Jvalderas

Hello

I know lots of travel involved but looking for some help. We are traveling from the amalfi coast to siena and Florence then onto Venice. Question is, should we go to siena first then Florence (traveling from amalfi) or Florence then siena? My understanding is that if we took the train from naples we have to go through Florence to get to siena, so should we just stay in Florence then go to siena or just get to siena and then stay in Florence on our way to Venice? Make sense? Planning on 2 nights in siena and 2 nights in Florence...thank you!

Jean

I don't think it matters. You would likewise have to connect in Florence to travel onward to Venice.

You're not giving yourself much time in Florence, only one full, uninterrupted day. Have you identified what you want to see/do in Florence and Siena? Is the Florence list longer than the Siena list? If so, you might think about spending all 4 nights in Florence and taking a day trip by bus to Siena.

When planning your sightseeing in Florence, bear in mind that many of the main sights are not open every Sunday and Monday.

RonZ

I would spend 4 nights in Florence with a day trip to Siena by bus, which goes to the center of town [1:20]. Naples to Siena about 4 to 4.5 hours [the train station 2 kms from town] and a equal time getting to Venice. Florence to Venice takes a couple of hours.

Jvalderas

thank you both, there is a B&B 10 mins just outside of Siena in the tuscan hills that we are dying to stay in. We actually don't have much desire to stay long in florence.

Sassafrass

When sight seeing & museums are the goal of the trip, we want a base that is convenient for that, but sometimes the experience of the place we stay is just as important or more important than sight seeing. Sometimes those stays have turned out to be the most memorable part of the trip because we have slowed down and taken time to absorb the atmosphere and culture.

So, IMHO, if you are dying to stay in the villa, do it and make everything else work.
You can never do everything anyway, so do what seems to give you most enjoyment. We love museums and sightseeing, but have cancelled some that were planned in favor of staying longer in a place we were loving, and have never regretted it.

The villa might be less convenient than Siena or Florence, so you will probably want a car.

Sassafrass

Oh, I see you said B&B, not villa. Anyway, advice is the same.