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Into Milan - Where from there?
My GF and I took advantage of the EWR-MXP fare and are headed to Italy (not the only place currently considering) and are looking for suggestions on where to go from there. We arrive the morning of February the 7th and fly back the 12th. I have been to Milan, but she hasn't so I'll probably take her to the Duomo and see the fashion area and maybe the Last Supper painting.
Our first thought is to take the train and do Venice for 2 nights and then take the train to Florence and do 3 nights there before heading back to Milan. My question is where else within driving distance/train would you recommend? We are both big skiers, so we were looking at Austria, Chamonix and the Dolomites. We love the idea of quaint snowy mountain towns and also love great food and wine. Would like to keep the "total" travel time to a minimum. The trains to Venice/Florence are only a few hours. Wouldn't want to give up an entire day traveling unless it was driving in the Alps or something along those lines as in that case the journey is part of the adventure. |
Originally Posted by jbp32
(Post 24209800)
...We arrive the morning of February the 7th and fly back the 12th. I have been to Milan, but she hasn't so I'll probably take her to the Duomo and see the fashion area and maybe the Last Supper painting.
Our first thought is to take the train and do Venice for 2 nights and then take the train to Florence and do 3 nights there before heading back to Milan. My question is where else within driving distance/train would you recommend? EDITED: I had written skiing tour, not king tour! I really have to tur off this automatic correction mode of Safari! |
Originally Posted by KLouis
(Post 24212636)
From the 7th to 12th it's exactly 5 nights. How do you plan to squeeze a king tour between Venice and Florence, even if this were really close to Milan? No way!
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No need to get snarky. The question is for alternatives, not in addition to Milan/Venice/Florence. Like, would you recommend Chamonix over Venice/Florence or do Austria over Chamonix or Venice Florence.
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Sorry, but with five days you only have time to choose one of those places, and it shouldn't be Milan. In your shoes, since you like skiing, I'd head straight to Torino, where thy held th 2006 Winter Olympics. Stay there for one night, then head to one of the ski resorts. On the 11th, have your last run, head back to Milan. Bypass it, go straight to th le Sheraton MXP, and come home in the morning. That would be a skiers dream trip. All other vacations to Italy that try to pack in a visit to another city everyday are really just opportunities to take photos.
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Go skiing. You have 4 days. Have a blast!
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