Tim W
100+ Posts
This is a bit lazy, and I won't mind if the post gets kicked off for lack of effort. I love Italy and have been multiple times over the last couple of decades. I have 12 days leave to take starting mid March, and I'm looking at a bunch of places I've not been. I am happy to spend the whole time in one place, or split between two. I've "done" Tuscany, Lazio, Emilia Romagna, Sicily, Puglia and Venice (in that I've spent some time in a cities and visited as day trips)
So far I am considering:
Trieste - possibly a little too cold for the time of year,
Genoa - Some opinions suggest it's a little "gritty" - but I love Naples so I'm not sure if that will put me off.
Sardinia - I know very little about it and not much I've read causes me to want to rush there (in the same way as I couldn't wait to go to Sicily).
Otherwise I would consider Umbria - I've only ever done day trips to Assisi, so never been to Perugia, Spello, Spoleto etc. and would consider any of them as a base.
I don't mind driving, but prefer public transport. I speak Italian (badly) so "non touristy" would not be too much of an issue.
The last time I asked for advice such as this, people suggested Turin and Bologna, both of which were amazing, and I'm torn between another larger city, and something like the smaller places that I feel are very livable (Siena, Lucca, Ferrara)
Any suggestions welcome.
So far I am considering:
Trieste - possibly a little too cold for the time of year,
Genoa - Some opinions suggest it's a little "gritty" - but I love Naples so I'm not sure if that will put me off.
Sardinia - I know very little about it and not much I've read causes me to want to rush there (in the same way as I couldn't wait to go to Sicily).
Otherwise I would consider Umbria - I've only ever done day trips to Assisi, so never been to Perugia, Spello, Spoleto etc. and would consider any of them as a base.
I don't mind driving, but prefer public transport. I speak Italian (badly) so "non touristy" would not be too much of an issue.
The last time I asked for advice such as this, people suggested Turin and Bologna, both of which were amazing, and I'm torn between another larger city, and something like the smaller places that I feel are very livable (Siena, Lucca, Ferrara)
Any suggestions welcome.