Hey! We are a group of 3 friends going on trip in Italy very soon (first two weeks of february) before our winter session start in Torino. We want to see a bit of the country before school start and we are looking for recommandation!
What we plan to do (still in construction) :
February 4 : Napoli
February 5 : Stay in Napoli
February 6 : train to Pompeii in the AM and train/bus to Amalfi coast in the PM (stay the night, we haven't choose the city yet. Tho I have hear some people say that the Amalfi coast is not a great destination in that time, because transportation i harder to find and a lot of shops/restaurant/hotel are closed. If that's true, let me know and i would glady apreciate recommandation on other place near to stay that are worth it or if I should just spend more time in all the other places mentioned).
February 7 : Stay in Amalfi coast
February 8 : Car rental in Salerno and drive to Matera where we stay the night.
February 9 : Stay in Matera
February 10 to 12 : We are not sure, we would like to find a great agriturismo that is well located in either Umbria (near Assisi) or Toscana.
February 13 : Arrive by car to Firenze where we return the car.
February 14 : Stay in Firenze
February 15 : Firenze in the am, then train to Torino to arrive at around 5/7 PM.
What we dont want to see (yet haha) :
Milano, Venezia, the northern province (Piemonte, Lombardia, ...), the lakes and Liguria (since we are going to be so near and it will be easy to go back)
Rome (easy to go back for a weekend and it would take to much time out of our 12 day trip to visit)
Sardegna and Sicilia (we want to go back when it's hotter and have more time).
Thanks a lot in advance for your feedback and recommandation, can't wait to visit Italy!