My wife and I will be making our first trip to Italy in May and only have 9 days (excluding the days we fly in and out). We've decided not to visit the triad of Rome / Venice / Florence but only visit Tuscany (including Florence) and the Amalfi Coast (we fly out of Naples and Pompeii is a must see for my wife). We'll be flying in to Pisa and are trying to decide how to organize our itinerary. Is it too much to try and explore some of the towns of Tuscany as well as Florence and visit Cinque Terre in 5 days?
Day 0: Arrive in Pisa @ Night, Stay there.
Day 1: Spend 1/2 day in Pisa and then go to Riomaggiore (or should we go to one of the other towns)
Day 2: Cinque Terre
Day 3: Cinque Terre -> Chianti (Stay somewhere north of Siena?), maybe visit Lucca on the way?
Day 4: Florence
Day 5: Siena?
Day 6: Travel to Sorrento
Day 7: Capri
Day 8: Pompeii and National Archeological Museum in Naples
Day 9: Amalfi Coast
Day 10: Fly out of Naples
Basically we'd set up a base in Chianti for days 3 - 5 and a base around Sorrento for Days 6 - 8. I believe it's a full days drive from Siena to Sorrento.
If we didn't do Cinque Terre, what would you recommend for Tuscany (spend an extra day in Florence)? Would you recommend splitting up the drive from Siena to Sorrento?
Thanks.
Day 0: Arrive in Pisa @ Night, Stay there.
Day 1: Spend 1/2 day in Pisa and then go to Riomaggiore (or should we go to one of the other towns)
Day 2: Cinque Terre
Day 3: Cinque Terre -> Chianti (Stay somewhere north of Siena?), maybe visit Lucca on the way?
Day 4: Florence
Day 5: Siena?
Day 6: Travel to Sorrento
Day 7: Capri
Day 8: Pompeii and National Archeological Museum in Naples
Day 9: Amalfi Coast
Day 10: Fly out of Naples
Basically we'd set up a base in Chianti for days 3 - 5 and a base around Sorrento for Days 6 - 8. I believe it's a full days drive from Siena to Sorrento.
If we didn't do Cinque Terre, what would you recommend for Tuscany (spend an extra day in Florence)? Would you recommend splitting up the drive from Siena to Sorrento?
Thanks.