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Northern Italy’s art cities

Three bases with a stop in the middle

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Route and nights

  1. Milan3 nights
  2. Venice3 nights
  3. Florence3 nights

Trip format: Open jaw · One hotel or guesthouse per overnight base

Tradeoff: A middle stop adds a different experience and a hotel change. Keep both move days light.

Compare: Rail

Trip stats

Trip days
10
Nights
9
Home Bases
3
Scheduled entries
49

Days by place

Florence
4
Milan
3
Venice
3

Hotels and other stays

Hotel Berna · Milan
3 nights
Hotel Abbazia · Venice
3 nights
c-hotels Ambasciatori · Florence
3 nights

Schedule by type

Meal
24
Activity
17
Lodging
6
Rail
2

Day-by-day agenda

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Day 1 Milan
  1. to · Lodging Check in or drop off your bags Hotel Berna
  2. to · Activity Get oriented near your hotel and locate the next transit stop Milan

    Keep this stop optional if you arrive late.

  3. to · Meal Dinner near your hotel Milan
Hotel BernaMilan
Day 2 Milan
  1. to · Meal Breakfast near your hotel Milan
  2. to · Activity Visit the La Scala Museum and check theater access Teatro alla Scala, Milan

    Check whether rehearsals affect access. A performance needs its own ticket.

    Official information
  3. to · Meal Lunch near the opera district Teatro alla Scala, Milan
  4. to · Activity Walk around the Galleria and Piazza del Duomo Teatro alla Scala, Milan
  5. to · Meal Early dinner near the venue Milano Centrale area
  6. to · Activity Optional La Scala performance Teatro alla Scala, Milan

    Choose an actual performance. Adjust dinner to the published curtain time or keep the evening free.

Hotel BernaMilan
Day 3 Milan
  1. to · Meal Breakfast near your hotel Milan
  2. to · Activity Browse market counters and the Centrale area Mercato Centrale Milano

    Check vendor hours and treat alcohol as optional.

    Official information
  3. to · Meal Have a market lunch Mercato Centrale Milano
  4. to · Activity Walk the Navigli streets and choose an aperitivo stop if you want one Mercato Centrale Milano
  5. to · Meal Dinner near your hotel Milan
Hotel BernaMilan
Day 4 Venice
  1. to · Lodging Check out and collect your bags Hotel Berna
  2. to · Rail Travel from Milan to Venice Venice

    Check whether the train terminates at Venezia Santa Lucia or requires a transfer at Mestre.

    Official information
  3. to · Meal Late lunch near your arrival station or hotel Venice
  4. to · Lodging Check in or drop off your bags Hotel Abbazia

    Tell the hotel if you expect a late arrival.

  5. to · Activity Take a short orientation walk near your new hotel Venice

    Skip the walk if your actual arrival is later.

  6. to · Meal Dinner near your new hotel Venice
Hotel AbbaziaVenice
Day 5 Venice
  1. to · Meal Breakfast near your hotel Venice
  2. to · Activity Browse Rialto produce stalls if trading and walk the nearby streets Rialto Market, Venice

    Check market days and stall hours.

    Official information
  3. to · Meal Try a cicchetti lunch around Rialto or San Polo Rialto Market, Venice
  4. to · Activity Walk the public lanes and return along a quieter canal route Rialto Market, Venice
  5. to · Meal Dinner near your hotel Venice
Hotel AbbaziaVenice
Day 6 Venice
  1. to · Meal Breakfast near your hotel Venice
  2. to · Activity See the Arsenal exterior and explore the surrounding Castello streets Arsenale, Venice

    Treat restricted grounds as exterior stops and check public museum access separately.

    Official information
  3. to · Meal Lunch around Via Garibaldi Arsenale, Venice
  4. to · Activity Visit an open maritime museum or walk the public waterfront toward the gardens Arsenale, Venice
  5. to · Meal Dinner near your hotel Venice
Hotel AbbaziaVenice
Day 7 Florence
  1. to · Lodging Check out and collect your bags Hotel Abbazia
  2. to · Rail Travel from Venice to Florence Florence

    Allow time for bridges or local transit to Santa Lucia before a confirmed train.

    Official information
  3. to · Meal Late lunch near your arrival station or hotel Florence
  4. to · Lodging Check in or drop off your bags c-hotels Ambasciatori

    Tell the hotel if you expect a late arrival.

  5. to · Activity Take a short orientation walk near your new hotel Florence

    Skip the walk if your actual arrival is later.

  6. to · Meal Dinner near your new hotel Florence
c-hotels AmbasciatoriFlorence
Day 8 Florence
  1. to · Meal Breakfast near your hotel Florence
  2. to · Activity Visit Palazzo Vecchio or walk the exterior and Piazza della Signoria Palazzo Vecchio, Florence

    Check the specific route and hours before booking.

    Official information
  3. to · Meal Lunch around the old civic center Palazzo Vecchio, Florence
  4. to · Activity Follow the public routes toward Orsanmichele and the medieval streets Palazzo Vecchio, Florence
  5. to · Meal Dinner near your hotel Florence
c-hotels AmbasciatoriFlorence
Day 9 Florence
  1. to · Meal Breakfast near your hotel Florence
  2. to · Activity Explore historic scientific instruments at Museo Galileo Museo Galileo, Florence

    Check the museum calendar and current admission.

    Official information
  3. to · Meal Lunch near the Arno Museo Galileo, Florence
  4. to · Activity Walk to Santa Croce and compare the public squares and lanes Museo Galileo, Florence
  5. to · Meal Dinner near your hotel Florence
c-hotels AmbasciatoriFlorence
Day 10 Florence
  1. to · Meal Breakfast near your hotel Florence
  2. to · Lodging Check out and collect your bags c-hotels Ambasciatori
  3. to · Activity Optional short walk near your hotel Florence

    Skip this stop if you need the time for departure.

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  1. Day 1

    Milan

    Europe/Rome Open map for Milan
    1. to · Lodging Check in or drop off your bags Hotel Berna
    2. to · Activity Get oriented near your hotel and locate the next transit stop Milan

      Keep this stop optional if you arrive late.

    3. to · Meal Dinner near your hotel Milan
    Hotel BernaMilan
  2. Day 2

    Milan

    Europe/Rome Open map for Milan
    1. to · Meal Breakfast near your hotel Milan
    2. to · Activity Visit the La Scala Museum and check theater access Teatro alla Scala, Milan

      Check whether rehearsals affect access. A performance needs its own ticket.

      Official information
    3. to · Meal Lunch near the opera district Teatro alla Scala, Milan
    4. to · Activity Walk around the Galleria and Piazza del Duomo Teatro alla Scala, Milan
    5. to · Meal Early dinner near the venue Milano Centrale area
    6. to · Activity Optional La Scala performance Teatro alla Scala, Milan

      Choose an actual performance. Adjust dinner to the published curtain time or keep the evening free.

    Hotel BernaMilan
  3. Day 3

    Milan

    Europe/Rome Open map for Milan
    1. to · Meal Breakfast near your hotel Milan
    2. to · Activity Browse market counters and the Centrale area Mercato Centrale Milano

      Check vendor hours and treat alcohol as optional.

      Official information
    3. to · Meal Have a market lunch Mercato Centrale Milano
    4. to · Activity Walk the Navigli streets and choose an aperitivo stop if you want one Mercato Centrale Milano
    5. to · Meal Dinner near your hotel Milan
    Hotel BernaMilan
  4. Day 4

    Venice

    Europe/Rome
    1. to · Lodging Check out and collect your bags Hotel Berna
    2. to · Rail Travel from Milan to Venice Venice

      Check whether the train terminates at Venezia Santa Lucia or requires a transfer at Mestre.

      Official information
    3. to · Meal Late lunch near your arrival station or hotel Venice
    4. to · Lodging Check in or drop off your bags Hotel Abbazia

      Tell the hotel if you expect a late arrival.

    5. to · Activity Take a short orientation walk near your new hotel Venice

      Skip the walk if your actual arrival is later.

    6. to · Meal Dinner near your new hotel Venice
    Hotel AbbaziaVenice
  5. Day 5

    Venice

    Europe/Rome Open map for Venice
    1. to · Meal Breakfast near your hotel Venice
    2. to · Activity Browse Rialto produce stalls if trading and walk the nearby streets Rialto Market, Venice

      Check market days and stall hours.

      Official information
    3. to · Meal Try a cicchetti lunch around Rialto or San Polo Rialto Market, Venice
    4. to · Activity Walk the public lanes and return along a quieter canal route Rialto Market, Venice
    5. to · Meal Dinner near your hotel Venice
    Hotel AbbaziaVenice
  6. Day 6

    Venice

    Europe/Rome Open map for Venice
    1. to · Meal Breakfast near your hotel Venice
    2. to · Activity See the Arsenal exterior and explore the surrounding Castello streets Arsenale, Venice

      Treat restricted grounds as exterior stops and check public museum access separately.

      Official information
    3. to · Meal Lunch around Via Garibaldi Arsenale, Venice
    4. to · Activity Visit an open maritime museum or walk the public waterfront toward the gardens Arsenale, Venice
    5. to · Meal Dinner near your hotel Venice
    Hotel AbbaziaVenice
  7. Day 7

    Florence

    Europe/Rome
    1. to · Lodging Check out and collect your bags Hotel Abbazia
    2. to · Rail Travel from Venice to Florence Florence

      Allow time for bridges or local transit to Santa Lucia before a confirmed train.

      Official information
    3. to · Meal Late lunch near your arrival station or hotel Florence
    4. to · Lodging Check in or drop off your bags c-hotels Ambasciatori

      Tell the hotel if you expect a late arrival.

    5. to · Activity Take a short orientation walk near your new hotel Florence

      Skip the walk if your actual arrival is later.

    6. to · Meal Dinner near your new hotel Florence
    c-hotels AmbasciatoriFlorence
  8. Day 8

    Florence

    Europe/Rome Open map for Florence
    1. to · Meal Breakfast near your hotel Florence
    2. to · Activity Visit Palazzo Vecchio or walk the exterior and Piazza della Signoria Palazzo Vecchio, Florence

      Check the specific route and hours before booking.

      Official information
    3. to · Meal Lunch around the old civic center Palazzo Vecchio, Florence
    4. to · Activity Follow the public routes toward Orsanmichele and the medieval streets Palazzo Vecchio, Florence
    5. to · Meal Dinner near your hotel Florence
    c-hotels AmbasciatoriFlorence
  9. Day 9

    Florence

    Europe/Rome Open map for Florence
    1. to · Meal Breakfast near your hotel Florence
    2. to · Activity Explore historic scientific instruments at Museo Galileo Museo Galileo, Florence

      Check the museum calendar and current admission.

      Official information
    3. to · Meal Lunch near the Arno Museo Galileo, Florence
    4. to · Activity Walk to Santa Croce and compare the public squares and lanes Museo Galileo, Florence
    5. to · Meal Dinner near your hotel Florence
    c-hotels AmbasciatoriFlorence
  10. Day 10

    Florence

    Europe/Rome Open map for Florence
    1. to · Meal Breakfast near your hotel Florence
    2. to · Lodging Check out and collect your bags c-hotels Ambasciatori
    3. to · Activity Optional short walk near your hotel Florence

      Skip this stop if you need the time for departure.