Venice to Rome by Train — 7-Day Itinerary

Days 1–2: Venice

Day 1: vaporetto day pass (€25), Grand Canal Line 1. San Marco late afternoon. Cicchetti for dinner. Day 2: Dorsoduro museums — Accademia (€15), Peggy Guggenheim (€16).

Day 3: Bologna

Frecciarossa: 1h30, €15–30. Bologna's 40km porticoes (UNESCO 2021). Quadrilatero. Sfoglia Rina for fresh pasta (€12). Asinelli Tower (€5).

Days 4–5: Florence

37 min from Bologna. Day 4: Uffizi at 8:15 (€25). Ponte Vecchio. San Miniato al Monte at sunset. Day 5: Accademia for David (€16). Medici Chapels (€9). Boboli Gardens (€10).

Day 6: Tuscan detour — Siena

Bus to Siena (1h15, €8.40). Piazza del Campo. Duomo. Piccolomini Library frescoes (€4).

Day 7: Florence → Rome

Frecciarossa 1h30. Pantheon (free). Castel Sant'Angelo (€15). Trastevere for dinner. Knights of Malta keyhole on Aventine Hill.

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Venice to Rome by train in 7 days — following the Renaissance south