Hey Jac! So excited for you to explore Italy for a week! Definitely best idea to fly in, then train around Italy for the week. See below for some research and ideas. Looks like Florence is super expensive to fly in and out of - so flying in and out of Rome will be your cheapest bet. Sat 3/10 may just have to be a train/plane travel day back to Ireland. See below for my suggested schedule - but make it work for you and your friends. Can't wait to see what you come up with!!
When I traveled in Italy, we just bought the tickets at the train stations when we got there - it will be easy since you're traveling within the country. However, since you'll need to catch flights, make sure to check the train schedule and book in advance for your travel day back to Dublin (trust me, you don't want to miss any flights!)
Make sure to book your hostels though in advance! Rome and Florence were two of my favorite cities in Europe. Can't wait for you to see them! Use http://plnnr.com/ to plan out activities :)
Italy: Rome, Florence, Perugia
DATES:
Rome: Thursday, March 1st
> Fly Dublin to Rome
*Aer Lingus has $88 one way to Rome - its 7:10AM arriving at 11:20AM which would give you a whole day to get to your hostel and settle into Rome (I always recommend trying to arrive earlier in the day when you get to a new city - it's nice to have daylight to find your hostel and get used to your surroundings) It would be awesome to have the whole weekend in Rome - great party city too!
HOSTEL: Yellow Hostel is the best in Rome - def try to stay here if you can! Best place to meet people and party: http://www.hostelworld.com/hosteldetails.php/The-Yellow/Rome/743?sc_sau=avdc
Other choices: http://www.hostelworld.com/search?search_keywords=Rome%2C+Italy&country=Italy&city=Rome
Rome: Friday, March 2nd
Lots to do in Roma: http://plnnr.com/trip/rome/3-days/best-of/moderate/2-stars/
*Don't forget to eat your way around the city! Best Italian you'll ever feast on :)
Rome: Saturday, March 3rd
Rome & Travel to Perugia: Sunday, March 4th
Pergugia Hostel: I've never been here, so I'm not sure best location... here are some ideas (*always triple check hostel locations - you should always be near the center of the city - its safest and best to travel!):
http://www.hostelworld.com/hosteldetails.php/Ostello-di-Perugia-centro/Perugia/36271?sc_sau=avdc
http://www.hostelworld.com/hosteldetails.php/Ostello-Mario-Spagnoli/Perugia/11489?sc_sau=avdc
Perugia: Monday, March 5th
Perugia & PM Train to Florence: Tuesday, March 6th
> Train to Florence in the PM
HOSTEL: Check these out -
Florence Youth Hostel (great location) http://www.hostelworld.com/hosteldetails.php/Florence-Youth-Hostel/Florence/27244?sc_sau=avdc
David Inn (great location too) http://www.hostelworld.com/hosteldetails.php/David-Inn/Florence/7236?sc_sau=avdc
Florence: Wednesday, March 7th
Trip Ideas: http://plnnr.com/trip/florence/3-days/best-of/moderate/1-star/
Florence: Thursday, March 8th
> Look into taking a day trip via train to Lucca or the leaning tower of Pisa. They are both super close to Florence, so it's an easy train ride and cool to get to see other cities too! Pisa is a quickie tourist trip but awesome to see in person, and Lucca is a little town I discovered by mistake (got off at wrong train stop once!) but it's beautiful and a great little Italy experience!
Florence: Friday, March 9th
Travel Day: Saturday, March 10th
> Early AM (like 6AM) Train back to Rome to catch plane (approx 3 hour train)
> Fly back to Dublin *Aer Lingus has $91 one way from Rome back to Dublin - it is 12:10PM - 2:30PM
HOSTELS TO BOOK:
Rome, Italy: 3 nights (Thurs 3/1 - Sun 3/4) *book Yellow Hostel
Perguia, Italy: 2 nights (Sun 3/4 - Mon 3/5)
Florence, Italy: 4 nights (Tues 3/6 - Sat 3/10) *Make sure you have a place to stay in Rome or Florence on Friday 3/9
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