14 Days, Will it Work, is it to much?

Cut Sorrento too crowded too long of a trek to Venice and more crowds human traffic jams trying to get to a hotel

do the South on separate trip.

I love Sorrento, but have to agree with Jazz+Travels -- it's a long trip from Rome (on a possibly-crowded train). Spend the first jet-lagged day in Rome, on to Venice the next day, when you won't have to worry about making a quick transfer from plane to train. Add a night to Venice (it's an anniversary!) Savor the dolce far niente.

I would also cut Sorrento, but if you do that then Fly into Venice, not Rome. Or I would cut the Sardinia leg. At Lake Como, stay in Varenna or Bellagio. Como is at the bottom, flat part of the lake.

What time of year are you going?

I'm sure Sardinia is lovely (I haven't been there), but three nights is just two full days and a few hours (depending on timing of the inbound flight), and including it subjects you to two flights in the middle of your trip. Personally, I find having to get myself to an airport not relaxing at all and try very hard not to do it mid-trip. Are you really going to get enough value out of not much more than 2 days in Sardinia to justify the hassles of flying? There are so many great places on the mainland.

Maybe you can tell us what your interests are and the reasons you decided on these locales. then we can advise appropriately. Personally, I think it is a bit too much, but would salvage Sorrento with another day and an overnight train to Venice (if there still is one).

I think you're underestimating travel times. For example, the trip from FCO to Sorrento would be more like 4 hours allowing for waiting time between trains (time on trains alone is 3 hours), and your air travel doesn't include time to get to/from the airports and to arrive early for check-in (add at least 2 hours for each flight).

I would agree with most of the other people, cut out Sorrento and Sardinia, and then you can breathe a little bit. Your travel time isn't just how long the flight or train takes, its packing up, getting to the station/airport then getting there, getting into transport in your destination and to your next lodging. I usually take any travel day that I have and count it as a lost day because of all the logistics of getting to your next destination. I have had a few days that I have gotten to squeeze something in, but that's a bonus to me. You have 5 days out of 14 that are more or less lost.

Sorrento and Sardinia are both way too far for such a small amount of time. Both of them are "take your time and relax and then explore" types of places. I did Sardinia in 5 nights and it was STILL too short of a time to explore enough. If you do these two, you will just be running around like a chicken with your head cut off, just trying to go all these different places.

If you end up removing Sorrento (and hopefully Sardinia), I would go to Venice first, as it is farther away from Rome than everything else, and you can make your way back towards your departure city. You can extend your stays in other cities and do day trips if the mood strikes you.

Just remember, 2 nights=1 day, so the longer you can make your stays longer, it will be more enjoyable.

Thank you all so much!!! That gives me a lot to think about. Our trip is the beginning of October. Still warm, but hopefully not as crowded. My husband and I enjoy the food, architecture, people watching, and shops when in a city or village. We also love the countryside, ocean and nature. Thank you again for all your advice!!!

Italy is one of the many places in Europe where less is more. Go to fewer places, relax and enjoy. The less hours you spend on internal travel, the more time you'll have to accumulate experiences and memories. You can't go everywhere, you can enjoy everywhere you are . . .

I think Italy is two trips, one north and one south. If you decide north, add Florence and Tuscany region, Siena, and perhaps Cinque Terra, Verona. Makes a nice loop either flying into Rome or Venice.