Italy and France

[kinglit]

I am traveling with my wife and baby to Italy and France for 2 weeks. Do you have any suggestions for getting around while there or what to do while there.

[moish]

im not sure how you want to budget your time, as i spent more than two weeks just in italy but when i was in italy (with wife and baby) i flew in to rome, took the train down to naples, flew from there to venice, took the train to florence and flew from florence back to israel via rome. as far as france, on a different trip i flew from london to nice, rented a car while i was in the south, then flew from nice to paris. (im not sure it was necessary to fly from nice to paris though)

[SuperFlyer]

A bit of a funny schedule, as also from Rome you could take just as well a trin to Florence (if Naples is ok).
You could make italy in a week and bit, if you only visit the top few cities, plus you prepared yourself).

[ChikkyMonkey]

I would look into a train pass or something like that.... The cities I would recommend (and I prefer Italy...) would be Venice, Florence, Rome (I personally didn't care for it too much..) in France Nice and Monaco are next to each other and can be nice and convenient if you're visiting Italy...

Shabbos in Venice is a must...

[moish]

A bit of a funny schedule, as also from Rome you could take just as well a trin to Florence (if Naples is ok).
You could make italy in a week and bit, if you only visit the top few cities, plus you prepared yourself).

i spent 3 days along the amalfi coast (pompeii, vesuvius, sorrento, capri, positano) so i needed to take a train to naples, it wasnt just a way for me to get to venice (seriously, is that what you thought?!). and i personally found rome fascinating

[SuperFlyer]

rome is very nice and more to see then in Florence. Pisa, you might want to go to, just for the shtick.

[SuperFlyer]

i spent 3 days along the amalfi coast (pompeii, vesuvius, sorrento, capri, positano) so i needed to take a train to naples, it wasnt just a way for me to get to venice (seriously, is that what you thought?!). and i personally found rome fascinating

this coastline, you should do with a vespa. with your wife in the back.

[moish]

this coastline, you should do with a vespa. with your wife in the back.

and the baby.....

[SuperFlyer]

Didn't know you had a baby. Well make it a motorcycle + sidecar then. ;-)

[bentch]

I would look into a train pass or something like that.... The cities I would recommend (and I prefer Italy...) would be Venice, Florence, Rome (I personally didn't care for it too much..) in France Nice and Monaco are next to each other and can be nice and convenient if you're visiting Italy...

Shabbos in Venice is a must...

where did  u spend shabbos in venice? i'm heading there and would like to know some more details. thanks

[Mocha]

where did  u spend shabbos in venice? i'm heading there and would like to know some more details. thanks

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