Italy 10 days - Positano? Palermo?

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Anonymous wrote:Palermo was not nice at all - very gritty city. I was really disappointed. Wanted to leave as soon as possible -would not recommend more than one day in Palermo.

NP. I loved Palermo--felt like a city that people actually live in, not a tourist Disneyworld like Taormina.

Why would you want to stay in a place that lacks tourist attractions? Are you trying to deny that you're a tourist? Yeah, people live there. YOU don't.

DP

Palermo has tourist attractions. Many. Palermo is great for being a tourist.

I think PP is saying Palermo isn't like other places in Italy that feel as if they are foreign owned and operated like theme parks.

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Anonymous wrote:Palermo was not nice at all - very gritty city. I was really disappointed. Wanted to leave as soon as possible -would not recommend more than one day in Palermo.

NP. I loved Palermo--felt like a city that people actually live in, not a tourist Disneyworld like Taormina.

Why would you want to stay in a place that lacks tourist attractions? Are you trying to deny that you're a tourist? Yeah, people live there. YOU don't.

DP

Palermo has tourist attractions. Many. Palermo is great for being a tourist.

I think PP is saying Palermo isn't like other places in Italy that feel as if they are foreign owned and operated like theme parks.

This. The grit is a feature, not a bug. See also, Naples. 🚫#themeparks

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Anonymous wrote:Palermo was not nice at all - very gritty city. I was really disappointed. Wanted to leave as soon as possible -would not recommend more than one day in Palermo.

NP. I loved Palermo--felt like a city that people actually live in, not a tourist Disneyworld like Taormina.

Why would you want to stay in a place that lacks tourist attractions? Are you trying to deny that you're a tourist? Yeah, people live there. YOU don't.

DP

Palermo has tourist attractions. Many. Palermo is great for being a tourist.

I think PP is saying Palermo isn't like other places in Italy that feel as if they are foreign owned and operated like theme parks.

This. The grit is a feature, not a bug. See also, Naples. 🚫#themeparks

Why would you want to go someplace… “gritty?”

How weird.

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Anonymous wrote:Palermo was not nice at all - very gritty city. I was really disappointed. Wanted to leave as soon as possible -would not recommend more than one day in Palermo.

NP. I loved Palermo--felt like a city that people actually live in, not a tourist Disneyworld like Taormina.

Why would you want to stay in a place that lacks tourist attractions? Are you trying to deny that you're a tourist? Yeah, people live there. YOU don't.

DP

Palermo has tourist attractions. Many. Palermo is great for being a tourist.

I think PP is saying Palermo isn't like other places in Italy that feel as if they are foreign owned and operated like theme parks.

This. The grit is a feature, not a bug. See also, Naples. 🚫#themeparks

Why would you want to go someplace… “gritty?”

How weird.

DP

"Gritty" offers many things. Some of us want a break from endless encounters of people lining up to take photos of themselves. This is just one example. Some of us need breaks from these types of things.

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Anonymous wrote:Don’t go anywhere near the Amalfi coast unless it is the deadest of dead times. It’s so crowded you can’t move and everything has turned into tourist shops where they sell you the same crap with lemons on it and menus in English that also sell French fries. If you take the trip to Capri, go up to Anacapri and avoid the port. If you’ve never been to Pompeii, that is worth it.

OP here. I thought end of Sept - beginning of Oct might be a perfect time but now seeing travel sites that say September is peak season. But crowed do you mean Santorini Oia cruise-stop crowded, if you can compare? (which I'd avoid staying but might do a quick visit).

We were in Positano a couple years ago in September and it was as crowded as any place I’ve been (short of a concert). Just a sea of people. They generally had capacity for it (it’s not like we got shut out of every restaurant) but walking through the main street did feel as bad or worse as Santorini with a cruise ship.

This is enough for me to decide against staying in Positano. May be good for a 1/2 day trip. thanks

There isn’t much to see in Positano— you can admire it on the boat as you go to Amalfi or somewhere, or you could do path of the gods and finish there. Think Ravello is more worth a stop.

I thought Positano was all about the views? Or do you mean there's not much to do in Positano? Any place we stay would mostly be used as a base for day trips or for relaxing.

from what im reading, sorrento is the better place as a base for daytrips

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Anonymous wrote:Palermo was not nice at all - very gritty city. I was really disappointed. Wanted to leave as soon as possible -would not recommend more than one day in Palermo.

NP. I loved Palermo--felt like a city that people actually live in, not a tourist Disneyworld like Taormina.

Why would you want to stay in a place that lacks tourist attractions? Are you trying to deny that you're a tourist? Yeah, people live there. YOU don't.

DP

Palermo has tourist attractions. Many. Palermo is great for being a tourist.

I think PP is saying Palermo isn't like other places in Italy that feel as if they are foreign owned and operated like theme parks.

This. The grit is a feature, not a bug. See also, Naples. 🚫#themeparks

Why would you want to go someplace… “gritty?”

How weird.

DP

"Gritty" offers many things. Some of us want a break from endless encounters of people lining up to take photos of themselves. This is just one example. Some of us need breaks from these types of things.

I’d still rather base in Siracusa than Palermo (or Taomina) but to each their own.