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Italy'S Heart & Soul
This route keeps you in Italy's densest belt of world-class cities without the exhaustion of trying to do everything.
7days
23stops
Day 1: Rome, Layer by Layer
4 stops
Fiumicino (FCO) car pickup
09:00
Colosseum & Roman Forum
10:30
Campo de' Fiori lunch
14:00
Pantheon → Piazza Navona → Trevi (evening light)
16:00
Day 2: Rome to Orvieto, Hilltown Gateway
4 stops
Depart Rome
09:00
Orvieto
10:30
Drive to Siena area
15:00
Siena evening passeggiata
17:30
Day 3: Chianti Slow Lane
3 stops
Greve in Chianti
10:00
Radda in Chianti or Castellina
14:00
Back to Siena
17:00
Day 4: Siena to Florence via the Crete
3 stops
Depart Siena
09:00
Florence
12:00
Ponte Vecchio & Oltrarno
17:00
Day 5: Florence to Bologna, Food Capital
3 stops
Morning in Florence
09:00
Drive to Bologna
12:00
Bologna
14:00
Day 6: Bologna to Verona, City of Love & Stone
3 stops
Verona
11:00
Wine break in Valpolicella
15:00
Back to Verona
18:00
Day 7: Verona to Venice, La Serenissima
3 stops
Depart Verona
08:30
Venice
10:00
Return to car, drive to FCO
16:00
Heads Up
- 1. Book Duomo dome, Uffizi, and Colosseum underground online in advance — lines waste hours.
- 2. Park at tram termini in Florence and use T1.
- 3. Venice parking is painful; Tronchetto is slightly cheaper than Piazzale Roma.
- 4. ZTLs (limited traffic zones) in every historic center — don't enter without authorization, cameras are ruthless.