Hi Everyone! I am planning a trip with my FIVE adult children to Italy and Switzerland this summer. We are flying round trip from Nashville to Milan. Four of us have never been to Europe and are trying to see what we can. (Two have been to Rome, Pompeii, Vatican City over six years ago). My children are ages 20-29. If you have any suggestions, please feel free to chime in. All plans are tentative.
I would love any input into trains, and how to get around! Any other ideas are welcome too!
OVERALL ITINERARY
• June 29 Arrive Milan 8:05 am - Take Malpensa bus express or driver? to get to Milan train Centrale Station - Take Train from MILAN to FLORENCE
• June 29-July 3 FLORENCE
• July 3-4 COMO/Bellagio
• July 4 train to Milan to Lucerne??
• July 4-7 LUCERNE
• July 7-8 MILAN
• July 8 Milan-JFK via AA, transfer to LaGuardia fly Laguardia-Nashville SW Air
DAY 1: June 28 TRAVEL
FLORENCE JUNE 29-JULY 3 (four nights)
o Grand Hotel Cavour
o OR San Firenze Suites and Spa
o NEED TO LOOK UP SECRET PASSAGES TOUR
DAY 2: June 29
o Florence Bike Tour with Gelato Tasting 3:00-5:30 Viator/Trip Advisor
DAY 3: June 30
1- Skip the line Private walking Tour David 6/30 9:30-12:30
2- Duomo Skip The Line Tour 6/30 2:00-3:10
3- EScooter night ride 4:30 Too much in one day?
DAY 4: JULY 1
o Cinque Terre and Pisa Leaning Tower THIS IS A 12 hour tour
o DAY 5: July 2
Florence Vespa Tour: Tuscan Hills/Italian Cuisine (8:30-2:30)
DAY 6: JULY 3
Bellagio on Lake Como (one night)
• Hotel Belvedere in Bellagio
DAY 7: JULY 4
Spend much of the day in Como, train to Lucerne
Hotel Schweizerhof of Luzerne
DAY 8: July 5
1:00PM Chocolate, Cheese, Boat tour
o OR
o Day Train Ride Across Switzerland Golden Pass Train
o Lucerne to Interlaken
o Interlaken to Zweisimmen
o Zweisimmen to Montreux
DAY 9: July 6
Mount Pilatus Trip from Lucerne
DAY 10: July 7
Train from Lucerne to Milan (Need to get earliest)
Find a way from train station to Milan Duomo
2:30 Milan Duomo Tour and Skip the line The Last Supper Tour Dinner in Milan
Spend last night at Milan Airport Sheraton
Day 11: July 8
Flight home