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Naples, Italy
- Depending on what time you land, take either the 22:05 or 23:15 Alibus from Airport to Piazza Garibaldi (depot past parking lot P5 at the airport) €5 per person, can buy online, at airport, or onboard bus
- Check into Hotel Luxury (Corso Giuseppe Garibaldi, 298, Naples 80141) (late check in okay)
Day 1:
- Train to Pompeii
- Use 365 Lite pass to enter Pompeii
- 3 EUR bus to Vesuvius
- 10 EUR climb Vesuvius
- Bus back to Pompeii
- Train home to Naples
- Dinner at Eat Pray Love Pizza place?
Day 2:
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- Check out by 10:30am, Thursday 05/09 (store luggage at hotel for free)
- City taxes approximately £10.23 (allow 10 euros)
- Train from Napoli Centrale to Roma Termini at 16:35
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Rome, Italy
- Arrive at Roma Termini at 17:45 (Thurs 8th)
- Check into Hotel Altavilla 9 (Via Principale Amedeo 9/A Roma Italia, Rome, 00185) (late check in okay)
- Check out by 11am, Sunday 08/09
- City taxes approximately £25.58 (allow 25 euros)
- Train at 11:55 from Roma Termini to Firenze Santa Maria Novella (Florence)
Tickets to pre-book:
Colosseum Night tour (Thursday 5th) - https//
Roman Forum/Paletine hill (30 day validity) - https://ticketing.colosseo.it/en/eventi/pass-super/
Vatican/Sistine (choose Fri 6th or Sat 7th w. Joel) - https://tickets.museivaticani.va/home/fromtag/2/•••••••••••••/Biglietti-Musei
Florin Notes:
For Rome you need to book the forum Romano in advance which is AMAZING! Then all the sights, especially go up the dome at the Vatican! It’s like €8 and you get the best views from up there. Also check out isola Tiberina for ice cream and trastevere for evening vibes and dinner
Lauren notes
- [ ] Tonnarello - restaurant (carchophe (fried artichoke)) - in Gestrvere (locality)
- [ ] Nannarello - sister restaurant
- [ ] Giolitti - hands down the best gelato - medium cone, 3 flavours recommended
- [ ] Wobbly streets charcuterie boards - for lunch
- [ ] Trestevare
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Florence, Italy
- Arrive at Firenze Santa Maria Novella (Florence) at 12:20 (Sun 8th)
- Check into Bed & Bed Peterson (Via Guido Monaco 25, Florence, 50144)
- ?? Take the afternoon train to Leia's (Camucia/Arezzo) for the evening??
- Check out by 9:30 am, Wednesday 11th Sept
- City taxes approximately £28.14 (allow 30 euros)
- Train at 09:53 from Santa Maria Novella (Florence) to La Spezia Centrale (Cinque Terre)
Tickets to book:
Duomo? (Monday)(no climb tickets left, but skip que + entrance is available) - https://tickets.duomo.firenze.it/en/store#/en/buy?skugroup_id=3006
Gallery (Tuesday)- https://webshop.b-ticket.com/webshop/webticket/bestseatselectbyblock?eventId=55778&el=true ✅
Florin Notes:
Florence I’d go to Giardino si boboli as a must, tabernacolo cafe, ditta artiginale cafe, and if you want a viewpoint with no tourists go to the viewpoint on via di belloguardo! And if you got time deffo do a hike in the Tuscan hills, you can walk to it from the city!! I’ll send you the route, it’s the one to fiesole via piazzale leonardo
Leia notes:
Day 1:
Breakfast : La Menagere near Santa Maria novella Station (my fave)
Tour of the centre: cathedral, piazza della repubblica, piazza signoria, piazza Santa croce
Lunch: fermino Santa croce (Tuscan stuff) or schiacciavino Santa croce
Aperitif: Habana/Toraia/Molo 5
Dinner: piazzaiuolo sant'Ambrogio where you can also spend after dinner
(Dancing fló/ the lodge)
Day 2:
Breakfast: maleuca
Then head to the oltrarno to visit santo spirito, Boboli garden
Lunch: Santa rosa bistro
Afternoon: Villa Bardini and rose garden
Towards evening: (san miniato Church) and then head down to Piazzale Michelangelo at sunset and then wander down to the centre through the rose garden
Aperitif: rifrullo or Amblè (10 euros for food and a drink)
Dinner: Foody farm
After dinner: piazza santo spirito
Day 3
breakfast artisan company in via dei neri
Morning Uffizi
Lunch coquinarius via delle oche (reaaally nice)
Tuscan tapas in Santa Croce Il Vivandiere (I'd try and book)
Fermino in Santa croce for Aperitivo
Santo Spirito square (still life square) for aperitivos in general
Ai macci (lunch if it's sunny)
Rooftop: excelsior one, the one next to the duomo in the Lorenzo de medici building, loggia rooftop bar
Eataly is cool, all typical italian foods.
La prosciutteria in Via de Neri for typical schiacciata with any filling you want (lunch or Aperitivo)
Good cocktails at Il Locale
La vineria sonora in via dei pilastri - organic tuscan wines (really cute)
Enoteca bellini (winery)
Il Santa Bar is really nice
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Cinque Terre, Italy
- Arrive at La Spezia Centrale (Cinque Terre) at 12:20 (Weds 11th)
- Check into Marla Rooms (19 Via Milano, Ls Spezia, 19122)
- Check out by 10:00 am, Sat 14th Sept (aim or 09:00/09:30 for train)
- City taxes approximately £12.97 (allow 15 euros)
- Train at 09:50 from La Spezia Centrale (Cinque Terre) to Santa Margherita Ligure (Portofino)
Day plan:
- Train from La Spezia > Riomaggiore (EUR8 pp) > Hike from Riomiggiore to Corniglia > Train from Corniglia > Moterosso/Vernazza (EUR8 pp) > Train home (after 7:30 pm EUR5 pp) : Total = EUR21 pp
(Here’s an example day trip:
You can travel by Cinque Terre Express from La Spezia to Riomaggiore.
Visit Riomaggiore, enjoy the views from the “Lissa” viewing point (lift access near the train station), grab a coffee at the harbor, and walk around the town.
Hike from Riomaggiore to Manarola (using the free 531 trail – 1 hour).
Explore Manarola and after some lunch and sightseeing catch the train to Vernazza.
Spend a lazy hour strolling through the town and enjoying an aperitivo in the main piazza.
Return by train to La Spezia.
The cost of the 3 train tickets will be 30 Euros in peak season.)
Link for train pass: https://www.lefrecce.it/Channels.Website.WEB/#/
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Santa Margherita Ligure, Italy