West Med – Italy

ITALY

The Mediterranean Season presents us with our largest and most exciting no-fly summer season. Italy almost always features in it, and it offers such a selection of interests from art to ruins, from beaches to Venice.

Italy’s capital is Rome. It is the home to the Vatican which is not part of Italy. There, and in other areas, there are ancient ruins. Florence is famous for Renaissance masterpieces such as Michelangelo’s “David” and Brunelleschi’s Duomo. Pisa is leaning, and Venice is a city of canals and waterways. 

Currency: Euro.

 

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ITALY - WESTERN MEDITERRANEAN

CAPRI - Italy

Capri
clear sky
21 ° C
21.3 °
19.5 °
71 %
0.9kmh
0 %
Fri
25 °
Sat
25 °
Sun
26 °
Mon
25 °
Tue
26 °

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CIVITAVECCHIA - Italy (for ROME)

Civitavecchia
clear sky
21.4 ° C
21.5 °
17.9 °
86 %
1kmh
0 %
Fri
24 °
Sat
25 °
Sun
25 °
Mon
25 °
Tue
26 °

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CROTONE - Italy

Crotone
clear sky
20.7 ° C
20.7 °
20.7 °
68 %
3.7kmh
0 %
Fri
29 °
Sat
29 °
Sun
30 °
Mon
32 °
Tue
33 °

GENOA

Genoa
clear sky
18.9 ° C
20 °
16.9 °
79 %
2.7kmh
0 %
Fri
26 °
Sat
25 °
Sun
27 °
Mon
28 °
Tue
30 °

LA SPEZIA - Italy (for PISA or FLORENCE)

La Spezia
clear sky
18.8 ° C
20 °
17.3 °
84 %
2.4kmh
4 %
Fri
26 °
Sat
25 °
Sun
26 °
Mon
27 °
Tue
29 °

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LIVORNO - Italy (for PISA or FLORENCE)

Provincia di Livorno
clear sky
20.2 ° C
22.6 °
19.3 °
72 %
2.1kmh
1 %
Fri
26 °
Sat
27 °
Sun
28 °
Mon
27 °
Tue
30 °

MARINA di CARRARA, for Tuscany, Massa, Pisa and Florence

Marina di Carrara
clear sky
19.4 ° C
20 °
17.2 °
78 %
0.9kmh
3 %
Fri
26 °
Sat
25 °
Sun
27 °
Mon
27 °
Tue
29 °

NAPLES - Italy

Naples
clear sky
21.1 ° C
22.1 °
19.4 °
84 %
1kmh
0 %
Fri
26 °
Sat
26 °
Sun
28 °
Mon
28 °
Tue
30 °

PIOMBINO - Italy (for SIENA, PISA or FLORENCE)

Piombino
clear sky
19.4 ° C
20.4 °
17.9 °
84 %
2.2kmh
0 %
Fri
24 °
Sat
24 °
Sun
24 °
Mon
25 °
Tue
26 °

PORTOFINO

Portofino
clear sky
18.1 ° C
21.2 °
17 °
80 %
0.9kmh
7 %
Fri
24 °
Sat
24 °
Sun
25 °
Mon
25 °
Tue
26 °

RAPALLO

Rapallo
clear sky
18.6 ° C
21.4 °
17.1 °
80 %
0.9kmh
8 %
Fri
24 °
Sat
24 °
Sun
25 °
Mon
26 °
Tue
28 °

SALERNO - Italy

Provincia di Salerno
clear sky
15.4 ° C
15.4 °
15.4 °
86 %
2.3kmh
0 %
Fri
30 °
Sat
31 °
Sun
35 °
Mon
35 °
Tue
37 °

SANTA MARGHERITA

Santa Margherita
scattered clouds
15.1 ° C
16.3 °
13.7 °
82 %
1.8kmh
29 %
Fri
26 °
Sat
27 °
Sun
27 °
Mon
29 °
Tue
31 °

SAVONA

Provincia di Savona
clear sky
16.4 ° C
18.2 °
14.9 °
90 %
1.4kmh
7 %
Fri
23 °
Sat
19 °
Sun
20 °
Mon
25 °
Tue
29 °

RAVENNA

Provincia di Ravenna
broken clouds
17 ° C
18.7 °
16.7 °
75 %
1.6kmh
59 %
Fri
30 °
Sat
33 °
Sun
32 °
Mon
33 °
Tue
35 °

TRIESTE

To use this port as a stop in which to Venice needs consideration, because Venice is 3 hours away, that is 6 hours in a coach. It means Trieste is often a long day, but that still makes Venice a short trip. Plus, Trieste, the coffee capital of Italy has more than enough for a few visits. See our films and please subscribe to our YouTube channel.

Trieste
clear sky
16.1 ° C
17.1 °
14.9 °
78 %
2.3kmh
0 %
Fri
26 °
Sat
27 °
Sun
29 °
Mon
29 °
Tue
33 °

Venice - Italy

Venice
few clouds
28 ° C
29 °
26.3 °
87 %
2.6kmh
20 %
Fri
31 °
Sat
31 °
Sun
30 °
Mon
30 °
Tue
29 °

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