We live in Spain so it is easy to catch a cheap flight from Malaga to many places in Europe. We flew in to Milan for about 30 Euros each way, then went to Florence, Pisa and the walled town of Lucca. Very nice. In September they will be starting direct flights to Naples, which is going to open up the entire Amalfi coast to us. Last time I was in that part of Italy they had an earthquake so Pompei was closed for about 10 years and we never got to see it. That’s a bucket list item for me.