almost 7 days in Italy
 

My husband I are traveling from Paris on the 3rd of August and leaving Italy on the 10th to go back to Paris. From what I've been reading in this Forum, it doesn't seem like a whole lot of time. We really want to see Venice, Florence/Tuscany, and Rome. Can anyone recommend the right itinerary for us. The best way to get from Paris to Italy? and the best way to get between cities? We we're thinking about renting a car or going via train between cities. This is our first trip to Italy so any suggestions and advice would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!

Fly from Paris (Orly) to Rome Ciampino om easyjet.com

Fly from Venice to Paris on myair.com - - you might want to book this right now, since they have fares of 0.01 euro (yes, one "penny") - - intra-Europe airlines are running crazy promotions like this some of the time. Taxes do add 35 euro per person, but still!

Train from Rome to Florence and from Florence to Venice. No point in renting a car.

Best wishes,

Rex

We are leaving Florence on August 6th to return to Paris. We're taking a night train (I think it originates in Rome). It seems like a pretty painless way to go such a long distance, and our kids think it will be a great adventure. I know that it leaves Florence at about 8:30 and arrives in Paris about 9:30 the next morning. It probably leave Rome around 7. If you're using a railpass, try to depart from Florence, as you'll only use 1 day's travel time as opposed to 2 from Rome.

Hi cw,

I suggest that with only 7 days, you do 2 cities, either

Venice (3) and Florence (4) or
Venice (3) and Rome (4)

((I))

I've used overnight trains for a similar itinerary in the past,but planes may be the way to go these days. You can fashion an itinerary that will work without backtracking if you go to Venice first, train to Florence, where you can rent a car for a brief tour of Tuscany, and train to Rome for a few carefully chosen days of touring the sites.