I am travelling to Italy with my family late Sept - Early Oct. We would like to fly into Venice and fly out of Rome. We have 9 days not including travel days. We are looking for small village type touring as well as perhaps visiting some wineries and things like that. Can someone help me with a "sample itinerary" I would really appreciate any suggestions in order to get a good start planning our trip.
Posted by
Forest Grove, OR
11316 posts
Nine days is not long. You'll need 2 days (3 nights allows for 2 full days) in Venice. I'd suggest at least 3 days (4 nights) in Rome. So you have 2-3 days left. Park yourselves in Montepulciano or Montalcino (Tuscany), get a car and have a blast. There are some great itineraries at the Slow Travel website. On this page is a piece about Montalcino, but scroll down and look at the options on the right for Southern Tuscany. Many beautiful ideas for day tours.
Posted by
Milano
60 posts
venice padova ferrara bologna gubbio perugia
todi rome
Posted by
OP
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
109 posts
That's great advise. Thank you.
Posted by
Monterey County, CA (formerly Verbania Italy-Lago Maggiore)
1626 posts
We spent 3 nights in Montalcino and had a great time. The first day we just wandered around the town, explored, and stopped at several Enoteca's for wine tasting. Day 2 we visited several wineries. There's a map you can pick up at the TI that has all the wineries with phone #'s and addresses. We had a great time at Mate'. We didn't meat the owners, but the wife is from Canada.
Posted by
OP
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
109 posts
Montecino sounds like the place to go. Thanks for the info.
Posted by
Wichita
831 posts
Shelly,
This may give you some ideas http://www.slowtrav.com/italy/tuscany/hs_planning.htm