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Seven days in Italy. Which trip is yours?

Seven calendar days · Six nightsThese are three separate trips, each with six nights and its own daily plan. Pick the places you want to spend time in; arrival and departure count toward the seven days.

Rome viewed from the Vatican
Jacob Fryer

Option 1

Rome & Florence

Ancient history and Renaissance art

Stay
Rome 3 nights · Florence 3 nights
Hotels
Two bases · One hotel change
Travel
Day 4: train from Rome to Florence, with luggage. Allow time for checkout, both station transfers and check-in. Rome–Florence trains
Leave out
Venice, the coast and a countryside stay

Choose this if the Colosseum, Vatican Museums and Uffizi are the reason you are coming.

Plan arrival in Rome and departure from Florence; returning to Rome adds another journey.

Rome & Florence: the seven-day itinerary

Option 2

Bologna & a day in Modena

Food, cooking and time in one city

Stay
Bologna 6 nights
Hotels
One base · No hotel changes
Travel
Day 4: a return trip to Modena. The Casa Giusti visit needs a separate transfer outside the centre; leave luggage in Bologna. Casa Giusti location and visits
Leave out
Rome and Florence’s major sights and a coastal stay

Choose this if you would rather learn to make pasta and spend time over meals than move hotels.

Keep the Modena day trip between arrival and departure, with the same hotel throughout.

Bologna & Modena: the seven-day itinerary

Option 3

Naples & Sorrento

Archaeology, Naples and time by the bay

Stay
Naples 3 nights · Sorrento 3 nights
Hotels
Two bases · One hotel change
Travel
Day 3: Pompeii and back to Naples. Day 4: move to Sorrento with luggage. Check rail or boat service for your dates. EAV service notice
Leave out
Capri, a Vesuvius climb and an Amalfi Coast circuit

Choose this for Pompeii and Naples, followed by a slower stay in Sorrento.

An early flight from Naples may require reversing the route or moving the final night to Naples.

Naples & Sorrento: the seven-day itinerary

Count the hotel move

The fast Rome to Florence train is 85 minutes, but the hotel-to-hotel block is longer. Use our editable transfer-time calculator before adding another base to six nights.

Before you book

Check flights, the month you are travelling and museum closure days before fixing the hotel order. Seven days includes getting there and leaving; it does not mean seven full sightseeing days.