sharkyvilla Posted November 24, 2018 Share Posted November 24, 2018 Pisa is the biggest shithole I've ever stayed in and put me off going back to Italy really. I really need to give the country another chance though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomsky_11 Posted November 25, 2018 Share Posted November 25, 2018 On 24/11/2018 at 18:01, sharkyvilla said: Pisa is the biggest shithole I've ever stayed in and put me off going back to Italy really. I really need to give the country another chance though. Yep, it’s not great. Were you in Pisa the whole time? Lucca is about half hour from there and much nicer. Florence obviously amazing and about an hour from there. Siena less than two hours away also a lot more interesting. Pisa is maybe good for an hour if it’s not too busy to see the tower but that’s kind of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sharkyvilla Posted November 26, 2018 Share Posted November 26, 2018 8 hours ago, tomsky_11 said: Yep, it’s not great. Were you in Pisa the whole time? Lucca is about half hour from there and much nicer. Florence obviously amazing and about an hour from there. Siena less than two hours away also a lot more interesting. Pisa is maybe good for an hour if it’s not too busy to see the tower but that’s kind of it. From what I remember, as I've expunged a lot of my memories from that holiday, we stayed in Pisa for three nights and spent a day in Florence as like you say it's only an hour by train. I wish we'd done it the other way round and stayed in Florence and travelled to Pisa to see the tower. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KenjiOgiwara Posted January 6, 2019 Share Posted January 6, 2019 (edited) I love the country, but I hate the touristy stuff. I liked Capitoline Museums though. Especially the wall paintings Edited January 6, 2019 by KenjiOgiwara Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
il_serpente Posted February 5, 2019 VT Supporter Share Posted February 5, 2019 Just booked a villa in Tuscany for a week in July for my family and another couple, in the Chianti Classico region near Siena. Will definitely visit Siena, San Gimignano and Greve in Chianti while we're there, as I've been there before and loved those places. We'll then head to Florence for a couple of days and then Rome for a couple of days before heading home. Anyone have any recommendations either around Chianti Classico or Rome? I've been to Florence and know what I want to show others, but would welcome advice on a place to stay there for 3 nights. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KenjiOgiwara Posted March 13, 2019 Share Posted March 13, 2019 On 05/02/2019 at 05:00, il_serpente said: Just booked a villa in Tuscany for a week in July for my family and another couple, in the Chianti Classico region near Siena. Will definitely visit Siena, San Gimignano and Greve in Chianti while we're there, as I've been there before and loved those places. We'll then head to Florence for a couple of days and then Rome for a couple of days before heading home. Anyone have any recommendations either around Chianti Classico or Rome? I've been to Florence and know what I want to show others, but would welcome advice on a place to stay there for 3 nights. In Rome you should consider booking airbnb in trastevere. Great part of the city. But I am sure RomaVillan will have better recs. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blandy Posted March 13, 2019 Moderator Share Posted March 13, 2019 14 minutes ago, KenjiOgiwara said: trastevere. Great part of the city Agreed. Lots of restaurants etc, and walking distance for all the "stuff" pretty much. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeyp102 Posted March 6, 2022 Share Posted March 6, 2022 Never been but looking at going this year. Thinking of doing. Fly into Naples, couple nights there, and visit Pompeii on a day trip. There head down to Sorrento/Capri for a few days relaxing. Over to Rome to see the sites, and then getting the train up to Lake Garda to finish off for a few days, before flying home from Florence. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sid4ever Posted March 6, 2022 Share Posted March 6, 2022 Been watching Stanley Tucci’s Italian journey, and would love to shadow his story through Rome. Feel like I missed out last time we went. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robtaylor200 Posted March 7, 2022 Share Posted March 7, 2022 Off touring Southern Italy in October Been watching Alex Polizzi's Secret Italy on catch up as these are the places on the travel list. (I find her sexy by the way) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Villaphan04 Posted April 16, 2022 Share Posted April 16, 2022 Doing Milan, Turin, Florence & Rome in June. Very excited Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeyp102 Posted April 22, 2022 Share Posted April 22, 2022 So got ours booked up. Fly to Naples, where we’ll do Pompeii. Then getting a train to Rome, few days there and then up to Florence. Then booked a lovely hotel with a private beach right on Lake Garda. Fly out towards the end of May. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheAuthority Posted June 3, 2022 VT Supporter Share Posted June 3, 2022 Performing at a festival in Udine (North West of Venice) August 1st - 6th. Can't wait to stuff my face and drink red wine. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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