Rome Venice Florence 9 days, what’s the split?

I would set it up to fly into Marco Polo and fly out of Rome or vice versa. There's no need to do south to north and then back south.

Then you get 2 Venice, 3 Florence and the rest in Rome and eliminate an unnecessary travel day.

If it was me, no question 3-4 Florence, 2-3 Venice, 2 Rome.

But I dislike Rome with a great passion and Florence might be my favorite city on earth. I also like Venice especially at night once the tourist hordes are gone

I'd spend extra to fly into Rome and out of Venice (or vice versa), unless the amount is CRAZY

5 nights in Rome is nuts to me. I'd cut that time down to 3 tops and add extra time in Florence.

We did 3 days each in 2000 on Honeymoon. Florence included day trip to Pisa that was meh.

Maybe would’ve preferred 4 Rome, 2 Florence with no Pisa, and 3 Venice. Hopefully can visit more of Italy one day.

Unless you plan to leave the cities there is zero need for a car. Rome is not a city I would consider driving in, period. Obviously there's no driving in Venice and Florence is pretty compact.

They don't have Uber but there are ride apps you can use.

Sounds good, can’t wait

I'd really take a hard look at what was suggested in cities to fly into and out of. 9 days isn't much and with elderly parents it's going to feel like you're traveling constantly as it currently stands. Your parents are going to be worn out.

We haven't even addressed how the jet lag flying east is going to affect them. Add in the fact that it's Seattle to Italy and not from the east coast?

Honestly, it sounds miserable to me.

Pretty quick. The ride back from Venice to Rome is like 4 hours though.

If you could spend less than 1000 total flying home out of Venice, I would do that.

There will be a bit more walking in Florence as there are very few cars allowed in the main tourist area, which is part of what makes it so damn nice. Florence to me is pure magic.

The only reason you would need a car is if you wanted to explore the Tuscan countryside. Florence is walkable. So is Rome, although it is a lot bigger. So is Venice A car will do you no good in Venice unless it floats.

May 10-may 20

- 4 days Florence (including 1 allocated to a Siena day trip)
- 3 days Rome
- 1.5 days Venice

Consider the remaining half-day (at least) is eaten up by all the travel in between.

I’m gonna go ahead and jerk myself off with a “this is the way”