first timer -- please help with itinerary
 

Hello, I'm planning a trip to Italy in May. This is my first time to Europe. Appreciate any tips/advices with the itinerary from all the experienced travellers out there. Thanks!!<BR>(Note: The length of stay in each cities cannot be changed as hotels and flights are booked already)<BR><BR>Day 1 -- Arrive in Milan. <BR>Day 2 -- See &quot;Last Supper&quot; Walk to Castello Sforesco. Lunch at Galleria Vitorio Emanuele II. Explore Duomo<BR>Day 3 -- Shopping<BR>Day 4 -- Early morning train to Venice. Explore San Marco &amp; Palazzo Ducale. Dinner at Rialto area. Nite gondola ride<BR>Day 5 -- Afternoon train to Florence<BR>Day 6 -- Goto Pisa in the morning. Return to Florence and explore Santa Croce neighbourhood<BR>Day 7 -- See &quot;David&quot;. Goto Duomo, Capelli dei Medici. Stroll thru San Lorenzo<BR>Day 8 -- Visit Uffizi. Cross Ponte Vechio to Pitti Palace<BR>Day 9 -- Morning train to Rome. Visit Colossum and Roman Forum in the afternoon. Dinner in the Trastevere area<BR>Day 10 -- Pantheon, Fontana di Trevi, Spanish Steps<BR>Day 11-- Vatican city<BR>Day 12 -- Fly home

Sounds pretty good. I'd recommend adding the Borghese Gallery on Day 10. The Pantheon, Spanish Steps and Trevi Fountain wouldn't really fill up a day, and the Borghese is spectacular. You can get an advance ticket for a two-hour visit at<BR><BR>http://www.ticketeria.it/

Skip Pisa (&amp; for that matter Milan if you can). Spend more time in Venice. W/your plan you'll spend half of your time on a train ! I would allow 3 days each (minimum) for Venice/Florence/Rome &amp; plan from there.

I agree with Brutforce, skip Pisa. Go to Fiesole just up the hill and spend more time in Firenze

I say skip Pisa also. While in Venice are you staying on the island or the mainland? If it's the mainland you will have to take boat rides back and forth. You might want to check and see if it's going to be high tide in Venice while you are there. Alot plenty of time to shop in Venice. Otherwise it's doable.