In my study abroad program, I have a four day weekend in Europe coming up and want to travel somewhere. I will be spending the first two days (Friday and Saturday) in Nice, France and want to spend the other two days in northern Italy while I am close. However, I am unsure where in Italy to go.
The cities I am considering are:
- Genoa (because it is so close and a French/Italian riviera tour sounds fun)
- Milan (because it is so big and I could probably find plenty to see and do here)
- Florence (because I have heard it is beautiful and has a lot of art)
- Venice (because it is a big tourist spot, although this also puts me off)
Having said this, I am open to any other suggestions. Any advice is greatly appreciated. By compstond
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Definitely between Florence and Venice - both manageable size with tons to see. In your case I would probably say Florence since distance seems important to you and it is much closer. There are good reasons you don't see many tourists in Genoa and Milan: they are relatively unattractive places and there is little there of interest to the casual traveler.
Okay I am Italian and love it. I have been to Florence and enjoyed the art o much. But Florence can also have alot of tourists. A great city to go to is called Volterra, it is about an hour away from Florence and i sreally small and beautiful, u dont have to stay 4 2 whole days but even 4 a queiet afternoon. I have a house there and it is always so quiet, go an you will ahve a blast