Hi there. My husband, teen daughter and I will be in the Liguria region for 6 days in August, after having been in France. We will have a rental car and be driving into Italy from Aix-en-Provence, France. (Our daughter really wants to go to Italy, so we're doing it even though we know there will be tons of tourists and it'll be very hot!) We are skipping the big city tourist spots this time around: no Rome, no Florence, no Venice. We'd like to stay in the northeast and mix the trip up with a few little towns, perhaps a city or two, some beach action, a museum or two--and plenty of delicious Italian food. We're trying to work out the itinerary and have come up with several tentative scenarios--your input would be greatly helpful!
- Base ourselves in the Santa Margherita Ligure area for 3 nights, with a day trip to Cinque Terre and maybe another to Genoa, then down to Lucca/Pisa for 2 days.
- Base in SML area for the whole time, with day trips to CT and Genoa.
- Base ourselves in SML 2-3 nights then drive up to Lago di Como (Belaggio?) for 2-3 nights.
- Stay in Lago di Como area the whole time?
Please share your ideas and preferences about these scenarios and any alternative ideas for visiting this region in August.
Thanks so much!