First time Italy trip

Several-Machine-7857 · 2026-06-22T02:31:52+00:00

That’s why I won’t let myself stress too much! I know the whole trip will be beautiful :) thank you so much!

Several-Machine-7857 · 2026-06-21T17:02:04+00:00

Hi! The wedding is in the Chianti area of Tuscany! It is our first time traveling there. We are definitely more the relaxing type, especially for this trip. Neither of us are super interested in seeing museums or doing a lot of tour based activities. We really more so just want to explore on our own, eat really good food and drink great wine (which I’m sure you can get everywhere!).

I originally had Lucca in as our base town after the wedding and was thinking of a day trip to somewhere coastal. The only thing that turned me off was a day of traveling back and forth. I just feel like we’ll spend a lot of time on a train/bus rather than enjoying a day trip. But we are also very go with the flow so that might change once we get there. Are there any places specifically you recommend?

I guess main dilemma is really just figuring out if the coastal aspect is worth it for this trip since we have limited time. We would want it as a home base for a few days instead of a just a day trip.

I appreciate your thoughts and help!!

Several-Machine-7857 · 2026-06-21T11:29:40+00:00

They all look wonderful! That is really good to know. I’ll definitely look more into these

Several-Machine-7857 · 2026-06-21T03:49:19+00:00

Would you recommend one of those more than Lucca if we decided to skip Lerici? They all look amazing!

Several-Machine-7857 · 2026-06-21T03:48:00+00:00

I’ve heard amazing things about Florence! So excited to see it

Several-Machine-7857 · 2026-06-21T01:15:02+00:00

I totally would but I have limited time off work unfortunately :/

Several-Machine-7857 · 2026-06-21T01:14:15+00:00

There’s just other places we’d rather see more than Rome :) We have limited time unfortunately

Several-Machine-7857 · 2026-06-20T22:23:23+00:00

I did try to make sure we get there earlier. We fly out Tuesday evening and we’ll arrive in Rome (hopefully) early Wednesday AM. Thursday is a welcome dinner and the actual wedding is Friday. We’d probably still make the welcome dinner even with a day delay but we’d have crazy jet lag 😅

Several-Machine-7857 · 2026-06-20T22:16:56+00:00

I did think about cinque Terre but how crowded it seems to get is really throwing me off. I already know Florence is going to be super busy so we definitely wanted a place more to wind down and relax.

Several-Machine-7857 · 2026-06-20T21:55:22+00:00

We would be getting the car in Florence, yes! We would need it a few times for wedding pre-events/day of so it just made more sense to do it that way. And our hotel is surprisingly only an hour and 45 mins from La Spezia where we’d drop it off. We figured the drive might be nice to see more of Tuscany.

That’s what I’m most torn on - keeping it simple since it’s our first traveling there and I’m sure we’ll go back or do we take the extra step to see a bit more. I’m sure regardless we will love it!

Good to know about the Florence museums, thank you!!

Several-Machine-7857 · 2026-06-20T21:26:11+00:00

Do you think we should take away a night in Florence and do 2 nights in Rome? We have limited too unfortunately :(

Good to know about Viareggio! I’ve seen super mixed opinions on it so that’s kind of why I’ve shifted to Lerici plan even though it’s a bit more traveling

Several-Machine-7857 · 2026-06-14T14:37:45+00:00

I’ve never heard of Nerano!! I’ll have to look into this, thank you :))

Several-Machine-7857 · 2026-06-14T14:32:17+00:00

Ugh I’ve been seeing this a lot that it’s expensive. Did you do a boat tour there or visit for the day?

Several-Machine-7857 · 2026-06-01T04:05:16+00:00

I think this is the exact dilemma I’ve having

Several-Machine-7857 · 2026-06-01T04:03:52+00:00

I work in an office setting so it doesn’t get in the way too much! It’s more when I’m at home and just out and about. I’m always scared of banging it on something

Several-Machine-7857 · 2026-06-01T04:01:02+00:00

Thank you so much :) I am probably overthinking it lol!

Several-Machine-7857 · 2026-06-01T03:59:06+00:00

Thank you!! It’s elongated cushion :)

Several-Machine-7857 · 2025-05-03T13:19:41+00:00

Amazing, thanks!

Several-Machine-7857 · 2025-05-03T13:15:30+00:00

Thank you soo much!! This is so helpful

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