I am going to Italy, what is your advice?

Question

I am going to stay 6 days in Rome and 7 days in Milan, what are the attractions I MUST see or closest beautiful cities to go to? From Rome to Florence and Naples

From Milan to Venice and Genoa or???

Thanks in advance

Answer 1

Have fun.

Answer 2

Always consider travel time between cities.  If this is your first trip, don't try to do too much, just get a taste for what you might like to do the next trip.  Also, take the trains; they're easy and convenient.  Whether you are starting in Rome and ending in Milan or the other way around, you should travel through Florence. Outside of Rome and Milan, Florence and Venice are the "must see" cities, but you might not have time to get to Venice as it is further north and east.  

When in Rome, see the typical historical sites: the Colusseum (& Palatine Hill), the Sistine Chapel at the Vatican, Trevi Fountain, etc.  When in Milan, see Da Vinci's "Last Supper."  In Florence, see Michaelangelo's "David" statue at the Academia, the Bapistry doors at the Duomo, and the Ponte Vecchio (old bridge).  Also check out the San Lorenzo Market for an inexpensive souvenir or two--among other things, they have some affordable leather goods, but be careful of the cheap and/or overpriced stuff.  

Also, just north of Rome on the train line to/from Florence is the old hilltop town of Orvieto that has an amazing Duomo (church) and is worth the side trip.  Plus, it will give you a different view of Italy than the bigger cities.  Take the tram or bus up the hill from the train station to get to the church. Orvieto is also known for its olive oil and local wine so pick up a bottle or two of each from one of the local shops right near the piazza in front of the Duomo.  And wander a few side streets--you will not regret it.

[FYI, tickets for museums to see things like "The Last Supper" or the "David" statue are sold on-line for timed entry which I'd highly recommend.  Otherwise, you have to stand in long lines.  Just make sure to go to the shorter line for the pre-sale, timed tickets when you get to the venue.]

Enjoy your trip!

Answer 3

woooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooow

just have fun

Answer 4

I live in Italy and I would say. Give yourself at least 2 days in Rome. Florence and Pisa are about 2-1/2 hours away I would do those. Florence you could do in a day and Pisa in a half a day its really small when you are near Pisa stop at Lucca for the other part of the day its a small town that is beatiful. If you go to Naples which is where I live. Its about 2 hours from rome. There is not much to do in Naples itself but there is The almfi coast which is nice this time of the year. The islands of Capri, etc. Pompii which is awesome you can even climb up mt.v the volcano and look down into that if you want. From milan. there is not alot to do in milan besides shop and the exchange rate is really bad right now so I dont know how much of that you will be doing. I would go to venice. The thing is that Milan is between Florence and Venice 2 hours north of florence and 2 hours south of venice. I cant really thing of anything else do do by milian maybe a soccer game if they are playing.

Answer 5

in Florence you have to go to the top of the dome its a long walk up  like 430 some steps but its so worth it

Answer 6

hello!!i m Italian!!so you ll come here!!wow!!

good choice!!!welcome!!

beautiful places!!!

i live in Genoa and it s a nice place...kind regards from Italy!!

:):):)

Answer 7

I went to Italy for the first time last year and did Milan and Florence. Florence was definitely much more charismatic than Milan in my opinion. In Milan you have the Duomo and fashion shopping and that's pretty much it. Florence is beautiful around every corner and has amazing art and restaurants and fantastic photo opportunities in every single street and canal. My advice would be that if you are taking the train between the two, book the Eurostar in advance and book a return. We booked a single ticket and then couldn't get one on the way back because they were fully booked. It turned out that there was going to be a train strike the following day so every Italian in the world was travelling on the only other (non-Eurostar) train that day and it was a total squash-fest for 6 hours!