How many days enouph to visit Venice, Florence and Rome in 9 days

The only way to determine that is to see what you have listed for each city. If you only want to visit two things in Venice then you can see it in a day but if you have twenty things you want to visit then you'll need more time. Can you tell us what you want to see and do in each?

Also, take into account that when you change locations you lose about half a day to travel. Your 9 days has just become 7.5 days.

Donna

Thanks Donna
This would be my first time in Italy. I don't know exactly which places in more interesting to visit in each according my time. what's your suggestion?
Thanks

I would say start with three nights in Venice, a good place to unwind after a long flight. Then three nights in Florence if you love art or want to visit a smaller town as a daytrip, then three or four nights in Rome (depending on what you decide about Florence), and fly out of Rome.

Trains between these cities only take a couple of hours.

Thank you so much Donna for your kindness help. I will do it according your suggestion. I think should be the best plan. which smaller town do you mean in Florence?

What you should do is to get a guide book and make a list for each city of what you want to see there. Once you have the list it's easy for us to determine how long you'll need in each city. To say that you should stay in Venice for x number of days and Rome for x number of days means nothing unless you know what you want to see and do. You may only need one night in Rome or you may need 10. It depends on what you want to see and do. Get a guide book and make a list for each city.

Donna

Is it 9 days including travel?
I like to count nights on the ground (ie in Italy). I like to go through places fast (I don't linger too long in a place), but I also don't like to spend less than 2 nights at the same hotel because a lot of time goes into hotel transfers (check in/out, pack, unpack).
Remember that 2 nights=one full day in a place and 3 nights=2 full days in a place. The transfer days are wasted days, at most you get some hours after arrival.
Assuming you fly directly into Venice (the northern most city) and return from Rome with an open jaw flight, to me the allocation of 8 nights among the three aforementioned cities would be:

Venice: 2 nights (1 full day)
Florence: 3 nights (2 full days, with possible Tuscany day trip from Florence, unless you want to devote all 2 days to Florence)
Rome: 3 nights (2 full days in Rome alone).

If you don't even have 8 nights on the ground, I don't know what to tell you, maybe cut a night out of Florence. If you have more add to what interests you more. In terms of size Rome is larger than Florence and Florence is larger than Venice, so your allocation might have to reflect that. But to each his own. Different people have different likes. If you love the Renaissance you might want to devote more to Florence.

I agree with Roberto. Florence and Rome deserve more time than Venice. Much more to see. I am surprised Roberto didn't say - skip Venice, 8 days Florence, 1 in Rome and just to fly out. I believe Roberto is Florentine.

We did 3 nights in each of the 3. It was perfect and we had time to meander as well.

If you love Renaissance art and architecture, you will want 3 days in Florence. If not, you can see the highlights in one day. Good day trips from Florence are Siena and San Giminagno - one day each, travel by bus.

You will need time in Venice to get over the long flight and jetlag (assuming you will have a long flight there).

If you plan on traveling between cities late in the day, you will maximize your sightseeing since most sights close around 5 p.m. Then you have a little leeway - if you've had enough of Venice after 2 days, then take an early train to Florence instead of waiting until evening. Likewise with Florence. The major downside of taking evening trains is that you may miss a leisurely restaurant dinner. You can have a picnic dinner on the train, though.

Three nights in each is the minimum to see each city. You will lose a half day between each city. I have been to each city several times and always discover new things to see and do. You can stay in Rome for a month and not see the whole city. If you want to see the main attractions do you homework and get advance tickets, tours and reservations a head of time. You can save time doing this but may pay a few dollars more. It is well worth it.. you can purchase your train tickets same day for the same price. I have also rented a car and drove from Venice, to Cinque Terre via Bologna, Pisa and Lucca. Rented a car in Rome and drove to Sorrento, then on to Apuglia. If this is your first trip. Take a train. Have fun.... keep an open mind and remember it is an adventure.
Lorie

Over the years we have spent three weeks or so in Rome. Is that enough? Not for us. We still have things that we haven't seen. Three days each will scratch the surface and provide a good base for returning. And you will return.

Actually Barb why go to Rome at all?
To me the most logical plan would be to fly in and out of Florence, spend every single night there and visit Rome and Venice on two separate day trips from Florence. Rome wasn't built in a day, but you can certainly visit the highlights in a day.

We just returned from our Rome, Florence, and Venice trip. We did 4 nights in Rome, 2 nights in Florence, and 3 nights in Venice. We thought since Rome was bigger, we would need more time there. Honestly, we wish we had done spent one less night in Rome and one more night in Florence. Florence is smaller, but it offers much more at night than Rome does in my opinion. Rome can really be done in 3 days. And you can skip the Trevi Fountain for the next few months, its undergoing major rennovations, and not worth seeing! Spanish Steps are also skippable, we weren't impressed and things are much busier and overpriced there as compared to the Pantheon neighborhoods.

There is so much more to Rome than the three overrated high tourist spots just mentioned. If that is all you see in Rome, then skip it or hit those three spots in the AM and then see the more interesting and important sites.