Italy: Itineraries

Long Weekend Speed through Rome, Florence, and Venice. After a day and a half picking off the top sights in Rome, take a fast-train to Florence for the night (1 hour and 37 minutes). Spend a day visiting the Uffizi museum, the Duomo, and Michelangelo’s David; then continue northward and spend 2 days in Venice, where you can see St. Mark’s Square and the Doge’s Palace, drift in a gondola, and get lost on a long walk.

One Week See Rome (with side-trip to Pompeii), Florence, Venice, and Milan. Spend 2 nights in Rome (hop down to Pompeii from Rome; about 2.5 hours each way), 1 day in Florence, and 2 days in Venice. On your way home, go to Milan, peep into the Duomo, and then run to the airport for your return flight.

Two Weeks Start at the top of this list and work your way down the boot (or vice versa): Milan, Venice, Florence, Rome, Amalfi Coast, Pompeii, Sicily. Spend 1 day in Milan, 2 in Venice, 2 in Florence, 3 in Rome, 2 days taking in the Amalfi Coast and Pompeii, and then 4 days in Sicily (2 for Syracuse, 1 for Catania, and 1 for Taormina).