by Stefano » Thu May 24, 2007 4:44 pm
kennylibben wrote:really? i've had alot of people tell me Venice isn't worth it other than to say you've been there?
Stefano - i'll be living in Siena - how far is it from there?
Venice isn't worth??? Oh boy... By far the most fascinating town in Europe... and I have seen most of it.
The only problem in Venice are the tourists (the usual places are very crowdy... build your own path out of the beaten tracks) and the restaurants for the tourists .
How long are you going to stay? Tuscany by itself has tenth of towns worth to be visited, starting with Florence and Pisa. In Leghorn (Livorno in reality) there is the Navy academy, with a museum tha can be visited (check the timetable). Rome is a 2,5 hours drive.
Your best choice could be taking a train/car/motorbike (even better in Tuscany, you can appreciate the lovely roads and views) to Florence, from there everything (but Pompei...) is within 3 hours of train or less ( just a little more for Genoa).
[quote="kennylibben"]really? i've had alot of people tell me Venice isn't worth it other than to say you've been there?
Stefano - i'll be living in Siena - how far is it from there?[/quote]
Venice isn't worth??? Oh boy... By far the most fascinating town in Europe... and I have seen most of it.
The only problem in Venice are the tourists (the usual places are very crowdy... build your own path out of the beaten tracks) and the restaurants for the tourists .
How long are you going to stay? Tuscany by itself has tenth of towns worth to be visited, starting with Florence and Pisa. In Leghorn (Livorno in reality) there is the Navy academy, with a museum tha can be visited (check the timetable). Rome is a 2,5 hours drive.
Your best choice could be taking a train/car/motorbike (even better in Tuscany, you can appreciate the lovely roads and views) to Florence, from there everything (but Pompei...) is within 3 hours of train or less ( just a little more for Genoa).