We will be in Italy from Dec 23 to Jan 3 and I'm trying to plan our itinerary. There are 4 of us total and we're going to first spend 5-6 days in Rome. I'm considering what to do next. My wife and I have already been to Florence, Venice, Siena, Volterra, Cinque Terra a couple years ago. The others in our party haven't been to Italy before.
I'd like to have something a little more relaxing and not a big city after Rome. But I'm not sure if any of these are worth spending time in during winter. I loved the time we spent in Siena, Volterra and Vernazza. And I've also seen good things about Sicily and the Amalfi coast. I would like to go to Pompeii so maybe working our way south would be a good option too. We want to relax and eat great food and wine. What would you do?