My wife and I are headed to Italy tomorrow! We are going to Venice, Modena (visiting Ferrari, Lamborghini, and having dinner at Osteria Francesca), Florence, a small town outside of Sienna in Tuscany, and then finishing up in Rome. Any suggestions for eating, drinking, etc.?
While in Tuscany, try to swing San Gimignano. Easily one of my favorite stops outside of Florence. Never once been to Modena. Can't speak much for Venice, as I've never stayed long. Rome has so many great restaurants, outside of the tourist realm. La Pergola in Rome is unbelievable; $300-something (don't recall exactly) for a nine-course sample menu, but if you can make it happen, certainly do so. Enjoy yourself.
Enjoy the trip - and have fun at Osteria Francescana; ironically, my favorite bite there was their house-cured parma ham and prosciutto, even over the famous tortellini!
Make sure to hit up a winery while in Tuscany as well. We visited Castello di Verrazzano, they have an awesome wine tour and food pairing.
Too many to even list. I found the stretch of coast between Genoa and Portofino to be my favorite part of the country. Just serene, traditional, and beautiful.
So...back from Italy! What a trip! We started in Venice then to Modena, Florence, Tuscany, and then Rome. Just a few of the highlights....lunch at Osteria Francescana (once in a lifetime experience), Ferrari Museum (somewhat disappointing), Wine tour at Castello di Verrazzano, cooking classes in Tuscany, plus all the art and history in Florence and Rome! Well over 1,000 pics so if you are interested in seeing any of them just let me know. Caio!
So...back from Italy! What a trip! We started in Venice then to Modena, Florence, Tuscany, and then Rome. Just a few of the highlights....lunch at Osteria Francescana (once in a lifetime experience), Ferrari Museum (somewhat disappointing), Wine tour at Castello di Verrazzano, cooking classes in Tuscany, plus all the art and history in Florence and Rome! Well over 1,000 pics so if you are interested in seeing any of them just let me know. Caio!
I know this is an old thread... but seriously? If you're going to pretend like you are cultured after making one trip to Italy, please spell the word correctly.
Patrick...I'm not sure if you are trying to be funny and just bust my balls or if you are just being a dick. Because I accidentally misspelled a single word I am now pretending to be cultured?
I went to Italy and shared my experience with others...isn't that the point of this site?
Just in case Patrick is still around...me taking pictures and posting them in no way implies that I am a professional photographer.
Here are just a few of many....
We are going back in November, planning on staying in the Tuscany region in a local village. Ridiculously inexpensive, it's a working village so part of the experience is helping with the harvest and production of either the grapes or olives.
We did our first trip there in November as well. If you are looking for something fun and different to do, in addition to Tuscany, check out the 'Le Marche' region not too far from there. Late October and early November is the time of year that they harvest white truffles, and Acqualagna is where around ~2/3 of the world's truffles come from. They have a big truffle festival there where you can get amazing dishes featuring truffles on them, and it'll be like $10-15 for a pasta dish covered with white and black truffles; my wife and I were in heaven being able to add truffles to every dish like it was simple salt and pepper there. It's a pretty 2-3 hour drive through the country side between Tuscany and Le Marche, and there are some parks and caverns in the region too that are neat.
Having your favorite convertible, limousine, SUV or any other stretch limousine could be the best deal you'll get from any of the car rental and service providers and in such way you can enjoy your stay easily.
Eat sea food pasta and pizza. I love their local cheese by the way
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