We have been looking into a trip to Italy some time in the future. We realize from other posts that it would be almost impossible to see it all in one trip, no matter the amount of time. What is a good north/south dividing line? We would probably take 2-3 weeks to do each trip, on separate dates (meaning north one year, south the next). Thanks in advance!!
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Hello,
Your post says you are looking into the future, so that suggests it's not coming up soon. The goods news is that you probably have plenty of time to: peruse some guide books, watch some YouTubes and narrow your 2-3 weeks according to:
what exactly do you want to see? what time of year? What is your budget? Will you drive, or take trains? Lots of things would factor into any responses.
But, as a wildly general suggestion, if you are to spend 3 weeks in the north, you could fly into Venice and out of Milan. In between, numerous places from the Adriatic, to the Dolomites, to the lakes, northern Tuscany and ending in Milan.
If you choose the south, you could fly into Rome and out of Naples, and visit all the fabulous places in the area.
If you mean even further south, encompassing such regions as Puglia, Basilicata and Calabria, that would require a bit more logistical planning.
But it sounds like you have time to do some research, so that your trip will truly be yours, rewarding, efficient and leave you wanting more.
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Thanks for your reply and here are more details....
-next year or so
-we love history, architecture (the older, the better!)
-we would like to see some wineries
-we love the smaller cities
-combination of rail and car most likely
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If you haven't already done so, you could look at the routings/itinerary for the RS Italy tours to see what/where/how things are grouped and get some general idea of time. Hopefully some inspiration.
https://www.ricksteves.com/tours/italy
DIY will take longer as you won't have the door to door service of a dedicated bus etc.