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Message: [QUOTE="superjohn, post: 4327546, member: 1522"] Most of the advice has already been given. In Rome and the rest of Italy eat stuff you can't get anywhere else and in Rome spend quality time in Piazza Navona drinking wine and people watching... Not sure how much you'll be driving but half the fun is driving and stumbling into the small beautiful towns, Pitigliano "little Jerusalem" is one of the most beautiful towns I've ever seen and I stumbled upon it (no smart phone back then.) I think it's about 2 hours north of Rome and about 2 hours from Firenze... Americans love Florence but I would skip it and walking to the top of the Duomo is a great view of the city but certainly not worth the panic attack getting up there in the heat and insanely tight walking quarters. Ran into some really loud and annoying Brits in Florence which maybe soured me on the city but it was my least favorite of all the cities. I'm also not one who believes in hauntings and ghosts but the medieval hotel I stayed in bugged me out, weirdest experience I've ever had. About 2 hours south of Rome is Napoli which is right there with Rome as my favorite city in Italy. It's a little grittier and more hectic. Totally different than Rome and it will test your driving abilities but I loved it... Since you'll be in Venice visit Padua, it's only a half hour away and really nice. I was young and didn't know anything about wine back then, still don't. My dad who was a big wine guy and lived in Italy for five years told me to just get the house wine because it will always be good and it will save you money. That was good advice. [/QUOTE]

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