X10000 lake Garda, lake como too tourist filed.

 

I went to Lake Maggiore last summer, a town called Stresa, and it was simply breathtaking! It's an hour and a half from Milan and totally worth the visit.

 

and Lago di Garda is not?

lol


half Germany und dutchieland is there in the summer

 

Ha! Ask a Northern Italian how they feel about being robbed of their money by the south sometime.

Hardly. Besides, the best areas are north of the town of Como like Lenno, Tremezzo and Bellagio (though that town can get touristy).

 

and garda is shittier then como...

 

Some parts of the South are nice, but Venice is by far my favourite place in Italy. I've been to Rome three times, and though you should definitely spend 2-3 days there to see all of the big touristy spots, in general the city isn't that nice. It's dirty, smoky (not a problem if you smoke), and like others have said, there's really not a lot left of Ancient Rome.

Venice is a city unlike any other. The people are generally very friendly (unlike many Romans), there are many major tourist spots and even if not, you could spend days just walking around the city and not get bored. If you really want to go somewhere else, the Amalfi coast is beautiful -- try to make it over to Positano. It's worth it to hire a boat for a few hours or the day, as there are a bunch of small coves/grottos that you can't access any other way.

 

Venice is stinky, dirty, bad food and a tourist infested eeeech. Shit show.

 

Not great food and tourists, yes, but I still think it's absolutely beautiful, and it doesn't smell any worse than other major cities. I felt like I could breathe better in Venice than in Rome.

 

Really? When were you in Rome? IMHO the last six plus years (G7 summit, Olympics) Rome has been great. Venice has been four years but I never liked it. Only place in Italy where the food sucks. Again just my opinion... With his commute from Rome I would send him to Napoli and the Foil to Capri anyway.

 

In 2007, 2010 and 2011, all during the summer. It's definitely somewhere to go once or twice, and it's certainly a nice city, just not as nice as many others. I didn't find the food to be great in Rome either (though it was better than Venice).