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Paris, Vevey and Italy (where??)

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Hello!

I am planning a family trip to Europe June 5-19. My husband & I are in our early 40s. We will be traveling with my 19 mos old daughter & my 16 year old son - yes, you read that correctly. One was a surprise - I’ll let you guess which! :) We are traveling to attend my FIL’s 70th bday party which is in Vevey, Switzerland. Flights to & from there were too high, so we are flying in & out of CDG. Here is what I’ve “planned” so far...
6/5 - leave Lexington, KY
6/6 - arrive in Paris - stay in AirBnB near Eiffel Tower & see a few key sites nearby.
6/8 - depart for Vevey
6/8-11 - Vevey/Lausanne (fancy hotel on the lake)
6/11 - go to Italy - WHERE???
6/15 - check into AirBnB in Paris in St. Denis area. Enjoy more of Paris
6/16 - return to Lex, KY.

My son & husband mentioned Venice. I want to spend as much time on the Mediterranean as possible. Is there a compromise here? After reading other posts, I’m wondering if we should forego Italy & spend our time in Southern France instead - though this would likely disappoint everyone but the baby. We will choose AirBnB if possible, though I read a suggestion of a camp ground which my husband would LOVE!

So - I would greatly appreciate your recommendations of where to go in Italy - was thinking Cinque de Terre & Venice - or maybe Lake Como & Venice? Or... just Venice? What’s feasible with 3 full days & 2 travel days?

Also - what are your suggestions for travel from Vevey to Italy & then back to Paris from Italy - plane? Train?

Thanks so much!

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If you decide to go to Italy, I would suggest you pick one place, rather than spending time traveling to multiple locations. No idea what sort of travel you have done with your youngest, but at that age they are 'high maintenance' and every move will be a logistical challenge.

If you choose Venice, Rome, Florence or such, flying back to Paris should be fairly easy. Even staying at Lake Como and flying from Milan works.
That's my $0.02

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From Vevey it will take you the better part of a day to get to Venice, Pisa (access to the Ligurian coast), or anywhere in Italy. You can fly but you have to get to Geneva or Zurich to do it. Same with going to the Riviera.

How about Lyon, Chamonix, or Annecy? Use www.Rome2Rio.com and play around with possible routes.

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Well, as expected, you all have provided great advice. I will be very sad if we can’t go to Italy. I talked to the company I bought flights from & was told that bc the itinerary has changed (though only minor), I should be able to get a full refund on our tickets & start over with our travel plans. So... we are committed to Vevey Switzerland from June 8-11th. Otherwise, I just want to go to Paris & eat pasta somewhere in Italy - preferably near the coast, though not required. Rome? Florence? Cinque de Terre? We would all like to see Venice, if possible, but again understand if that’s not logistically feasible.

What would you all recommend? My husband can take off of work 10-11 days max. We can leave as early as June 2nd to do something before Switzerland. The problem lies with the Apls & getting to Italy. I considered going there first, but there’s still the issue of getting to Switzerland. So, I thought maybe we should do Switzerland first, then Paris, then Italy & just add more days on the back end of our trip? I just don’t know... oh & the flights to Switzerland are much higher than any other major nearby city - including Rome... HELP!

One last consideration that I really don’t want to do, but MIGHT be able to be convinced... my husband LOVES Belgian beer & REALLY wants to go there. Should we skip Italy on this trip & spend time in Brussels instead? Seems like that itinerary would be much easier, though it would break my ❤️...

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