Four days in Italy...Where should I go? What should I see?

Question

I am an art student, and I am going to be studying abroad this summer in Italy. In the middle of the trip, I will have about four days on my own to go anywhere and do anything I want. What do you suggest, any ideas?

Answer 1

hello..i'm an italian girl!! I live near venice..!!!! I think that you should visit Venice (the best =)), Florence or Rome!!!!!!

but...venice is veryyyyy wonderfull..!!!!! =)

http://www.globopix.net/fotografie/venez...

kiss!!

Answer 2

Rome

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Best places to see:

ANCIENT ROME:

Colosseo, Arco di Costantino, Foro Romano, Palatino, Pantheon, Castel S. Angelo, Teatro Marcello, Tempio di Adriano (Piazza di Pietra), Colonna Traiana and Antonina, Bocca della Verità

MEDIEVAL:

S. Maria in Trastevere, S. Maria Minerva, S. Sabina, Chiesa dell'Aracoeli, S. Maria Maggiore, S. Giovanni in Laterano

RENAISSANCE:

Piazza del Campidoglio, S. Pietro (Cupolone and "Pietà" di Michelangelo), Campo de' Fiori, Villa Farnesina, S. Maria del Popolo (with two of the most important Caravaggio's masterpieces), S. Agostino (Madonna di Caravaggio inside and Raffaello's Sybils), Palazzo Farnese, Villa Medici

BAROQUE:

Piazza Navona, Piazza di Spagna, Fontana di Trevi, S. Ignazio

S. Ivo alla Sapienza, S. Maria della Pace (Bramante cloister and Raffaello's Sybils), S. Luigi dei Francesi (with three of the most important Caravaggio's masterpieces inside), Chiesa del Gesù

Fontana Acqua Paola (Gianicolo)

PANORAMIC SITES: Gianicolo, Pincio, Piazza del Quirinale, Trinità dei Monti, Altare della Patria (Piazza Venezia)

PARKS: Gianicolo, Pincio, Villa Borghese, Villa Pamphilij, Villa Torlonia, Villa Celimontana, Villa Sciarra.

BEST MUSEUMS:

Vatican Museums, Capitoline Museums, Galleria Borghese, Museo di Palazzo Altemps, Galleria Doria Pamphilij, Galleria Spada, Galleria nazionale d'arte moderna, Museo Etrusco di Villa Giulia.

BEST NIGHTLIFE: Trastevere (pub, pizza, restaurant), Campo de' Fiori (pub, disco), Testaccio, Piazza Navona, Piazza di Spagna.

BEST RESTAURANTS: Checchino dal 1887, Sora Lella, Birreria Trilussa, Giggetto al Portico d'Ottavia

Answer 3

If I had 4 days in Italy, I'd go to the Amalfi coast (with a boat trip to Capri & the Blue Grotto).  I'd go to Venice ( I fell in love with that place while I was there!).  I'd go to Rome (for all the history).  And I'd go to Florence. (Spectacularly beautiful!  And of course the Ponte Vecchio is also there.)

Have a fabulous trip!

Answer 4

if you'll go to sicily i suggest you this sites:

http://www.volcanoetna.net

here you can find good advices and tips on things to see-do and faq to help

bye

Answer 5

If I had four days then I would defenitely go to Venice and Tuscany.  Venice because it's a very unique place and Tuscany because the views from the mountain are breathtakingly beautiful!

Look into those two cities I think that as an artist you'll like those!!

Answer 6

All Italian citie are ideal to visit for an art student..

In North Torino Milano Venezia

Centre Pisa Florence perugia

Sud Capri Napoli and all Sicily

It's difficult to give an advice..

see this webside

http://www.italyheaven.co.uk/getaround.h...

Answer 7

Rome and Florence are wonderful places to visit for a an art student.

Answer 8

I personally liked Florence.  I enjoyed Accademia and seeing David and The Prisoners.  Taking a tour of the wine country in Chianti is very much worth the trip.  Florence is also a short train ride to Pisa, which is a nice town.