Tuesday, June 28, 2005

Tentative itinerary

Some further thoughts on where to go in Italy...

Tuesday 7/12: Landing in Bergamo around 4PM. I'll drive straight to Rimini for the night, shouldn't take more than 3.5 hours.

Wednesday 7/13: I'll probably leave Rimini right after breakfast. Drive to San Marino (it's less than an hour to SM city) and stroll around for a couple of hours, just to get a feel of the place. Then on to Chianciano Terme - taking a couple of detours to Camaldoli, Poppi and Vallombrosa, should arrive at the hotel before 8PM.

Thursday 7/14: Daytrip through the upper Tiber Valley and Chiana area. Stopping for various intervals of time at Chiusi, Cortona, Sansepolcro, Anghiari and Arezzo.

Friday 7/15: Driving up to Siena, making a brief stop in Montepulciano. Spending most of the day in Siena.

Saturday 7/16: Short trip around the southern Sienese hills area. Stopping in at Pienza, Montalcino and Murlo.

Sunday 7/17: Leaving Chianciano Terme for Pisa. Stopping in San Gimignano on the way.

Monday 7/18: Meeting up with a Norwegian friend flying down from Oslo. We'll do Pisa in the evening and in the morning of the next day.

Tuesday 7/19: Leaving Pisa for Florence, probably before noon. We'll only do a couple of the numerous interesting sites in Florence - the archeological museum, the cathedral and maybe the David statue and the gallery with Botticelli's Venus.

Wednesday 7/20: Going to Rome, probably before noon. No clear idea how to prioritize in Rome yet, the city is full of interesting stuff. Gotta see Colosseum, Forum and Capitol though.

Thursday 7/21: Rome, sweet Rome.

Friday 7/22: Heading to Naples, not sure how early... get a taste of the city in the evening.

Saturday 7/23: Daytrip to Pompeii and possible Capri afterwards. If we get there early enough, maybe we'll do Capri on Friday.

Sunday 7/24: Long drive from Naples to Milan.

Monday 7/25: Doing the sights in Milan - the cathedral & surroundings... maybe go back to the Risorgimento museum, which is quite nice... Da Vinci's Last Supper if we can get in...

Tueday 7/26: Flying home from Bergamo in the morning.

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