When is the best time of the year to visit Italy?best places to stay and where in italy is highly recommended?

Question

I want to visit italy in 2007, and I will like some recommedation and advise.

Answer 1

I've been to Italy a lot and I wouldn't recommend the summer there unless you're going to the coast.

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.

Vinci in tuscanny to see the birthplace of Leonardo da VInci.

Naples- Pompeii, Herculanium.(1.5hrs from Rome)

Padua, Verona, the lakes, the Dolomites etc etc.

I can only list a few things here or I'd be going on for days

If you're pushed for time then train travel in Italy is very cheep and efficient.

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

buona fortuna

Answer 2

I can't give you a real specific on what to do in Italy. That is up to what you want to do. What is it that you want to see? There is Rome...where you can see a lot of ruins and still see the HOLY SEE (Vatican). Or you can see Lake Como and take a slow boat or a fast boat and see a lot of Villas on the shores and end your trip in Bellagio (One day there is pretty nice.) Then there is Verona...famous for Shakespear's Romeo and Juliet. You can visit the grave of Juliet and see the famous balconey along with the tour of the house she lived in. Romeo's house is owned privately and there is no admission (all walking distance). Then there is Pisa...I personally loved that place. Small town...everything in walking distance. But to go up in the tower requires a two hour waiting period. Or you can go to Florence (Firenza in Italian) and I would recommend the tour bus (because everything is all spread out).There you can see a lot of history. Michealango's David. I was currently in Milan...which has the the Duomo (but Milan is not a tourist town). Remember...the more tourist the town is the more the hotel prices. They have trains that get you most anywhere in Italy. The one month that you DO NOT want to go to Italy is in August. That is when most of the locals go on vacation. Meaning...most of the stores are closed for that month. Another word of advice is the restaurants. If you're not in a tourist town....most of them close between the hours of 3 pm to 6:30pm and then re-open. Sometimes that can be frustrating. Overall, when at a restaurant, have the house wine. It is cheaper than water and it's better than the States. Last but not least, Watch out for pickpockets. Better safe than sorry.

Answer 3

Hi,

Springtime is the best time to visit Italy - May/June.

You should visit some of the "Tourist" places such as Rome, Florence, Venice etc, but try to visit some of the "off-tourist-tracks" as well. This will give you the chance to explore some of the real Italy...

I like Umbria very much and the small medieval town of Spoleto is just a pearl!

You could read about more of these places from this site:
http://www.italyexposed.com/Article_archive.shtml

Have a nice trip!

Answer 4

There you go. . .I live in Italy and I guess I can help you.Well,first of all,talking about when to come I would say that late spring and early summer time are the best periods.That's both because it's not cold and it's not too hot either and then cause the daytime is longer so you can stay out longer.Of course in every time of the year there are nice places to visit.In winter you could come here where I live in the Dolomites if you like winter sports,or in summer there are plenty of areas by the seaside.Some are well-known for the sea itself,others are well-known for entertainment (discos,bars,pubs etc.).If you like to visit cultural places I would recommend visiting Rome,Florence and Venice at least.Milan if you like shopping and a more modern city.There are then other places like Verona,Padua,Genoa etc.etc.but it depends on how much time you've got.I live in northern Italy and personally don't really like the south.But that's just my personal opinion.
Have fun and if you happen to be in Venice or nearby we could have a cappuccino!!
Ciao.

Answer 5

I have been to Florence one time and Rome and Venice two times each. I normally go late September to end of November. Weather can be very warm (as it was this year) to pretty cold (like it was last year) so just check the forcast a few days before you go so you know what to pack.

I loved it. I have a review of some hotels and restaurants at http://www.bombasticlife.com that will help you out to make your trip bombastic. I highly recommend a tour of Tuscanny - we hired a driver Luigi that made our last trip fantastic. Good luck and have fun.

Answer 6

September is a perfect time of the year - even though its officially autumn, the weather is still quite hot and the crowds have subsided a bit.