I'll be switching roles within my company, and it'll mean the first two weeks of July being a lull between the two. I figured its all for the better, so I am going to take that time out for vacation.
I also figured it would be nice going to a roadtrip with my sister and her fiancé.
Trying to come up with Things We Haven't Seen And Are Realistic Targets With A Car, I have come to consider Italy. I am looking for recommendations along these lines:
-reachable from Hungary (think a bit west of Budapest) in a day. Maybe two, but I drove through Northern Italy once and finding overnight accomodation is a BITCH. I'd be the only one with a driving license
-would be great to avoid the summer tourist rush
-when I am on holiday I burn my money like there is no tomorrow, but my travelling friends are more cost-conscious. Too expensive places are out. If they weren't, I would show them Cortina!
-I think best would be to set up camp somewhere and either spend the time in that city/town or venture into its neighborhood
I guess that's all. :) Thank you for your time.
If you have such a short time to visit places I'd stick to Venice and the Veneto. Don't sleep in Venice, though, much better to stay in Mestre, just across the lagoon.
How does Italy feel about the Roma :unsure:
Quote from: katmai on June 16, 2013, 04:26:02 PM
How does Italy feel about the Roma :unsure:
Something like 68% want them expelled.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2008/may/17/italy
:console: Sorry Tamas
Quote from: katmai on June 16, 2013, 04:35:57 PM
:console: Sorry Tamas
From the two of us, it wouldn't be me mistaken for a gypsy there :P
Before meeting you guys in Cortina Tracy and I stayed a night in the South Tyrol. It seemed like a nice region - the combination of German and Italian food and language was kind of interesting. We went to the Iceman museum in Bolzano and that was really interesting.
http://www.iceman.it
Venice is, of course, outstanding, but you have to watch your pennies there.
Political asylum :P
Venice has a bad smell.
Ideas that aren't major cities that might appeal to history nerds (like probably all of us are, maybe not your sister):
Aquileia (Roman ruins)
Rock Drawings in Valcamonica
Ravenna
Out of curiousity, have you done a roadtrip through the Balkans? (is something I've wanted to do for a while)
thanks for the tips guys!
I haven't road tripped the Balkans, and have no intention to do that, especially with a Hungarian license plate and not speaking any slavic languages :)
If you are going to camp then there are some campsites at Cortina that are ok. They are of the crowded but sociable type. Going in July the walking routes up in the mountains will all be open, assuming that there haven't been any recent incidents where you have injured your legs :P
With two weeks off I think you should consider exploring Tuscany and Umbria, Tuscany has more stuff but Umbria is quieter (or used to be :hmm: ). Florence is great but might be overly crowded in July, visiting the second string places might be better :hmm:
Avoid Venice and the lakes like the plague.
You might want to consider Friuli-Venezia Giulia. It's closest to you and relatively quiet.
Beautiful scenery and lots of interesting places to explore: Trieste, Miramare, Aquileia, Grado, Udine, Cividale, Palmanova, the huge cave near Villa Opicina, the WW1 battlefields and enormous cemetery near Redipuglia.
Quote from: Tamas on June 17, 2013, 02:02:38 AM
I haven't road tripped the Balkans, and have no intention to do that, especially with a Hungarian license plate and not speaking any slavic languages :)
You poor guys sure did get shat on in the linguistic lottery.
I speak Hungarian so I can sort of understand....nothing.
Oh wow, didn't see this thread :lol:
Quote from: Admiral Yi on June 17, 2013, 03:13:45 AM
Quote from: Tamas on June 17, 2013, 02:02:38 AM
I haven't road tripped the Balkans, and have no intention to do that, especially with a Hungarian license plate and not speaking any slavic languages :)
You poor guys sure did get shat on in the linguistic lottery.
I speak Hungarian so I can sort of understand....nothing.
I am actually proud of that :)
You could spend some time exploring around Lake Garda.
http://goitaly.about.com/od/gardalakelagodigarda/p/lake_garda.htm
:yes:
I love the Lake District. :wub:
Quote from: Maladict on June 17, 2013, 02:15:31 AM
Avoid Venice and the lakes like the plague.
You might want to consider Friuli-Venezia Giulia. It's closest to you and relatively quiet.
Beautiful scenery and lots of interesting places to explore: Trieste, Miramare, Aquileia, Grado, Udine, Cividale, Palmanova, the huge cave near Villa Opicina, the WW1 battlefields and enormous cemetery near Redipuglia.
This.
The upper adriatic coast is chock full of organized camping sites, it would be pretty easy to find place somewhere. Trieste, Aquileia, Grado, Palmanova are nice and not overcrowded like Venice and its surroundings.
If you want to visit Venice anyway, I'd suggest to find a camping place near Cavallino or Punta Sabbioni, in the northern part of the Venice Lagoon; from there, you can easily reach the city by boat (vaporetto), and take a trip to the northern lagoon isles: Murano, Burano, Torcello, Sant'Erasmo, these are most interesting. In Torcello there's even the so-called Attila's Throne, what's best for a hun? :P
I'd love to meet you guys should you venture west to Padua, but these days I'm totally underwater with the job, so I won't make any promises. I still have your phone number since the Cortina meeting, if it's the same as 5 years ago.
L.
I'll believe Pedrito meets people when i see it <_<
Quote from: katmai on June 18, 2013, 04:01:36 AM
I'll believe Pedrito meets people when i see it <_<
There are pics in TBR :mad:
L.
Quote from: Pedrito on June 18, 2013, 04:02:44 AM
Quote from: katmai on June 18, 2013, 04:01:36 AM
I'll believe Pedrito meets people when i see it <_<
There are pics in TBR :mad:
L.
You broke the first rule of TBR!
Hey Pedrito! I was hoping you would show up. :)
I did not mean "set camp" literally :P I ain't sleeping in no tent :D
Many of the campings there offer other kinds of accomodations, like bungalows: check this one http://www.campingcavallino.com/en-venice/ (http://www.campingcavallino.com/en-venice/).
If you want a more central position to raid the area, Padua is a good place: 80 kms from Verona, 35 from Venice, the wonderful Ravenna is around 100 kms southwards, the seaside is 45 kms away. There are some nice hotels, and plenty of things to do and see. About, say, 297 meters from my home there's the Third Army Museum, http://musei.provincia.padova.it/portale/Scheda_Museo.aspx?cod_museo=28 (http://musei.provincia.padova.it/portale/Scheda_Museo.aspx?cod_museo=28), a small WWI museum. The last time I visited it, I was about 8 years old :blush:
Ask and ye shall be answered.
L.