My husband and I will be spending 14 days in Italy (Florence, Naples, Ischia, Amalfi Coast, Rome) this May and I would appreciate feedback on my planned activities for each destination. This is our second trip to Itlay.
We land in Rome on a Friday morning at 10:15 and will then take the Frecciarossa train to SMN in Florence ( ideally the direct one but likely the one that goes to Termini then onto SMN) - the direct train doesn't depart until 1: 50 and arrive in Florence until 4:00 whereas the one to Termini departs at both 11:22 and 12:23. We will wait until we get there to buy tickets in case of flight delay.
- Questions for the group: 1) is transferring at Termini it straightforward? We had a bad experience in Munich where we kept missing the train to Salzburg and it has left us nervous about train travel. They made track changes in German only.....2) can we likely/easily grab a sandwich for the train ride somewhere in FCO, or do they sell food on the train?
Once in Florence (around2 or 3:00), we will take a cab from the station to our B&B (La Residenza del Proconsolo), drop our bags, grab a gelato and wander around the Piazza Della Signoria, admire the duomo from outside and have dinner at Gusto Leo before heading to bed early.
Day 2 in Florence is dedicated primarily to visiting the Uffizzi Gallery. We have tickets for 0930 and plan to use the RS audio guide.
Thinking we will spend about 2.5-3 hours there then walk to Piazza Santa Trinita to hopefully see some street musicians and have a gelato, then walking to Loggia Lanza to see the statues before getting lunch at All'antico vinaoi
After lunch, walk to Piazza Michelangelo and visit Cimitero delle Porte Sante then walk back to hotel.
Dinner at Vin e Vicchie Sapporia (trying to get reservations) and if not Trattoria Mario.
- Question: anything I should add to this day, specifically around the latter part of the afternoon?
Day 3 we will cab it to SMN after breakfast to catch either the 10:14 or 10: 48 train to Naples.
Thanks for any feedback.