Use Rome for nights around the Vatican outing, then Florence and Venice. Choose the main trains and room locations before museum slots. This eight-day plan leaves little time for a Tuscan countryside detour.
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If you arrive early enough for a reserved Colosseum slot, give ancient Rome the main part of the day. Otherwise begin with Monti and the outside views. The Forum and Palatine need time beyond the Colosseum itself.
€140.00 for one whole private room, €45.00 for meals, €6.00 for local travel and €10.00 for extras. Add the paid visits, excursions, intercity tickets and airport journeys you choose. These are allowances; replace them with your bookings.
Estimated day spending: €201.00
Use the correct entrance for the Vatican visit you choose. Ordinary St Peter’s Basilica entry is free; the Museums and Sistine Chapel use a separate paid ticket on Viale Vaticano. If doing both, leave time for food, the public outside walk and separate security. Follow your own dome voucher if adding the climb. Return to the same Rome room tonight.
The overnight allowance uses your existing Rome base. Local travel to the Vatican is part of the local travel line. €140.00 for one whole private room, €45.00 for meals, €6.00 for local travel and €10.00 for extras. Add the paid visits, excursions, intercity tickets and airport journeys you choose. These are allowances; replace them with your bookings.
Estimated day spending: €201.00
Walk between Piazza Navona, the Pantheon and Trevi with breaks along the way. Pantheon sightseeing entry is €7. Trevi’s lower basin costs €2, while the view from the surrounding square remains separate. Choose the paid visits that interest you.
€140.00 for one whole private room, €45.00 for meals, €6.00 for local travel and €10.00 for extras. Add the paid visits, excursions, intercity tickets and airport journeys you choose. These are allowances; replace them with your bookings.
Estimated day spending: €201.00
Take the booked train to Firenze Santa Maria Novella and leave your bags. Use the afternoon for the Duomo exterior, Piazza della Signoria and the river. A dome climb needs its own booking and time after arrival.
€120.00 for one whole private room, €45.00 for meals, €6.00 for local travel and €10.00 for extras. Add the paid visits, excursions, intercity tickets and airport journeys you choose. These are allowances; replace them with your bookings.
Estimated day spending: €181.00
Reserve an Uffizi visit and leave time for lunch afterwards. Cross to the Oltrarno for a slower afternoon. Walk up to Piazzale Michelangelo if the weather and your energy suit the climb; the viewpoint is free.
€120.00 for one whole private room, €45.00 for meals, €6.00 for local travel and €10.00 for extras. Add the paid visits, excursions, intercity tickets and airport journeys you choose. These are allowances; replace them with your bookings.
Estimated day spending: €181.00
Arrive at Venezia Santa Lucia, then follow the walk or boat route to your room. Allow extra time for bridges with luggage. Choose a nearby evening walk and some cicchetti, saving St Mark’s for tomorrow.
€160.00 for one whole private room, €50.00 for meals, €12.00 for local travel and €10.00 for extras. Add the paid visits, excursions, intercity tickets and airport journeys you choose. These are allowances; replace them with your bookings.
Estimated day spending: €232.00
Start with the St Mark’s visit you booked, then walk towards Rialto and the waterfront. A traghetto is a short canal crossing, not a sightseeing gondola ride. Check the operating crossing locally instead of planning around a guaranteed low fare.
€160.00 for one whole private room, €50.00 for meals, €12.00 for local travel and €10.00 for extras. Add the paid visits, excursions, intercity tickets and airport journeys you choose. These are allowances; replace them with your bookings.
Estimated day spending: €232.00
Keep a final Dorsoduro walk close to your departure plan. Add the Guggenheim only if you have time for the visit and collecting bags. Marco Polo Airport needs a separate airport boat or bus ticket.
No overnight stay; €50.00 for meals, €12.00 for local travel and €10.00 for extras. Add the paid visits, excursions, intercity tickets and airport journeys you choose. These are allowances; replace them with your bookings.
Estimated day spending: €72.00
Use Rome for nights around the Vatican outing, then Florence and Venice. Choose the main trains and room locations before museum slots. This eight-day plan leaves little time for a Tuscan countryside detour.
Rome · Florence · Venice. These guides explain the current ticket choices, arrival points and useful areas for a room. Reserve the visits that matter after checking travel days, with arrival afternoons left flexible.
Choose two cities for a shorter trip instead of keeping all three with fewer nights.
The day figures add up to €1,501.00 for one traveller before the extra costs below. Day notes show accommodation, meals, local travel and small extras. The private-room line buys the whole room; divide only that part when sharing. These are chosen allowances, not measured averages or available room offers. A Vatican day uses the existing Rome base, and its local journey is within the local travel allowance. The final day has no extra overnight allowance in the Italian section.
Add paid visits, excursions, intercity tickets and airport travel. Replace the stay amount with the full booking cost, including taxes and cleaning. The city budget cards are an alternative way to plan the same days, so do not add them on top of this subtotal.
Use the separate Basilica and dome guide and Museums guide. Keep the existing Rome room and local travel allowance; paid visits are additional to these day figures. A dome booking can place Basilica access before or after the climb, so follow the actual voucher.
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How to get from one stop to the next. Journey times are approximate; use the ticket and timetable links to choose a departure for your travel date.
Metro and walk · About 35 minutes
The €1.50 BIT covers a 100-minute urban journey with one metro trip. Ottaviano is followed by roughly 10–20 minutes on foot, depending on the entrance. The Museums entrance on Viale Vaticano is separate from St Peter’s Square. Add security time after arrival.
Compare this journeyMetro and walk · About 30–45 minutes to Termini
Walk to Ottaviano for Metro A towards central Rome. Plan from the Museums or basilica entrance you actually use. This is a local outing from the same Rome accommodation.
Train · About 1h 35m
Select Firenze Santa Maria Novella for the historic centre, rather than assuming every Florence result uses the same station. In Rome, check Termini versus Tiburtina. Keep an arrival afternoon free of a tight Uffizi reservation.
Compare this journeyTrain · About 2h 20m
Book Venezia Santa Lucia if you are staying in the historic city. Mestre is on the mainland. After Santa Lucia, bridges or a waterbus still separate the station from many rooms, so check the last walk with your luggage.
Compare this journeyChoose two cities for a shorter trip instead of keeping all three with fewer nights.
Compare your room and daily spending choices in the cost calculator. Check each journey fare, including local transfers, and count tickets covered by a pass only once.
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