Itinerary 10 Days in 2020 Premium

Created by TripSeer for Tracy Traveler on 11/20/2019

Overview

Your trip is starting and ending in New York, NY, USA. Main destinations:

Rome, Italy 4/12 - 4/13 (1 night) Vatican City 4/13 - 4/13 (day visit) , Italy 4/13 - 4/14 (1 night) Florence, Italy 4/14 - 4/15 (1 night) Province of Siena, Italy 4/15 - 4/15 (day visit) Florence, Italy 4/15 - 4/16 (1 night) Venice, Italy 4/16 - 4/18 (2 nights) SP, Italy 4/18 - 4/20 (2 nights) Province of Pisa, Italy 4/20 - 4/20 (day visit) Rome, Italy 4/20 - 4/21 (1 night)

Dates: 4/11/2020 - 4/21/2020 Travelers: 2 adults Budget: $4000 Cost: $3728

If you’re looking for a taste of the good life, La Dolce Vita awaits in Italy. Gelato, gardens, art, architecture, and history will delight your senses as you explore each region’s unique culture and cuisine. Use this ten-day itinerary to jump-start your planning and discover all you can see and do in central Italy in just a week and a half. In this itinerary, you'll fnd visits to four iconic cities, day trips to three more cultural sites, curated recommendations for hotels, restaurants, and activities to fll your days, and transportation options, all packaged in a trip you'll love. Use as is, or adapt it easily to your preferences with TripSeer's free features to discover more destinations, activities, and travel options. Read the destination descriptions for location overviews, consider the daily notes for activity suggestions, and review the clipboards for local recommendations. The clipboards list pointers to must-see locations and attractions, recommendations for some of the best restaurants and cafés, and top-rated options for convenient lodging. See also our companion blog post.

Please note: Transportation options are provided in part by Rome2Rio and Google. Information in clipboards is provided by Google. Some costs are estimates, and times are approximate. All information is provided as a best effort but without guarantees.

1 of 14 Experience a country full of history and culture Spectacular cities

Grand plazas Beautiful countrysides

Delicious food Dolce vita

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3 of 14 Day 1: Saturday, 4/11/2020

Today: New York The travel times for the trip to Rome are left at a default and will depend on your actual home city as well as chosen flights. To adapt this itinerary to your preferences, change the origin city and dates on TripSeer and update the transportation options. For the following days, we describe suggested activities each day, but leave it to you to enter them on the itinerary as you wish. You can use the clipboards to insert events and then set the times before your trip to plan your days, or you can simply review the clipboards each day once you are at the destination.

Lodging (Private Lodging) New York, NY, USA (8:00 AM) When you use this itinerary for your own planning, replace this city with your home town or point of origin. The best seasons to visit central Italy are spring and fall (especially March and April), when there are nice weather, moderate temperatures, fewer tourists, and lower prices.

Plane (7.7h, 4283mi, $1200) from Newark, US (EWR) (12:00 PM) to Rome, IT (FCO) (12:00 PM)

In Rome, you land at Leonardo da Vinci Fiumicino International Airport.

Day 2: Sunday, 4/12/2020

Today: Rome First on the agenda: the Colosseum, one of the new Seven Wonders of the World. As Rome’s most popular attraction, you’ll want to be smart about this one. Leave your bags at the hotel, as only small bags and backpacks are allowed inside. Buy your ticket online for an extra two euros, or pay for a guided tour, to skip the line. Then, arrive at the appointed time to tour the Colosseum, Roman Forum, and Palatine Hill. (To really avoid the crowds, consider a night tour.) Next, visit the Pantheon, a former Roman temple that is now a Catholic church. After that, walk over to , a public square that was originally designed as an arena in the . Here you can enjoy cafés, , shops, and people watching. Then, stroll over to the Fontana di , less than a mile away. Using your right hand, throw a good luck coin over your left shoulder into the most famous Baroque in the world. (Fun fact: 3,000 euros are tossed into the fountain every day!) By this point, you’ll be tired. But walking outdoors is a great way to conquer jetlag. Trek just one more mile to climb all 135 of the Spanish Steps. Then, you can reward yourself with dinner and drinks in the neighborhood before heading to bed. You've earned it!

Lodging (Hotel, $100) Rome, Metropolitan City of Rome, Italy (5:00 PM - 8:00 AM on 4/13) Rome, the "Eternal City", is the capital and largest city of Italy. It's the famed city of the Roman Empire, the Seven Hills, La Dolce Vita (sweet life), the Vatican City, and Three Coins in the Fountain. Rome, as a millennium-long center of power, culture and religion, having been the center of one of the globe's greatest civilizations ever, has exerted a huge influence over the world in its circa 2500 years of existence. The historic center of the city is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. With wonderful palaces, millennium-old churches and basilicas, grand romantic ruins, opulent monuments, ornate statues, and graceful fountains, Rome has an immensely rich historical heritage and cosmopolitan atmosphere, making it one of Europe's and the world's most visited, famous, influential, and beautiful capitals. Today, Rome has a growing nightlife scene and is also seen as a shopping heaven, being regarded as one of the fashion capitals of the world. Rome can truly be classifed a "global city".

Clipboard: Pantheon; Piazza della Rotonda, 00186 Roma RM, Italy; 06 6830 0230 (home page, map) 4 of 14 Colosseum; Piazza del Colosseo, 1, 00184 Roma RM, Italy; 06 3996 7700 (home page, map) Piazza Navona; Piazza Navona, 00186 Roma RM, Italy (home page, map) ; Piazza di Trevi, 00187 Roma RM, Italy; 06 0608 (home page, map) Spanish Steps; Piazza di Spagna, 00187 Roma RM, Italy (home page, map) Trastevere; Trastevere, Rome, Metropolitan City of Rome, Italy (map) Hotel Colosseum; Via Sforza, 10, 00184 Roma RM, Italy; 06 482 7228 (home page, map) Hotel Amalf; Via Merulana, 278, 00185 Roma RM, Italy; 06 474 4313 (home page, map) Hotel Italia; Via Venezia, 18, 00184 Roma RM, Italy; 06 482 8355 (home page, map)

Rome

Day 3: Monday, 4/13/2020

Today: Rome > (Vatican City) > Rome Devote a full day to exploring the 100 acres of Vatican City. While only about an eighth of the size of New York’s Central Park, Vatican City offers museums, gardens, and villas. Be sure to dress conservatively (no shorts for men; no shorts or skirts above the knee and no bare shoulders for women). And spend the extra four euros to book your tickets online—up to 60 days in advance—to avoid the notoriously long lines. Visit Vatican museums to see ancient Roman sculptures and the Sistine Chapel—famous for Michelangelo’s ceiling—which is in the Apostolic Palace, the offcial residence of Pope Francis. Stop also at St. Peter’s Basilica, an Italian Renaissance church and largest church in the world. Go to the top of the dome for six euros and get a priceless view of the city. Then, head back to your hotel for an early night, because tomorrow it’s time to head north!

Subway (0.1h, 2mi, $4) from Repubblica, IT (AP17) (9:00 AM) to Ottaviano, IT (AP22) (9:15 AM)

Activity (City, $40) Vatican City (9:30 AM - 5:00 PM) Vatican City, population 1,000, is the world's smallest country both by area and by population, and is the center of Catholicism. As a district of Rome, it encompasses the Vatican City State, as well as the surrounding Roman neighborhoods of and . St. Peter's Basilica, the Vatican Museums, and the Sistine Chapel are all in Vatican City. This tiny country completely within Rome is packed with more history and artwork than most cities in the world, and indeed many countries.

Clipboard: Vatican Museums; Viale Vaticano, 00165 Roma RM; 06 6988 4676 (home page, map) St. Peter's Basilica; Piazza San Pietro, 00120 Città del Vaticano, Vatican City; 06 6982 (home page, map) Sistine Chapel; 00120, Vatican City (home page, map) Feffo Caffe; Via delle Fornaci, 2–6, 00165 Roma RM, Italy; 06 3789 5915 (map) Pergamino Caffè; Piazza del Risorgimento, 7, 00192 Roma RM, Italy; 06 8953 3745 (home page, map) 5 of 14 Pronto Pizza Roma; Via Mocenigo, 8, 00192 Roma RM, Italy; 06 3975 4412 (map) La Gelatara Er Paninaro; Via Germanico, 36, 00192 Roma RM, Italy; 338 637 1105 (map)

Vatican

Subway (0.1h, 2mi, $4) from Ottaviano, IT (AD6) (5:00 PM) to Repubblica, IT (AD11) (5:15 PM)

Lodging (Hotel, $100) Rome, Metropolitan City of Rome, Italy (6:00 PM - 8:00 AM on 4/14) Rome can be divided into several districts. The so-called historical center is quite small, only around 4% of the city's area. This mainly consists of the area inside the , and is protected by UNESCO. The main districts are: Modern center: where many of the hotels are, as well as shopping and dining galore along the Via Veneto; home to the Quirinale, Trevi fountain, Barberini, , and Repubblica areas. Old Rome: the center of the Roman medieval and Renaissance periods, with beautiful plazas, cathedrals, the Pantheon, and plenty of laid-back dining; includes the Navona, Campo de' Fiori, and the Jewish Ghetto neighborhoods. Vatican: the Papal City State and its endless treasure troves of sights, relics, and museums, as well as the surrounding Italian neighborhood. Colosseo: the heart of ancient Rome, the Colosseum, the Roman Forum, the Forum of Augustus, the Forum and Markets of Trajan, the Capitoline and its museums. North Center: home to the Villa Borghese, the Spanish Steps, and the elegant neighbourhoods of Parioli and Salario. For more explanations, see Rome on WikiVoyage.

Clipboard: Pizza e Mozzarella; Via del Piè di Marmo, 32, 00186 Roma RM, Italy (map) Casa Manco; Box 22, Nuovo Mercato di Via Aldo Manunzio, snc, 00153 Roma RM, Italy; 338 702 6829 (home page, map) Pizza Zizza; Via delle Fornaci, 11, 00100 Roma RM, Italy; 338 868 1227 (home page, map) Borghese Gallery and Museum; Piazzale Scipione Borghese, 5, 00197 Roma RM, Italy; 06 841 3979 (home page, map) Palazzo Massimo alle Terme; Largo di Villa Peretti, 2, 00185 Roma RM, Italy; 06 480201 (home page, map) Doria Pamphili Gallery; , 305, 00186 Roma RM, Italy; 06 679 7323 (home page, map) Capitoline Museums; Piazza del Campidoglio, 1, 00186 Roma RM, Italy; 06 0608 (home page, map)

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