Hi,
We are travelling to Italy with our girls ages 12 and 14 this coming March. Our itinerary is:
Venice - 3 nights
Florence - 2 nights
Montepulciano - 3 nights
1 night not booked
Lucca 2 nights
Siena 4 nights over Easter
Fly out of Pisa
Venice, Florence and Montepulciano are firm bookings, as is Siena over Easter and our departure from Pisa. We like to visit different places after a few days, but I'm concerned that we are moving quite a bit and wondering what people's thoughts are. Specifically, I'm seeking advice on where to visit on our unbooked night and if Lucca is worth using as a base or if we should go somewhere else for our base for the two or three days. We will have a car during this period. Given our girls' interests, we are seeking a balance between museums, markets and shopping and not interested in visiting Rome as we have been there before... I was thinking keeping the itinerary as is and on the free night overnighting in Volterra or a town with a reasonably priced spa to try the waters. We live in a coastal town so have ruled out spending the bulk of our time on the water, but would be happy to do that if people thought it was a better alternative.
Thanks in advance for your advice!