What are the huge highlights you don't want to miss in Rome? Amalfi? Florence?

Question

omg I want to see all of Italy, I love Italian food and my boyfriend's heritage is from Sicily...we're thinking of maybe going to check that out too but we only have 2 weeks&beside's I hear the northern part is ncer but the southern part is great too...is there anything good,pretty and fun on the eastern part?..eeeek..too much to see&do, I know I'm going to cry when we have to leave....have always wanted to experience Italian food the fresh&real way! yum...real manicotti here I come! : )

Answer 1

Know the feeling about wanting to see all of italy

I'd reccomend going to some smaller towns as well as the bigger cities and more obvious tourist destinations - for a more relaxed ambiance and to get a better sense of Italian life...(and as the bigger cities can be pretty chaotic and stressful in the heat of the summer)

Some I would recommend, with historic buildings and beautiful locations, would include, in the north: Bergamo (on the edge of the Alps), Verona (home of Juliet & Romeo, Roman arena used as venue for opera in the summer), maybe also Brescia (roman remains, lovely 8th century circular church too) or Pavia (medieval university town),  in the north-east Udine and Cividale del Friuli (both very elegant, refined, relaxed, towns),....

then in Tuscany....where to start? Pisa and Siena are obvious places (and there is so much art to see in Florence) - - - although I am less fond of the food in Tuscany than elsewhere, it's a little too "simple" (tripe and white beans....)

And Umbrian hill towns: have so far only seen Assisi (out of this world....expect to see francisian monks playing football up the side of churches), Spello, and, most wonderful of all, Orvieto....

Rome is indescribable. So is Naples and the coastline thereabouts... And Venice...well, where to begin?

Basically - my advice would be - - - do lots of research on the web and from good guidebooks (of whatever kind) before you go - - there's so much to appreciate. And have fun

Answer 2

ROME

http://travel.yahoo.com/p-travelguide-19...

AMALFI

http://travel.yahoo.com/p-travelguide-48...

FLORENCE

http://travel.yahoo.com/p-travelguide-19...

VENICE

http://travel.yahoo.com/p-travelguide-27...

MESSINA [SICILY]

http://travel.yahoo.com/p-travelguide-48...

CATANIA [SICILY]

http://travel.yahoo.com/p-travelguide-48...

PALERMO [SICILY]

http://travel.yahoo.com/p-travelguide-28...

HAVE FUN!!!!!!