Italy in August

Hey everyone,
I'm planning a journey to Northern Italy (possibly Genova, I'm not
organising, just following!) in early August this year. I have a few
questions:
Roughly how much should I expect to pay for an average selfcatering
appartment, should be sharing with 4-6 people. (very vague I know, but
any info at all would be appreciated).
How does Italy compare to other EU countries in terms of holiday cost,
things like, outdoor activites (maybe mountain biking, kayaking etc?),
food, both supermarket and eating out, drink, again both take home and
pubs/clubs.
Any other info you might consider relevant.

Also, one other thing I'm slightly concerned about is the weather;
coming from Ireland I'm not really accustomed to hot weather, does
anyone know if a similar heatwave is expected this year like last year?

Thanks,
JohnnyJ

JohnnyJ <johnnyjsimpson@m> wrote in message
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> Also, one other thing I'm slightly concerned about is the weather;
> coming from Ireland I'm not really accustomed to hot weather, does
> anyone know if a similar heatwave is expected this year like last year?

Weather is more and more unpredictable.
In Italy August 2002 was somehow Irish, with rain and low temperatures.
August 2003 instead was unbareably hot and wet, a real tropical climate.

Edoardo

JohnnyJ <johnnyjsimpson@m> schrieb:
> I'm planning a journey to Northern Italy (possibly Genova, I'm
> not organising, just following!) in early August this year.

Well, I can't tell you any exact prices but you should bear in mind
that August is THE holiday-month in Italy. Prices can rise
considerably in comparison even to july and accomodations will be
much more difficult to find.

I don't know about the region of Italy you are going to but to my
experience food in Italy is really great and, compared to other EU
countries, you can get food in restaurants and bars for a good price
(don't know whether they rise their prices in august, though). Food
in the supermarket seemed to me rather expensive, at least compared
to Germany.

Hope this helps

Martina

Martina wrote:

> JohnnyJ <johnnyjsimpson@m> schrieb:
>
>>I'm planning a journey to Northern Italy (possibly Genova, I'm
>>not organising, just following!) in early August this year.
>
>
> Well, I can't tell you any exact prices but you should bear in mind
> that August is THE holiday-month in Italy. Prices can rise
> considerably in comparison even to july and accomodations will be
> much more difficult to find.
>
> I don't know about the region of Italy you are going to but to my
> experience food in Italy is really great and, compared to other EU
> countries, you can get food in restaurants and bars for a good price
> (don't know whether they rise their prices in august, though). Food
> in the supermarket seemed to me rather expensive, at least compared
> to Germany.
>
> Hope this helps
>
> Martina


when I was booking things last year August was generally lower priced
compared to June and July -- I am sure it depends on where the rentals
are -- we were looking at city rentals

Edoardo Vancini <edoardo.vancini@libero.it> wrote in message
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>wet

I meant humid, moisty.
Sorry

Edoardo

Jenn <jenn@hmplce.com> wrote:

> Martina wrote:
>
>> JohnnyJ <johnnyjsimpson@m> wrote:
>>
>>>I'm planning a journey to Northern Italy (possibly Genova, I'm
>>>not organising, just following!) in early August this year.
>>
>> Well, I can't tell you any exact prices but you should bear in
>> mind that August is THE holiday-month in Italy. Prices can rise
>> considerably in comparison even to july and accomodations will
>> be much more difficult to find.
>
> when I was booking things last year August was generally lower
> priced compared to June and July -- I am sure it depends on
> where the rentals are -- we were looking at city rentals


I've heard about that for Rome etc., too. Seems that most Italians go
for holiday to somewhere near the sea so prices there are usually
more expensive while prices in the cities may be lower. So it depends
on where exactly Johnny will be going...

Martina

Martina Panzer wrote:
>
> I've heard about that for Rome etc., too. Seems that most Italians go
> for holiday to somewhere near the sea so prices there are usually
> more expensive while prices in the cities may be lower. So it depends
> on where exactly Johnny will be going...
>
> Martina

Thank you Martina, and everyone else :-)
JohnnyJ

> when I was booking things last year August was generally lower priced
> compared to June and July -- I am sure it depends on where the rentals
> are -- we were looking at city rentals.

If you look at the fine print, it is often the hotels without air
conditioning that run cheaper rates in August.
rjf

Bob Fusillo wrote:

>>when I was booking things last year August was generally lower priced
>>compared to June and July -- I am sure it depends on where the rentals
>>are -- we were looking at city rentals.
>
>
> If you look at the fine print, it is often the hotels without air
> conditioning that run cheaper rates in August.
> rjf
>
>

I was talking about apartment rentals