I want to book a week's holiday in Italy. Any ideas?

Question

I have no idea where tog go apart from vague ideas of Rome, Sicily, Venice or Lake Garde and also don't know where to look to get best prices. Budget is max £400 pp. Either hotel or self-catering would be good...ta

Answer 1

AAh Italy, my fave place! We wanted to go to Tuscany but soo expensive, so booked a mobile home at a campsite called Norcenni, near Florence. Fantastic! We hired a car and drove all over the place, visiting Sienna, San Gimignano, Lucca etc and the train to Florence was just 20 minutes from the campsite, so we went there by rail. They have hop-on hop-off buses in Florence that take you round all the sights. There are so many places to visit in Italy, but I found this the cheapest option, especially out of season. The campsite is in the Keycamp brochure. You can get a low cost flight to Pisa and pick up your car there. The restaurant on site was one of the best I have ever eaten in - very authentic Italian.

Answer 2

Ill just make a list of must sees.  

-Venice

-Rome

-Pisa

-Sicily (not Palermo but a traditional city)

-Cinque Terre (MUST)

-Florence

-Pompei

If you have any questions about any of these places just email me and I will go into further detail.

Answer 3

You could have a look at cheap flights to Verona and thene either get a train or car hire to Lake Garda. its only about 30km. Have a look at agriturismo's they are like farm houses which  fairly cheap compared to hotels and often are either half or full board for a reasonable price. Google 'agriturismo'  Lombardy. (that is the region Lake Garda is in) Then look at some places, like Lazise, Peschiera del Garda or Bardolino. There is lots to do round the area and there is a theme park as well. Some of them have appartments as well.

Answer 4

italy si the best europe destination for holidays, but i must be honest, with this budget it's maybe better to find something in spain or portugal.

if i had money i deinitelly would go to sardinia, however with smaller budget, maybe sicily- that can never go wrong. it's gorgeous out there.

have a nice vacations!

Answer 5

Surely you have to choose the gargano promontory, Rodi is the best.

you can find everithing about it visiting this website

Answer 6

Why not visit Le Marche or Sardinia - they are cheaper than the places you mention and in many ways even lovelier. You will be really surprised and amazed I can promise you.

Answer 7

i suggest you to book for  the beautiful villages of Portovenere and the Cinque Terre (five lands), in the province of La Spezia (North west of italy in Liguria) it's not too much expensive and from there you are not so far from Milan Genova Pisa Florence

http://www.cinqueterreonline.com/index.h...

http://www.portovenere.it/

http://www.turismoprovincia.laspezia.it/

Answer 8

You have to go to Florence, it is a must. It is probably the most beautiful city in Italy I have ever been to.

Go to the following website, it has information on budget hotels, restaurants, tourist attractions, and lots of tips and advise:

http://www.frommers.com

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Answer 9

with this budget u have to go south..u can start visiting rome (the real must) http://www.youthhostelrome.com/

then u must go to sicily! it has everything..sea, beautiful cities, mountains, monuments, museums, hot nightlife..especially palermo,  then messina catania taormina siracusa...they are on the same railway line, it's very easy to get there and very cheap! if u want help email me! bye

Answer 10

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Answer 11

Depends on what you are looking for:

I have been all over Italy and my 2 favourite places are:

Sardinia is Lovely.    We stayed in Alghero.  Lovely long golden sand  Beaches. Great Harbour and Oldy Worldy Town.

or  Calabria.  Try Choice Holidays.  Scenery is Breathtaking and its so close to Siciliy as well !

Answer 12

Hi!

Surely the two biggest cities!!!

I'm from Milan but I visited Rome.

Great differences between Milan and Rome are: language (Milan is a multicultural city and speaks a standard Italian, Rome has a typical dialectal accent), life (Milan is the centre of Italian Economy and Work, while Rome is more linked to Tourism).

Milan is a very big city, it is a "little" New York.

Milan has inserted its Cultural Heritages in its new life. And you will see Duomo, Teatro Alla Scala, Castello Sforzesco, Santa Maria delle Grazie exc...near all the newest buildings.

Milan has many shops and boutiques. Footbridges are many but...is difficult entering if you have no invites ;o(

People here, buy media at Ricordi Mediastore, Messaggerie Musicali, Mediaworld, Saturn, and Cloths at Miss Sixty, Footlocker, Levi's, Nadine, Zara, exc...You will find the boutiques linked to the cloths showed in the footbridges by Armani, Versace, Dolce & Gabbana, Biagiotti exc...in Via della Spiga or Via Montenapoleone near Duomo and Teatro alla Scala, but they are very very expensive! (For example an hat...1000 euros...).

as for pubs...Milan is fantastic!

We have great discos: Alcatraz, Rolling Stone, Hollywood, de Sade, ...Pubs: Cowboys Guest Ranch, Milwaukee'd Diner, Angelo Nero, exc...and many beautiful places with beaches and tropical swimming pools, like Acquatica, The Beach ad Idroscalo Punta dell'Est, or very fashion places like Cheval Cafe (At Ippodromo near the Leonardo's Statue), Just Cavalli Cafe (The local of Cavalli, a stylist), exc...I send you a link in which yu will find all the most famous discos, pubs, hotels exc.. of Milan even if it is written in Italian: http://www.milanonotte.it/discoteche_mil...

Italy has beautiful ancient places I think the beauty of Italy is Its past: castles, ancient churches, exc...and...food!

We have many wines, cheeses, exc...

In the south of Italy you will find more traditions and ancient past: Pompei for example is a city which was covered by the, I don't know the term, we say "lava", fire...of the Vulcan thousands years ago and you still can see the corpses today covered by stone.Then Ercolano, Capri, Agrigento and its temples. The centre of Rome...was the one which made great the Romans during the Imperial age. In the south you will find different type of cousine which uses much more oil, poverty and dialectal language. In the north..lives commerce, economy, so Milan is much more near the rest of Europe as fashion and traditions.

Other beautiful cities/Places are: Venice, Verona only for the arena and the balcony of Romeo and Juliet ;o), Imperia/Port Maurizio, nervi, camogli, Portofino, Pisa for the Torre, Firenze (Uffizi), Argentario (Toscana), Como, Taormina, Sardegna!

I suggest you this websites for the prices of the hotels:

www.venere.com

www.edreams.it

www.kelkoo.it

www.lastminute.it

www.opodo.it

www.tui.it

Answer 13

don't go there... go a lil bit east... to croatia! croatia have the one of the purest sea on the world...it is very beautiful, people are nice, no polution, many recreation centars, hystory centers, prices are much lower compare to italy, and much more... =)

Answer 14

I have used, in the past, a web site called venere.com It  lists and allows you to book at a large number of hotels etc in Italy. I don't know if it is still operative but it might be worth a look

Answer 15

Roma.

Answer 16

it depends about the period you want to travel!!! I'm italian and I live near the lake garda, I can help you if you want...

Answer 17

visit virtual tour

http://www.siciliasud.it/index-page-sici...

Answer 18

Salento. Lecce, Otranto, S. Cesarea Terme. Very economic!

Ciao.

Answer 19

First of all i would sugget you Rome the eternal city...Vatican, castel sant angelo, Fontana di Trevi Galleria Borghese, every corner of Rome is full of treasures..Then I would suggest you Venice, it is unique, but bear in mind to book in Mestre otherwise in the centre of Venice hotels cost so much

Answer 20

sicilia is the place....you can easy spend a week just just cruising around the island, rental car is not too expensive. Head east of Palermo for beautiful beaches but dont go as far as Masala..looks like it could be fabulous from the map but it is very disappointing.

If your budget is a concern try the Island of Iscia.

it is where the locals go for hols so not too touristy and expensive. This is the place they filmed the talented Mr Ripley with Matt, Jude &  Gwyn. Its great to rent a scooter and cruise anywhere. bellisima....