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Northern Italy to Greece Honeymoon

19 Days in Jul
Europe

Route Details

Day 1

  • Flew from U.S. to Toronto to Venice airport, arrived in the morning
  • Took the water bus to Hotel Firenze, was inexpensive but was hot and a little bit nauseating. Great initial tour of the city though
  • Walked around and got dinner at a restaurant on the Grand Canal. Food was bad, service was worse. Avoid restaurants on Grand Canal, go for smaller places.

Day 2

  • Walked around, went to Murano and saw glass galleries
  • Had a good lunch in Murano
  • Saw a bad play at some small theatre. The play was about the history of Venice.

Day 3

  • Took the train to Florence
  • Florence was great at night, lots of people, had dinner and ate way too much great food
  • Had some gelato!

Day 4

  • Went in morning to see the David, had to wait in line for about an hour. Next time would take private tour to skip line
  • Went to top of Palazzo Vecchio tower, great views

Day 5

  • Took train to Pisa
  • Walked quickly to Leaning Tower, took some photos
  • Caught next train from Pisa to Cinque Terre — specifically Manarola

Day 6

  • Spent the day relaxing in Manarola
  • Went to the beach

Day 7

  • Took ferry from Manarola to Monterosso al Mare
  • Had lunch and gelato
  • The ferry back was really slow, got a little sea sick

Day 8

  • Took the train from Cinque Terre to Rome
  • Walked around a nearby park
  • Had drinks on our hotel’s rooftop bar – Hotel Victoria

Day 9

  • Took a private tour of the Colosseum. Highly recommend a private tour, it allows you to skip the lines!
  • Walk around, had pizza lunch at a great place nearby
  • Trevi Fountain was closed for restorations!

Day 10

  • Took a really early private tour of the Vatican. Was fantastic, got to skip all lines and were one of the first groups into the Sistine Chapel.
  • Stupidly had lunch at Harry’s Bar – Rome, which was not that good and expensive. Avoid!
  • Walked down the Spanish Steps, had dinner near the Pantheon

Day 11

  • Flight from Rome to Santorini
  • Amazing views from Hotel in Santorini
  • Beautiful sunset

Day 12

  • Rented a quad, drove all over the island to different beaches, including the Red Beach
  • Had amazing food!
  • Tried 15 minutes of those fish pedicures. Really tickled

Day 13

  • Ferry from Santorini to Naxos
  • Ferry was really comfortable and large, so no sea sickness for my wife
  • Naxos is a quieter Greek island, but after dark really came alive
  • Naxos has a lot more locals about than Santorini

Day 14

  • Rented a Smart car and drove around the island to different monuments

Day 15

  • Drove to other side of the island. Was a really long, winding road. My wife got car sick

Day 16

  • Took the ferry from Naxos to Athens
  • Saw Jurassic Park at a nearby theater, were the only ones in the entire cineplex

Day 17

  • Walked around, saw the Acropolis museum
  • Had drinks on our hotel’s rooftop bar

Day 18

  • Was one of the first people into the Acropolis, saw the honor guard raise Greek flag

Day 19

  • Flight from Athens to Toronto to back home

Year traveled: 2015

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