how things have changed - 25+ years ago DH and I toured Italy for about this amount of time; after 4

This if first vacation for my husband and I in 6 years since we started our rentals in Costa Rica. We are going to Italy in October and I am asking for ideas and suggestions for our trip. Land in Rome on Oct. 8th in a.m. and there until the 11th
Second, the way you have listed the days you don;t allow any time for travel from one place to another. For instance, you really only have 2.5 day in Venice - half of the 11th, the 11th and the 13th. But you have 5.5 days in Florence - after having already spent a whole week in Tuscany.
I would relayout the schedule inserting those travel days. Also I move move 2 days out of Florence - one to Venice and one to Rome (which IMHO has way more to see/do than any of the other places). Plus you will be jetlagged coming into Rome - so your fist half day probably won;t allow you to get much done.
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So you think Florence can be done 3 days? Venice needs 3 days also. Maybe 11-14 in Venice. disney world cheap tickets Catch early train to Florence and pick up rental car on 14th, to drive to Gaiole in Tuscany which is between Siena and Arezzo.
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