7 days 8 days in Italy. Inbound Rome, Outbound Rome
 

Need some help. I am stayin 2 nights in Rome, but then get lost for the other 5 days.
Would like to hit 2 close by cities before going back to Rome.

Maybe go up to Florence, and another city up north
, or go down south to Amalfi Coast, and another city down south.

Any help will be great

Thanks

M.Zalatimo

Put all of your Rome nights at the end of your trip. You can easily train to Florence upon arrival in Rome.

I agree---start in Florence and end in Rome. Consider this:

Arrive FCO---shuttle or bus to Termini station---train to Florence[ 2 every hour--takes 92 minutes]

Florence---3 nites
Bus to Siena---2 nites
Bus or train to Rome--last 3 nites

As long as your flight into Rome is not in the evening and you don't have a commitment or have not boxed yourself in by making non-refundable booking in Rome, it makes sense to go straight to Florence on arrival.

Many posters come to this forum with these type of itineraries:

Rome-Florence-Rome
Rome-AC-Rome
Rome-Venice-Rome

If the Rome arrival is in the morning, these can be usually turned into:

Florence-Rome
AC-Rome
Venice-Rome

It takes little computation to realized that the change saves time and money by removing trip to and from Rome hotel and check-in/out cycle and usually more comfortable - why? If you arrive early to the Rome hotel/apartment, can you check-in? What are you going to do until you can check-in? You are tired and where do you take a rest? Why not use this zombie time to travel to the first destination? The high speed trains to Florence, Napoli, and Venice are comfortable seat to rest. I see little, if any, downside to go straight to the first destination.

Of course, the AC/Venice trips benefit further by flying directly into Napoli/Venice.

Suggested cities for your third choice:

Bologna
Arezzo (I love Arezzo)
Perugia
Naples
Sorrento

What time of year, please?

What time of the year are you going? If before early May, I would skip the AC and spend your time in Florence, Siena and Rome as Bob the Navigator suggests. If later, you might go to Rome and the AC. However, if this is your first trip to Italy, I suggest Florence and Rome only in 7 days.