XFed2001

Just curious...

slawecki

Maybe there should be an Italy, but there are many more posts on Florence and Venice and the trains than on Rome.

sk3

Some of us tried to get a dedicated forum started before -

http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/showt...eferrerid=9641

Maybe it's time for another attempt?

XFed2001

I vote "Si."

Gargoyle

Agreed. IMHO Rome is far from the most interesting or beautiful place to visit in Italy. I much prefer Florence, Venice, Siena, Orvieto, and countless small mountain towns.

BigLar

You're not the first one to ask that question.

VA747

Rome is an absolutely beautiful city with works of art from some of the finest sculptors the world has known right there in a piazza or street corner for all to see. The churches are many and their architecure brilliant, to say nothing of the paintings within. The museums are magnificent....the Borghese is an amazing gift of beauty. And there are several palaces with extensive art collections.....the palaces themselves spectacular. I haven't even mentioned the Vatican and St. Peter's,which is stunning both for its architecture as well as its sculpture. There is also the Colosseum and ancient Rome. And the restaurants, and the shopping.....I could go on and on. Small mountain towns are charming often with exquisite views and Florence also has an enormous collection of art and is indeed a beautiful city. But you could stay busy in Rome for days longer than other cities in Italy and it should have a place of its own for those who want to share what they have experience there.

Non-NonRev

I also support an "Italy" board - look at how well the Scandanavia and the UK forums serve the interests of those parts of the Europeean continent. Italy is somewhat like those regions as it "orients" toward the Mediterranean, as opposed to the Continental European land mass.