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Rome-Amalfi Coast-Florence-Tuscany Itinerary

Is this too aggressive of an itinerary for 12 nights?

2 nights Florence
3 nights Tuscany
3 nights Rome
4 nights Amalfi Coast

Posted by
6671 posts

Depends on where you are flying into and out of. Especially the latter. If you are staying on the AC, but flying home from Naples or Rome, you need to be in that city the night before departure, unless your flight is very late in the day. If flying home from Rome, I'd put all your Rome days last. It's aggressive, but some people like just a quick sample of different places.

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Flying in and out of Rome. Was planning on flying into Rome but hopping on train to Florence and doing first two nights of trip in Florence and last 3 nights in Rome.

Posted by
1700 posts

Hello matthewflanagan4, and welcome to the forum,

As usual I think if you have to ask if you're doing too much then you are. Keeping in mind that 2 nights is only one full day somewhere you will have one jet lagged day in Florence before moving on under this plan. Off the top of my head I think you need to lose either Tuscany or the Amalfi Coast and put those days into Florence so you have at least a couple of nights there if you have any interest in seeing the famous museums and art in the city.

4 nights Florence - side trips to Siena of other Tuscany destination
4 nights AC
4 nights Rome
or
4 nights Florence
4 nights Tuscany
4 nights Rome

Makes more sense to me. I don't think 12 nights is enough for 4 full destinations unless they are close and you really want the "sampler platter" overview. But you can do 3 or 3.5 places in that time. Planning is always a struggle between your list and your time,

My $.02, have a great trip,
=Tod

Posted by
2753 posts

hey hey matthewflanagan4
welcome aboard the forum
when is this trip and how many people? where are you flying in from USA/Canada. are your 12 nights total on ground or day 1 fly in day 12 fly out leaving you 10 days ground, renting a car will need a mandatory IDP (aaa.com/IDP).
know the time your flight arrives, going thru passport/immigration, getting bags, time on train for next stop. florence is a couple hours away, (trenitalia.com) from FCO or roma termini. tuscany is a big area not a town, what town are you planning to stay?
check-in hotel 3-4pm check-out hotel 10-11am which 2 nights gives you half evening night, full day then check out.
your places you have picked are always mentioned here on everyone's bucket list, they will be busy all year, not an off season anymore with so many travelers and "overtourism" in many european big cities. just be prepared for crowds. agree with CJean with flying home, if amalfi coast fly from naples, if rome end of trip fly home rome no backtracking
go with the flow have fun and enjoy
aloha

Posted by
8910 posts

Hi, take a look at your transportation time. You can find the train times on Trenitalia.com for the cities you’re considering. I feel like Florence is going to seem like a blur, if you’re flying into Rome and immediately taking the train up to Florence. It’s an arrival day & a jet lag day, and you’re moving onward.

I don’t feel like it’s too aggressive, depending on what you’re planning to cover on the Amalfi Coast.

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13001 posts

2 nights Florence
3 nights Tuscany
4 nights Amalfi Coast
3 nights Rome

Florence is in Tuscany. Where else in Tuscany do you have in mind?

Getting to/from an Amalfi Coast town is a slow process and likely to consume more of a day than you might expect.

Have you been to Italy before?

It may be more efficient to do 4 nights in Florence, and do a day trip from there and add one more night to Rome.

What time of year is the trip?

What is the focus of what you want to see & do?