Italy - Honeymoon

Also highly recommend if you stay in one area for more than a couple days that you go to the local grocery store. You'll save a lot of money buying water or anything there than throughout the day. Seriously. Water costs more than wine.

Cybsled_sl said:

In the more residential areas of Rome, you can sometimes find ancient/old mineral water fountains for drinking purposes that people use.

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Those are everywhere.

I love italy!

Adam12_sl said:

Everyone just gets in the fucking line for theSixteenth Chapeland ...

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I know this is old, but come on, no one jumped on this? You just put yourself in the league ofJustin Bieber.

People too dumb to buy tickets in advance to go through Sistine. When we went to Rome, there were about 100-150 people in line just to buy tickets.. Guess they don't realize that you can buy tickets online? lol

DickTrickle_sl said:

I know this is old, but come on, no one jumped on this? You just put yourself in the league ofJustin Bieber.

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You can't be srs. That joke is years older than Justin Beiber.

I lived in Orviteo for a year during college, it is located in the region of Umbria which is in between Florence and Rome. If you have the time it would make for a good couple of days. There is some great history there, you will especially find a lot of sites concerning the Etruscans which is a civilization that predates the Romans by a couple hundred of years. Orvieto also has some great wines and there is a really cool wine bar that is built beneath the city. Another great Umbrian City is Perugia which is the capital of the region, you are still able to see the original Etruscan gates there. Perugia is also known for their chocolate. The last city(which is more of a necropolis) I would recommend in the region is Cerverteri. It is a UNESCO world heritage site, there are over 1000 tombs that you can see.

Venice is a great city but a tourist trap you can stay in Lido which is much cheaper and very close. There is an old monastery called San Lazzaro degli Armeni in the bay near Venice, they have an amazing view and museum.

Some of my favorite sites in Rome were the Domus Aurea, which is under the Baths of Trajan(check out the baths too!). The Trajan markets and his column detailing his victories in battle(the column is a must see). The temple of Jupiter and the Roman forum, which was the place Cicero's hands were nailed to. The Vatican museum is also a must see. There are a few little churches around Rome that have Caravaggio's in them, they are worth looking for.

If you have time to make it down south to see Pompeii make sure to see Capua on the way which is a very will preserved city, it is also where Spartacus the TV show took place. Naples National Archaeology Museum is a pretty mind blowing place, they have the Alexander Mosaic which is worth going just for that. One of my favorite cities in the south is Paestum which was originally a Greek colony. You can see the Tomb of the Diver there which is one of the few well preserved Greek fresco's. There is also a pretty amazing Greek temple there that is in great condition. The last city I would recommend is Amalfi this picture explains it all.



Some travel tips in Italy: The trains suck so expect delays. The Rome Termini is full of Gypsies so mind your wallet. The bus from the Rome Termini to Vatican City is full of pickpockets. The closer restaurants are to the main sites the more expensive food will be. Beer is cheaper then soda, take advantage of it. You get charged for bread at restaurants, but on the flip side tips are not expected. Italians do not like to queue. You buy slices of pizza by the kilogram not by the slice. The people get nicer the further south you go. Naples can be very very sketchy at night. Have a great trip!

You seriously only going to be in Florence for just a day? Unbelievable. That was my favorite location in Italy next to Taormina.

But you're going to Rome...lol. It's your decision, but, I would just stay in Florence another day.


And I'm sure you've done it already, but, if not...get the fast trains. Do NOT get the normal trains. They are fucking slow and you will spend HOURS traveling via train. We made that mistake from Milan to Venice. After that, we did the fast trains and managed to get to destinations much faster. It's not even that much more expensive.

OK. Well, I would definitely recommend their high-speed trains or else you will be on a train all day. Also, get first class. You get free champagne as well as snacks.

My ex and I did something similar to what you're doing. Travel as much as possible within a short period. Again, my *biggest* recommendation are the high-speed trains, first class. You get reserved seating, free champagne, and the seats are very comfortable. You choose the slower speed trains, you're going to regret it. Ugh, that was the worst ride ever.