Greetings! My fiance and I have begun planning our honeymoon to Italy and would love your tips and suggestions! We have begun delving through the Rick Steves books and forums and have begun to narrow down our itinerary. Trip time: April 23 - May 8. Italy time: April 24 - May 7, 14 days. Day 0 (Monday 23rd): Depart Wichita Day 1 (Tuesday 24th): Venice Day 2 (Wednesday 25th): Venice Day 3 (Thursday 26th): Cinque Terre Day 4 (Friday 27th): Cinque Terre Day 5 (Saturday 28th): Florence Day 6 (Sunday 29th): Florence Day 7 (Monday 30th): Siena Day 8 (Tuesday 1st): Siena Day 9 (Wednesday 2nd): Orvieto Day 10 (Thursday 3rd): Orvieto Day 11 (Friday 4th): Rome Day 12 (Saturday 5th): Rome Day 13 (Sunday 6th): Pompeii Day 14 (Monday 7th): Rome
Day 15 (Tuesday 8th): Depart Rome
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Julie, I have to agree with Nigel in your other Thread, in that it would have been nice to keep the replies in the same place. I have a few comments on your proposed Itinerary..... As you'll arrive in Venice on the 24th, so likely won't have much time for sightseeing. In addition to the time to get from the airport to your Hotel, you'll be jet lagged so probably won't have the energy to start touring right away. In order to minimize travel times between locations, you might consider travelling Venice > Florence > Cinque Terre > Siena > Orvieto > Rome. This is still somewhat of a "busy" Itinerary, so you won't have a lot of time to explore each place. Keep in mind that every time you change locations, you'll need to allow about half a day. Considering the occasion, you might consider skipping Orvieto and adding one day to the Cinque Terre and one day to Rome. The extra day in Rome could be used for a day trip to Orvieto, which is easy as it's only one hour by train. I'll also reply in your other Thread. Congratulations and happy travels!