Has anyone been to Venice, Florence, or Rome?

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Daniel L

They are all excellent cities. What you do and see is up to you as everyone has different interests. Buy a guide book and seek out what is of interest to you.

If you close your eyes and make a list of what your expectations are for these cities then you should have a good idea of what you are interested in seeing there.

Rome:
Vatican, Art museums, Coliseum, Catacombs, Spanish steps, etc.

Venice:
Central Saint Mark's Square, Guggenheim museum, Gondola ride, Bridge of sighs, Outer islands, Eating gelato

The first time I took my wife to Europe I asked her what she expected to see. She answered castles, mountains, countryside and art. I added wine and small villages to the list. I then planned an itinerary around these objectives. Enjoy!

georgiabanksmartin

I have been to Venice and the best place is anywhere. But you must try to get to the outer islands where glass they make the glass and lace. Other than that just take a boat and go.

gaby f

ive gone to all three of them and they are beautiful!!! i dont really know what you would like to see if yu want to party, buy stuff or learn abt the history, the church is very nice! gondolas, masks are impresive, the morano store and where they are created is very expensive but they sell it in the small stores you will find everywhere and its cheaper, you can also go to the museum shows the prison and story of casanova, take time to enjoy the view the architecture is really nice and just walk the whole city if you can! there are many stores to buy clothes too...
florence: cool bars at night, very close to the dome, go to the dome its worth seeing, its architecture and its paintings are amazing!, go to see the david and all the other statues from the museum, walk all the plasas there are statues there, there is a lot of art and you dont really have time to see it all but atleast try to see the most famus ones or the ones u think u will most enjoy. the cathedral is really nice too.|
Rome: rome is kinda dirty and it looks a bit disorganized.... but wow. rome it just huge, there is the vatican and its museum, the coliseo, bars, discos, history history history, panteon, piazza navona, fontana di trevi, get ur caricature done, ara baci, museo borghesi, iglesia borromini, s. carolino, and many other things, just remember to be aware of gypsies and other thiefs, they like to rob turists just say no to anyone who comes up to u selling things.

well good luck and try to be safe, have fun!!! enjoy what you can while you are there!!

ImAssyrian

My mother lived in Rome (city outside Rome) for a year and loved Lito d'Oustia (spelled wrong), it's by the beach and truly beautiful. But visiting the Colosseum, Vatican, and Sistine Chapel are musts as well.

nenadcal

I have been to all 3 places. In Venice, its best to just walk around and see everything. Its not that big, so you could go there for just a day. Florence is beautiful...stay there 4-5 days, more if you can. Visit San Gimignano and Volterra. Go to the museums in Florence, go shopping, eat! Rome, in my opinion, is overrated. You can go for a day or 2 and see pretty much everything. Trevi Fountain, Vatican City, Spanish Steps, the Coliseum, basically all the touristy type sights. Just go around and have fun!

Lady K

the Trevi Fountain, in Rome

maiden2angel

I visited all 3 cities last month, and each has its one special qualities. Rome has wonderful monuments and attractions, but its very dirty and full of litter (always use the toilets in the hotels or paid ones). The main squares of Venice flood very easliy in high tides, so time your route with care. An evening gondola ride can be quite creepy as you flow though the dark forbodding alleys. Florence is absolutly wonderful, and we will definatly be visiting again. My top suggestion for Italy would be to visit the top attractions as part of a tour group. Expect to pay between 8-15 euros for each site, but its usually well worth it.

mustangmom

Yes> I lived in Italy for 2 years and loved it. My husband and I went to venezia as often as we could.
Ditch the car and take the train, you can see some italian countryside on your way to venezia.
I fell in love there in Venezia. Go to san marco square, if you can swing it, pay for a gondola ride. It's very romantic.
The shopping is great too. The whole place is great. What you want to see depends upon you. Everyone is different.
If possible, learn some italian before you go, not everyone speaks english.
Ahhh Venezia bellisimo!

chiefof nothing

I start my trip with 3 nights in Naples then train to Florence for 3 nights then train to Venice for 2 nights and train to Rome for the last 2 nights before flying home on morning of the 19th...arrive in Naples the 9th, Florence morn of 12 then Venice morn of the 15 and Rome morn of the 17th.In February..my first time in Italy as well..so any help with sights things to do send me an email and I'll get back to you

sage seeker

Yes, I've been to all three when I lived in Europe. Venice being my absolute favorite.

As someone else suggested, get a travel/guide book - I find Frommer's to the best...they are in all libraries and easily accessible.

Also do an internet search for the cities...most cities have their own web pages with links to guide tourists.

renegadesail

I took a tour of Rome in 1962 while in the Navy, Just take the city tour, you will love everything you see. Oh don't forget your camera, and don't do like I did and buy there film. I lost every picture I took using their film. I even got to see Pope John. There is more to see there now than when I went.

miss_west1

I've been too all of them, some more than once.

Venice:
-Gondola ride. If you only do one thing, make this it.
-St. Mark's basilica and Square. In the evenings there is free, live classical music.
-Campanile (tower) in Piazza San Marco for views of Venice.
-Bridge of Sighs/palace of Doges. Take a tour.
-Rialto Bridge for the view and shops.
You can walk everywhere.
If you have time, you might want to consider a trip to the islands of Murano and Burano- famous for their glass and lace.

Florence:
-Cathedreal and Dome/Baptistry. The best views are on the outside. if you have time, it's worth a visit inside the cathedreal, but if not, skip the interior.
-Uffizi Gallery and teh Acadamia (for Michelangelo's David). Buy your tickets in advance and be prepared to wait in long lines, but it is definitely worth the wait for each gallery.
Walk the city. A gain, it is very accessible on foot if you are fit.

Rome:
-Coliseum. It's worth a visit inside if you have an hour to spare.
-Roman Forum and Arch of Constantine. Right across from the Coliseum so you can see all in one afternoon/morning.
-Trevi Fountain
-Spanish Steps & shopping
-St. Peter's Basilicia & Square and the Vatican museum/Sistine Chapel. Again, long lines but worht the waits to see the inside of the Basilica and the Sistine Chapel. Will probably take you the better part of the day.
If you have lots of time, it's also worth a trip to the catacombs.

Florence and Venice are more walkable than Rome, but there are things to see in certain areas of Rome that can be walked to and from. If you are going on your own, your best bet is to pick up a guide for each city. I reccommend the DK Eyewitness series which have good ideas and maps. As well, they also have "Top 10" condensed books for each cities with the Top 10 things to see (shops, history, restaurants, museums, etc.)
Read up on Italy and figure out what interests you befor eyou go. you might also want to check out: www.tripadvisor.com

Have fun

mtoi

Venice: it's really small, you probably won't have to choose!Florence: there is a great little bus trip you can take up the mountain to the old summer resorts
Rome: Plaza nuevana "I think that's the name!"

Aleckii

I myself am going to those places this february, maybe I should share some tips with you...

For Rome
1st day
It's recommended to start your trip with the Vatican City, which would take up maybe 4 - 6 hours. The Vatican museum here, the St. Peter's cathedral, the sisteen chapel are the highlights of the visit.
Then finish off the day just taking a realxing stroll around the city

2nd day
Pantheon, Colosseum, Trevi Fountain

3rd day
Borghese Gallery, Spanish Steps...

For Florence
Visit the Duomo and the bell tower next to it. The Uffizi gallery, containing some significant art collections, then the ponte vecchio. Then Galleria del'accademia, which houses michaelangelo's david

Take a day trip to pisa, definitely, it's 1 hour from florence, and you get to see the leaning tower and campo miracidio here.

For Venice
Venice itself is a sight to behold, you could of course visit the San Marco Cathedral, the grand canal, then take a lovely gondola ride

In fact, why not have a detour to milan?
If it's well in your budget and time-limit, you could visit the duomo of milan, which is one of the biggest roman catholic cathedral in the world. Of course, shopping! Designer's clothing like Versace, Gucci, etc. Then of course the painting of Last Supper by Leonardo da Vinci, housed in the Cenacolo.

These are just suggestions, you can find out more yourself on the internet

dimplez0804

Florence has some nice places like museums and shopping in the center also you can stop by Pisa and see the leaning tower its only about a half hour away. In Venice there are so many different places to go but usually the best places are also in there center. Then in Rome the Vatican, the Colosseum, they have tuns of museums and shopping. The night life is the best in Florence and Rome.

Louis S

Venice is the best, Florence is the second :) Im u r looking something romantic

ELAINE C

Been to all of these cities and I agree with the other folks.

Venice: San Marcos...you can also take a short boat ride to the island of Murano and tour the glass makers. Venice is absolutely beautiful

Florence: so much to see, Ponte Vecchio, Uffizzi museum, Medici villas, il Duomo, shopping galore

Rome: you have to see the Roman Forum, the catacombs, the Etruscan Villa Julia, depends on what youre into...lots of ancient ruins everywhere, be prepared to feed the cats!

Buon Fortuna!

ppabloo2k2

Rome is great...hit all the tourist sites.

worldpeace_hope_beauty

No, but i've been to england, wales. and ireland

Undertaker-RIP- PAC

Go to the bathrooms coz all Italian cities suck

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