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Originally Posted by shodanusmc  Rome, Florence, Venice and Milan. If you have time, a side trip to Sicily. So much to see, so little time. For the best food, stay away from the Tourist places. Eat out of the way...small restaurants. Get used to the OLD WORLD SMELL of Rome, and especially Naples (Pompeii) if you go there. Florence is our favorite. Mola De Bari is also nice, and it is in Southern Italy. |
Lol, "old world smell" guess you've been around here before. I live in Naples, it's more of a burning trash bag filled with dirty baby diapers smell. There are some great sites around Naples though, Sorrento/Almafi Coast is worth the drive, as well as Pompeii and Vesuvius.
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have to go see Florence while you are in Italy, I spent 3 days there and didn't even make a dent in the sites to see. It was one of the most amazing cities I've see so far.
Avoid buying anything in high tourist areas everything is marked up 400%. If you see something you like, tell them what you will pay, if they won't take it then just walk away, many times they will "cut you a deal" if you are firm in what you will pay because if they wont go down in price the next vendor will.
Good luck, there is so much in Europe to see.