ITALY Readers's Tips - It really depends on how many actual sightseeing days you will have in your 1012 day window excluding arrival and departure datesand32; .10 days would be very tight in any event but 12 days/nights would give you a little more breathing room, especailly if you could arrange to fly into Venice and out of another destination closer to where you will end the trip (or vice versa.The concensus is and I agree that the Tuscan countryside is best visited by car. 1 among multiple options would be: Arrive Venice and stay 3 nights (day one would involve some resting up Early train toward Genoa and on to the Cinque Terre for 2 nights and a morning. Train to Florence and stay 34 nights. Rent car and wander wander the countryside for 34 days/nights. Fly home from Florence. As you can see, even 12 days makes for a pretty hectic schedule and a lot depends on how you can arrange flights and your willingness to do lots of packing and unpacking. Passing on the Cinque Terre would of course give you more time to spend in Tuscany and you could include visits to Pisa and Siena.

Suggest you think twice about stretching your 10day itinerary to include Cinque Terre. The main reason for going there is to hike the coastal trail linking the five towns, which requires at least 45 days.he villages of Cinque Terre are too distant from Tuscany and/or Venice to accommodate your schedule.If you do go. predict you'll spend more time packing and unpacking than experiencing the moment. My friend andamp; I just came back from Italy.y friend loved to go to C.rra so much.e left from Florence (Firenze by train ("Santa Maria Novella" train station to Pisa.hen we bought tickets from here to La Spenza.verhere she asked how to go to Cinque terra.hen we are told to buy 1 ticket 9euro (about 12.e walked along the coast to Manorola, the scene is so beautiful, even that day it had light rain.o between 2 villages by train.hat's all about I can tell.

Thanks to those that responded to my posting.our comments were quite valid.t sounds like trying to see Cinque Terre plus Venice et al.n a 10 day trip excluding air travel time would be a bit much.ny suggestions regarding the must see/must do areas of Tuscany, if we choose that route

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