Italy Vacations
Rome
Vacationing In Italy
If I had the money I would be on the next plane to Italy. I have been several times of perhaps it is someone else's turn. In this article I will try to map out how airline routes, tours and accommodations in Italy for your travel needs. This article will focus on Rome. I would recommend you stay at least three weeks. Rome is huge and can't be taken in a week or two visit. You must stay a month or so just to see the sights and get use to the language and the culture. Oddly enough, everyone now speaks English in Rome. This was not true in the 1980(s) were I still wrestled with simple things like reading menus. Now most restaurants print menus in English for tourists.
Airflight
Depending on where you live is how long your flight is. I live in Florida so I usually take Iberian into Madrid and then fly directly into Rome. I have also taken another carrier out of JFK directly into Rome as well and then I have taken British airways into Heathrow and then a direct flight into Rome. Whatever your route, you can find really good fares if you are willing to fly into Eastern Europe and back into Rome.
Tickets
- Lufthansa - Online flight offers | No booking fee | Sale fares to Europe
Official USA site of Lufthansa German Airlines - book your flight to Europe and fly via Frankfurt, Munich and Zurich. Flights to Germany, Italy, UK, France at attractive low fares. - Alitalia.com - Home Page | Alitalia
Alitalia offer great deals and offers on flights to Italy and around the world from the United States. - Book Flights, Hotels, Holidays, Car Rental with British Airways - BA.com
Book flights to London and New York with British Airways. BA, the full service airline, offer low airfares and hotels in holiday destinations around the world. - IBERIA.COM USA. The Best prices for Iberia flights.
Check the cheapest flights from USA and Puerto Rico and book your ticket online with Iberia to Spain and Europe
Transportation
Unless you have driven in Italy before, I don't recommend you rent a car. When you arrive in Italy and experience Italian traffic you will understand why I will not make this recommendation.
There are buses readily available to take your from the airport to Rome and then you can either take another bus to your hotel, the metro or a cab. It is the same as New York. No difference expect the language.
Accommodations
- Rome Hotels. Reservation of Hotels in Rome, Italy
Rome hotels, Italy. A selection of the best hotels in Rome, bed and brekfast, town house, apartments listed by area and rates. Find charming accommodation in Rome in our lodging listings.
Review of Accommodations
I have to be forth right and clear that I have not stayed in any of these hotels. I have only stayed in one hotel when I was young in Rome and I can't remember the name. When I travel to Rome now I always stay with family and friends. Perhaps in the future one of you could post your favorite Hotel in Rome.
Tours of Italy
Guided Tours
For me guided tours are good for some but not for me. I like to get the tour book and the map and make my way through the city and see the sights myself. But I can certainly understand a middle aged person wishing to have a guide. It really isn't important how you see Italy but that you see it. And all the rest works itself out.
