r/ItalyTravelAdvice

My boyfriend and I are trying to decide between Sardinia and Sicily for about 8–9 days in July, and I’d love some recommendations from people who have been to either!

We’re mainly looking for a relaxing beach vacation with beautiful beaches and clear water. We’d really prefer somewhere that feels a little less touristy/crowded if possible (I know July is peak season, so we’re realistic about that). We’re not looking to spend every day sightseeing or moving around — ideally we’d have a nice place to stay, spend most days at the beach, eat good food, and maybe do a couple of activities or day trips.

For anyone who has been to Sardinia or Sicily, which would you recommend for this kind of trip? I’d also love recommendations for specific towns/areas, beaches, Airbnbs, cute hotels, or activities you really enjoyed!
Thank you!!

Fly into Rome, arrive at 10am.
- stay in Rome for 4 nights
- board 7 night cruise that goes to Naples, Sicily region, Valletta Malta, sea day, Dubrovnik Croatia, Split Croatia
-cruise ends in Ravenna travel to Venice.
- stay 1 night in Venice
- end trip with 5 nights in Florence

I am looking at flying into Rome then staying in Spello for a few days in May, June or July.

It seems close enough where I can go to Rome by train and see what I want, but far away and quiet enough to just relax and not be so touristy.

What are your thoughts on this or suggestions if not Spello?

Hey everyone so as the title explains I’m trying to figure out if it would even be worth it to spend a night in Amalfi. We’re heading to Italy in about mid November and I wanted to go to Amalfi specifically on November 13 to the 14th to spend my birthday.

The issue is that my cousin is currently studying abroad in Florence and while she has been living there for the past month, she has never experienced November or winter in the Amalfi Coast.

After a lot of research my sister and I have read is that it will be rainy and windy and that there’s going to be a lot of closures. Also may be some travel issues and my cousin also did get stuck out there during the summer, resulting in a $200 cab ride back to their place. This is where the idea for the hotel stay for one night came in.

I’m just feeling a little discouraged but I don’t want to rearrange my entire birthday plan if there’s a chance that we could still enjoy it. Especially considering I have worked so hard to be able to afford this trip, and it isnt as easy to just go back as my cousin suggests. When her parents and my uncle are completely funding her to study abroad there and she is able to go see and do much more, like spending last weekend in the dolomites.

Obviously, the fact that I really want to go here as one of the 3 places I absolutely have to see in Italy, and that every time I bring it up to her, the idea seems to be pushed farther away from the itinerary has led me here to ask y’all what was your experience in the Amalfi Coast around those dates in November and if it’s even worth it trying to make the trip out there to spend the night or if we should just find somewhere else to go or something else to do.