My husband and I are in Italy now and have been here for a little over a week (Milan, cinque terre, Florence, Rome), and were going to head to Croatia on Tuesday (Split/Hvar), but that housing cancelled last minute (ugh!). Now we are thinking we will stay in Italy but just have no clue WHERE on the coast to go? Somewhere near beaches, nor a lot of tourists and quiet? We've been in big cities (we live in NYC and love cities!) this whole trip & were looking forward to "recharging" somewhere warm & quiet. Any help and ideas would be SO appreciated!
Posted by
Pacific Northwest
2699 posts
I'm not sure what travel mode you're using so it's hard to give you feedback. Where are you flying back to the US from? Do you have a car? How much longer are you in Europe and where are you currently?
If you want to keep your Croatia plans (and consider doing so...it's a beautiful place), you could head further south towards Dubrovnik. Dubrovnik will be crowded this time of year, but it's really a breathtaking little city. You could stay just north of there in a tiny town called Cavtat, which should be quieter. Is this your first trip to Italy and you've bypassed Venice? Then I would head to Venice...it's crowded right now, but you can avoid a lot of the crowds by staying in a hotel away from St. Mark's. I've been there in July and it was just fine. From Venice, you could easily drive or ferry over to some northern Croatia beaches for a few days as well.
Posted by
Vernon, Canada
32405 posts
You could head to the Adriatic coast of Italy (Rimini, etc.), although that area will likely be dreadfully crowded at this time of year. Travel to and from Croatia will require time and money so it would be easier to spend the time in Italy. For example, there's no rail service to Dubrovnik, but you should be able to find budget flights into that area (they won't be cheap if booking at the last minute though).
Hopefully Roberto will spot this thread, as I'm sure he will have some good suggestions.
Posted by
Toledo, Ohio, US
11613 posts
From now until the end of August, the Adriatic coast will be crowded. Like, wall-to-wall people on the beaches. You might consider Puglia or fly to Sicilia.
Posted by
Northamptonshire, England
34355 posts
I'm sorry that you're having troubles.
I'm curious how you got into the unfortunate situation of " that housing cancelled last minute (ugh!). "
I'm sure that others would benefit from your story.
Posted by
Asnieres sur Vegre, France
127 posts
The Dolomites are spectacular, but it's best that you have a car for the area.