Just wondering if anyone has made a trip out of the Adriatic coastline starting south of Venice. Not much is written in Rick Steves book which makes me wonder if it worthwhile. We done most other major sites in Italy
Thanks to all
PS does anyone know of a good travel book for the Italian Adriatic coast?
Highlights would include the Marche region and Puglia. A lot of the coast is flat, making it less interesting than the west coast, but of course there are worthwhile places to explore. Rick Steves does not cover Italy exhaustively.
afib,
I haven't done a lot of travel in that area but have looked into adding a visit there to one of my trips. The Adriatic coast seems to be a popular holiday destination for Italians, as there are a lot of large resorts there with huge beach areas. One of my interests in that area is visiting the small town of Tavullia that has a history from WW-II. It's relatively close to Pesaro so I probably would have used that as my home base.
afib - I have traveled south of Venice all the way to Bari. The Adriatic coastline is worth exploring and dotted with so many picturesque villages. Towns such as Ravenna, San Marino, Ancona, Barletta, Trani and Bari are worth seeing. That area of Italy I feel is as equal or better then Amalfi coast.
Your post was so new, it came up on the main Travel Forum page, so I wasn’t looking in a particular country category. And when I first saw your post title, and started reading it, all along I was thinking of the eastern side of the Adriatic. Then it occurred to me you were envisioning starting south of Venice, then continuing south, on the Italian side.
While I haven’t yet done that, including visiting the tiny, separate country of San Marino, we once rented a car in Venice, then drove north a bit, then east, and then south. We turned the car back in in Venice. If you haven’t seen Slovenia and/or Croatia, they’re definitely worthwhile.
The only travel book I have found that covers that region is "Southern Italy" by Lonely Planet. Even then, much of the book is about Naples, Campania and Sicily. It does however discuss Puglia, Basilicata and Calabria.
Ravenna is great with its Byzantine history and art.
We did that trip once, using mostly public transportation, although a rental car would be better. We started in Senigallia and ended in Lecce. Stayed along the way in Trani, Matera (not on the coast but well worth the detour), and a masseria near Fasano (with a car, to visit the trulli villages and coastal towns). Wonderful trip.
