Our family of 4 will be traveling to Italy in June for 13 days. We will be arriving in Milan and departing from Rome.
We have 4 places that are must to visit:
1. Cinque Terre area (CT) -- Sarzana (4 nights) with visits to Pisa, Lucca, CT
2. Venice (1 night)
3. Florence (undecided how long to stay yet)
4. Rome (4 nights)
Additionally looking at Genoa and evening in Parma (to meet friends)
Majority of the trip we are planning to get around by trains, but were considering to rent a car for CT area (will be staying in Sarzana) to make some day trips in Tuscany.
Would adding Genoa be too much for this trip?
What is the most efficient way to build this itinerary with or without Genoa? Should we head east or west from Milan?
At what part of the trip it would make most sense to visit Venice?
Thank you!