coach,Can anyone share their wisdom on preferred timeshares in Italy? We're looking to split our time in Rome and then in the Calabria region near Locri sometime next Summer.
We stayed at a wonderful timeshare in Tuscany called Il Poggio. Can't recommend it high enough. They have horses, a vineyard, a farm and they raise boars, too. It is near a small rustic village. There is a little inn within walking distance, too. We bought a bottle of wine there and they would fill it up for us when we walked over. We stayed in Rome for four nights and then took the train north and got our rental car. I used Rick Steve's books and we had wonderful daily tours of Tuscany. Then we took the train up to Venice and had another timeshare within the city. I think it was called Smerelda (Emerald). We were tucked back in a little neighborhood. Could not have asked for better accommodations on the trip. We love touring on our own.
Yes, have exchanged in. Do the straightforward exchange without the halfboard if possible. Loved the setting of the resort, postcard-pretty, absolutely gorgeous little town, location was great if you have a car. Didn't try their restaurant except to buy a glass of wine to drink on our patio. We drove to a train station and took the train into Florence a few times, it's convenient for that too (once we figured out driving directions to the station, the staff member we asked wasn't super-helpful for whatever reason).Wow! I wished I knew about this site before booking through RCI for next year. I did look at reviews on Trip Advisor but it would have been helpful to know about this site.
Has anyone stayed at La Ferriera outside of Florence in Loro Ciuffenna? Any information you can give is appreciated. We will be next October 2016.
TIA,
Kim
We stayed at Carpe Dia Roma on the outskirts of Rome--about a 15 min. drive to the end of the line subway stop to go to Rome. We liked it, but determined that "next time" we would stay in Rome itself. We did; we rented an apartment on VRBO and were delighted with the experience. It was, in our opinion, much better than staying on the outskirts. We're going back in the spring and have, once again, chosen to stay in the center of Rome.
Wow! I wished I knew about this site before booking through RCI for next year. I did look at reviews on Trip Advisor but it would have been helpful to know about this site.
Has anyone stayed at La Ferriera outside of Florence in Loro Ciuffenna? Any information you can give is appreciated. We will be next October 2016. TIA, Kim
Wow! I wished I knew about this site before booking through RCI for next year. I did look at reviews on Trip Advisor but it would have been helpful to know about this site.
Has anyone stayed at La Ferriera outside of Florence in Loro Ciuffenna? Any information you can give is appreciated. We will be next October 2016.
TIA,
Kim
I would recommend Laurie's idea of driving down the hill from Loro Cuiffenna to the train station, parking there, and taking the train into Florence.
2 + 2 + 2!i have 6 days free en route from istanbul to london next march and plan to spend them in italy. Would it be better to spend 3 days in rome + 3 days in florence, or could i substite a day in florence with 1 day in venice?
I prefer a few nights in Rome, Florence, or Venice to a week at the Hilton Tuscany where we stayed last year.
Other than not being in the city, how did you like Tuscany?