My husband and I and 2 sons (15 & 23) have tickets to fly in and out of Rome March 11-25. The only request I have from them is Venice. Other than what would you recommend for an itinerary for that time of year? Some slower time in the country-side perhaps, more ruins than museums.
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Alta Loma, CA, USA
1446 posts
Hi Lisa. Too bad you can't fly open-jaw...it would sure help to maximize your time in Italy so that you wouldn't have to spend so much time back-tracking to get back to Rome for your return flight. You might ask the airlines if it's possible to change your tickets. If not, here's what I would propose:
Days 1-5: Rome & maybe an excursion to Ostia Antica, Tivoli or Orvieto (the kids would enjoy the underground tour & St. Patrick's well there)
Days 6-11: Tuscany; maybe stay at an agriturismo & drive to hill towns, i.e. Siena, Volterra, San Gimignano, Montepulciano, Pienza, etc & take train to Florence for 1 day - you don't want to drive there.
Days 12-14: Venice
Day 15: Back to Rome for return flight
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OP
Seward, AK, United States
9 posts
thanks--great tips and the overall itinerary is what I was thinking. I'll check into your specific suggestions. In and out of Rome was the best I could do on our budget.