My Italy itinerary – 10 days 

I had a round trip ticket from Rome.

• Brief overview: Rome – 2.5 days, Naples: Half-day; Pompeii (half-day) and Sorrento (half day); Amalfi (one day); Capri Island (one day); Florence (2 days): Pisa (one day); Venice or Milan (1 day) 
• General tips: 
  • Golden Rule: if you see a gelato shop, then you must eat it. I ate at least 2 gelatos per day. It’s delicious. 
  • Local transportation (metro) is good. 
  • The hostels are good. 
  • No language problem in Rome but southern Italy is a bit difficult. Download google translator. 
  • A lot of pickpocketing in Rome. Be careful. 
  • Buy colosseum tickets online to avoid 45 mins of standing in line. 
  • Veg options available: pizza and pasta. Mostly, Margarita. 
• Day 1 (Rome): colosseum, Rome Forum, pantheon and Trevi fountain. 
  • Start early with Colosseum. I spend half a day there. There is a lot of tour guide going, I will recommend taking one to hear about history. Without the guide, it’s just a structure and will be done within 30 mins with photography sessions. 
    • Walk to Rome Forum. 5 mins. Spend an hour to see the old structures. 
    • I had lunch at one of the cafes (can’t remember the name, good food but slow service) 
    • Go to Pantheon. Spend an hour or so. It closes at 5 pm. 
    • Walk to Trevis fountain – throw a coin and make a wish here. 
    • A lot of walking. 
    • In the evening, I went to the yellow bar close to my hostel. Fun place. 
• Day 2 (Vatican): Took the metro to Vatican City. I think the commute was 40 mins. 
  • St Peters Basilica. I went on Sunday mass where the Pope is present. It was insanely crowded, it took us a while to get out early. 
    • Vatican museum – must do. It’s heaven for any museum lover. Amazing artwork. I spent a half-day there. 
    • Bought few souvenirs (magnets etc) from Vatican street as it was cheaper compared to Rome. 
    • I had dinner somewhere in the Vatican. Don’t remember the place..
    • I was pretty tired and slept early around 10ish. We didn’t go out that night. 
• Day 3 – Rome (half-day). High-speed train to Naples 
  • Spanish steps – spent 2 hours there. 
    • Piazza Navona 
    • Took afternoon high-speed train to Naples. 
    • Naples – one of the best coffee shops is right opposite to the exit of the train station. 
    • Must taste the pizza at Napoli (birthplace of pizza) 
    • Stayed overnight in Napoli and took the morning train to Pompeii 
• Day 4: Pompeii and Sorrento 
  • Pompeii ruins – half day 
    • Sorrento – sunset and drink wine. 
    • Stayed overnight in Sorrento 
• Day 5: Capri islands 
  • Blue Grotto tour is a must-do 
    • Chair lift to the top of Mount Solaro 
    • Villa San Michele 
    • I was back in Sorrento in the evening 
• Day 6: Amalfi coast 
  • Reached in the afternoon 
    • Perfect background for pictures 
    • Walk around and see the local church. 
    • I was there for a half-day and returned to Sorrento for the night 
    • I had a morning train from Amalfi to Florence the next day (4 hours) 
• Day 7: Florence 
  • We reached in the afternoon and had lunch at a cafe near the church. 
    • Cathedral Of Santa Maria. It’s beautiful. I spent a few hours there. 
    • A great gelato shop close to the Church. We would go there every evening. I can’t remember the name. If you see a line then that’s the place. 
    • We were tired and didn’t go out. 
• Day 8: museum – Galleria Accademia 
  • The statue of David is a must. I spent 2 hours in the museum 
    • Piazzale Michelangelo – a good view of the city. Perfect spot for pictures. 
    • We chilled in the evening. Drank a lot of wine and went to a cafe close to our hostel. Wine is cheap than water. 
• Day 9: Pisa 
  • We took a train to see the leaning tower of Pisa 
    • In retrospective, I won’t recommend anyone. After half an hour, we were bored as there isn’t much to do. 
    • We wasted the entire day as our train was in the evening. 
• Day 10: Venice or Milan. You can either do Venice or Milan and spent a day there. Fly out the next day. 

 

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