Where in Italy?!

hemophobic

I'm planning on going to Italy next year with my friend (both early 20's). Have no idea which part though :S would i be better off going to a travel agent or is it cheAper to book the flights + hotels myself?

We want somewhere near a nice beach, and we won't have a car.

summerday

Maybe Lido di Jesolo, there are beaches there. Are you intending to see any of the cities/culture or more into a simple beach holiday? Venice is doable as a day trip from Jesolo.

richardw

Where in the UK can you fly from?

CountryGoose

And if it's a beach, there are better and cheaper places to sunbathe.

hemophobic

Well we decided on Italy because we were in Spain earlier this year and we've both been to France many times and we like the food (ive been before as a child to Lake Garda). We can fly from any london airport or bournemouth/bristol/southampton.

I don't want to go to a big city and i just think its nice to be around the sea but we wouldnt actually spend anytime on the beach really.

misa.blue

I would deffinately recommend Rimini, Easyjet fly there direct I think, it's lively seaside town, nice beaches, restaurants, promenade.. Very pretty.

Neil_Taylor

Lido de Jesolo is a good idea


Fly to Pisa, and stay at Viareggio - nice beach resort, with a long pedestrian promenade (and delicious ice cream!)

Fly to Nice and train to Sanremo on the Italian Riviera.
Not as much beach, but plenty to do, and train connections all along the coast from France to Genoa and beyond.

Look at
http://www.seat61.com/
for train information.

ginvzt

misa.blue wrote: »

I would deffinately recommend Rimini, Easyjet fly there direct I think, it's lively seaside town, nice beaches, restaurants, promenade.. Very pretty.

I'll tell you what my italian husband thinks of Rimini: Rimini in Italy = Blackpool in UK.

I would go to the west side. We have been this summer to Cinque Terre. Very pretty, but very expensive! Have a look at Liguria region, we have been there couple of times camping, and it was lovely. We have stayed on both sides of Genova (east and west), and I liked them both.

hethmar

If you want a smaller place - we stayed at Montecatini Terme, Tuscany - a lovely elegant old town with a vernicular up into the mountains and parks with thermal spas everywhere. Real elegance Plus little markets and easy transport by train or get a trip to the seaside. And easy travelling to all the must do places.

http://www.world66.com/europe/italy/tuscany/montecatiniterme

http://www.google.co.uk/images?q=Montecatini+terme&oe=utf-8&rls=org.mozilla:en-GB:official&client=firefox-a&um=1&ie=UTF-8&source=univ&ei=mufPTMu4M9TNjAfgydGsBg&sa=X&oi=image_result_group&ct=title&resnum=2&ved=0CDQQsAQwAQ&biw=1440&bih=742

Alternatively, Sorrento - plenty of places to go and its by the sea?

snowlady07

How about the Italian island of Sardinia? Great beaches and food. Plus Ryanair fly to Alghero which is a great town with a lovely beach.

hemophobic

Thanks for the suggestions, I am going to have a look into these places