I am aiming to have a holiday at Italy , Can you answer me?

Question

We are family of 8 persons and aiming to visit Italy and Greece for 30 days during July-August. The trip divided into three weeks for three cities,

1- Venice

2- Rome

3- Athens

I have many questions Regarding Rome and Venice:

1) What's about the climate during July & August is it warm or hot?

2) Is it ok to have a full week at Venice or Rome, need more? less?

3) I noticed that there are transportations by train between Rome and Venice, how long does it takes? Is it safe? any website describe the route?

4) Can you provide me with website for hotels and apartments at both Venice and Rome?

5) Do you suggest any towns we visit?

6) I noticed that Italy is popular with antiques and ancient places , is there any places for rivers, valleys, such as these I call them green nature??

7) any popular parks for fun at Venice and Rome?

Thank you I appreciate your help,

Regards

Answer 1

1)The climate is very hot (30°-40°) in Rome, and in venice too (a lot of humidity)

2)For venice---->less(3 days)

   For Rome------>it is ok

3)i suppose it takes more than 4 hours, it is safe, but it isn't comfortable

5)you should visit Florence

6) yes there are some nation park, lakes, Alpi, appennini

Answer 2

1) very hot!!!! In my opinion weather in August is too hot to visit Rome, choose the spring.

2) 1 week in Rome, 3 Days in Venice (Venice is small)

3) It's long: about 1 day of trip

check on the website:

http://www.ferroviedellostato.it/

it's safe

4) google, or find Bed and Breakfast

5) between Venice and Rome you may go (the train pass trough) Ferrara (pretty!) , Florence and many pretty small town

6) Yes, here we have cities, small town, nature, depending on ever you go. Rome is very different from Siena, that is very different from Bolzano or Milano. Tuscany have much nature but everywhere you can find it far from big town

7) Venice ave none because is "on the water" and there is not many space... but Rome have it.

Answer 3

1) Hot (around 30 celsius degrees)

2) A full week is fine.

3) Around 4 hours and half. If you catch a "Intercity" or "Eurostar" you don't have to switch trains. Yes it's safe. Go to http://www.trenitalia.it

4) You can go to Scoobit.com, the hotel search engine at http://www.scoobit.com Switch the language to English, then fill the form with city name (Rome), you can leave the address field blank. Then click on "Search hotel".  You can choose the hotel that best fits your needs. It's a safe website I've used many times so far, and you can book on line. You can use the link I gave you also to find a hotel in Venice.

5) Venice, Rome, Florence (side trip), Pisa (side trip).

6) Yes Asolo (near Treviso which is near Venice). A bit hard to explain.

7) For kids you mean? Sure. Acqualandia - a large summer waterpark. There's also a go-kart area near there. http://www.aqualandia.it/index.php?lang=... And another park near Rome (never been there though) http://www.zoomarine.it/indexuk.php

8) Yes I do want your ten points. LOL J/K

Answer 4

My comments:

3 days is fine for Venice

One week is good for Rome -- you could spend  a month there and not see?do everything

You should consider renting an 8 seater as suggested -  this is probably cheaper than 8 train fares. You can also visit more places more easily.

A beautiful natural area is the Lake District , not that far from Venice.

other places in Italy to Visit -- Florence, Lucca, Siena, Assisi, Parma

Suggest you get a good guide book for Italy -- Fodor, Frommer etc. and  separate one for Rome.

Answer 5

1.July an August are the hottest months of the year. Whatever the statistics say about the heat (varies) my experience is that Venice is very humid, Rome nearly always ventilated, Athens less ventilation as humid as Rome.

2.A week is just about right for Venice, in Rome (where I’ve lived for the past 26 years) every added day is worth it; Athens a week is more than  enough - rest of Greece is colourful especially the islands.

3.The IC Train is fine, safe and pretty fast (6 hours - but I'd stop over on the way down), amusing scenery on the way. Your first stop is Padova a “dry” version of Venice; then Ferrara (where a branch of my family comes from) a real Mediaeval jewel, with an intact castle and pristine cathedral, rich in Art (Palazzo dei Diamanti), home to the Este and last resting place for Lucrezia Borgia, who became it’s Duchess – even an afternoon is worthwhile; then Bologna an old University town, a culinary wonder land, after which a stunning trip through the Appenines to Florence (Mom’s family seat), where the Renaissance started, a real must, for at least  for 1-2 days; then through the Tuscan and Umbrian countryside where even a small village has a masterpiece. You reach Rome and Termini station, very central, but move away for your stay (too many tramps and the sort).

4.Being 8 of you I suggest you take a house or a flat, and get the agency to hire help for you for your stay – you become an instant “local” – here’s a web site http://www.rentalinrome.com/aboutus_ita....  You can even rent a castle or villa – not expensive at all – they all talk English – even my son Mark.

5.Padova, Ferrara, Bologna, Florence, Siena (side trip), Perugia (side trip), Amalfi (South of Naples – unique coastal resort – a day trip by Bus – or Capri – lovely boat transfer or Ischia).

6.It's worth hiring an 8 seater and exploring  on your own -  Venice is an hour from  the Alps (Trento, Bolzano, Belluno, Udine/Tolmezzo, take your pick they're heaven for people wanting to hike); near Rome: the Abruzzi National Park  (2 hours away) capital l’Aquila; the Sabine Hills (1 hour away)  my sister Helen has a Guest Farm there – la Nostra Fattoria – her web site is full of photos of the area taken by my son Andrew http://www.lanostrafattoria.com/agrituri...

7.In Venice the “Lido” . take a  Ferry boat ; in Rome the EUR fun fair, but I’d wait and see first. Near Venice there is Gardaland (2 hours away on the Milan Freeway - worth a trip just to see Verona and lake Garda).

Have a nice time.