Italy in the winter?
Mar 9th 2003, 7:05 am
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Re: Italy in the winter?
Venice: In December and January, the average high is in the 30's
farenheit -- rainy. Rather eliminates the great pleasure of sitting outdoors
in cafes and of long vaporetto rides.The aqua alta is worse and worse every
year-- a record this past winter -- you need boots ( which you can buy
there). Winter is for Venetians. You often see them.
But -- if you are hardy, there are lots of ( rather chilly) churches with
nice art ( usually rather dark -- looks better in books), pleasant indoor
cafes, unhurried restaurants. A couple of days scurrying to the Doges Palace
and several museums would be nice, although it will not give you much of the
beauty of Venice, which is in its outdoor sights.
We go to Venice every year, usually for a couple of weeks, often a month.
Have done so for forty plus years. Just yesterday my wife mentioned a couple
of places we have not been that we "need" to see. I would, and do, go at
any time of year, but for a once only or first visit, late spring early fall
is much better. Summer is hot. You won't see any Venetians. Even many of the
restaurant and bank, etc people commute from the mainland.
rjf
"Mason Barge" wrote in message
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> On Wed, 05 Mar 2003 17:07:40 GMT, "Luigi Donatello Asero"
> wrote:
> >
> >"Mason Barge" skrev i meddelandet
> >news:[email protected]...
> >> On 22 Feb 2003 19:56:41 GMT, [email protected] (Ksu93dlv) wrote:
> >>
> >> >My wife and I would like to visit Italy for about 10 days or so, but
> >based on
> >> >our schedules it looks like a summer trip might not work. What is
Italy
> >like in
> >> >the winter, especially around late December? Is it worth going at all,
or
> >> >should we wait until we have time during the summer. We know for sure
> >that we
> >> >want to visit Venice, and most likely Naples, but other than that we
are
> >wide
> >> >open to suggestions. We are in the very early stages of planning and
to
> >be
> >> >perfectly honest I don't know much about Italy...which is another good
> >reason
> >> >to go : )
> >>
> >> It's hot and packed with tourists in the summer
So, winter has its
> >> pleasures. But if it were I, I'd go in early December and do my
Christmas
> >> shopping.
> >>
> >> Spring and autumn are the best seasons.
> >> --
> >> "If this is coffee, please bring me some tea. If this is tea, please
> >bring me some coffee."
> >> - Abraham Lincoln
> >
> >
> >
> > In Southern Italy the weather is usually mild in winter. You might like
> >visiting Sicily.
> Ahh, I would LOVE to visit Sicily. I've never been south of Naples,
except on a
> ship. It's one of my many plans
> --
> "If this is coffee, please bring me some tea. If this is tea, please
bring me some coffee."
> - Abraham Lincoln
farenheit -- rainy. Rather eliminates the great pleasure of sitting outdoors
in cafes and of long vaporetto rides.The aqua alta is worse and worse every
year-- a record this past winter -- you need boots ( which you can buy
there). Winter is for Venetians. You often see them.
But -- if you are hardy, there are lots of ( rather chilly) churches with
nice art ( usually rather dark -- looks better in books), pleasant indoor
cafes, unhurried restaurants. A couple of days scurrying to the Doges Palace
and several museums would be nice, although it will not give you much of the
beauty of Venice, which is in its outdoor sights.
We go to Venice every year, usually for a couple of weeks, often a month.
Have done so for forty plus years. Just yesterday my wife mentioned a couple
of places we have not been that we "need" to see. I would, and do, go at
any time of year, but for a once only or first visit, late spring early fall
is much better. Summer is hot. You won't see any Venetians. Even many of the
restaurant and bank, etc people commute from the mainland.
rjf
"Mason Barge" wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> On Wed, 05 Mar 2003 17:07:40 GMT, "Luigi Donatello Asero"
> wrote:
> >
> >"Mason Barge" skrev i meddelandet
> >news:[email protected]...
> >> On 22 Feb 2003 19:56:41 GMT, [email protected] (Ksu93dlv) wrote:
> >>
> >> >My wife and I would like to visit Italy for about 10 days or so, but
> >based on
> >> >our schedules it looks like a summer trip might not work. What is
Italy
> >like in
> >> >the winter, especially around late December? Is it worth going at all,
or
> >> >should we wait until we have time during the summer. We know for sure
> >that we
> >> >want to visit Venice, and most likely Naples, but other than that we
are
> >wide
> >> >open to suggestions. We are in the very early stages of planning and
to
> >be
> >> >perfectly honest I don't know much about Italy...which is another good
> >reason
> >> >to go : )
> >>
> >> It's hot and packed with tourists in the summer
So, winter has its> >> pleasures. But if it were I, I'd go in early December and do my
Christmas
> >> shopping.
> >>
> >> Spring and autumn are the best seasons.
> >> --
> >> "If this is coffee, please bring me some tea. If this is tea, please
> >bring me some coffee."
> >> - Abraham Lincoln
> >
> >
> >
> > In Southern Italy the weather is usually mild in winter. You might like
> >visiting Sicily.
> Ahh, I would LOVE to visit Sicily. I've never been south of Naples,
except on a
> ship. It's one of my many plans
> --
> "If this is coffee, please bring me some tea. If this is tea, please
bring me some coffee."
> - Abraham Lincoln
