Hello all, for the first time in several years we are planning on going on a real vacation abroad with no plans to visit family (but not that we don’t love them mind you). The plan is to go to a mediterranean area in the early Fall. The ideal would be to rent a place for 7-10 days and use it as a home base to explore the area on day trips and just relax. Perhaps the 7-10 days could be broken up into two destinations but I don’t want to have one of those vacations with a jam-packed itinerary.
One of my priorities is, of course, figs. I would like to be in an area with outdoor markets that sell a lot of different varieties and to be able to serendipitously stumble across interesting fig trees while exploring the area. My wife isn’t interested in figs so we also want to be in a beautiful area (ideally not overly touristy and not a major cruise ship destination) that has some interesting things to see and do within a days travel. We hope to do some bicycling too.
Here are some thoughts: Turkey, Greece, Sicily, northern Italy around Lake Como/Lugano, area surrounding Montpellier, France, Spain (around Barcelona). As you can see I haven’t narrowed it down very much. Has anyone done a similar type of vacation and have advice? Frank (FMD), it would be great to hear you on this topic. I’m totally open to suggestions.
One of my priorities is, of course, figs. I would like to be in an area with outdoor markets that sell a lot of different varieties and to be able to serendipitously stumble across interesting fig trees while exploring the area. My wife isn’t interested in figs so we also want to be in a beautiful area (ideally not overly touristy and not a major cruise ship destination) that has some interesting things to see and do within a days travel. We hope to do some bicycling too.
Here are some thoughts: Turkey, Greece, Sicily, northern Italy around Lake Como/Lugano, area surrounding Montpellier, France, Spain (around Barcelona). As you can see I haven’t narrowed it down very much. Has anyone done a similar type of vacation and have advice? Frank (FMD), it would be great to hear you on this topic. I’m totally open to suggestions.
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