Originally Posted by
Steve B.
Rome, Venice, Florence and Milan are all urban cities, so can we assume, as per your post, you want a recommendation for just outside those areas ?.
North of Rome is the Tiber River valley of Umbria. Beautiful area, flat in the valley yet lots of hills. My favorite is up near Perugia.
South or North of Florence is also beautiful, hilly pretty much everywhere.
North of Venice is flat, less scenic, more congested.
Never been to Milan but I’ve heard the Lake Como area is wonderful, but it’s the Alps so bring your hill gears and climbing legs.
Yes, I figured I'd go just outside of the cities.
The Alps would be great. I'll check Perugia too, since that might best fit the schedule.