Plannig trip to italy please help?

Question

i was wondering if any one has been to italy and could recomend places to stay places to eat and places to see and visit please keep in mind this is a schhol excurision probebly in Yr 10 next year dont want to spend a lot of money on anything but souverniers,lodging and dining

Answer 1

I would recommend Piedmont. I have lived here for ten years and it is really wonderful. So much of everything and so few tourists.

Answer 2

I can't make any specific recommendations, but I can give you some general advice.

Don't miss Florence.  It was incredible, and one of my favorite places on the trip.  It wasn't as busy as Rome, so we really enjoyed strolling around in the evening and going for gelatos in the plaza.   Also, the statue of David is absolutely unbelievable, especially when you consider it was all done by hand - no power tools, no CAD drawings, nothing.  The detail is incredible, but possibly completely lost on a 10 year old.

Capri was beautiful, very relaxing.  We would ahve liked to have seen the Blue Grotto, but the tides were too high the day we were there.  However, it looks like something a 10 year old would think was really cool.

Try to eat local as much as possible.  You may be tempted, especially in large cities like Rome, to look for more americanized restaurants, but resist the temptation.  Ask your hotel clerk where the locals eat - the food in Italy is amazing.

Learn to say at least please and thank you in Italian.  It goes a long way towards locals being nice to you and helping you.  Everyone appreciates when their culture and language is respected by foreign vistiors.

Carry some loose change with you.  When we were there, you had to pay for some of the public bathrooms.  I don't know if this is still the case, but it never hurts to have a few coins in your pocket.  Plus, you'll need coins to toss in the Trevi Fountain in Rome to make a wish.

The leaders of the group we were with traveled quite a bit and relied on the Let's Go series of books for the best travel advice.  Rick Steves is another good source - he tries to seek out local food and advice whenever possible.

Invest in a travel bag like this one from LL Bean (http://tinyurl.com/38ac34).  You can keep in on under your shirt and carry everything you need.  Watch out for groups of children.  They will clamour around you, distracting you while one or two pick pockets.  Keep your money close to your body at all times.

One of the weirdest places we went in Rome was the Capuchin Crypt, aka The Bone Church.  It was really something to see:  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capuchin_Cr...

Answer 3

Ciao, considera che le mete turistiche più visitate e più importanti d'Italia sono nell'ordine: Roma, Firenze, Venezia e Bologna, a cui aggiungerei Napoli e dintorni (Capri, Amalfi, Pompei, ecc.).

Ci sono poi un'enormità di altre cose da vedere...vederle TUTTE assieme in un'unica gita mi sembra molto difficile, se non impossibile, anche perchè sono molto distanti geograficamente l'una dall'altra.

Io suggerirei di concentrarvi su delle aree più definite, ad es. Roma e la Toscana (Firenze, Pisa, Siena, ecc.) che sono molto belle. Firenze e Bologna, inoltre sono abbastanza vicine.

Torino è bella, ma io non la inserirei nella vostra gita: c'è di meglio da visitare.

In linea di principio, più andate a sud e più TUTTO (anche il caffè al bar) costa di meno, anche la metà, ma nelle zone turistiche i prezzi ovviamente aumentano.

Contrariamente a quello che potrebbe pensare uno straniero, l'Italia è un paese sicuro: state solo attenti ai borseggiatori/scippatori e alle trappole per turisti (vedi bar o ristoranti nelle zone più centrali, dove rischiate di spendere un salasso)!

Have a good trip!  ;-)

Answer 4

The big city like florence are good, but there are a lot of other little town very nice and cheape. If u want to see old castle you must to go to Castell' Arquato, near Piacenza, in the South of Milan. In the area near Piacenza u can eat very good.

Answer 5

Well first tell me what part are you going tooo??? i practically grew up there..so if you let me know where I will tell you exactly what to see..

Ciao Ciao

Answer 6

see lonely planet book on italy