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9 Days Italy trip in March - Itinerary feedback requested

Posted by (Toronto) on

I am solo travelling to Italy, mid March for 9 days.
I like history and food. I would like to check out some historic sites, eat some good food and spend a few days relaxing perhaps at a Beach or at a scenic spot.
It will be good to be able to meet some other people but I usually do that by joining a walking tour or a pub crawl or something like that.
Given that the weather maybe cool, I am thinking of doing this.

Day 1-4 Rome
Day 5-8 Sorrento and do day trips to nearby towns in Amalfi on the bus.
Day 9 back to Rome. Perhaps do Napoli on the way back?

Will the time in Sorrento be too much? I have been reading that a lot of places may not be open and the towns will be empty. How bad will it be?

Alternatively I could do this but I feel like I will miss the warmer weather in the south.

Day 1 Arrive in Rome, head to Venice
Day 2-3 Venice
Day 4-5 Florence (will this be too much of architecture and buildings?)
Day 6-9 Rome

Posted by
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I think your first plan is a good one. Most places will be open in Sorrento by mid March. I am confused by your plan for day 9. Are you flying out that day or the next day? Also what do you mean by doing Napoli on the way to back to Rome? This would probably not be a great use of time and you will also have your bags with you. You could do a day trip there from Sorrento instead.

Your second option seems pretty rushed to me. If you wanted to go that route, I’d leave out Venice and try to do day trips to towns in Tuscany from Florence. This wouldn’t satisfy your desire to hang out in a relaxing spot though. Both options would be fantastic though!

Posted by
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You don't have enough days to do Rome, Florence and Venice. You need more than four days in Rome.

Posted by
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Thanks Ciao_jane. I leave the following day.

Any suggestions for which is a better spot for beach clubs, bars or clubs in Sorrento. Or is it better to be in Positano for that?
I was wondering if I could swap a day from sorrento to do Naples on way back.

Thanks geovagriffith. I also hear it maybe colder and raining at that time.

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