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Dec 16, 2023
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Natedog916
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Naples felt like Detroit to me. But the people we met there were great.
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My unsolicited Top Ten spots in Italy that aren't Rome, Florence, or Venice
oxcoug
12/16/23 6:44am
Forgot Assisi, which could arguably crack the top ten, is beautiful, can be
oxcoug
12/16/23 6:45am
Correction: I meant I'd take Turin over Milan, any day - not Rome.
oxcoug
12/16/23 6:49am
Great list. I would add Bolzano as a beautiful
Y_Mountain_Magic
12/16/23 6:53am
Agreed. Bolzano deserves honorable mention. Probably kinda left out "Südtirol"
oxcoug
12/16/23 6:56am
Valle D’aosta and Lake Como are top tier.
OPINIONS
12/16/23 6:59am
Yeah, were you a missionary there, by chance? Just curious, as I think that
oxcoug
12/16/23 7:02am
Note re something I think is often lost on casual tourists: Italy didn't exist
oxcoug
12/16/23 7:00am
We spent a couple of hours in Siena last month and are already planning a few days there…
Tokolosh
12/16/23 7:08am
The Palio is nuts. Saw it one time, never seen anything else like it. And if you
oxcoug
12/16/23 7:15am
Seeing the race is on my bucket list for sure.
Tokolosh
12/16/23 7:19am
One of highlights was a cooking class w/ Italian chefs in Siena. Helped them cook a
Soupie
12/16/23 7:19am
I would add Lucca.
Everyman
12/16/23 7:14am
Agree - was in my honorable mentions, though I know that's a jumble
oxcoug
12/16/23 7:16am
Thanks for this list. We’ll be there for a couple weeks next summer & looking to add new places.
Soupie
12/16/23 7:16am
where is the best restaurant to get cheese wheel pasta and lobster
Flyingdolphin
12/16/23 7:18am
The surprising answer to that question is:
oxcoug
12/16/23 7:21am
I’m going to go when I go to maryland and i’ll hold you to it
Flyingdolphin
12/16/23 7:52am
Portofino is one of our favorites - great coastal town
Jersey hunter
12/16/23 7:22am
Incredibly beautiful - I see it as an extension / portal to the Cinque Terre
oxcoug
12/16/23 7:24am
Yep - a proud Amazon Prime member
Jersey hunter
12/16/23 7:27am
After my mission in Germany my parents picked me up and we toured Europe for
Florwood
12/16/23 8:07am
Let me second Verona as a place to stay and visit in Italy. It’s close to most places in the Venito region of Italy,
specsauce
12/16/23 7:31am
Sicily as a whole is also underrated, tourists rarely make it down there but
Nuke
12/16/23 7:38am
I believe it is and need to go - it's partly just as a planning process it's
oxcoug
12/16/23 7:49am
Yeah it is out of the way. I only know because I served my mission there. My
Nuke
12/16/23 7:54am
Your top pick is absolutely spot on. Never disappoints.
coolblue
12/16/23 8:17am
Naples is disgusting and we felt like everyone wanted to kill us.
Jesse Pinkman
12/16/23 8:33am
I hear ya - same has been said about some other big cities. I don't advise it
oxcoug
12/16/23 8:42am
Naples felt like Detroit to me. But the people we met there were great.
Natedog916
12/16/23 9:17am
No Sorrento? Pompei? Capri?
HoustonCougar
12/16/23 4:30pm
Pompeii doesn't really fit my category, which is places / areas you stay in
oxcoug
12/16/23 6:33pm
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