We are planning a cruise that will begin in Barcelona and end in Venice. We'll spend a few days in Barcelona before getting on the ship and would like to extend the vacation at the end also. The cruise will take us to Toulon, Florence, Rome (we've been to both of these before), Naples, Mykonos, Istanbul, Kusadasi, Athens and then Venice (we've been here before also). Any suggestions would be appreciated. Thanks...and, here's to travelling!
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Toledo, Ohio, US
11613 posts
Verona, Ravenna, Vicenza, Ferrara, Lake Garda if you want more water. You could choose any as a base (Ravenna may not have the best connections) and take daytrips.
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Tel Aviv
15582 posts
I like Zoe's ideas (as I usually do). Bologna is a good base if you want to do day trips . . . Ravenna, Ferrara, Padua.
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Tampa, FL, USA
1054 posts
What month are you traveling in? And does the stay after the cruise have to be in Italy. You could head from Venice up into the Swiss Alps for a few days and say return flight from Zurich to the states
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Rick Steves' Europe
388 posts
Where are flying home from? I agree with Zoe. There are a lot of good locations for Venice you can visit. If you plan on flying home from somewhere else, there will certainly be lots of suggestions near there as well.
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Glostrup, Denmark
1322 posts
Stay in Venice. I don't know how many times you have been there, but it is not enough lol
Go to Burano and walk around - It's a lovely place we only visited the first this year. We will certainly go back.
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Toledo, Ohio, US
11613 posts
And Torcello, near Burano.