Where to go in Italy in December outside of large cities

We will be in Italy for the first 2 weeks of December.

We wonder, where can we go at this time of year for nice countryside or
small/medium townish walking. We're willing to rent a car. It would be
nice to know places that included both interesting nature plus
interesting cultural things.

We'll spend some days in Rome but seek other ideas.

Thanks in advance.

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We will be in Italy for the first 2 weeks of December.

We wonder, where can we go at this time of year for nice countryside or
small/medium townish walking. We're willing to rent a car. It would be
nice to know places that included both interesting nature plus
interesting cultural things.

We'll spend some days in Rome but seek other ideas.

Thanks in advance.


weather forecasts predicted it will be real winter in the first 20 days of
Decenber

If were you.. I would go down south.. Sicily if possible.

Once I was in Capri in december.. and we were wearing short sleeves.It
depends on yr luck

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"walker" ha scritto nel messaggio
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We will be in Italy for the first 2 weeks of December.

We wonder, where can we go at this time of year for nice countryside
or small/medium townish walking. We're willing to rent a car. It
would be nice to know places that included both interesting nature
plus interesting cultural things.

We'll spend some days in Rome but seek other ideas.

Thanks in advance.


weather forecasts predicted it will be real winter in the first 20
days of Decenber

If were you.. I would go down south.. Sicily if possible.

Once I was in Capri in december.. and we were wearing short
sleeves.It depends on yr luck


I was also thinking south, like Puglia or Basilicata. How about the
Maratea coast?







In Puglia and Basilicata there might be heavy snowfalls.
I know they are not normal.
but in the last few years snow was more in the south than in the north

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I was also thinking south, like Puglia or Basilicata. How about the
Maratea coast?

I was going to suggest Bari.

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bologna, Venice, Florence. they are not large cities.

On 25 Nov 2006 07:13:55 -0800, "walker" wrote:

We will be in Italy for the first 2 weeks of December.

We wonder, where can we go at this time of year for nice countryside or
small/medium townish walking. We're willing to rent a car. It would be
nice to know places that included both interesting nature plus
interesting cultural things.

We'll spend some days in Rome but seek other ideas.

Thanks in advance.

On Sun, 26 Nov 2006 08:24:42 -0500, gerald wrote:

bologna, Venice, Florence. they are not large cities.

Northern Italy in winter? Are you sure you'd reccomend that?
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"mini Mini" wrote in message
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I was also thinking south, like Puglia or Basilicata. How about the
Maratea coast?

I was going to suggest Bari.

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Donald R. Newcomb
DRNewcomb (at) attglobal (dot) net



Bari is not very much for a tourist.
I would suggest
Trani Barletta
Alberobello.
the first two towns are on the sea.

If you want to go down south. then lecce is the capital town of baroque art
in the south.

On Sun, 26 Nov 2006 17:34:54 +0100, Dave Frightens Me
wrote:

On Sun, 26 Nov 2006 08:24:42 -0500, gerald wrote:

bologna, Venice, Florence. they are not large cities.

Northern Italy in winter? Are you sure you'd reccomend that?

I think winter is the best time to see Flroence. Most of what you want
to see in Florence is indoors anyway, and in the winter you won't be
trampled by your fellow tourists. The winter is also fine for Bologna.
However, Venice is often subject to flooding (acqua alta) in winter.

I think the original posters wanted to see some countryside, though,
and that part of Italy has lots of fog and rain in the winter.

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Barbara Vaughan
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walker wrote:
We will be in Italy for the first 2 weeks of December.

We wonder, where can we go at this time of year for nice countryside or
small/medium townish walking. We're willing to rent a car. It would be
nice to know places that included both interesting nature plus
interesting cultural things.

Why not choosing Perugia and nearby hilltop towns?

Sergio
Pisa

On 27 Nov 2006 01:08:34 -0800, "sergio" wrote:


walker wrote:
We will be in Italy for the first 2 weeks of December.

We wonder, where can we go at this time of year for nice countryside or
small/medium townish walking. We're willing to rent a car. It would be
nice to know places that included both interesting nature plus
interesting cultural things.

Why not choosing Perugia and nearby hilltop towns?

That's a good suggestion. Nearby towns worth visiting include Assisi,
Spello, and Gubbio. Perugia is a very nice small university city in
its own right, and it's situated in pretty countryside. The only
possible problem might be rain and fog, which would obscure the views
a bit.
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Barbara Vaughan
My email address is my first initial followed by my surname at libero dot it
I answer travel questions only in the newsgroup