Hello All,
Everyone was so helpful last time I planned a trip to Italy. Hoping you all can help me this time around two.
I am absolutely stuck on the right itinerary. I will be traveling next June with my husband, 3 teenage girls, and likely my elderly parents who are mobile, but can't walk 10K steps in a day. In 2017, we had an absolutely magical trip where we visited Cinque Terre, hills towns of Tuscany, Orvieto, Rome and Venice in 17 days.
Our group likes to "live" the history -- Stay in a castle or historic building, see the sights and enjoy the evening walk (I forget what it's called). We aren't huge beach/pool people, but the teens like to spend at least a little time cliff jumping/swimming in the sea.
For this trip -- here was my first pass...
Fly to Naples
3 days in Almafi
Drive(?) to SE Italy, 3 days -- Home base in Matera, visit other towns like Alberobello, etc.
Drive (?) to Sicily, 5 days here -- Palermo (1 night), Agrigento (2 nights), Syracusa or Taormina (2 nights)
Fly to Milan from Catania -- 3 days Lake Como
Fly home out of Milan.
Adding Como is mainly because getting from Sicily back up to Naples seemed challenging (long drive/train ride), and I figured if I'm flying, I might as well head somewhere I haven't been yet.
My question -- is 5 days enough for Sicily? Rick Steves has a 1 and 2 week suggested itinerary. I could cut Como or Almafi and have more time in Sicily. I don't know area would be the best use of our time. Cutting Como means I still have to get back up to Rome (or some other major airport) to fly home.
Any thoughts are so welcomed/appreciated.
If you have any fav hotels/restaurants in any of these regions, let me know.