I will be there next spring for about 9 days and I am starting to plan my trip. Please recommend cities and/or attractions to see
2006-07-08 08:17:20 · 8 answers · asked by Janice B 2 in Travel ➔ Italy ➔ Other - Italy
There's a lot to see in Italy. If you intend to travel from city to city then trains are the best option. They're inexpensive and very good. Here's a few places you could include and some attractions.
Milan - The Refrectory of Santa Maria del Grazie to see The Last Supper (Tickets in advance)
Venice - Saint Mark's Square, The Doge's Palace, Rialto bridge, Bridge of Sighs, Arsenal, The Accademia, Giacomo Cassanova's house, The Grand Canal and Murano.
Rome - Vatican Museums which include the Sistine Chapel, St Peter's Basillica, Castel Saint Angelo, Forum, Colosseum, Palatine, Circus Maximus, Via Appia, Gallery Borghese, Capitoline Museums, Trevi Fountain, Spanish Steps, Pantheon and many many churches.
Florence - Uffizi Gallery (tickets in advance), Accademia (Michelangelo's David is there, Bargello, Duomo, Palazzo Vecchio and the Loggia with its sculpture, various churches and family chapels, Palazzo Pitti, Fort Belvedere.
Naples- Pompeii, Herculanium.
Padua, Verona, the lakes, the Dolomites etc etc.
I can only list a few things here or I'd be going on for days.
Great guide books are the Eyewitness Travel Guides. They have photos, every attraction you can think of, opening times and great maps.
Take a look at these web sites and enjoy your trip.
http://mv.vatican.va/3_en/pages/mv_home....
http://www.polomuseale.firenze.it/englis...
http://www.whatsonwhen.com/scripts/query...
www.venere.com
buon fortuna
2006-07-09 06:49:05 · answer #1 · answered by samanthajanecaroline 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Rome is a must and the Vatican while you are there. It's magical. Close to Rome - Florence. You can't do much in 9 days so I would focus on those two. Or if you can fly (which is quicker) then Venice. I find every part of Italy equally charming. Have a blast!
2006-07-08 18:50:25 · answer #2 · answered by Neska 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Whoever said Naples...don't listen to them. Visit Rome definitely. I would start in Rome (Roma), spend 3 or 4 days there and then go north to Florence (Firenze) and spend 1 or 2 days there, then north to Bologna for a day, and go north east to Venice (Venezia) for the remainder of your time. From there you can catch a train to Milan (Milano) and then fly out.
Sights to see...in Rome just get on a tour bus that see's the city.
The rest of them...I would recommend buying one of the city guides for each city you plan on visiting. They are really great. I bought Lonley Planet and they were very helpful.
2006-07-09 08:59:52 · answer #3 · answered by dc1984us 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I went on a school trip for 8 days and I would recommend all the places that we went. Rome, the Vatican, Pompeii, Sorrento, the Isle of Capri, Florence and Venice.
2006-07-10 17:55:34 · answer #4 · answered by Stef 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Rome, Venice (I had the best pasta there), and Firenze (you have to see David at the Accademia), I would recommend that if you plan to go to Firenze, you read Irving Stone's book about Michelangelo: The agony and the Ecstasy, it will be a great experience to discover the places and art work he talks about.
2006-07-08 15:30:27 · answer #5 · answered by Karina 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Naples and Venice.
2006-07-09 01:27:25 · answer #6 · answered by Terri D 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
hi the best r milan, florence rome, venice,naples
2006-07-08 22:31:20 · answer #7 · answered by johnny 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
rome and venice
2006-07-08 15:21:25 · answer #8 · answered by zhao y 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋