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Rome, Florence, and Venice in eight days
By TopVacay @topvacay. Inspired by Earth Trekkers. Prices last checked 2026-10-27. Totals are estimates: $5,420 for 2 travelers.
Recomputed from the price lines stored on each trip. No live hotel, ticket, or airfare feed is connected.
Day by day
Day 1
Rome arrival. Neighborhood dinner, early night.
- Morning · Trattoria dinner
- Overnight · Rome hotel near a metro stop
Day 2
Ancient Rome with timed tickets.
- Morning · Colosseum and Forum ticket
- Overnight · Rome hotel near a metro stop
Day 3
Vatican in the morning, then the train north.
- Morning · Vatican Museums ticket
- Afternoon · Rome to Florence train
- Overnight · Florence hotel by the station
Day 4
The Uffizi, then a walk that is not a tour.
- Morning · Uffizi ticket
- Afternoon · Oltrarno walk
- Overnight · Florence hotel by the station
Day 5
A Tuscan day that still sleeps in the city.
- Morning · Pasta-making class
- Overnight · Florence hotel by the station
Day 6
Train to Venice.
- Morning · Florence to Venice train
- Overnight · Venice hotel near a vaporetto stop
Day 7
The islands or a museum, not both at a sprint.
- Morning · Doge's Palace ticket
- Afternoon · Shared gondola ride
- Overnight · Venice hotel near a vaporetto stop
Day 8
Boat to the airport.
- Morning · Standing coffee and a pastry
Packing
- Comfortable walking shoesThe plan is on foot more than in a car.
- Day bagA small bag holds the water, the layer, and the tickets.
- Light layerMuseums and evenings run cooler than the street.
- Compact umbrellaA short rain should not cancel the afternoon.
Reserve ahead
- American DFW to FCOday 1 once you set dates · Hold the seats before the fare you estimated moves.
- American FCO to DFWday 8 once you set dates · Hold the seats before the fare you estimated moves.
- Trattoria dinnerday 1 once you set dates · Popular tables go early. Book the seating, then build the rest of the day around it.
- Rome hotel near a metro stopday 1 once you set dates · This is the room for that night. Reserve it before you count on the rate.
- Rome hotel near a metro stopday 2 once you set dates · This is the room for that night. Reserve it before you count on the rate.
- Florence hotel by the stationday 3 once you set dates · This is the room for that night. Reserve it before you count on the rate.
- Florence hotel by the stationday 4 once you set dates · This is the room for that night. Reserve it before you count on the rate.
- Florence hotel by the stationday 5 once you set dates · This is the room for that night. Reserve it before you count on the rate.
- Venice hotel near a vaporetto stopday 6 once you set dates · This is the room for that night. Reserve it before you count on the rate.
- Venice hotel near a vaporetto stopday 7 once you set dates · This is the room for that night. Reserve it before you count on the rate.