Italy,Travel

Hi, I did the same trip as you ± 10 years ago. You can spend at least 10 good days in Rome alone if you interested in seeing historical monuments. Near Rome there are vatican, colosseum, fontana di trevi, villa d'este and many other places. You'll know when you get there. If you are Dan Brown's fan, read his Angels & Demons book, then you can revisit all the places in his book, that must be fun.. Don't forget to visit Gandolfo as well, this is a favorit resting place for the popes. Other than Rome, there is Pisa, you need half of day only, a one day trip by train is enough (I did that). You can visit Verona as well to see the balcon that people said was the setting of the romantic scene of Romeo & Juliet. If you're into skin products & Michelangelo, visit Florence. There are a lot of historical buildings there as well. If you're in to natural beauty, then you can visit Sorrento and the Capri island to see the beautiful Grotto Azura (the Blue Cave). Don't forget to visit the ruins of Pompei while you're there as well because they are just around 30 km away. And of course there is Venice. You can wander around (and get lost..:-) in its identical alleys, visit the Murano glass factory, the bridge of Sigh and the Piazza San Marco. You can find a lot of info on Italy at www.wikitravel.org or in www.lonelyplanet.com.

hello, I am Italian. I you council to go to visit Naples, Florence and Rome. these cities have many monuments and are beautifulst to visit. other council: if you go to Florence, eats the "bistecca alla fiorentina"! I hope to you it are useful!

I recommend going to Sorrento and seeing Pompeii and Vesuvius. It's an amazing place. I went last year and loved it. The food was fantastic.

Reminds me of the wonderful coach tour we had to Italy a few years ago. The tour operator started a game called 'I like coffee but I don't like tea' which kept us going to days with the children trying to work it out. We saw Rome, Pisa (and a place nearby called Lucca [I think] where the phrase 'filthy lucre' started meaning lots of money, Florence (and David), Sorrento and a boat trip to Capri. Lots of other places too, of course. Oh, and the shell square place where the horse race happens - um can't remember the name. It was brilliant. Thanks for reminding me. Hope you have a great time you lucky thing. Let us know how it goes and post some photos. Please.