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2 Weeks In Italy
One year ago today, I had just arrived home from an epic 15 day tour of Italy. We visited 9 cities (18 if you count the 5 little towns we visited along the Amalfi Coast and the 5 individual towns comprising Cinque Terre). Every day my phone sends me my photo memories and, needless to say, I’ve spent these last two weeks wishing more than ever that I was heading back! It’s all my wishful thinking that has brought about this post commemorating our trip. Â Here is a round-up of some of my favorite photos to show you what it’s like to spend 2 in weeks in Italy.
A Photographic Journey Through Italy
Day 1-3 (2 nights): Venice
The ultimate tourist trap! (It was amazing!)
View of the Rialto Bridge from our Gondola…
Cruising the Grand Canal…
View of Venice from San Marcos Campanile…
St. Marks Cathedral
Evening in Venice.
Days 3-6 (3 nights): Rome and Vatican City
View of the Pantheon from our hotel room.
Entrance to the Pantheon.
Don’t forget to throw a coin in the Trevi Fountain!
Isn’t it incredible?
Bernini’s Fountains in Piazza Navona. There is an amazing gelato shop called Tre Scalini here… you can see the storefront in the distance (right of photo).
The dome of St. Peter’s from inside Vatican City.
Inside St. Peter’s Cathedral…
Front view of St. Peter’s… You can hardly tell there are about a zillion tourists up there!
The Colloseum!
Inside the Colosseum…
View from Palatine Hill.
View of the ruins from Palatine Hill.
Everything is SO SO BIG!
Inside San Pietro in Vincoli (Rome).
Michaelangelo’s “Moses”
Day 6-9 (3 nights): Pompeii/Vesuvius, Sorrento, Capri plus the Amalfi Coastline (Praiano, Conca dei Marini, Ravello, Positano, Amalfi)
View from our hike up Mt. Vesuvius.
Another view on our hike. Why? Because the view over Naples was AMAZING!
A look inside the volcano.
Almost to the summit!
Looking back at Mt. Vesuvius from our next stop… Pompeii.
Ruins of Pompeii.
Crosswalks 🙂
Statue of Centaur, Pompeii
Driving into Sorrento!
Mt. Vesuvius from the rooftop of our hotel.
Isle of Capri. View from Sorrento.
Hanging out on some beach on the way to Amalfi. Photo creds to our skipper! I love that he took liberty of using my camera to capture moments like this.
Exploring…
Checking out the grottos of Capri.
View of Positano from the boat.
Day 9-11: Florence
Pieta by Michelangelo
Ceiling of Il Duomo in Florence
View from the top of Il Duomo
View of Manarola from Corniglia in Cinque Terre
Day 14-15: Milan
Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II aka The Mall of Milan
Our last activity? The last supper!
There you have it.
We did a LOT! I’m still amazed at how much yet how little you can actually see and do in 15 days. We managed to visit all of the main tourist sites (we’re suckers) and also get a taste of life like a local. What I do know is that we couldn’t have done it without a plan. Coming soon to the blog will be our full itinerary covering our entire 2 weeks in Italy but in the meantime, you can check out our Venice Itinerary and Rome Itinerary!
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15 comments
Beautiful photos! I spent a week in Rome and visited the Vatican. It truly is an amazing experience. The history it tells is phenomenal. I would have loved to visit Pompeii like you did! How awesome!
Amazing pictures, I’m been a little homesick.
Such lovely pictures! Italy is on my travel bucket list!
So jealous! This trip looks amazing! Beautiful pictures
Beautiful photos! Venice is one of my favorite places in the whole world. Hoping to go back to Italy next year and see more of the Amalfi Coast and the Cinque Terre!
I love this! I went to Italy in 2013 (1 night in Florence and 4 nights in Rome) and I miss it! Would love to go to Amalfi coast too!
I absolutely love Italy! But I do have a favourite city and that will always be Florence:)
Your pictures are incredible! That must have been quite an amazing experience! I went to Rome last December and explored the city with my brother for a few days, but I would have loved to travel across the rest of Italy!
Italy is so beautiful! You’re photos make me want to go back!
Awesome photos! The picture of the Trevi fountain and your mention of the gelato shop reminded me of Roman Holiday, one of my favorite Audrey Hepburn movies. 🙂
Oh I’ve not seen that! I’ll have to check it out 🙂
Amazing pictures Jenna! Italy is on my travel bucket list with the kiddos so I can’t wait to see some of these sites in person!
These are some great pictures! It’s been almost 10 years since I visited Italy. To this day, the best travel related advice I have ever received was to arrive at the Vatican before it opens in order to avoid the crowds. There were only a handful of people in front of us when we lined up and when we left after taking it all in, the line was endless. I look forward to seeing more posts about this trip!
Beautiful! We went to Rome, Florence, Sorrento, and Capri- but we didn’t make it to Venice! Definitely on my bucket list!
Your photos are beautiful, Italy would be so much fun to visit!