I am going to italy in Aug this year for a month, how hot is it? and better to stay in florence or rome?

I want to travel to venice,naples,rome, and maybe see the amalfi coast, but i want to have one main place im staying and jst do like one or two night stays here and there, so i was wondering which would be a better home base apartment to rent...Florence or Rome?I am going to italy in Aug this year for a month, how hot is it? and better to stay in florence or rome?
Florence is less oppressively hot in August, slightly more affordable, and better-situated than Rome for trips north to destinations like Venice, Milan, Ravenna, Bologna, Parma, and Turin, is very close to Tuscan destinations like Pisa, Chianti, Volterra, San Gimigniano, the Versillia (beach resorts like Viareggio and Forte dei Marmi), Assisi and other parts of Umbria -- and is a very substantial destination in its own right.



Traffic in Florence is terrible, but traffic in Rome is nothing to be happy about either. This is a concern because for many of the destinations outside of major cities (places like Chianti and the Amalfi Coast), you'll have little choice but to rent a car and drive -- which is nothing to fear, but be prepared for aggressive Italian drivers on the autostrada and significant congestion in the cities.
Florence will be a bit less expensive than Rome to rent an apartment. Venice is beautiful and it will be quite warm so pack for warm weather. It does not get very humid though.

I stay in Venice and Florence each year but usually June / July. Taking the train is a good way to travel and easier than renting a car. Let me know if there is anything else I can answer for you. Hope I helped.I am going to italy in Aug this year for a month, how hot is it? and better to stay in florence or rome?
You should probably google past temperatures and atractions
rome is better than florence.
stay in rome...
If you wanna get a base in the middle of the territory you mention, better is Rome. First cause in august is less warm than Florence, second cause is just at the middle of your visit. However, having a whole month you could permit yourself to get an apartment in Florence Santa Maria Maggiore, Uffizi Gallery, museums, Fiesole, etc), enjoying through environment, Etruscan culture and Renaissance, and tasting various and good gastronomy. Florence is a nice base to visit so many sites and cities: Siena, Pisa, Lucca, (if you are fan of S.Francis. Assisi and the splendid La Verna), Arezzo, Monteriggioni, San Gimignano, Volterra, only to say a very few sites.
Then get an apartment in Rome, and after visiting it (Colosseo, the Fori Imperiali, Catacombs, the Vatican and its museum, etc.) base toward other magnificent places: the northern lakes of Rome, Orvieto, Cerveteri, and at the South the Campi Flegrei (nice environment of Vesuvio Volcano), Amalfi coast, Pompei, Ercolano, Positano, Castellammare di Stabia, Ischia and Capri islands, Temples of Paestum, and so many others. Naturally tasting other kind of gastronomy

Some little advices:
to get smiles, smile. Learn some Italian words (Good morning/evening/night, thank you, you're welcome, where is ..., how many euros does it cost, how can I get to ..., and so on. This not cause Italians don't know some words of English (they are able to tell you something even by gestures, and they aren't satisfied until they make you understand them), but cause they appreciate who forces himself to speak in their language.
When you'll eat, at a restaurant, a 'trattoria' or a 'pizzeria', remember that wine is a food. A kind of course with its kind of wine. For its choice, follow the waiter advice, asking the price before). If you are thirsty, drink water. At the end of the meal, normally we take a coffee and an 'ammazzacaff猫' (literally 'kill-coffee'), while you are in the South of Italy, better drinking a good 'Limoncello', a low alcoholic liquor based on Lemon.

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Venice can be a one/two days visit, mainly San Marco and the homonymous square, their famous bridges, the 'calli' (streets) around it, a tour on 'vaporetto' (a water bus) or in Gondola (also if for the Gondola the price is very high), including some near sites like: Murano and Burano (Art Glass and Laces), Chioggia, and one or two another.
Naples is a trash heap? I do not seem to me:



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is no longer dirty as it once was, then it makes sense if you go ke rail or in a place of trade is more chaotic, I do not think k is different in other large cities.

I'm neapolitan.