After my mission in Germany my parents picked me up and we toured Europe for

Dec 16, 2023
8:07:01am

Florwood All-American

A few weeks.

My mom watched Days of Our Lives, and Portofino had been part of a plot line. So part of our Europe tour included staying a night in Portofino. It was nice.

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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

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