Christmas in Italy

09/01/2009 - 13:24

��Hi everybody. i went on this website before and found out all sorts of great stuff about Abruzzo which proved to be perfect.��I have booked flights to Rome for a week from 21/12 and am now wondering where's best to go. Everywhere in Rome itself seems smallish and very expensive. I thought of trying to find somewhere in Tuscany in a little town or south near Naples and then doing day trips out and about.��Does Pompeii stay open in the winter. Can you get up Versuvius.��We went to the Saturnia Therme with the kids one Easter and I think that would be a fab way to spend Xmas if it's open. We have 6 kids , ages 17,15,13,11,9,7 and I want them to see something different from here for a cheange.��Another possibility is that we saw some great looking ski places in Abruzzo . Is it possible to find a teacher for us as a group of beginners,hire all equipment or is that ridiculously expensive . please if you have any good ideas or have done good stuff at Christmas please let me know. Last time I found really special walks that are not easy to find in guide books . Thanks for your time and brains !!��Rachel

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Try Rocarasso in Abruzzo.My family had a wonderful skiing holiday there 3 years ago staying full board at The Hotel Trieste.The train runs from Roma Tiburtina to Rocarasso for about 10 euros single.Check on trenitalia web site

��Italy doesnt close at Christmas like other countries. ��Naples is great at christmas - there is the Via San Gregorio Armeno in the heart of the old city where they sell all the presepe stuff and where theres Christmas all year round. ��The Neapolitans love their Christmas, the more gaudy and kitsch the better. ��Having said that Xmas in Italy isnt as commercial as other places. ��In Naples there is the big meal on Christmas Eve which means everything shuts at 7pm while they cook eels. ��Xmas Day is great, discos, cinemas, everything is open and after your blow out on Xmas Eve you go out and enjoy yourselves. ��Pompei will be open I would think, and it should also be possible to go up vesuvius. ��The weather at Xmas is usually mild, and its more an occasion to eat than to spend a fortune. ��

Hi RachelRegarding your intended trip to Italy, our �� friends run an Agriturismo, 25 mins from the ski resort - Passolanciano. The resort whilst catering for the more experienced skiers, also has a��learner slope which would be ideal for your needs. Their friends also run a ski business at Passolanciano and would be able to assist you.Theres a lot more to see and do besides skiing, take a look at their website to find out more.�� They are also open all year round and welcome visitors over the festive season.Hope this helpsCiaoNigel