Google ‘the best and worst times to visit Italy’ and just about every source you find will tell you that the best months to visit Italy are April through June and September through October and that the worst times to visit are July and August, when the weather gets uncomfortably hot and high season brings high prices and crowds. But what if summer is the only time you’re available?
That’s exactly the conundrum a couple of readers have approached me about. One reader emailed, “Many articles comment on how horribly hot and crowded July and August are in Rome and, in Italy in general, but alas, that's when the kids are off of school for longer travels to Europe. So, what advice would you give American families looking to travel to Rome in July or August?”
