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Old Jun 5th, 2012, 02:59 PM
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Traveling with our Girls, (17 and 20)

Is their first time in Europe, we will begin in Italy, 2 days in Rome , 2 in Florence and 2 in Venice.I need some advice about what must to see or visit and what to avoid.
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Old Jun 5th, 2012, 03:12 PM
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Only two days in Rome? Oh, my!

Well, early in the morning go to Campo de' Fiori, to see the market, then spend the rest of the morning with a fast look at the Colosseum, Palatine Hill and Forum. Have. lunch. Go to the Pantheon and Piazza , Spanish Steps and Fountain of Trevi in the afternoon. after dinner, revisit the fountains to see them at night, which is very pretty.

The next day tour the Vatican and St. Peter's.

Don't linger anywhere or you won't get to it all.
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That should be Piazza Navona above.
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Old Jun 5th, 2012, 04:53 PM
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Your stays in Rome, Florence and Venice are terribly short. Keep in mind that each move will take at least a half day so your time will be even shorter. How long do you plan to be in Italy?
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Is that the entire trip? IMHO way too much travel time for the little sightseeing time you would have. If it were me I would stay in Rome and do a long day trip to Florence. Otherwise you will be running constantly to catch up and won't have time to see even the most important sights.

We started taking our girls when they were younger - teen/tween - and always did at least 5 nights for larger cities - and 3 night for smaller. They learned to really appreciate Europe and the differences in the way of life and both are now travel hounds with friends (the 20 year old) or fiance (the 23 year old).
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Old Jun 5th, 2012, 06:03 PM
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Thank you for the answers, yes its really very short time, our trip continues to Paris for 4 nights and then we will go to Prague and finally Barcelona.They choose the cities and we tried to make a good trip

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