hello,
We have 14 full days in italy, flying in and out of Rome. I have been to Rome and Assisi once before but my fiancee (wife as of the honeymoon) has not. We were thinking Rome 4 days + 1 day trip to pompeii, siena 2 days, cinque terre 2 days, skip florence (I know, i know, I have seen the flak people are taking on this site for suggesting that - we haven't completely ruled it out, especially since we have some extra time) then venice for 2 days. That leaves us 3 full days to squeeze in anywhere in the itinerary. One of the things my fiancee is interested in doing is spending at least 2 days on a beach so I did ask earlier if there was a good beach north of Rome in late June or if we would have to go south to Naples/Sorrento?. Someone suggested Orbetello, but I wasnt sure if it would be cold for swimming in late June? Basically should we use the extra time to stop in florence and find a beach north of Rome or is it worth it to extend the pompeii trip into extra days and then double back past Rome to go north? Any input is greatly appreciated!