So here I am looking forward to spring and contemplating a road trip to Rome. Of course what is a visit to Italy without some beaches. So am wondering if any of our well traveled group can recommend a good hotel in Rome and things to see and do there. Afterwards we would like to hang out on some nice beaches in Toscana. Ideally hidden gems that only the locals visit. Then to top it off a night in Florence. So recommendations on where to go, places to stay and things to do would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!
While I understand your anticipation, spring on most Italian beaches north of Sicilia means tons of jetsam left over from the spring storms. They don’t seem to start cleaning operations until sometime in late June.
That’s probably an oyxmoron.
If it’s a nice beach in Italy then everyone will be there.
If it’s not nice, but locals live there then they may use it for convenience but tourists wouldn’t make a trip there.
If you don’t mind a bit of a walk, you’re likely to get more locals than some tourists here at Cala Violina beach in Tuscany.
No sunbed hire or anything else though in season there is a coffee van in the woods and very basic toilets.
The beach is lovely though.
There are some great untouched beaches in the world but they’re not in Italy!
Things to see and do in Rome? Seriously?
Tell someone you’re from the US without telling them you’re from the US.
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Which is also because no Italian will be close to the water unless it has 24 degrees.
It’s a Jubilee Year in the Catholic Church. I would avoid Rome if I were you.
I was thinking of hitting exactly this beach. Know any good places to stay in the area?
It is a bit further than Tuscany but I can recommend this beach as one of thousands: just one local walking his dog this morning. Water temp around 20 deg.
No - we were camping further inland. TBH, the towns on that little bit of the coast aren’t that nice.
If you want somewhere not too far away then I’d stay somewhere like Suvereto, less than half-an hour away and ten minutes off the motorway to Rome.
It’s a medieval hill top town, so typical of the area and absolutely enchanting.
There are other similar places too.
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In 1982 a native Roman showed me this road…an anti-gravity hill. What fun.
Looks dam nice. Thanks!