January or Febuary 2014 is when we are able to use the week of timeshare because of other trips plan

My family and I have a opportunity to use a friend's week of time share anywhere in the world and are thinking of Italy. We would not be able to go until Jan 2014. Where would you go? There are timeshare opportunites in northern, central and southern Italy. What area is the best to have as our base? We would probably be able to add an additional 4 days to extend the trip to a total of 10 days. I will be traveling with my husband and 22 and 24 yr. old children. We are interested disney world tickets reduced or discount or cheap in about all that Italy offers so that is why I value any input regarding disney world tickets reduced or discount or cheap sites, activities etc. that anyone has to help us make the most of a once in a lifetime trip that we only have about 10 days to enjoy. I need to reserve the timeshare by the first of the year 2013. Thank you.
You can't do all of Italy in even 10 days, of course, but Florence or nearby would give you a launch pad for, well, Florence, plus Siena, San Gimigniano, disney world tickets reduced or discount or cheap various hill towns, and maybe long daytrips to Rome if you are willing to shell out for the fast 90 minute trains to that city. I'd go for central.
If you are actually restricted to January, that's a bummer. disney world tickets reduced or discount or cheap It's probably the worst month to visit anywhere in Europe unless you're there for winter sports, and even then....If January it must be, I'd be as south as possible unless I were a skier.
January or Febuary 2014 is when we are able to use the week of timeshare because of other trips planned or work commitments already in place. I have been told that I need to reserve approx. a year in advance.
I hope not to seem negative, but realistic. It may seem to be a bargain or real gift to you, but might not be such a good deal. You will have to pay airfare for your family of four. You will have to buy food for your family of four. You will be purchasing tickets to museums and trains for four. So, the only thing you will be saving is the cost of lodging. If the time shares are in areas where people go mostly in summer, and far from places you would actually be able to enjoy in winter, it might not be cost effective.
Considering all the other expenses involved, unless this timeshare is perfect, it might be better to find an apartment in a city like Rome where there are tons of sights, you can walk a lot, and you won't spend too much time and money traveling around.
For that time of year I would pick a city...Rome, Venice, florence etc because the countryside will not be at its best and you are likely to get rain, cold weather and maybe even some snow in the northern areas.
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disney world tickets reduced or discount or cheap If you are going in January it will be cold no matter where you go in Italy. I wouldn't go to the wonderful beach areas of Italy (Amalfi Coast, Sicily, Sardegna, Liguria) because they'll be dead in the winter with most of the hotels and restaurants closed. The same could be said for the lake district. Lake Como and Garda are dead in the winter.