Son and I would like to attend the Italian Grand Prix in Monza next year and looking for suggestions. Where to stay with easy access to the track all three days? Best places to sit for race, qualifying, practices? Rent a car? Even tho there are plenty of hotels in Milan, we’d prefer to stay closer to the track. Is it easy to get to Milan if staying in surrounding towns? Are there shuttle buses from Milan to track on race days if we end up staying in Milan? Please share your experiences. Thanks!
Group of 7 including 3 teenagers traveling at the end of June 2022. Flying into Venice and spending 2.5 days there and will finish the trip with 4 days in Rome. Half of the group has been to Italy before, 1st trip to Europe for the other half.
One member of the group wants to meet up with a friend in Milan for a day.
Thinking it might be nice to spend a few days at Lake Como for these reasons -
Would be an easy trip back and forth to Milan for the friend meet up.
Nice relaxation time with swimming, boating, laying out by the lake etc.
Lake Como is gorgeous!
If you were traveling from VCE to Rome and had 3 or 4 days AND needed to spend 1 day in Milan where would you go? Am I on the right track or should we be looking elsewhere?
HiUnited has dropped fares to Milan from NYC so we are considering for end of August and then spending a week in Lake Como area with last 2 days in Milan. We will need covid tests for re-entry to the US and won’t have a car. How easy is it to find fast turn around testing in Milan city center? Thanks I’m advance!
Our family is planning to ski 3 to 4 days in Italy in late December 2021. We are intermediate level, 2 adults (late 50's) and 2 teenagers. We plan to visit Milan and Venice either before or after the skiing.
We are looking for some advice on the following:
1. Is there usually enough snow in late December or early January?
2. Which ski resorts will be suitable and easy to travel to from Milan? We do not have a car.
3. Will it be easy to rent skis at the resort? We plan to bring our own boots and helmets.
4. We have not skied in Europe before. Will it be very different from US and Canada?
Thanks in advance for any tips and suggestions you can provide!
Hello again,
I am travelling to Varenna from Milan central train station. I have a choice to both milan airports(LIN and MXP). I know MXP has great connection directly to train station but takes longer since it is far. LIN is near from milan train station but I don't see direct train or shuttle to milan train station. Am I missing anything or for sure there is no direct train/shuttle from LIN to milan central station? Thanks in advance.
Hi there!
I have traveled to Italy a few times, but have always stuck to the major touristy cities and relied heavily on the Italian train system to get me to and from the cities. I am planning a family trip to Italy and my family loves drinking wine and I would love to treat them to one or two nice tuscan vineyards.
I've been searching and trying to figure out the best vineyard itinerary and am unsure of how to get from vineyard to vineyard and where to stay / how to get to wherever we stay. The plan is to go from Milan >> Cinque Terre >> Florence (or a smaller city closer to vineyards, if I can figure out the optimal location).
If anyone could share their suggestions and if I need to rent a car, I would greatly appreciate it! Thank you in advance!!
I'm trying to not spend too much money. For example staying at Castello Banfi for the night, which is something I saw come up a few times is out of my budget.
I’m coming in through Milan, picking up a rental car to drive around Piedmont. We fly in/out of Milan and dropping our rental car before a couple days before we fly back to avoid car return stress on the day we fly back.
Instead of heading to the city, it appears Omenga is the same distance from MXP as Milan city center and planning to spend last 2 nights there.
. Any advice on ease of getting a taxi to the airport? Or am i best to just add a day to Piedmont the stay at an airport area hotel the last day? I hate to be in an airport hotel, but not feeling like going into Milan at the end of the trip.
Thoughts?
Hello - in the beginning of august 4 of us are flying into Milan from NYC and then going to Val Gardena (Oritsei) for a 3 days. After that we are going to Badia then back to Milan.
Do I need a car for the first part of the trip. MXP to Val Gardena? I will need one for Badia and beyond. Should I just at Milan or take a taxi / transfer to the Dolomites and rent from Val Gardena?
Thank you
Hello!
Planning on traveling to Italy for New Years. Specifically Milan for New Year’s Eve. I know that a lot of things could be closed/ restrictions because of covid, but trying to figure out what the best thing would be! Anyone have any recommendations for dinner reservations ? Or places to go that evening?
Thanks!
I'll be flying from the USA into MXP, landing at 7:30 AM in a few weeks on Thursday. Flight out is Saturday at around 5:00 PM from MXP to France. I mostly want to go to Lake Como, but I was hoping to also see Milan city if possible. I will be using public transport and prefer to stay somewhere that isn't Como city.
If anyone has experience, can you please give some advice on what would be the best way to do this? I was thinking either go straight to Milan and get an early train Friday morning to the lake and then straight to airport Saturday, or go straight to Lake Como and then Milan either late Friday night or super early Saturday and walk around for a few hours before my flight. I am open to skipping Milan if the schedule is too tight - I have already taken pictures in front of many churches and fountains in Europe, and I also don't have interest in museums.
I guess my concerns are using public transportation for such a long trip with a lot of transfers after landing in Milan - I could be held up in immigration for hours and maybe the trains aren't frequent? And also using public transport for a long trip on the same day as my flight out - if I don't make a connection, I could end up stuck somewhere!
Appreciate any insight you can give!
Thank you :)
Hi, We are planning to travel from the UK to Milan by car in August. Would welcome any ideas of routes and where to stay overnight en route. With the Covid-19 situation, we need to book somewhere in advance. The most direct route is our preference although I am not keen personally on the tunnels in Switzerland and would like to avoid these. I am thinking a direct route down through France and then across to Milan?? Advice greatly appreciated.