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UPDATE: Thank you all so much for the advice. My husband agreed that Pompeii would be waaaay too much to do. We instead are going to Ostia Antica that day and enjoying more of Rome. We modified this itinerary from WheatlessWanderLust’s 10 days in Italy but wanted to double check with others to see if it was good. Yes, I know it’s going to be hot in July. Unfortunately, we have no other time to go unless it’s August. I’m a teacher and I can’t take off during the school year and spring break wouldn’t work because it aligns with Easter / my husbands blackout travel dates for work. We plan on only doing one major attraction per day early in the morning and spending the afternoon being more leisurely strolling around. We’re still on the fence on the day trip to Siena with Walks of Italy because we’ve heard great things about it. Again, thank you so so much! We are so excited and I cannot wait to see my home country ❤️
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My husband and I have never internationally traveled and we are starting to plan out our 10-day trip to Italy in July 2027 for our honeymoon. We have a decent budget for this trip because we have been saving for it for 2 years but we want to make the most out of it since we will not be coming back for a very long time. Any advice would be greatly appreciated!

Day 0 → Monday, July 12th Fly Into Rome FCO

• Hoping to land pretty early so we can walk around, leave luggage at hotel
• DINNER TBD

Day 1 → Tuesday, July 13th Rome

• Spend rest of day walking around Rome shopping
• Dinner at Roscioli Salumeria con Cucina

Day 2 → Wednesday, July 14th Pompeii & Positano

• Day trip to Pompeii & Positano w/ Walks of Italy
• Late Dinner at Da Enzo

Day 3 → Thursday, July 15th Rome 

• Early Sistine Pristine Tour w/ Walks of Italy
• Afternoon walking around site seeing the major locations & shopping and lunch
• Pasta Making Class for dinner
• Late night drinks & walking around Rome

Day 4 → Friday, July 16th (Travel Day) Rome → Florence via high speed train

• The Duomo Tour & Climb to top
• DINNER TBD

Day 5 → Saturday, July 17th Florence

• EARLY Florence in a Day Tour w/ Walks of Italy (Uffizi, Statue of David)
• Lunch, Afternoon Sightseeing & Shopping
• DINNER TBD

Day 6 → Sunday, July 18th Day Trip Bologna

• Early train to Bologna
• Exploring Bologna
• Bologna Food Tour for dinner
• Train back to Florence

Day 7 → Monday, July 19th Day Trip to Sienna

• Tuscany Day Trip from Florence with Chianti, San Gimignano & Siena w/ Walks of Italy
• Late Dinner TBD

Day 8 → Tuesday, July 20th (Travel Day) Florence → Venice

• Early high speed rail from Florence → Venice
• Lunch, Walking around, Shopping
• Exclusive Alone in St. Mark’s & Doge’s Palace Tour w/ Walks of Italy
• Late dinner TBD

Day 9 → Wednesday, July 21st Venice

• Walking Around Venice & Sunset Food & Wine Tour w/ Walks of Italy for dinner

Day 10 → Thursday, July 22nd Venice

• TBD??

Day 11 → Friday, July 23rd FLY HOME OUT OF VENICE

We've heard that Venice can really be done in a day but our trip allocates 2.5 full days. We only have 2 full days in Rome since we are not counting day 0 (our landing day) and the day we are going to Pompeii and Positano. We are still early enough we can change our hotel reservation dates to maybe an additional day in Rome and one less day in Venice. Also, any dinner recommendations in Florence or additional ones in Rome and Venice? I heard the restaurants are more authentic, cheaper, and higher quality the further away you go from hot tourist spots like The Trevi Fountain. Also any recommendations for shopping or sightseeing? I have a more detailed Itinerary with times, shops to go see, and sightseeing but didn't want to overload the post more than I already have. Thank you so much!