sienna or cinque terre?
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sienna or cinque terre?
we will be visiting italy for our first time, arriving in venice for 3 nights and I don't know whether we should divide our time between florence and sienna (4/3) or florence and cinque terre (5/2) and then off to rome for 4 nights. Either venice,Ct, Flo & rome ------ or Venice,Flo, sienna & rome. We will be there in october 3-18th. The other alternative would be to go to venice 3 nights, florence (one week) and 4 nights in rome and do all the day trips from florence to lucca, sienna, bologna etc. what do you think?
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Siena and the CT are both great. The CT would be great if you want a few days off from your vacation. It's important to take a few days in the middle of your trip to recharge your tourism batteries: sleep in, read a good book, enjoy nature -- all without the mental pressure of having to see another museum or more ruins.
A week for Florence seems excessive. With 14 nights in northern Italy I suggest this: 3 nights Venice, 3 nights Florence, 2 nights in the CT, 3 nights in a rural town in Tuscany or Umbria (such as Siena), and then 3 nights in Rome.
Doing day trips from Florence to the various hill towns in Tuscany is a fine idea, but there is nothing like staying in one of those towns overnight. Look into renting an agriturismo (an Italian farmhouse) to be your homebase instead.
A week for Florence seems excessive. With 14 nights in northern Italy I suggest this: 3 nights Venice, 3 nights Florence, 2 nights in the CT, 3 nights in a rural town in Tuscany or Umbria (such as Siena), and then 3 nights in Rome.
Doing day trips from Florence to the various hill towns in Tuscany is a fine idea, but there is nothing like staying in one of those towns overnight. Look into renting an agriturismo (an Italian farmhouse) to be your homebase instead.
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Agree with Edward. Don't spend a week in Florence - it's such a busy place and getting in and out of town for daytrips would be a hassle. Better to spend some nights in one of the smaller towns. The plan Edward laid out sounds fabulous to me with a great mix of things to do. The only downside is moving around a bit more - but still, I think it's well worth it.
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