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Elessar · 26-30, M
@Ashly There's really many to choose from, it depends also on what you're planning to do:
if visiting historical sites and main cities, any of the smaller cities that are close enough to bigger ones would be great (for instance, if you plan to visit Venice I'd stay in Pellestrina, Chioggia, Jesolo, etc. - definitely not Mestre even if it's cheaper, unless you want to try the Italian Detroit experience 😅, and definitely not Venice itself because it's chaotic and expensive af). Then you'll reach the main cities via public transportation (forget Uber, taxis and the alike, they're unnecessarily expensive; when with like €25 you can get a 24h ticket)
If you're planning a mainly culinary trip, I'd go with the south: the food isn't bad in the north either, but we tend to be more "industrialized", whereas from Bologna, Rome, Naples, etc. you're more likely to find traditional stuff made the ol' way with local ingredients; also it's generally cheaper so long as you manage to avoid tourist traps. And there's plenty of historical sites and main cities also down there (just I would avoid visiting cities in summer because they're open-sky ovens)
If you're going for the beaches, look no further than Sardinia (although it's quite expensive, lots of billionaires with their yatches docked there definitely inflated the island's economy).
If you like the mountains, anywhere close to Cortina d'Ampezzo would be great. You can rent an e-bike and use it for moving around, since I suppose renting a car isn't viable (I'm not sure if American driving licenses are recognized, I've no idea honestly)
(The tourism ministry should pay me for this post 😅)
if visiting historical sites and main cities, any of the smaller cities that are close enough to bigger ones would be great (for instance, if you plan to visit Venice I'd stay in Pellestrina, Chioggia, Jesolo, etc. - definitely not Mestre even if it's cheaper, unless you want to try the Italian Detroit experience 😅, and definitely not Venice itself because it's chaotic and expensive af). Then you'll reach the main cities via public transportation (forget Uber, taxis and the alike, they're unnecessarily expensive; when with like €25 you can get a 24h ticket)
If you're planning a mainly culinary trip, I'd go with the south: the food isn't bad in the north either, but we tend to be more "industrialized", whereas from Bologna, Rome, Naples, etc. you're more likely to find traditional stuff made the ol' way with local ingredients; also it's generally cheaper so long as you manage to avoid tourist traps. And there's plenty of historical sites and main cities also down there (just I would avoid visiting cities in summer because they're open-sky ovens)
If you're going for the beaches, look no further than Sardinia (although it's quite expensive, lots of billionaires with their yatches docked there definitely inflated the island's economy).
If you like the mountains, anywhere close to Cortina d'Ampezzo would be great. You can rent an e-bike and use it for moving around, since I suppose renting a car isn't viable (I'm not sure if American driving licenses are recognized, I've no idea honestly)
(The tourism ministry should pay me for this post 😅)
