Italy for a first trip to Europe?
Probably 7-8 days.
Gimme all your best tips & advise!
Thanks

Mauricio Niemeyer
As long as you get to see Rome, Florence & Venice you'll be golden BTW you don't wanna drive in Italy lol

Ok lol thanks

Itsly is fantastic. Rome, Florence, Tuscany all have so much to offer. A week there is great. Greece nit much to see and Athens is a very dirty city. Depends if you want to see history or not. I'd go back to Italy in a flash. When are you going?

Thinking June

Would you prebook hotels in diff cities, or stay a whole week in one place & do day trips?

We did 5 days in Rome through airbnb with a day trip to Pompeii, 3 days in Venice through airbnb, 3 days in the Cinque Terre through hotel and airbnb, and 6 days in Sardinia through hotel. I would recommend sticking to Rome and positano since you have so little time.

Amazing informative feedback!
Thanks everyone, I'm no longer into rushing around on vacations so I'll focus on Italy.

I'm going to Italy at the end of April for 12 days. I'm taking a bus tour throughout the country including Capri. Very excited!!

Awesome!

How do people get around, do you rent cars?

We used Trenitalia heavily with no issues.

What do you want to see in Italy? Are you going alone?

I'm not a solo traveller
I wanna see as much as I can. No details yet, was just getting some ideas.

Ok Greece was my number 1 but got kinda swayed..... hmm

I guess it depends: do you want beach and drinks (Greece), or history and architecture- Italy

Hmmm, well, I drank a LOT of wine in Italy. The only beaches we hit were in Italy (Cinque Terre region). We saw amazing antiquities, history, and architecture in both. I think it depends on what you choose to see. What we didn't see what in Greece was the ostentatious and waste of resources on churches and cathedrals.

It's a two hour boat ride to the island of Delos. I saw more history there than I saw all of Europe.

You can't do both properly in that time Melissa. I would say go to Barcelona Spain and Ibiza Spain absolutely AMAZING..... just my opinion

I agree with most folks...just do one. I tell people that Italy makes the best first Europe trip. With that time i would book a good room in Rome and day trip out from there. You can be in Florance, Pisa or Pompeii in and hour or two max by train. Then see Rome at night.

I agree that you can't do both in that short of a time frame. Both Italy and Greece are amazing (loved the greek isles particularily vs. the mainland) but I would suggest Italy for your first Europe Trip!! Rome, Venice, Sorrento etc were all amazing.

I thought Rome was very overrated. But loved Venice, so definitely recommend there. Take the bullet train from one to the other to see both cities. Then perhaps a day trip from Rome to either Pisa or Pompeii. and your week is up I think.

I would do Italy only. Travel by train.

It depends on how your like to vacation. To do both countries, you would be travelling every day and would see a couple main highlights in a few locations. I prefer more relaxed travel. We spent three weeks in Italy, saw sites every day, and still barely scratched the surface. And I like to have an espresso with locals at the local coffee bar and spend an hour or two sipping a glass of wine in a beautiful piazza watching life go by. No matter which way you do it, they are beautiful countries and you will enjoy the experience.

Thank you!! I keep wondering how people see five countries in ten days. My husband took me to Italy for three weeks for my 40th birthday and we saw a lot, but yet there was still so much to see!

We aren't museum people and love to see all we can in short spurts! Loved Italy! We flew into Naples (from Paris as we spent a couple days there first). Private driver to Positano for 3 nights. Then off to Rome. Took the ferry to Salerno- beautiful quick trip, train to Naples and high speed train to Rome. 4 nights in Rome, which we loved, then home from Rome. Stayed in airbnb's and have always had great luck!

Not a long enough trip to see both! Greece has so many islands..I personally spent 2 weeks in Greece (3 Islands + Athens) and it wasn't long enough! I've never been to Italy but I would suggest that over Greece. If you want to travel around you won't have to worry about ferry rides between islands which could take up a lot of time.

You can! Do four days each! But Italys coast (Positano) is where you defn want to be! And Greece, try to stay bear the water (in the island)

If you can manage to make your travelling between cities be at night so you can sleep, then maybe you can do both! Otherwise just pick one. It's like asking if someone can experience all of the states and Canada in a week-- imo no lol

I've been to both places. Greece, with the cruise, was amazing. We stayed in a little boutique hotel in Athens. One morning, we woke up and street market had sprung up. We walked to the Acropolis, because we love to walk. It took us the whole day because we just explored every nook and cranny.

I'm with Ron. It's so much travel and just a rush, rush, rush. I'd suggest Greece including a 3 day island cruise that stops in Ephesus. Amazing! Spend a couple days in Athens then do a day trip or two to other places. Well worth the time spent.

My first visit to Europe was to 7 countries in 4 weeks. (11) days in Italy...

Been all over Europe eight times and Greece wins hands down! Go to the Greek island of Ios...best beach in Europe. Best bars in Europe. Best kept secret in Europe. Kirk out!

Thought Italy was heaven until I went to Greek islands.

7-8 days- I would stick to Italy alone... not worth spreading yourself too thin. Florence is beautiful

Greece...go to Santorini. Italy...Venice. Rome. Pompeii. Florence. There all Amazing.

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