"The Truly Historic Italy" Italy by meteorologist1

Padua, Italy

If you are planning to visit Italy and plan to stay there for approximately 2 weeks, here is a schedule that you can go by:

Day 1: Arrive in Milan and rest
Day 2: Tour Milan
Day 3: Head toward Trento (via Verona), tour Trento
Day 4: Tour Bolzano and rest
Day 5: Tour Verona and Padua
Day 6: Tour Venice
Day 7: Tour Lake Garda and rest
Day 8: Head toward Florence and tour Florence
Day 9: Continue touring Florence
Day 10: Finish touring Florence and head for Pisa, visit Pisa
Day 11: Head toward Rome, start touring Rome
Day 12: Continue touring Rome
Day 13: Finish touring Rome, head toward Naples, tour Naples.
Day 14: Tour Pompei and Sorrento
Day 15: Back to Milan and go home.

Pompei, Italy

From the schedule above, here is a summary of how you should divide up your time in Italy:

The following places require at least one day or more to visit:
- Rome
- Florence
- Venice (probably just one day)
- Milan (about one day)

The following places require at least half a day to visit. Some might need a full day:
- Bolzano - Ice Man museum and castles, walking the streets
- Trento - Castle, walking the streets
- Lake Garda - Riva del Garda, see lake (boat tour on the lake will probably require the tour be extended to a full day)
- Padua - university, churches, streets
- Verona - Arena, House of Juliet, castle, squares, streets
- Pisa - Leaning Tower and vicinity
- Naples - the port, castle, palace
- Pompei - ruins
- Sorrento - beaches, boat, streets (if you're going enjoy the beach, give Sorrento a full day)