My husband and I (early 50’s) are planning a 15-day trip to Italy in early September. We plan to go to Naples, Sorrento and the Amalfi Coast for at least a week. We’re looking for suggestions of other places to visit for 5 or 6 days. On previous trips, we’ve visited Rome, Florence, Cinque Terre, Bologna and Venice. We enjoy historic sites, beautiful landscapes and scenery, charming towns and easy walks. My husband does travel photography as a hobby and is always looking for unique destinations to photograph. We’re happy to fly or take trains and drive to the locale. Where have you traveled that you’ve loved outside of the areas I’ve listed above?
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Schaumburg, IL
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Ortisei and the Dolomites
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Cilento coast + Maratea
Matera + northern Puglia
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If you like historic sites and your husband does travel photography, then
without a doubt, Paestum. Amazingly preserved Greek temples. If you
aren't driving, it is easy to take a ferry to Salerno and a train to Paestum.
If you'd rather drive, you can rent a car in Salerno. Having a car would
also give you easy access to the Cilento coast.
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My husband and I are wanting to plan the same trip, but for two weeks in August this year. I would love any recomendations of your travel agent that you used. We are both turning 60 this summer and a last min trip to Italy sounds perfect.
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Los Angeles, CA
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Best option is overnight ferry to Palermo train to Cefalu. Then Taormina then fly out of Catania.
Another option is ferry to Salerno then go over to Bari, Polignsno a Mare, Albertobrllo, and Puglia
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Washington DC
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Both Sicily and Puglia could still be quite hot in early September, so I'd research actual recent temperatures for that month on a website like timeanddate.com:
Palermo weather -- September 2022 (September 2023 wasn't as hot.)
You can use the pull-down box at the right, just above the graph, to change the month and year displayed. Use the Search box near the upper right to change the location.
If I had just 5 or 6 days and was willing to risk the heat of the south, I'd favor Puglia simply because there's so much to see in Sicily that a decently comprehensive trip takes at least 2 weeks (with a car for part of the time--longer if you want to depend totally on trains and buses).
I'd think the Dolomites would be likelier to yield pleasant weather.