I'm planning to go with my husband and 2 lil girls age 3.5 and almost 2 to Italy in August first week. Here my plan.
land in milan and head straight to
Lake Como
Dolomites (might not do it as it taking more travel time)
Cinque terre
Tuscan towns
Amalfi coast and head home
Now my question is should I do Lake Como, Amalfi coast and Cinque terre? Will they feel monotonous??
Considering I'm going with 2 lil girls will it be difficult with a stroller??
Advice please.
Have you done any research on what these four resort locations are actually like, or should we just assume you have chosen places that will please you? For example, do you know that the Amalfi Coast beaches are pebbled, and not sand? That it can be time consuming to head home from the AC? What city can you fly home from? It is already getting late to book any one of these popular locations at the peak of the European and the American vacation seasons. Both the Dolomites and the AC are not suitable for one (or two) strollers. Do your strollers fold up small? Have you been to Europe before? Do you live near any beaches? Will you rent a car for Tuscany?
And to add to Tim's questions - how long do you have? This could be done in say 14-18 nights, but not 10.
We are flying into milan and flying out of Naples. We will be renting a car in Tuscany and open to renting car in other locations If needed. We have planned 18 nights for this trip. We have been to Italy before and have been vacationing in different parts of Europe for about 2-3 weeks each year for the last 10 years.
Strollers might be a pain in CT and the lake towns on Lake Como but people do it. Could you carry the girls in backpacks? I haven't been to Amalfi Coast but I don't think CT and Lake Como very are similar.
Maybe I'm just not feeling optimistic today but I envision a very hot week of trying to keep one toddler and one runner from falling off a long string of docks, boats, and cliffs.
