21 days. The COMPLETE Italy. Milan (2 nights) → Lake Como (1) → Venice (3) → Bologna (2) → Florence (3) → Siena/Tuscany (2) → Rome (4) → Naples (2) → Amalfi (2). All by train. No car needed. Every connection timed. Have 2 weeks? → · Have 10 days? →
Days 1-2: Milan. Last Supper (book 3 months ahead!), Duomo terraces, Brera, Fondazione Prada, Navigli aperitivo. Day 3: Lake Como (train 1h, day trip or overnight in Bellagio/Varenna). Days 4-6: Venice (train Milan→Venice 2h25). San Marco, Tintoretto, gondola, Burano, getting beautifully lost.
Days 7-8: Bologna (train 1h30). THE food capital. Tortellini, ragù, mortadella, Parmigiano. Day trip to Parma (30 min train — prosciutto + Parmigiano factories + Correggio). Days 9-11: Florence (train 37 min). Uffizi, David, Dome, Pitti, San Miniato sunset. Days 12-13: Tuscany (rent car or bus). Siena + San Gimignano + Val d'Orcia + Chianti winery.
Days 14-17: Rome (train 1h30). 4 FULL days — Colosseum/Forum, Vatican, Borghese, Trastevere, Tivoli day trip, night walks. Days 18-19: Naples (train 1h10). MANN, Sansevero, street food, Pompeii day trip. Days 20-21: Amalfi Coast (train to Sorrento, ferry to Positano/Amalfi). Cliff towns, Sirens' islands, lemon groves. Fly home from Naples.
Mid-range total (per person): Flights €400-700. Hotels €100-150/night × 21 (€2,100-3,150). Trains €150-200. Museums €150-200. Food €45-60/day (€945-1,260). Total: ~€3,700-5,500/person. Calculator →