Hello
My friend and I are travelling from Canada May 29-June 17 (ish), arriving in Rome. It's our first trip to Italy. We're still in the planning stages and the only ideas/plans we have so far is Sardinia. We were thinking of recovering from jet lag, and staying in Rome and flying to Sardinia on June 1. We were going to rent a car in Cagliari for the 5 days. We planned on staying there and flying back to Rome on the 5th. From there, we're stumped. We don't really want to rent a car so we thought we could use trains to travel. We are in our 50's and very young at heart. We are interested in beaches, vineyards, mountain hikes, relaxed cycling, walking tours, people watching, good meals, and the simple beauty of the Italian country. Some of the areas that have been recommended to us are Pompeii, Venice, Abruzzo, Amalfi Coast, Positano/ Amalfi/ Revello and Sorrento and then take the ferry over to Capri. I'm having a hard time wrapping my brain around it all and trying to 'piece' it all together in terms of putting together an itinerary and adding a timeline with the trains, etc.
I read several of the other discussions and the level of advice and suggestions have been amazing!!