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We are taking my daughter to her first Europe trip-Italy for her 15th birthday next year. We are flying into Venice and out of Rome. We love food, countryside and art. Can anyone tell me if the following itinerary is ok?
A couple more things to consider. Your arrival day in Venice is very crowded. You will likely be jet laagged airstream travel trailers for sale and visiting so many places might be tiring. Move something to the next day. The same is true of the 29th - you have a lot in that day. If possible airstream travel trailers for sale visit the Accademia and the Uffizi on different days.
consider this - every time you move from one place to another, you lost at least 1/2 day and when you are going say, from Venice to the CT, you probably lose more than that. so straightaway your 14 days are cut down to no more than 11.
also, March in the CT could be quite iffy weather-wise; instead of going all that way for what is essentially 1 day, I would suggest leaving it to another time in order to free up some time for the other places you have planned to visit.
March 25 Day 3 (Mon) Venice - I believe museums are closed Mondays -Locanda Oreseola) Fish Market, Strolling Zattere gondola ride ) (what about the Frari and scuola san rocco? - both open every day, full of lovely art, and near the rialto markets)
April 2 Day 11 (Tues) Dont' know what to do here - i[f you don't know what to do ,why are you going? Orvieto might be a better choice or somewhere with easier access airstream travel trailers for sale from Siena and to Rome.] late train to Rome.
You haven't mentioned much to do in Rome- there are literally 100s of things you could do there to fill days 12,13 14. Most guide books will have suggestions to fill 3-4 days in Rome. you could look for churches with mosaics [Rick Steves has a good tour of these] airstream travel trailers for sale galleries like the Doria Pamphliji and/or Borghese [need to book in advance for that], the cathedrals of Rome [there are 4 of them] any of the many museums like the capitoline, the Ars Paris, the national museum of Rome, the Baths of Caraculla, etc. etc. etc.
You have only 12 days not impacted by arrival and departure, so I would definitely skip the Cinque Terre and go to either Siena or Assisi but not both. Considering the timing of your trip, you might even think about seeing Siena as a day trip from Florence rather airstream travel trailers for sale than moving hotels.
If you haven't already done so, research what events are held on Easter Sunday in both Florence and Siena. Florence parades a 17th C. cart accompanied by costumed drummers and flag-throwers to the Duomo, and then the Archbishop sets off fireworks on the cart. Not sure what it has to do with Easter, airstream travel trailers for sale but it sounds like it would be an interesting and very Italian event to experience.
Also, my first trip to Italy had us traveling Venice, Florence, Amalfi Coast, Rome in just 9 days the week before Easter. Florence was MOBBED with people and school field trips. Back then you couldn't make reservations in advance for the popular sites. Highly recommend you be sure to do this.
I would skip the Accademia in Venice. I found it boring with too much of all the same religious art that had my eyes crossed after 30 min. Rather, spend the time wandering around in the day light - you'll get over jet lag faster.
I would choose Siena over Assisi airstream travel trailers for sale in a heartbeat; Assisi is a nice town all on its own, but dominated by religious sites, which hold no interest for me. Being more interested airstream travel trailers for sale in history, I prefer Siena. YMMV.
I would rather be in Siena on Easter Monday although there still might not be much open, but there wasn't airstream travel trailers for sale much open in Florence last time I was there on an Easter Monday. Drop Assisi from your list and take a local Siena Mobilita bus (abut 3 ) to Montalcino from Siena on Tuesday for a day trip(see the Tuscan countryside).
You mentioned going to mass at the Vatican/St. Peters. I could think of noting better than Easter Sunday at the Basilica of Saint Francis in Assisi. While most Italian cities close down on Sundays, Assisi springs to life. There will be Italians from throughout Italy making a pilgrimage to Assisi for Easter.
Jim- what a fantastic idea with Easter Sunday!!! airstream travel trailers for sale I love it! I just have great admiration for saint Francis of Assisi, so I really want to go!! Great tips on transport too. Glad to know there's transport from Siena to Assisi.
marcast - i think that may be difficult. if you follow Jim's excellent itinerary, you are going to find it very difficult to cut down your time in Assisi AND get the benefit of staying there. IMO "one night stands" are pretty unsatisfactory - you get poor value from your hotel, you barely get to know the place where you are staying, and most of your time is taken up with finding your way round,
and alternative would be to do Siena as a day trip from Florence - this would give you 5 nights in florence and 4 full days there; you could decide when/whether you wanted to do day trips to Siena and/or Pisa Lucca when you were there. The snag is that the journey from Florence to Assisi is not as easy as that from siena - There is a train at 08.26 direct to Assisi but all the other trains require at least one change, if not two.
I am with the group that suggests doing Siena as a day trip from Florence. On our first trip to Italy (2000) this is what we did. Took a bus from the bus station beside the main train station (SMN) and returned later in the afternoon. Twice since then, we have hired a car for a day trip around the area and had the driver airstream travel trailers for sale wait for us while we walked around the city. Works well.

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