Weekly note

Italy in July

5 of the 5 destinations in Italy are in season in July: 5 a sweet spot, 0 good, 0 ok.

July is a sweet spot at every one of these 5 places: Rome, Venice, Naples, Sicily and Milan.

Ranked for July

#PlaceVerdict High Rain Fare Why
1 Rome sweet spotbusy 33° 2d £123 busier than usual
2 Venice sweet spotbusy 29° 4d — busier than usual
3 Naples sweet spotbusy 31° 2d — busier than usual
4 Sicily sweet spotbusy 31° 0d — busier than usual
5 Milan sweet spotbusy 30° 6d — busier than usual

Fares are the typical return from London for July departures, in GBP; a dash means none has been seen yet for July departures.

Other months for Italy

July elsewhere

Every verdict here is the destination's own: ten years of climate readings, the public holidays that crowd it, and what the flight costs. Nothing is said about Italy as a whole that was not first measured at each place in it.