My husband have an empty nest and we are going to celebrate in Italy!! We have a trip planned in November and have flights, hotels, and trains between the cities of Venice, Florence, and Rome, 3 nights in each city. We extended the flight back by 4 days, so we have some freedom to plan some additional things.
Would it make more sense to stay the extra 4 nights in Rome (for a total of 7) and do day trips from there, or is there another part of Italy that we must see and therefore should be on the move? Our flight out is from Rome, so we would likely travel back to Rome on the last night to be near the airport. Thoughts?
Day 1: Arrive in Venice. Recover from jet lag
Day 2-3: Venice
Day 4: Train to Florence
Day 5-6: Florence, possible day trip to Siena or Pisa/Lucca
Day7: Train to Rome
Day 8-9: Rome.
Next 3 nights are flexible with the 4th and last night back in Rome to catch our flight back.
We would like to book a guided tour of Pompeii and a day trip to Orvieto. We are more into history and less into art museums, if this helps. We would like to take it easy but also don't want to miss any must-sees. Please help!! :) Thanks for any thoughts!!
Sherri