Questions about Italy..?

Question

for 1st timers with no italian skills, where is better? rome, florence, Venice? we are planning on going in January of next year, what is the weather like?

Should we rent an apartment for a week? or a hotel?

Answer 1

All three are great places. The only problem with going to Venice in January is it is going to be very very cold and I dont know how much you are going to be able to do outside. I'm guessing godela rides will be out. All three places are big tourist places so they all speak english dont worry about that one. I would just rent a hotel for the week. I usually use www.selectitaly.com to book hotels. The wether in Florence maybe a little warmer than Venice maybe in the  40-50. Venice 35-40. Rome 45-55. If the weather stays how its been the last few years since I have lived here.

Answer 2

Id say go to Venice, but in January it would be way too cold. Rome is probably the best place to go in the winter.

Answer 3

The 3 are considered the perles of Italy, the cities of treasure..Concerning the language, not all the italians speak english, i assure you..But Italy wherever you go is great.In Rome, you ll visit the different churches, Castel sant angelo, the Vatican, Gianicolo, Fontana di Trevi, quirinale...Florence,galleria Uffizi,ponte vecchio, and Venice, is a museum everywhere, with its palaces and iits unique atmos=fere.

The thing is that the 3 cities are expensive...Especially Venice, and for winter i ssuggest you to avoid Venice because of acqua alta, means the water comes up, and everywhere there are pieces of wood where you can walk..So, avoid it in winter...I would suggest you Rome, the temperature is better, since it is more southern....

Answer 4

Try also something off the path like Ravenna

Answer 5

I would prefer the southern regions during winter.

Even Rome cn be quite cold in Januarey.

Sicily usually have better temperature and outdoor life is much better.

Cities like Taormina, Siracusa and Agrigento are very nice cities where you cnan plan your trip ahead and explore lots of seeworthy areas.