I usually enjoy doing the research and planning, but it's already mid-January and all I've done is purchase plane tickets. I think I could use some help.
Our son is going to be studying in Milan for spring semester so we're going to use it as a reason to visit Italy for our first time as well. I'm still debating how to organize our trip. We will be flying into Milan arriving noon on March 20 and departing early morning March 30.
I'm pondering March 20-22 Milan, March 23-24 Lake Como area, March 25-26 Venice, March 27-29 Milan. I think we might want more time in Lake Como or Venice, but anticipating being in Milan on the weekends when our son may have more time to hang out with us. We'd prefer not to move lodging more than 3 times. Our 16 year old daughter will be traveling with my husband and I as well. We want to take in the must sees, but keep museums to probably no more than one/day. On a month long trip to Paris several years ago, we enjoyed finding the unique things we'd stumble on when "flaneuring" about the city, but recognize that 10 days doesn't allow for as much of that. My husband enjoys art, I enjoy history, and our daughter wants to be sure we make time for shopping. In the US, we typically enjoy National Parks and hiking more than city vacations so also wondering if there might be some hikes in the Lake Como area. We'd prefer Airbnb/VRBO options to give us multiple sleeping areas rather than hotels.