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Italy's greatest one-week itineraries
Perfect itinerary for squeezing the most out of your one week in Italy, no matter what your passions
Intrepid Travel 2011 Italy trips
• Umbrian Discovery
• Highlights of Italy
• Rome to Amalfi
• Tuscan Express
• Southern Italy Family
Self-guided walks:
• Amalfi Coast-5 days
• Amalfi Coast-8 days
• Cinque Terre-5 days
• Cinque Terre-8 days
G Adventures 2011 Italy trips
• Italy Culture and History Explored (Rome, Siena, Florence, Venice; 9 days)
• Cinque Terre Coastal Walk
• The Taste of Tuscany
• Amalfi Coast
• Venice to Rome Adventure
• Northern Italy Escape
• Sicilian Volcano Trail
• Italy Family Adventure
iExplore Italy trips 2011
• Italy Experience (9 days; Venice, Florence, Siena/San Gimignano or Pisa, Rome)
• Italy in Style (9 days; Venice, Florence, Pisa, Perugia, Rome)
• The Amalfi Coast (Amalfi, Positano, Pompeii, Valle del Ferriero park, Bomerano, various hikes, optionals: Mt. Vesuvius, Capri, Naples, Ravello, Herculaneum; 8 days)
• Walking in Tuscany (hikes in the Garfagnana and Apuan Alps near Lucca/Pisa; 8 days)
• Southern Italy Experience (9 days; Rome, Naples, Pompeii, Sorrento, Capri, Amalfi, Positano, Ravello)
• Walking the Italian Lakes (8 days; Lake Orta, Val Grande, Lake Maggiore, Lake Como)
• Mont Blanc Highlights (walks and hikes from Courmayeur and Chamonix; 8 days)
• Mont Blanc Hotel Trek (classic inn-to-inn treks from Chamonix to Courmayeur and back around; 15 days)
It's folly to try and cram Italy into a single week. Trust me. I've spent approximately six years of my life there, and have yet to scratch the surface (and three of those years—spread out over 15 years—were spent writing guidebooks and being, for all intents and purposes, a professional tourist). Doesn't mean we can't try!
We can have a great time trying to cram in as much as possible, and here are some perfect itineraries that so just that. Please take a moment to read the "How these itineraries work" page so you can get the most out of each sample vacation blueprint.
An insane one-week itinerary
I don't necessarily recommend this itinerary, but if you are bound and determined to see it all, here's how:
The Ultimate Whirlwind: Italy's Greatest Hits in One Week
(Rome—Pompeii—Amalfi Coast—Florence—Tuscany (Siena—Pisa—San Gimignano—Chianti—Monteriggioni)—Venice). 
Sane one-week itineraries
The Big Three
(Rome—Florence—Venice)
The Sane Whirlwind: The Best of Italy in One Week
(Rome—Siena—Florence—Venice).
Rome & The Best of Campania
(Rome—Naples—Pompeii—Amalfi Coast—Capri).
Rome, Florence, & Tuscan Hilltowns
(Rome—Siena—San Gimignano—Pisa—Florence).
Tuscany Itineraries
- Tuscany in 4–5 days (Florence, Pisa, Siena, San Gimignano, maybe Assisi)
- The week-long Tuscan Classic (Florence, Lucca, Pisa, San Gimignano, Siena, Asciano, Monte Oliveto Maggiore, Pienza, Montepulciano)
- Seven days of hilltown gems (Cortona, Gubbio, Perugia, Assisi, Todi, Chiusi, Montepulciano, Montalcino, Volterra, San Gimignano)
- An eight-day gluttony of great art (Florence, Siena, Monterchi, Sansepolcro, Perugia, Assisi, Cortona, Chianciano Terme)
- Six days of wining and dining in the countryside (The Chianti, Montalcino, Montepulciano, Orvieto)
- Five days on the Etruscan Trail (Florence, Volterra, the Maremma—Grosseto, Sorano, Sovana, Pitigliano—Orvieto, Chiusi, Cortona)
Related pages
- If you have two weeks...
- City & regional itineraries
- How to use these itineraries
- The countdown calendar:
- When to go to Italy
- The trip countdown calendar - How far in advance to book the stages of your trip
- Time to budget for each city
- General daily itinerary tips
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