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Italian & French Riveria's

Traveling with a friend and this is our itinerary but still not sure about whether to visit Nice? We are traveling for about 7 weeks. It sounds like a lot but it will go by fast but I really hope it doesn’t especially when I’m in Sorrento! I’m meeting a friend I met last year. : )

Toronto to England (May 3)
Train to Nottingham
Nottingham: 4-5 days (May 4-8/9)
London: 4 days (May 9-13)
London to France (travel south to Nice) by train OR plane – Dates: (May 13 or 14, 2010)
Nice (how many days, if we go?) May 14 – 16?
Italy
Santa Marguerita Liqure (suggested by traveler - how many days would you recommend and would you recommend it?) (May 16-18/19)
Genoa (day trip) from Cinque Terre (May 19-22)
Cinque Terre (4 days) – Monterrossa or Riomaggiore (La Scogliera - great reviews on Trip Advsior)
Rome (5 days) (May 22-25/26)
Fondi (2-3 days) (May 26-28)
Positano, Sorrento, Amalfi Coast, Island of Ischia & Capri (total of 10-12 days). Based in Sorrento. (May 28-June 9)
Amantea (5-6 days) (June 12-June 17)
Depart from Lamezia (June 17)

It looks like I have 2 days that I can play around with (June 9/10-June 12). Would you recommend staying in Nice or even traveling to Cannes for 2 days or anywhere else in the area?

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My favorite hands down on the French Riveria is Menton. This is the last town in France before you go into Italy. It is a wonderful area with a great market near the old port/fishing village. Nice beaches. It is much nicer, smaller and more charming than Nice.

I stayed in Santa Marguerita with my daughter for several days and used it as a base to visit Cinque Terre by train ( and Portofino by boat)