Rome to Milan

"My husband is a nervous driver." That's a significant factor, when it comes to deciding when to drive and when to take the train in Italy--especially when the three destinations you list are well served by train.

Many nervous drivers do not have the quality of their vacation enhanced by driving in Italy, and especially driving from Rome to Milan to Cinque Terre--which is completely unnecessary because the train service connecting those destinations is excellent. Train is how 90% of people on this forum go from Rome to Milan to Cinque Terre.

Thank you so much for your input! I think we'll g=do just that...take a train.

Would you recommend any companies to use for biking, cooking...or any other interesting things to do, esp for a 15 year old boy?

Kim,

There's a direct train from Roma Termini to La Spezia that takes about four hours. It's a very easy (and pleasant) trip and I very much doubt that you'd be able to drive in that time frame (especially as your husband is a "nervous driver"). The train ride from the C.T. to Milan is also very easy.

I'm not exactly sure what to recommend for activities for a 15-year-old? One of the most popular activities in the C.T. is hiking the trails between the five villages, but if you're "not hikers", I guess that's not an option. Which of the five villages are you staying in? I don't recall there being many recreational activities there, but I suppose swimming and relaxing on the beach would be a good start.

Good luck and happy travels!

Thank you, Ken. I think we decided to skip CT and stay in a Villa in Tuscany. We would have a car and interested in doing things around the countryside. Would you have anyideas about things to do/see? The Villa is 1 1/2 hrs from Florence and we're probably not going to be driving at night. Thanks.

What about good hotels for Venice and Milan? Need 1 room with 3 beds....