Where should I go in Italy for a September honeymoon?

In article <1IednV9t5sGZMBTZnZ2dnUVZ_umdnZ2d@adelphia.com>,
jattea@adelphia.net () wrote:

> *From:* "£ Î Z @ R Ð" <jattea@adelphia.net>
> *Date:* Fri, 9 Jun 2006 13:16:54 -0400
>
> I'd like to go to Italy for my Honeymoon next September. I've never
> been there and have recieved several recommendations. We're not
> really beach people, so that's not so important. I'd like to have some
> nice weather, though. We'd like nice access to culture, arts, small
> quaint towns, wineries, etc. What area should I concentrate my
> travels on?

Almost any part of Italy will be of some interest to you; my
top two suggestions would be Sicily and the Marches/Umbria area. Both are
fairly compact and particularly if you hired a car you could have an
interesting itinerary taking in all the things you're looking for,
assuming you don't want to "do" Italy as a whole in the traditional
tourist sense. Coastal Sicily might still be quite touristy in September,
I guess.

> Also, since September is the height of high season in Tuscany and
> Rome, I would stick to regions that don't get as many tourists.

I do not dispute this fact, especially considering that some hotels I
looked at had their highest rates in September. But do you know
why that is? Usually places become less crowded after the summer
ends. With Tuscany I could imagine that the summer heat drives
tourists to delay their vacation until the temperature is tolerable, but
I thought you had previously posted that Rome is not so hot then.
And when does this high season end?


Pete

£ Î Z @ R Ð wrote:
> I'd like to go to Italy for my Honeymoon next September. I've never been
> there and have recieved several recommendations. We're not really beach
> people, so that's not so important. I'd like to have some nice weather,
> though. We'd like nice access to culture, arts, small quaint towns,
> wineries, etc. What area should I concentrate my travels on?
>
>
> --
>
> - Jonathan

Amalfi Coast is really nice. Great coastal views, lots of local
produce, nice towns. Bit pricey I understand. Thought Capri would
make a good place for a honeymoon. Lots of expensive shops, older
areas of town to look at. Easy to walk around (and get lost in).
Personally I really liked Sicily. Taoromina and Castlemoa are both
very nice little towns, with lots of local produce in the shops. I
remember lots of marzipan. Very quaint cafe in Castlemoa. Couple of
castles. Amphitheatre I think from Roman times. Coastal views. Not
very great distance away from the volcano Mt Etna, ie you can see it in
the distance. (Very black closer up). Other produce includes flavoured
honey, Limoncello, Prickly pear liquer (cactus), almond wine and lots
more. Lots of cats. Further to south is Syraceuse with a monolithic
Greek theatre, and other buildings of interest. Further on to
south-east are old Greek temples, ancient olive trees, old Roman villa
ruin with lots of mosaic floors (some feature in the history books I
read at school), ruins of a village. I think would make a very
interesting place for a memorable honeymoon

uglav@m wrote:

> Amalfi Coast is really nice. Great coastal views, lots of local
> produce, nice towns. Bit pricey I understand. Thought Capri would
> make a good place for a honeymoon. Lots of expensive shops, older
> areas of town to look at. Easy to walk around (and get lost in).
> Personally I really liked Sicily.


Me too.


> Taoromina and Castlemoa are both


I assume you mean *Castelmola*.


> very nice little towns, with lots of local produce in the shops. I
> remember lots of marzipan. Very quaint cafe in Castlemoa. Couple of
> castles. Amphitheatre I think from Roman times.


You mean the one in Taormina? It's Greek, not Roman. See the Woody Allen
movie "Mighty Aphrodite" for scenes filmed there.


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Ken Blake
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