Sunthare

Due to sudden availability of an opportunity to travel in the 1st week of
December, we are planning to visit Italy. The we are my wife, 2 kids aged 7
& 8 and myself. We intend to spend about 15 to days in Italy. We would like
to know:



a) How is the weather and temp during that time

b) What are the places to see with kids in mind? We are not crazy over
art galleries or museums

c) Is it advisable to drive or take train?

d) Good accommodations spots in those locations (something like the
Zimmer frei in Germany)

e) Any other advice.



Thanks in advance



victor

kvictor.us

Tile

Italy is very long and temperatures may differ
today we have 4 degrees in the north and 20 degrees in the south

there are parks like disneyland in italy
the most famous being Gardaland near verona.

of course there are bed and breakfast in italy..
but where are you going to ??
"SUNTHARE" <> ha scritto nel messaggio
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    > Due to sudden availability of an opportunity to travel in the 1st week of
    > December, we are planning to visit Italy. The we are my wife, 2 kids aged
7
    > & 8 and myself. We intend to spend about 15 to days in Italy. We would
like
    > to know:
    > a) How is the weather and temp during that time
    > b) What are the places to see with kids in mind? We are not crazy
over
    > art galleries or museums
    > c) Is it advisable to drive or take train?
    > d) Good accommodations spots in those locations (something like the
    > Zimmer frei in Germany)
    > e) Any other advice.
    > Thanks in advance
    > victor
    > kvictor.us

Barbara Vaughan

SUNTHARE wrote:
    >
    > Due to sudden availability of an opportunity to travel in the 1st week of
    > December, we are planning to visit Italy. The we are my wife, 2 kids aged 7
    > & 8 and myself. We intend to spend about 15 to days in Italy. We would like
    > to know:
    >
    > a) How is the weather and temp during that time

You haven't told us which part of Italy you plan to visit. The weather
in the Alps will be very different from the weather in Sicily. Once
you've decided where to go, you can ask about the weather, although you
still won't get a definitive answer, as the weather varies a lot from
one year to the next.

    > b) What are the places to see with kids in mind? We are not crazy over
    > art galleries or museums

Most kids love Venice. However, at that time of the year there's a
chance of flooding there. Still, I would chance it. Another good spot
would be Rome, which has lots of ancient Roman buildings, fountains,
etc. You could take a day trip to Ostia Antica, which is also very nice
for kids. It's an entire abandoned ancient Roman city. It's not exactly
the time of year for a rural holiday, unless you would like to go
skiing.

    > c) Is it advisable to drive or take train?

If you're only going to cities, it's advisable to take the train. If you
want to visit the countryside, you might want to rent a car. Get an
international drivers' license if you decide to rent a car.
    >
    > d) Good accommodations spots in those locations (something like the
    > Zimmer frei in Germany)
    >
    > e) Any other advice.
    >
    > Thanks in advance
    >
    > victor
    >
    > kvictor.us

Barbara Vaughan

SUNTHARE wrote:
    >
    > Due to sudden availability of an opportunity to travel in the 1st week of
    > December, we are planning to visit Italy. The we are my wife, 2 kids aged 7
    > & 8 and myself. We intend to spend about 15 to days in Italy. We would like
    > to know:
    >
    > a) How is the weather and temp during that time

You haven't told us which part of Italy you plan to visit. The weather
in the Alps will be very different from the weather in Sicily. Once
you've decided where to go, you can ask about the weather, although you
still won't get a definitive answer, as the weather varies a lot from
one year to the next.

    > b) What are the places to see with kids in mind? We are not crazy over
    > art galleries or museums

Most kids love Venice. However, at that time of the year there's a
chance of flooding there. Still, I would chance it. Another good spot
would be Rome, which has lots of ancient Roman buildings, fountains,
etc. You could take a day trip to Ostia Antica, which is also very nice
for kids. It's an entire abandoned ancient Roman city. It's not exactly
the time of year for a rural holiday, unless you would like to go
skiing.

    > c) Is it advisable to drive or take train?

If you're only going to cities, it's advisable to take the train. If you
want to visit the countryside, you might want to rent a car. Get an
international drivers' license if you decide to rent a car.
    >
    > d) Good accommodations spots in those locations (something like the
    > Zimmer frei in Germany)

Again, there's no point in asking for accomodations advice until you've
decided where you're going.
    >
    > e) Any other advice.

I suggest you get a travel guide with lots of pictures. The Eyewitness
series is good. Then narrow your plans down to a few possible places you
and your wife would like to see, and let your kids use the guides to
tell you what they would like to see. (Maybe confine them to a certain
part of the country, so they don't have you travelling all over the
peninsula.)

Barbara

Cathy Kearns

"SUNTHARE" <> wrote in message
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    > Due to sudden availability of an opportunity to travel in the 1st week of
    > December, we are planning to visit Italy. The we are my wife, 2 kids aged
7
    > & 8 and myself. We intend to spend about 15 to days in Italy. We would
like
    > to know:
    > a) How is the weather and temp during that time
    > b) What are the places to see with kids in mind? We are not crazy
over
    > art galleries or museums
    > c) Is it advisable to drive or take train?
    > d) Good accommodations spots in those locations (something like the
    > Zimmer frei in Germany)
    > e) Any other advice.
    > Thanks in advance
    > victor
    > kvictor.us
We've done two trips of that length with kids that age, but in the
summertime. We found that picking a home base for each week,
and doing day trips from there works well with the kids. Renting villas for
a week at a time is ideal, I'm not sure you could do it on short notice....

When doing the north, we started in a villa just outside Florence. Though
we had a car we would take the train into Florence, and took car day trips
to San Gimagno, Sienna, and Pisa. There are lots more hill towns in
Tuscany. And the kids favorite things were just hanging out in little local
towns, hitting the Super Mercato, going to market day, stuff like that. At
tourist sites climbing stairs was a winner, so look for towers. After
Florence we went to Lake Garda (I'm not sure I'd head there in December) and
Venice. The kids loved Venice the best.

On our southern trip we started with a week in Rome. Pick a hotel or
apartment very central. The kids loved walking to the Trevi fountain or
Pantheon every night to watch the crowds. They might not be quite as lively
in December. Again, climbing towers (Saint Peters) are possible. We then
went down to a villa outside of Sorrento. From there we took day trips to
Capri, Positano, and Pompeii, as well as beach trips that
again wouldn't go over well in December. But this will give you
an idea of areas you could pick that can be done with kids in
two weeks without to much hassle.

There are books out there called "<name of area> for kids". These have
lists of kid friendly restaurants, not obvious tourist
sites that kids eat up, and kid friendly hotels/B&B and apartments.

Have fun.