My wife and I are traveling to Paris and Italy for 21 days in March and are looking for some help with itinerary. We fly into Paris and plan on 5-6 nights then heading to Milan for 1-2 nights, after that we are looking for some ideas. We have been to all the big cities in Italy and are looking to do something different and off the beaten path. The only thing we have to do is be in Naples about 2 weeks from leaving Paris. We thought maybe a night or two in Lake Como and then a few nights doing in Tuscany visiting wineries, perhaps with a guide. We are not renting a car , so trying to do this by train. Any suggestions would be appreciated!!
Posted by
the Netherlands
2487 posts
Could you fit in Turin (Torino) and/or Genua (Genova) between Paris and Milan? Or, instead of staying in Milan, in nearby Pavia? Or put in Bologna before setting off to Naples?
Posted by
seattle
2118 posts
In Naples we stayed in the Vomero neighborhood. We liked it very much since it is a quieter pleasant neighborhood with easy metro access. There are also excellent restaurants and bakeries and many parks.
Posted by
Toledo, Ohio, US
11613 posts
Vomero is beautiful. A couple of nights in Bologna could give you a day in Ravenna.
Second the suggestion for Torino.
How about Lago Maggiore instead of Como?
Or, Paestum or Salerno?
Posted by
Brisbane, Australia
7175 posts
Day
1..Arrive Paris
7..To Turin
9..To Lake Como-Varenna
12..Via Milan to Verona
- Day trip options to Mantua/ Vicenza/ Padova/ Lake Garda
15..To Bologna
- Day trip options to Ravenna/ Ferrara/ Parma/ Modena
19..To Arezzo
- Day trip option to Cortona
21..To Naples
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warrenton
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Thanks for the tips everyone. We are looking into the options. Did some research yesterday and was thinking about this. Paris 6 days, Milan 2, Florence 6 days with side trips to siena, montepulciano,Pisa, Sorrento 4 days and then Naples for the last few. It looks like trains are available for all this.
Posted by
Tel Aviv
15777 posts
Or take a train to Salerno for a few days as a base to visit the Amalfi Coast and Paestum.
Posted by
Forest Grove, OR
11745 posts
We are looking into the options. Did some research yesterday and was thinking about this. Paris 6 days, Milan 2, Florence 6 days with side trips to siena, montepulciano,Pisa, Sorrento 4 days and then Naples for the last few. It looks like trains are available for all this.
Good plan overall. You will find Montepulciano from Firenze a stretch as it is about 3 hours each direction by train. I seldom recommend driving, but cutting Firenze to 3 nights you could rent a car to stay 3 nights near Montepulciano and enjoy some Tuscan countryside. Or contact Tours by Roberto and see what they can do for you in Tuscany. They do one day or multi-day itineraries.
Glad you dropped Lago di Como. March is not yet the season there.
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warrenton
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Thanks Laurel for the idea about Roberto. We are going to check into that this week!