Planning to sign up for the 2026 Village Italy tour and wondering the best time of the year to do the tour? I'm considering May or September/October? For those that have taken this tour what are your plus/ minus?
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Sidney, BC, Canada
1026 posts
Either would work, I did it years ago in late September. Weather was pleasant though we did have a couple of rainy days and evenings were sometimes quite cool.
Posted by
Port Angeles
221 posts
I took this tour in mid-June of 2023 and it was extremely hot! On another trip to Italy (not a tour) in early September of 2022, it was also very warm. These may have been anomalous conditions, but my sense is that either May or Sept/early Oct. would be optimal. Have fun!
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Bend, OR
1210 posts
We did the tour this last late Sept. early October. I think I would plan a little earlier. We missed out on the Cinque Terra boat ride because the seas were too rough (this really upset a few tour members but you can’t control the weather…) and it was pouring down rain for the Carrera marble quarries. We got up to the main area with a local guide but basically just saw the gift shop. Also the mosquitoes were quite a nuisance that I don’t remember from our previous tours of Italy.
Posted by
Phoenix🌵
3181 posts
I was on the VI tour the first week of September last year. The weather in Cinque Terre and Carrera was the same as Margie experienced. The rain in CT cleared the next day so we had a modified boat tour. The hills towns were sweater weather in the evenings.
It’s a great tour. Lots of fun and interesting things to see and do.
Posted by
Ithaca, NY, USA
775 posts
You never know what the weather will be like in any given year, but last May was lovely — mostly sunny with temperatures in the low 70s. Sadly, we too were unable to make the Cinque Terre boat ride due to very rough water.
Posted by
OP
6 posts
Thank you all. Your input is greatly appreciated.
Posted by
North Florida
117 posts
We took the Village Italy tour in mid October 2019 and the weather was absolutely beautiful the entire time. I brought a light rain jacket with a zip in/out liner from LL Bean and rarely needed it except for a few times. We only had rain on the last day of the tour. There were a couple of times our guide actually wore shorts and I wished that I had brought some.
We were able to do all the activities without weather issues, so I guess it just depends, but October can be fabulous. You'll love this tour, it is our favorite vacation of the many European trips we have taken.
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Thank you, all! I'm taking the VI tour in April and was wondering how I'd pack for weather. Just a little of everything, I guess!