Hello, we are traveling to Italy at the end of May with my family. Three adults and two 17-year-olds.
We are starting in Venice, planning on going to Florence and then the Amalfi coast area and flying to Munich spending a couple of days there to meet friends and flying home. Is it a big mistake to skip Rome? We just don’t have enough time. My kids have an opportunity to travel abroad to Rome in two years, so that’s why we’re skipping, but any advice on this travel itinerary would be great! We don’t know how long to spend in Florence or the Amalfi coast. Thank you!
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🏝️ Hobe Sound, FL⛱️
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It would help if you specified how many days - not including arrival and departure - you’ll be in Italy.
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Gettysburg PA
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Welcome
Can you tell us how many nights for this trip, how many nights in Italy?
Do you have dates? Flights booked?
Your plan is fine. Nothing wrong with skipping Rome, just be sure to take advantage of any chance to visit in the future.
I would skip AC on first trip to Italy but that is me. I love Rome.
Good that you are flying IN to Venice.
Where from? Arrival time? How long is your flight?
Venice should get 3-4 nights- great place to get over jet lag.
Check out Row Venice.
A 3 night stay in just 2 full days in location.
Florence deserves 2 full days/3 nights- add a night for every day trip
Siena- 2 nights or longer if you will visit other hill towns (are you willing to rent a car?)
AC- where exactly? needs 4 nights- takes good part of a day to get there. Know your transportation to/from.
Fly to MUN from NAP- arrive 2 hrs preflight- figure this part out- if early am flight you should be in Naples night before
Munich- 3 nights?
Fly home
15 nights -5 locations- I would try to drop one location
Venice 3
Florence 4 or 5- 1 or 2 day trips Siena, etc
AC 4
Munich 3 or 4?
Anyway- good plan.
Need to know how many nights you have.
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Skipping Rome is like skipping the main course of the meal and being happy with a salad and soup.
Rome is amazing and deserves several days to see. Not only the ancient Roman sites, but St. Peter's Basilica and the Sistine Chapel are special beyond belief.
Suggest skipping the Amalfi Coast and do Rome.
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Minnesota 🎒
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My kids have an opportunity to travel abroad to Rome in two years, so
that’s why we’re skipping,
Well OK then; given that you'll likely have a crack at it in a couple of years, it's perfectly OK to skip Rome this time. That one can consume some serious time if interested in its wealth of things to see so I'm all for not cramming it into your current itinerary. Plan on giving it the time it deserves on a future trip. :O)
Christine has asked for some information that would help people to weigh in on your other questions, such as how many nights in total you have for this trip. Can you help us out here?
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The reason why we are thinking of skipping Rome is my kids are supposed to do a study abroad trip in Rome in two years. We are just planning right now and not 100% sure how long. We are thinking 14-16 days. My teens are dying to see the French riviera, but we don’t have to go to AC in particular.
We do have our tickets flying into Venice, but we do not have a return flight yet. We have friends in Venice and friends in Munich so these are two places we must go. One of my kids wants to go into interior architecture, which is why she wants to see Florence. Trying to figure out how we can see a little bit of everything. (Leaving May 27, 2026. )
But I know that’s really difficult to do. Appreciate all the advice!