Rome, Tuscany & Cinque Terre — 14 days
Two weeks of ancient ruins, Florence, Tuscan hills and cliffside villages. Day-by-day itinerary: Arrival & Trastevere; Antiquity; Vatican; Baroque & Piazzas.
Day-by-day itinerary
Day 1 — Arrival & Trastevere
- 15:00 — Arrival in Rome — Fiumicino
- Leonardo Express to the centre — Fiumicino → Centro storico
- 16:30 — Hotel in the centro storico — Centro storico
- Walk to Trastevere — Centro storico → Trastevere
- 17:30 — Trastevere — first aperitivo — Trastevere
- 20:00 — Roman pasta dinner — Trastevere
Day 2 — Antiquity
- 08:30 — Colosseum + Roman Forum + Palatine — Colisée
- Walk to Testaccio — Colisée → Testaccio
- 13:30 — Lunch in Testaccio — Testaccio
- Walk to the Aventine — Testaccio → Aventino
- 15:00 — Circus Maximus & the Aventine — Aventino
- 17:00 — The keyhole — view of St Peter's — Aventino
Day 3 — Vatican
- 08:00 — Vatican Museums — Sistine Chapel — Musées du Vatican
- Walk to St Peter's — Musées du Vatican → Basilique Saint-Pierre
- 12:00 — St Peter's Basilica — climb to the dome — Basilique Saint-Pierre
- Walk to Prati — Basilique Saint-Pierre → Prati
- 14:30 — Lunch in Prati — Prati
- Walk to the castle — Prati → Château Saint-Ange
- 16:00 — Castel Sant'Angelo — Château Saint-Ange
- Walk to the bridge — Château Saint-Ange → Ponte Sant'Angelo
- 18:00 — Ponte Sant'Angelo — sunset — Ponte Sant'Angelo
Day 4 — Baroque & Piazzas
- 07:00 — Trevi Fountain at dawn — Fontaine de Trevi
- Walk to the Pantheon — Fontaine de Trevi → Panthéon
- 09:00 — Pantheon — Panthéon
- Walk to Piazza Navona — Panthéon → Piazza Navona
- 11:00 — Piazza Navona & Bernini — Piazza Navona
- Walk to Campo de' Fiori — Piazza Navona → Campo de' Fiori
- 13:30 — Lunch in Campo de' Fiori — Campo de' Fiori
- Taxi to Villa Borghese — Campo de' Fiori → Villa Borghese
- 15:00 — Villa Borghese — gardens & gallery — Villa Borghese
- Walk to the Pincio — Villa Borghese → Pincio
- 18:00 — Pincio — panorama over Rome — Pincio
Day 5 — Pompeii (day trip)
- 07:30 — Frecciarossa Rome → Naples — Rome → Naples
- 09:30 — Pompeii — ruins of the buried city — Pompéi
- On to Naples — Pompéi → Naples
- 14:00 — Neapolitan pizza in Naples (DOC) — Naples
- 15:30 — Naples — Spaccanapoli — Naples
- 19:00 — Back to Rome — Naples → Rome
Day 6 — Local neighbourhoods
- 09:30 — Porta Portese market or Mercato Testaccio — Testaccio
- Metro to Pigneto — Testaccio → Pigneto
- 12:00 — Pigneto — Rome's hipster district — Pigneto
- Metro to EUR — Pigneto → EUR
- 14:30 — EUR — Mussolini-era architecture — EUR
- Back to the centro storico — EUR → Centro storico
- 20:00 — Farewell dinner — carbonara and tiramisu — Centro storico
Day 7 — Last moments in Rome
- 09:00 — Cornetto and cappuccino at a local bar — Centro storico
- 11:00 — One last round of the centro storico — Centro storico
- 19:00 — Last night in Rome before Florence — Centro storico
Day 8 — Florence & the Uffizi
- 09:00 — Frecciarossa Rome → Florence — Rome → Florence
- 11:00 — Hotel in Florence — Florence
- Walk to the gallery — Florence → Galerie des Offices
- 14:00 — Uffizi Gallery — Botticelli, Michelangelo — Galerie des Offices
- Walk to dinner — Galerie des Offices → Florence
- 20:00 — Tuscan dinner — Florence
Day 9 — Duomo & Oltrarno
- 09:00 — Duomo — Santa Maria del Fiore cathedral — Duomo
- Walk to the Accademia — Duomo → Galleria dell'Accademia
- 11:00 — Michelangelo's David (Accademia) — Galleria dell'Accademia
- Walk to the market — Galleria dell'Accademia → Florence
- 13:30 — Lunch near the Central Market — Florence
- Walk to the Oltrarno — Florence → Oltrarno
- 15:30 — Ponte Vecchio & the Oltrarno — Oltrarno
Day 10 — Siena
- 09:00 — Bus/train Florence → Siena — Florence → Sienne
- 11:00 — Medieval Piazza del Campo — Piazza del Campo
- Walk to the Duomo — Piazza del Campo → Sienne
- 13:00 — Siena Cathedral — Sienne
- 14:30 — Tuscan lunch — Sienne
- 18:00 — Back to Florence — Sienne → Florence
Day 11 — San Gimignano & Chianti
- 09:00 — Drive to San Gimignano — Florence → San Gimignano
- 10:30 — San Gimignano — medieval towers — San Gimignano
- 13:00 — Lunch there — San Gimignano
- Drive to Chianti — San Gimignano → Chianti
- 15:30 — Chianti — vineyards and tasting — Chianti
- 19:00 — Back to Florence — Chianti → Florence
Day 12 — Cinque Terre
- 09:00 — Train Florence → La Spezia → Cinque Terre — Florence → Cinque Terre
- 12:00 — Hotel in Monterosso or Riomaggiore — Cinque Terre
- Walk to the village — Cinque Terre → Monterosso
- 14:00 — Exploring the first village — Monterosso
- Train to dinner — Monterosso → Cinque Terre
- 20:00 — Seafood dinner facing the sea — Cinque Terre
Day 13 — Hike of the five villages
- 08:30 — Hike linking the five cliff-top villages — Cinque Terre
- Hike continues — Cinque Terre → Vernazza
- 13:00 — Lunch in Vernazza — Vernazza
- Hike continues — Vernazza → Monterosso
- 16:00 — Swim in Monterosso — Monterosso
- Train to Riomaggiore — Monterosso → Riomaggiore
- 20:00 — Farewell dinner in Riomaggiore — Riomaggiore
Day 14 — Departure
- 09:00 — One last stroll in the Cinque Terre — Cinque Terre
- 12:00 — Train to Pisa airport — Cinque Terre → Pise
- 17:00 — Return flight — Aéroport de Pise