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Lake Como/Positano/Modena/Rome Itinerary

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Hi all!

My girlfriend and I are going to Italy in a few months (we'll be arriving in Milan at 10:40a on Friday, April 22 and departing from Rome at 10:35a on Sunday, May 1, 2016) and I was hoping to get your advice on our plans - sorry, I know it's a lot to ask. Right now, the only things that are set in stone are an Airbnb in Moltrasio (Lake Como) for 2 nights at the beginning of the trip and an Airbnb in Rome for 2 nights at the end of the trip. We have already done the tourist stops in Italy (Florence, Venice, Milan, even Rome) so we are looking for a different kind of experience.

I got an email from Osteria Francescana - that we got in off the waitlist for a lunch table on Thursday, April 28. That kind of threw a wrench in our plans because it's towards the end of our trip and in North Italy and my girlfriend and I were dying to check out the Amalfi Coast. Here's our initial itinerary:

Friday, April 22, 2016 - Arrive in Milan. 45 minute drive from to Moltrasio. Night 1 in Moltrasio.
Saturday, April 23, 2016 - Night 2 in Moltrasio
Sunday, April 24, 2016 - 45 minute drive from Moltrasio to Milan Centrale. 4hr15min train to Napoli. Ferry or private car to Positano. Night 1 in Positano
Monday, April 25, 2016 - Night 2 in Positano
Tuesday, April 26, 2016 - Night 3 in Positano
Wednesday, April 27, 2016 - Ferry or private car to Naples, 4hr train to Modena through Bologna. Night 1 in Modena
Thursday, April 28, 2016 - Lunch at Osteria Francescana, Night 2 in Modena
Friday, April 29, 2016 - 2hr30min hour train from Modena to Rome, Night 1 in Rome
Saturday, April 30, 2016 - Night 2 in Rome - Airbnb in Trastevere
Sunday May 1, 2016 - Depart Rome

I guess my questions are:

  1. Do you think that is doable?
  2. Do you think we are trying to do too much by doing the North and South in 10 days?
  3. What would you do if you were us?
  4. What would you forgo?

We are seriously open to any and all options! I really appreciate any and all opinions! Thanks so much!!

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  1. Yes, but not advisable

  2. Yes

  3. Drop the Modena leg, add time in Rome and/or Positano OR change your flight back and depart from Milan. You could then go to Modena and perhaps daytrip to Bologna or Ravenna from there, spending your final night before flight in Milan.

  4. I'd drop the lunch and Modena, personally

I know this restaurant is supposed to be great but it doesn't make sense to spent so much time & money going back north then returning to Rome just so you can eat there. It just does not fit with your other plans.

Posted by
2699 posts

I second what Laurel says. It doesn't make any sense to back up there for a lunch. There's so much else to see down south!

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Hey guys,

Thanks for the advice! This was super helpful! Right now, I think we are leaning towards the below itinerary:

Friday, April 22, 2016

  • 10:40 AM - Arrive in Milan

  • Taxi, Uber or Private Car from MXP to Airbnb

  • Day 1/Night 1 in Lake Como - Airbnb in Moltrasio

Saturday, April 23, 2016

  • Day 2/Night 2 in Lake Como - Airbnb in Moltrasio

Sunday, April 24, 2016

  • Taxi or Uber from Airbnb to Milan Centrale

  • Train from Milan Centrale to Napoli Centrale

  • Taxi, Ferry, Uber or Private Car from Napoli Centrale to Positano

  • Day 1/Night 1 in Positano

Monday, April 25, 2016

  • Day 2/Night 2 in Positano

Tuesday, April 26, 2016

  • Day 3/Night 3 in Positano

Wednesday, April 27, 2016

  • Ferry or Boat from Positano to Capri

  • Day 1/Night 1 in Capri

Thursday, April 28, 2016

  • Day 1/Night 2 in Capri

Friday, April 29, 2016

  • Ferry to Naples

  • Train from Naples to Rome

  • Night 1 in Rome - Airbnb in Trastevere

Saturday, April 30, 2016

  • Night 2 in Rome - Airbnb in Trastevere

Sunday May 1, 2016

  • Depart Rome

As much as it pains me to drop Modena/Osteria Francescana, I think that it doesn’t make sense to go south to the coast only to go back up again before Rome. Here are the things that are on my mind and I would love any and all advice:

  1. We will be on the coast from 4/24-4/29. Do you think that is a good time to go? I am worried it will be too cold and still off-season.

  2. The possibility is still open to stay up North from when we arrive in Italy until our reservation in Modena. Would you do that and forget the coast? If so, what would your ideal 4/24-4/29 look like? I know that nothing up North will compare to the coast.

Please critique our itinerary! We are adventurous and welcome to any and all advice. Appreciate the insight!!

Thanks,
Dylan

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