria that we've rented with a large group of friends and family. We fly into Milan and out of Rome and are trying to figure out where we want to go with the first week.
We've been to Italy multiple times, but we've never been to Cinque Terre and have always wanted to go there and hike the trails and enjoy the scenery. However, given the time of year (arrival on June 21, stay 3 nights) I'm finding it hard to find someplace to stay. Since we are celebrating a big anniversary, we would really love a room with a terrace and a sea view. It seems that everything nice is already booked! Then, after reading several trip reports it sounds like it will be insanely crowded, with cruise ships dumping off 10,000 people in La Spezia alone, on the Tuesday we'd be there.
So, to go to CT or not to go?
If the answer is yes, where to stay in terms of which town, and then if you have a specific hotel recommendation I'd appreciate that as well.
If the answer is "avoid" then where else to go with our time before Umbria? We were thinking a couple of nights in Lucca after CT but would also love a few days by the sea.
We've been to Italy multiple times, but we've never been to Cinque Terre and have always wanted to go there and hike the trails and enjoy the scenery. However, given the time of year (arrival on June 21, stay 3 nights) I'm finding it hard to find someplace to stay. Since we are celebrating a big anniversary, we would really love a room with a terrace and a sea view. It seems that everything nice is already booked! Then, after reading several trip reports it sounds like it will be insanely crowded, with cruise ships dumping off 10,000 people in La Spezia alone, on the Tuesday we'd be there.
So, to go to CT or not to go?
If the answer is yes, where to stay in terms of which town, and then if you have a specific hotel recommendation I'd appreciate that as well.
If the answer is "avoid" then where else to go with our time before Umbria? We were thinking a couple of nights in Lucca after CT but would also love a few days by the sea.