Originally Posted by
bocastephen
Thank you all! So assuming fall color is off the priority list and rain avoidance is a priority, is the last week of Sept or the first couple weeks of Oct a safer bet?
No one can say for certain. Usually September is better than October. But then again, last year the final week of September and the first of October saw record rainfall over much of NW Italy. I wouldn't fret too much about it: sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't.