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Trip to Italy

TimmyClutch said:
Wait till after June of this year. I will have better understanding of where I will be living by then.

(Kidding, but you have plenty of time, Spain is awesome and easy to get around)
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I have been a couple of times and so have my wife. Now we want to take the kids on a trip and cruise around the country for a couple of weeks. I'm thinking Madrid for like 3-4 days, Andalucia for like 4-5 days and Barcelona for 4-5 days. Something like that.
 
deacondamo said:
I have been a couple of times and so have my wife. Now we want to take the kids on a trip and cruise around the country for a couple of weeks. I'm thinking Madrid for like 3-4 days, Andalucia for like 4-5 days and Barcelona for 4-5 days. Something like that.
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In Andalusia I am assuming you’re planning on Seville, Cordoba, and Malaga? Seville in itself is probably at least a two dayer, depending on the time of year.

If your family are foodies, then I recommend looking into San Sebastián. The issue though is that there isn’t a easy way to get there.

Just my thoughts but 3 days in Madrid, maybe 4 in Barcelona and the rest in the south would be ideal in my opinion, but I always liked to see as much as possible and never minded the travel between.
 
seville was great; add a day for Granada and touring the Alhambra. If you can, stay at the parador inside the alhambra: https://paradorgranada.com/. That was a great place to stay, and you can drive all the way inside the Alhambra (instead of walking a mile uphill) and admission is included.
 
San Sebastian is one of my favorite cities in the world, but not that kid-friendly. You go there to eat an relax (not as many sites/museums). But you could go into Bilbao for the day to go to the Guggenheim.
 
DeacDiggler said:
seville was great; add a day for Granada and touring the Alhambra. If you can, stay at the parador inside the alhambra: https://paradorgranada.com/. That was a great place to stay, and you can drive all the way inside the Alhambra (instead of walking a mile uphill) and admission is included.
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Yeah, I studied in Granada, so we are clearly going there. I loved that place. I went to the Alhambra the last weekend I was there to check the box. Had too much fun hanging out doing other stuff. Great place with beautiful views.
 
Flights booked! Nov 5-15. Currently looking at the following:

-Arrive the 6th, drive to Parma spend 2 nights
-Starting the 8th spend 6 nights at an agriturismo outside Siena
-Drive back to Milan airport, probably spend the night there the 14th since we have a morning flight.

Could shorten our time in Tuscany and maybe do a night in Bologna or Modena on the way back to Milan. Don't think we have time to hit Milan proper as it seems like a hassle to return the car at the airport, go into the city, then come back to the airport at some point.
 
if looking at Pompeii it was overrated when I was there 35 years ago. Herculaneum was better. Pompeii was covered in ash (burn) H was covered in mudslides and better preserved.
 
aight -- looking for some recos (esp. hidden gems) to fill in the time (have a couple open days at the moment) will provide a review on the food if i'm not lazy:

-arrive may 10th in rome, staying there until the 12th. dinner at pulejo
-going to naples for the 12th night, will check out sorrento and amalfi coast but mostly to get dinner at taverna estia.
-booked a spot in bologna for a week from the 13th through 20th to serve as home base. doing a small group wine tour and def want to go to modena.
-going to venice to knock on casa artom to go to le calendre in padua which is supposed to be super dope.
-staying in florence for a night, dinner at borgo san jacopo
-going to cortona for a night
-last three nights in lake como, just outside varenna in perledo
 
If you swing by the Palazzo Pitti (sp?) Take in this beautiful bastard.
 

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Harry's for a cocktail in Venice (its a thing, you wont regret it, especially if you do some research on the place). For Como you can do a hop on and off boat for the day, pretty cheap, great way to see a bunch of little towns. The City of Como isn't exactly must see, Bellagio is probably better way to spend your time.
 
deaconson said:
If you swing by the Palazzo Pitti (sp?) Take in this beautiful bastard.
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He could also just go next door to Casa Artom and be welcomed by the boner guy on the horse.

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…when your belly sticks out farther than your dickdo.

Just gotta sit on a big ole tortoise.

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Sounds like a wonderful trip…enjoy!
 
IAppreciateIt said:
aight -- looking for some recos (esp. hidden gems) to fill in the time (have a couple open days at the moment) will provide a review on the food if i'm not lazy:

-arrive may 10th in rome, staying there until the 12th. dinner at pulejo
-going to naples for the 12th night, will check out sorrento and amalfi coast but mostly to get dinner at taverna estia.
-booked a spot in bologna for a week from the 13th through 20th to serve as home base. doing a small group wine tour and def want to go to modena.
-going to venice to knock on casa artom to go to le calendre in padua which is supposed to be super dope.
-staying in florence for a night, dinner at borgo san jacopo
-going to cortona for a night
-last three nights in lake como, just outside varenna in perledo
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Villa D'Este in Tivoli is an easy day or half-day trip from Rome
 
when we went to Italy, we really liked Cinqua Terre. it might be a little out of the way though...
 
IAppreciateIt said:
aight -- looking for some recos (esp. hidden gems) to fill in the time (have a couple open days at the moment) will provide a review on the food if i'm not lazy:

-arrive may 10th in rome, staying there until the 12th. dinner at pulejo
-going to naples for the 12th night, will check out sorrento and amalfi coast but mostly to get dinner at taverna estia.
-booked a spot in bologna for a week from the 13th through 20th to serve as home base. doing a small group wine tour and def want to go to modena.
-going to venice to knock on casa artom to go to le calendre in padua which is supposed to be super dope.
-staying in florence for a night, dinner at borgo san jacopo
-going to cortona for a night
-last three nights in lake como, just outside varenna in perledo
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Casa Artom is having a big 50th anniversary party from May 18 - 20, so they might not be real excited to see you on May 21. But maybe they will.

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Home - Celebrating 50 Years in Venice

Global Programs will celebrate the 50th anniversary of Casa Artom with a return to Wake Forest’s home in Venice. Alumni and their families are invited to gather for a one-of-a-kind reunion in May 2023. More than 2,000 Wake Forest alumni called Casa Artom “home” for [...]
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My wife is a Casa Artom alum and we're planning to be in Venice in June and stop by for a quick visit.
 
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