Italy: Rome, Florence, Venice
Templates · 13 days · 4 stops
The classic Frecciarossa triangle: Rome, Florence and Venice, with Tuscany on a day trip.
- Rome
- Florence
- Bologna
- Venice
Day 1 · Home → Rome
Home→Rome
Day 2 · Rome
Day 3 · Rome
Day 4 · Rome
Day 5 · Rome → Florence
Colosseum and Forum on a combined ticket — the timed Colosseum slot is enforced, so book the first entry.
Vatican Museums early access if you can; the Sistine Chapel is calmest at opening.
Trastevere for dinner — cacio e pepe and carciofi alla giudia, then gelato along the cobbled lanes.
Day trip to Naples on the Frecciarossa, then the Circumvesuviana out to Pompeii among the ruins and Vesuvius.
Rome→Florence
Day 6 · Florence
Day 7 · Florence
Day 8 · Florence
Day 9 · Florence → Bologna
High-speed up through Umbria in ninety minutes. Climb the Duomo cupola — reserve the timed slot in advance.
Uffizi for the Botticellis; sunset from Piazzale Michelangelo over the terracotta rooftops.
Day trip to the Cinque Terre — the coastal train hops the five villages; walk a stretch of the cliffside path.
Bistecca alla fiorentina at a trattoria in Oltrarno, and a Chianti tasting if a slot is free.
Florence→Bologna
Day 10 · Bologna → Venice
The food capital — tagliatelle al ragù done properly, and the porticoes shelter you if it rains.
Bologna→Venice
Day 11 · Venice
Day 12 · Venice
Day 13 · Venice → Home
Arrive at Santa Lucia and step straight onto the Grand Canal. Take the vaporetto down at dusk.
St Mark's Basilica early, then get lost in Dorsoduro away from the crowds; cicchetti and an ombra of wine at a bacaro.
Day trip to the lagoon islands — Murano glass, Burano's painted houses, quiet Torcello.
Venice→Home