Rome: spent many nights there, ( mainly working during the days, but got the odd one off) fabulous place. The metro line is very good for getting around. The Colliseum is awesome in the real sense of the word. When you stand on the steps looking at how small the arena is and wonder at what went on .. The prices of hotels and restaurants in the city centre are high but using the metro can put you not too far out in reasonable priced accommodation, but along with many other great Italian cities such as Milan and Turin, Bologna the suburbs can be IMO scruffy and dirty, but don't get hung up on it, that's just how it is.

Personally I would think a week would be too long there but you could split it with a beach holiday. 2009 GS Auto Zermatt Silver - Sold June 21 after 10 years of ownership

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In the end, Sorrento has won the day! 7 nights from 2nd May 2017. All done through Thomas Cook with last minute amendment cover in place (well, 4 weeks), advanced seat choices and in flight meal. Flying from Birmingham to Naples at..... 06:00

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Sure you'll enjoy it - Italy is fantastic  Wanted a Series 2 LR since childhood but previously owned MY16 Disco Sport HSE TD4 Auto, MY13 RR Sport Black Edition TDV6 Auto, MY10 RR Sport HSE TDV6 Auto, 2007 Freelander 1 Freestyle TD4 Soft Top, 2009 Freelander 2 GS TD4 Auto, 2007 Freelander 2 GS TD4, 2004 Disco 2 Metropolis Auto, 2002 Disco 2 GS, 2000 Freelander 1 SE TD4 SW

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Went in June this year and had a fantastic week. The people mainly speak English and friendly

and is a very safe place at all times of the day. A trip to Capri and the Amalfi coast is stunning.

Vesuvius, Pompeii and Herculaneum are all close by and well worth a visit.

Enjoy your trip

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.........Italy is the only place in Europe that interests me. In particular Venice and Rome but I guess there's more to see and do in Rome. Any recommendations?"..................... In the end, Sorrento has won the day....

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Your recommendation influence is more powerful than I imagined Steve D  LL.B (Hons) - University of Derby
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I've been to Sorrento it's lovely, as others have said, Pompei, Vesuvius, Capri the Blue Grotto etc all worth a look.

Sorrento is Fab.
Down a little alley of the main square is a restaurant called "the meat eating place"
Fab wine and food. often full of Americans.
Doesnt look much from the outside but once you have been you will keep going back.
you get the odd bad review but you will never please everyone

www.tripadvisor.co.nz › ... › Sorrento › Sorrento Restaurants › Meating Sorrento
Rating: 5 - ‎Review by a TripAdvisor user
22 Aug 2011 - Meating Sorrento: Fantastic meat experience! - See 1033 traveller ... Unbelievably good meat here! service superb and food quality amazing. Jaguar x-type sport gone
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Another vote for Sorrento - the local train running along the coast from Sorrento to Naples is a great way to get to Pompeii, Herculano etc without taking on the local drivers! Another good trip is to take train to Stabilo and ride up on the cable car to the ridgeline above - stunning views over to Naples, Capri etc and nice to get away from crowds sometimes with a rather nice woodland walk up to the sanctuary. There also used to be a 4x4 bus that went up the side of Vesuvius - trips went from just outside Pompei station - we did it as a birthday treat for my daughter - great fun and gets you to withing a couple of hundred metres of the caldera. FL No 1 - 2012 (MY2011) XS manual Firenze Red - Gone
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Seems like everyone on here has been there except for the Doctor. Still, he is only young.  Past: FL2 TD4 HSE Auto
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Yep and I'll still be going on holidays long after Steve D and other old biddies have been thrown on the scrap heap  LL.B (Hons) - University of Derby
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