re: FurnaceFace
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Originally Posted by Aeneas
There are many interesting sights near Assissi.
I would keep Pisa to a minimum, half day at the most. Just my opinion.
I could show you a book/pics of Orvieto, bet you'll want to see it.
5 days is great for Rome, you can do well in 3 days but you will be pressed for time.
Are you museum goers? If so, make sure you book ahead for the Uffizi, Bargello academia in Florence. really nice if you can be the first group in the Uffizi when it opens.
When hitting the highpoints of Florence (museums, Duomo, etc.) do not forget the Pallazo Vecchio and Santa Croce (Tombs are amazing)
Cinque terre is simply stunning. Hope you do the hike.
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Do Pisa as a stop along the way to Lucca from Florence, if you're going to check out Lucca. I recommend staying a night in Lucca, but I'm biased. Take the train from Florence to Pisa, slam your bags into the lockers at the train station, take two hours to go check out the leaning tower and the cathedral, then proceed to Lucca.
Poor Pisa. I feel bad about sending people right through the place, but man, that is one ugly, boring town. Lucca, on the other hand, is a town that you could easily kill a few hours exploring, and even stay in for a night.
Stick with 5 days in Rome. Or at least 4. Vatican is a whole day. Imperial Rome (all the ruins around town) is a whole day. Catacombs is half a day. Wandering Trastevere (which, IMO, is one of the best things to do in Rome) is half a day. Ostia Antica is a day. Supper should take two hours, after which you should still wander around and see some of the nightier stuff like Spanish steps and trevi fountain. And even just wandering around back to piazza venezia and colosseo to see it lit up at night.
If you're going with a woman, she's probably gonna want to shop. Just so much to do there, you MUST stay more than 3 days. So many good restaurants. So many monuments, fountains, churches, ruins.
And CinqueTerre is amazing. Do the hike. Stay there a couple of days and take a little time checking out each town. Wear comfortable shoes. Take the boat from Montorosso to La Spezia so you can see all the towns from a few hundred meters out. I stayed in La Spezia, Rio Maggiore, and Montorosso. I had the most fun staying in Montorosso (by a country mile). La Spezia isn't part of the 5 towns, it's the city closest to Cinque Terre.