Our 9 day Italy Itinerary

Ciao! This blog post is going to go over our full itinerary for our 9 day trip to Italy. I’ll share our day-by-day plans, links to everywhere we stayed, the transportation we took and everywhere we ate. We visited Rome, Positano and Venice, with some quick stops in Pompeii, Sorrento & Burano. It was a trip of a lifetime and I hope this blog post helps you plan your trip to Italy! Some affiliate links will be included. Thanks for reading!

Day One/Two

Travel Day– We took a direct flight from Cleveland to Dublin on Aer Lingus at 8:40pm, then Dublin to Rome, we arrived in Rome the next day at 2:30pm local time. We wanted to bring as little luggage as possible, it’s not easy carrying it around Europe with all of the stairs, cobblestone streets and different modes of transportation. We each had carryon size backpacks and one checked suitcase between the two of us. Linking the carryon backpacks we used here! They are 45L and fit a ton, they are too big to be a personal size.

From the Rome airport we took Trenitalia to Roma Termini station (main train station in Rome). We just bought our tickets when we got to the airport from the kiosks outside the train station. From Termini station we took the H bus to the Arenula stop which was by our Airbnb, or you could take a taxi.

Our Rome Airbnb: https://www.airbnb.com/rooms/1403676710492944405?source_impression_id=p3_1758205832_P3bv4dIIjKERBNij

The Airbnb was great, we rated it five stars. It was in an amazing location, in the neighborhood of Trastevere, close to so many amazing restaurants and near a bus station. There was an elevator to get us up two floors, you have to walk the other two, but this is typical for Italy. It had two bathrooms with showers, they were small, which was also typical, and two bedrooms and a pull out bed in the living room. The rooftop terrace had an AMAZING view and was one of our favorite parts. There was also a washer/dryer combo, this was our only accommodation that had a dryer, which is rare for Italy, so that was nice! Even if you don’t stay here, I highly suggest finding accommodations in Trastevere, you won’t regret it!

We checked into the Airbnb around 3:30pm and got settled in and went to the supermarket for some water and snacks. It was about a three minute walk from our apartment to the supermarket. I suggest stocking up on water because it isn’t free at restaurants, and bring a refillable water bottle with you, like this collapsible one! There are fountains located all around the city with drinkable water too.

We all freshened up and walked to dinner at Da Enzo around 8:30pm. It was a quick & easy ten minute walk. NOTE: They do not take reservations, it was the only dinner we had that didn’t. The line will be long, but moves fast and is so worth it, the inside is very small, but they have a lot of seating outside. They served us drinks in line while we waited which helped pass the time, we probably waited 30 minutes. But this was one of the best meals of the trip, so it makes a great restaurant for your first night! I had the Cacio E Pepe and it was amazing, some had the Carbonara and it was also amazing! 

TIP: In Italy, people eat dinner later than in the US, so we were always dining between 7-9pm every night, which was perfect for us because after a long day of sight seeing, it was nice to relax for a bit before we had to get ready for dinner. And service is also slower at dinner because Italians aren’t in as big of a rush, which we enjoyed because it was nice to sit & relax and enjoy our dinners and chat. Just a heads up! 

TIP: I also suggest downloading the Splitwise app if you’re traveling with a group! We didn’t have any waiters split any checks the entire trip, and a lot of places won’t. One person would pay each time and upload it to the Splitwise app, and we settled up at the very end of the trip, made our lives so much easier and made it easy to keep track of who owed what! We also did this for our transportation and Airbnb accommodations.

Day Three

Ryan and I woke up early for the Trevi fountain, the crowds get INSANE during the day, and even at night, so getting here early helped us get good photos and beat the crowds. We left for the fountain at 6:30am and took an Uber there to save some walking time, it would have been a 22 minute walk otherwise, which wasn’t bad, but we would have left earlier. The fountain was actually busier than expected at this time, so I would leave at 6am if you want even less people. But it was still WAY less busy than videos I’ve seen online and there wasn’t yet a line formed. If you go later in the day, they limit how many people can go in at a time and there’s a line with a wait. We also went back the last night of our trip around midnight, and there was way more people then than when we went in the morning. After we were done at the fountain, right next door is a SUPER good cafe, L’Antico Forno, and we had the most amazing chocolate & caramel croissants. 

We ate our croissants as we walked to the Colosseum (20 minute walk, an uber is not any faster because of traffic) for our tour at 8:30am. We did a guided tour of the Colosseum, Roman Forum & Palentine Hill. It was three hours long and I do suggest doing a guided tour for this, we learned so much information we didn’t know, and it was really interesting. We did add on the Arena Floor for the Colosseum which I suggest doing, it was really cool to see up close. We had plenty of time to take our own photos and videos even on the tour. Book your tour early in the morning to help beat the crowds (and heat, depending on the time of year). We booked all of our tours through Get Your Guide.

After the tour was done, we grabbed some cappuccino and fries at the Oppio Caffe right next to the Colosseum, it had a cool view of it and was nice to relax for a little bit, we didn’t have reservations, just walked in. Right next to Oppio is THE BEST Colosseum photo spot in my opinion, it’s to the left of the cafe and up the hill to this semi hidden overlook, I’ll attach a photo below! Afterwards, we met the rest of our group at the Spanish Steps (we took an Uber, it would have been a 30 minute walk). 

We had lunch together with our group at Pastafico Guerra. It’s a takeaway pasta place near the Spanish Steps, they only have two flavors a day, and they both change daily, one is a vegetarian option & one has meat. They were only 5 euros each and they were both super good. It opens at 12pm and a line does form, try to get there 10-15 minutes early. We took the pasta to the top of the Spanish Steps (they don’t let you eat or sit on the Spanish Steps and they patrol this super hard). Afterwards, we wandered around the streets around the Spanish Steps, theres a lot of shopping here.

We walked over to Gran Cafe Marcel for some shopping, it was a small souvenir store owned & operated by a local artist, it had really cool custom art prints & other souvenirs. I got quite a bit here, I’ll include a photo below! From there, we took an Uber to the Vatican. 

We had a second guided tour at the Vatican & Sistine Chapel, Vatican City is a ways outside the city. Did you know Vatican City is its own country?! I do not suggest a guided tour for this. We had a 3 hour guided tour booked, and found it extremely daunting and crowded, we left the tour about halfway through and did the rest on our own at our own pace. Afterwards, we went over to St. Peters Basilica and got to walk through the Holy Doors that are open only every 25 years! Don’t skip seeing these places, I just suggest doing a self-guided tour, we did learn some cool facts, but three hours on a tour through here was too much. NOTE: Women are required to cover their shoulders and knees when entering the Sistine Chapel & St. Peters, so I had a sweater to put around my shoulders and my dress was longer. They do have sheets to tie around your body if you aren’t wearing the proper attire.

We made our way back to the Airbnb to relax before our dinner reservations at 9pm. We ate at Mariuccia, its known for good authentic Roman pizza, and it was delicious! Definitely suggest the Suppli al telefono and Suppli alla ‘nduja for appetizers, they’re fried rice balls with cheese and potato inside. Also, the Carbonara pizza and the Diavola pizza were everyone’s favorites. It was a 9 minute walk from our Airbnb, and in the Market at Campo Dei Fiori which has a lot of stores and nightlife. You need to make advance reservations on their website, they had a huge line of people who didn’t have reservations, but because we did, we got right in. 

This was a LONG day of sightseeing, but we didn’t have a ton of time in Rome, so we wanted to fit everything in. We do come back to Rome the last night of our trip, so stay tuned for that!

Day Four

Today we head to Positano with a couple stops in between, so the day got stared EARLY! We got to the bus stop outside of our Airbnb at 4:30am and took the H night bus to Roma Termini, it was about a 40 minute bus ride. From here we took the 6am train to Napoli Centrale via Italo (book train tickets in advance). It was an hour and 15 minute train ride. We ate breakfast at the train station in Naples and reserved a private car via Daytrip to pick us up at 8:15am to take us to Sorrento. Whats cool about Daytrip is that they let us add on a two hour stop in Pompeii, and they keep your luggage in the car for you while you tour the ruins. The private car was only $65 per person, so much more reasonable than you would think, and not having to navigate the commuter train (different than the other trains we took) or buses or worry about storing luggage in Pompeii was so worth it.

We toured Pompeii on our own from 9am-11am, I suggest getting here at 9am (it’s when they open) to beat the crowds and heat. We felt this was plenty of time to see the ruins. After we were done, we met back up with our driver and he drove us on to Sorrento, which was about another 35 minute drive. He could have driven us all the way to Positano, but we wanted to stop in Sorrento to explore for a couple hours before our Airbnb in Positano was ready. 

We had the driver drop us off at Bounce luggage storage in Palazzo Correale in Sorrento. It was 5 euro per piece of luggage for them to store our stuff for the whole day, which we felt was really reasonable. After we dropped off the luggage, we explored for a couple hours and ate lunch at A’Marenna for panini sandwiches. We all agreed these were THE BEST sandwiches we’ve ever had. It will have a long line, but it goes quick. The sandwiches did take 45 minutes after we ordered, but we walked around and shopped while we waited, so it wasn’t a big deal, theres SO MANY stores near the sandwich shop. It’s owned and operated by only two women, it’s a must stop for sure. They have an app you can order ahead on too, we didn’t know this beforehand. Absolutely worth the wait, just order ahead or go shop while you wait!

Our airbnb was ready at 4pm, so we took a 45 minute bus ride from Sorrento to Positano. The bus runs pretty often, so head to the bus station and buy your SITA ticket whenever you’re ready to leave if you do decide to stop in Sorrento.

Our Positano Airbnb: https://www.airbnb.com/rooms/36125892?source_impression_id=p3_1758211570_P39lmxnVBGrrsVHO

We luckily had a bus stop directly outside of our Airbnb, so we rode the bus from Sorrento and got off at stop Chiesa Nuova, which is at the top of the village. The Airbnb was INCREDIBLE, again we gave it five stars. I will start off by saying it is high up in the village, so not very walkable from all the action of Positano, and we were not able to successfully get an uber or taxi ONCE. There is a bus stop, but the times were never convenient for the way down, we utilized it coming back up. The walk is 20-25 minutes to anything in the main city center, it is doable, but its on a small winding road with a lot of traffic, we made the walk twice and it was sketchy. BUT, the view and accommodations made it worth it for us. So just keep that in mind. It had three large bedrooms and two larger bathrooms for Italy standards. There was a washer, but no dryer. The kitchen was massive and the outdoor terrace was the best part, it had an insane picturesque view, see below! The Airbnb host was also extremely helpful and responsive with any questions we had and stocked the fridge with water and champagne for us and gave us tons of snacks and coffee! There was a supermarket a short five minute walk away. We would definitely stay here again for the view and the hospitality we received. 

TIP: No matter where you are staying in Positano, be prepared for A LOT of walking and A LOT of stairs, linking the walking shoes I wore for you here! I never had foot pain or blisters.

After we got to the Airbnb, we didn’t do anything besides enjoy the view, settle in and get ready for dinner. We had reservations at Le Tagliata and when I tell you this is a 100% MUST DO in Positano, I mean it! First of all it’s only $64 USD per person, and wait until you hear all it includes! They have a FREE shuttle that will pick you up and drop you back off after dinner, this is absolutely necessary because the restaurant is high up on a cliff (with an insane view!). They picked us up right outside our Airbnb at the bus stop at 6:30pm for our 7pm reservation. This alone makes the price worth it. Le Tagliata is a family owned & operated restaurant, everyone working there is related and grandma was literally cooking in the kitchen. All of the food, and even the wine, comes from on the property, it’s all you can eat & drink! There are no menus, you get what they bring you, and they bring A LOT! We had about 7-8 different courses, including dessert and limoncello shots at the end. We went through 8 bottles of wine for the six of us, lol, and the food was AMAZING! There was bread, salad, several kinds of vegetables, several different kinds of pastas, several different types of meats, literally so much food, it just kept coming! We requested a table by the edge so we had a good view while we dined, and it was all incredible. You need to email to make reservations, which you can find on their website, and they’ll confirm pick up and drop off with you at that time. We would all dine here again, it’s a whole experience! They also have a cooking class they do during the day, except it’s 8 hours and we just didn’t have time, look up TikTok videos of their cooking class, it looks crazy fun.

After dinner we had planned to go to Music on the Rocks, which is a club in a CAVE down by the beach, but we didn’t end up going. We all regret not going, so I definitely think you should! There is a cover charge, and it changes nightly, so do some research ahead of time, but it does include a drink!

Day Five

This day Ryan and I went and did our own thing as a “pre anniversary celebration” and it was probably top five best day of our lives. 

We left the Airbnb at 7:30am (AND WALKED!) to Angelo Cafe for breakfast, about a twenty minute walk on that winding road I mentioned. It has a great view of the town, see the photo below! We got lattes and pastries that were delicious, this early in the morning there was basically nobody here. From there, we walked down to the pier for a private boat tour at 9am, about a ten minute walk.

We booked our boat tour on Capri.com and it was with Grassi Junior Boats. It was a four hour private boat tour (just the two of us!) out of Positano down the Amalfi Coast. It was 950 euros, which I felt was pretty reasonable for what the experience was. There was so many other tours on the site, private ones for larger groups, non private ones, and ones that went to Capri. Also, there was cheaper or more expensive boat options available. Since this was for our anniversary we opted for the one we went on, it had a bathroom on board! They picked us up at 9am on the pier and dropped us back off at 1pm. Included on the boat tour was all you could drink champagne and beer, water and coca cola. We also had chips, bread and cheese and fruit. Our boat captain was amazing, his name was Hamadi (spelling?). And he was constantly stopping and taking photos and videos of us, which we enjoyed because it was an amazing experience we wanted to capture! He was a pro with all of the angles and poses and knew where the best views were. He cruised us all the way down PASSED Maiori, we saw the town of Amalfi, he showed us a few different caves and bridges and we went to a swim area where we got to jump off for a bit by Amalfi. He gave us pool noodles so we could just float and we were able to rinse the salt water off after on the boat. I’m usually scared of open water (looking at you, sharks) but the water in Amalfi Coast is so salty, that sharks & dolphins aren’t there! It was beautiful. Again, our boat captain was ready with the camera every time! He told us some of the history of things we saw and it was an amazing way to see the Amalfi Coast. I cannot recommend doing a boat tour enough, it was by far our favorite part of the entire trip.

The rest of our group took the ferry to Capri for the day (45 minute ferry ride) and they had an amazing time! If we had an extra day, Ryan and I would have done this too. There is a chair lift on Anacapri that takes you over Monte Solaro for INSANE views of the island and ocean! They did say there was A LOT of stairs to walk on Capri, so be prepared for that.

After our boat tour, we ate lunch at Chez Black (as seen in the One Italian Summer book!) We had to make reservations in advance on their website. Ryan had a lobster pasta and I had ravioli, both were really good! After we ate, we strolled around Positano and went in & out of shops. There are TONS of shops, my fav was CB Positano, it’s a viral store on TikTok, that is giving Love Shack Fancy vibes and I got a really cute patchwork lemon makeup bag! We made our way back to Angelo Cafe for lemon sorbet inside of a lemon, and it tasted so fresh and incredible, 10/10 recommend!

We had to get back up to our Airbnb and what better way than to rent a vespa?! Theres also a bus we could have taken, but this was way more fun haha. It was $75 for 24 hours to rent, and they asked us like 10 times if we had experience driving a motorcycle, which Ryan did! Make sure to have your drivers license with you too! Theres several places near city center that rent them. It really wasn’t scary driving the vespa here, I don’t know if we could have done it in Rome with all of the traffic, but the inner road through Positano is one way, so make sure you pay attention! We drove up to our Airbnb and drove around in the upper part of the city before we went back to the Airbnb to get ready for dinner.

Around 6:30pm we left for Francos bar for drinks (take your vespa, check public parking areas though! There’s one on the road above) they don’t take reservations, so there may be a wait, its a small patio with an incredible view. It was right next door to where we had dinner reservations at 7:45pm, at Ristorante Bruno, make that reservation on their website! We opted to sit the three girls at a table and the three guys at a table so we could sit outside against the balcony with the view. The food was one of the best of the trip, the gnocchi was SO GOOD, but the service really wasn’t great. They forgot Ryan’s steak and he didn’t get it for 45 minutes after we all received our food, and they spilled a beer on someone in our group, and tried to charge us for the replacement beer lol. We would eat here again though for the views & food! After dinner we walked around and got gelato before heading home, there is a bus stop nearby that will take you up to the Airbnb, get tickets in the convenience store across the street from it!

Day Six

We hired another private car on DayTrip to take us from Positano back to Naples where we were catching the train to Venice. It was 279 euros total split between three couples, which was such a good price to avoid the bus and commuter train, 100% recommend a private car to/from the Amalfi Coast. You get to sit in a comfortable car with air conditioning (buses and the commuter train don’t have AC and are SO crowded) and not have to worry about pickpockets. They picked us up right outside our Airbnb at 7:50am and we got to Naples around 9:30am and ate breakfast there before our train.

You can also fly from Naples to Venice instead of taking the train, which would be faster, but we were nervous about flight delays so we opted for the train. 

We booked ItaloTreno at 11:04am to Venice which arrived at 4:30pm. Book your tickets ahead of time online for this train! There is a whole car on this train for food and snacks if you don’t bring your own. The views on the train ride were really cool too, you get to see the countryside of Italy! We had tables between us, so we played cards the whole time and it went by fast. Once we arrived at the train station in Venice, we bought the 48 hour boat pass for 35 euros each, this is a must! We took the boat to Ferrovia E and walked the rest of the way to our Airbnb that was near St. Marks Square.

Venice Airbnb Link: https://www.airbnb.com/rooms/13384176?source_impression_id=p3_1758216310_P35zs-A-8hyT0wHl

This Airbnb was in an incredible location, only 200m from St. Marks Square and it was right on the Surian Canal. It felt in the center of everything, and made Venice feel extremely walkable, which it was! It had three large rooms with plenty of beds, two bathrooms, though only one shower, the other was a tub with a sprayer, it had a washing machine, again no dryer, and the kitchen was large. The location alone makes this Airbnb amazing!

We relaxed for awhile at the airbnb, went and got coffee, water and snacks at a nearby cafe and got ready for dinner at 8pm. We ate at La Piazza that was right near our Airbnb. They actually gave us each two free glasses of champagne while we waited for our table to be ready which was awesome. Reservations here aren’t totally necessary, it’s a large restaurant, but I would recommend them, book on their website! They have a special off menu item of truffle pasta that they used a blow torch at the table to melt the cheese and grated fresh truffles on top. The food here was incredible and traditional Venetian cuisine. 

After dinner, we walked over to St Marks Square and listened to live music, the atmosphere in the Square at night is what you envision when you think of Italy!

Day Seven

We left the apartment at 8:30am to take some photos in St Marks Square without a lot of people in the background, and then got in line for breakfast at Florian Cafe that is in the Square. It opened at 9am and we lined up about 10-15 minutes early and got right in, theres a LOT of seating outside, but we wanted to sit inside, so I suggest getting there at open for this. Its the OLDEST cafe in all of Italy, opening in 1720! It was the fanciest, and most expensive breakfast we’ve had. You are definitely paying for the experience and atmosphere here, but all of the coffee and food we had was incredible. Overall, definitely worth the price, its beautiful inside! It’s open for lunch too, and they have live music playing outside while you dine.

After breakfast we walked over to Rialto Bridge (less than 10 minute walk) to sightsee and went in & out of shops on the way. There are shops and cafes all over Venice, it was fun to just wander around and ‘get lost’ for awhile in all of the alleyways and streets. We walked around for a couple hours and grabbed some focaccia bread from Farini and it was next level good (the above pic), theres locations all over Venice, deff stop in one!

We then walked over to Liberia Acqua Alta, which is a bookstore right on one of the canals. Its an iconic bookstore where the books are literally in boats. Its kind of chaotic in there, so the earlier you go, the better. Theres a couple photo spots there too which is hard with a lot of people there. This was a 10 minute walk from St. Marks Square.

Afterwards, I suggest grabbing lunch at Dal Moro’s for some takeaway pasta or sandwiches from Bacaro De Bischeri, both are highly recommended on TikTok (and I trust TikTok for travel recommendations with my life after this trip lol). 

Using our 48 boat pass, we hopped on a boat to Burano. This is a little island about a 40 minute boat ride from Venice that is known for their colorful buildings. You could also go to Murano, which is where they make all the Murano glass! Burano was super cute and I think a must do, theres a lot of shopping and places to eat here too, the colorful buildings were really cool to see and it was picturesque. We were here for a couple hours until we took the boat back to Venice and went home and showered.

We got ready for dinner and took a Gondola ride at the Rialto Bridge. It was 90 euros for a 30 minute boat ride down the Grand Canal & through some quieter canals for up to 5 people, we had four. Don’t prebook this online, you’ll pay more, just walk up to a gondola booth and pay, we didn’t wait at all. After the gondola ride, we had dinner reservations at 7pm right next to the Rialto Bridge, at Terezza Sommariva. We had a great view of the Grand Canal. The food here was super good, five of us ordered Cacio E Pepe and they mix it up in a giant cheese wheel at the table for you, it was incredible and so cheesy! It actually wasn’t even on the menu for some reason, I had just saw it on TikTok (coming in clutch again!) And asked about it. So many people ordered it after they saw it at our table, they were singing and making a big spectacle of it, it was fun! 

100% recommend SUSO for gelato, its the best we had and highly recommended by everyone, theres three or four locations around Venice. The line can get long, but goes quick. Or go earlier in the day and it won’t be as long!

Day Eight

We all slept in and lounged around the Airbnb until check out at 10am. We contacted the Airbnb company and asked them to hold our luggage for us because we weren’t leaving Venice until around 2pm. They held it for free and we had to just take it to their office, which was right next to a boat stop, so it worked out perfectly. 

After we dropped off our luggage we walked around, we grabbed some breakfast pastries at a random cafe and did some shopping on our way back to St. Marks Square. We were going to go into Doge’s Palace, but the line seemed long, so we skipped it and opted to go up the Bell Tower instead. It was 15 euros per person, and the views of Venice from up there was incredible, absolutely recommend doing this! They have signs with a QR code to buy tickets, we did it then and there and went up 15 minutes later. 

We had lunch at Dal Moro’s takeaway pasta, its a five minute walk from St. Marks Square (and our Airbnb) and it was INCREDIBLE! The portion was big, but I finished the entire thing because it was so good. They had 10-12 different flavors. Ryan got the Carbonara and said it was good, I had the Bolognese and added garlic & red pepper flakes to it and it was one of the best pastas I ate, it was super fresh, we saw them making the pasta. Its a must eat! Afterwards we stopped at SUSO gelato again for one last gelato, how many gelatos are too many? The limit does not exist. 

If you’re a book lover, LISTEN UP! Go to Ubik. They have all the popular books you love in Italian. They make great collector editions and souviners. I got Onyx Storm, ACTOAR, Spark of the Everflame and Throne of Glass in Italian. We went into maybe 5-6 other bookstores and none of them had the books until we stumbled on this bookstore.

We went back and got our luggage, hopped on a boat right outside the apartment office to the train station at 2:20pm and took the train from Venice to Roma Termini at 3:05pm, again prebook this train ticket! We got into Roma Termini around 7pm. Since we were just staying the night and leaving the next morning out of Termini station again, we wanted to stay somewhere nearby. We booked a night all separately at The Independent Hotel, it was a less than five minute walk to the train station. 

After we were all settled in and showered, we went and got drinks on the rooftop terrace of our hotel. Then, we rented Lime scooters and drove ourselves to the Trevi Fountain at night and then over to the Pantheon, and we may or may not have gotten dinner at McDonald’s lol. I’m not a fan of McDonald’s usually, but It was cool to go to in a different country since the menu is pretty different, does that make us SUPER American, or what? We called it a night around midnight, and honestly it was the perfect end to our Italy vacation.

Day Nine

We woke up at 8am to make it to Roma Termini for our 8:35am train to the airport. We booked our tickets online ahead of time, or you could just buy a ticket at the station. The bookstore at Termini Station had a lot of Italian books also, so check there if you didn’t find what you were looking for in Venice! Our flight was at 11:10am and we got through security and to our gate with plenty of time. We had pasta at 10am for breakfast for our last meal in Italy, it was kind of iconic. The bookstore in the airport also had a few Italian versions of books too if you want to look! Again, we flew Aer Lingus into Dublin, and then Dublin directly to Cleveland. If you’re an American Airlines Platinum or above member, you get Lounge access in Dublin when you’re flying to the United States, it was awesome and the food was really good. We had about an hour in the lounge before we needed to board our plane. 

That’s a wrap!

Overall, this was a trip of a lifetime for us and we had an amazing time, we’ll definitely be going back to Italy in the future! If you want any links to my outfits, check out our LTK, linked here, everything I wore will be linked for you! Let me know if you have any questions, I’ll do my best to answer for you. We did a lot of research through TikTok and the Rick Steves travel guide, I suggest starting in those places if you want to plan a trip to Italy! Also, linking some of my Europe travel essentials here, I used everything on this list!

Other restaurant recommendations we didn’t get to:

Rome

Breakfast- L’Antico Vinaio, Da Etta, Regoli Pasticceria.

Lunch- Trappazino, L’Antico Vinaio.

Dinner/Drinks- The Court (drinks only. Reservations open 8 days in advance, hard to get into), Osteria Da Fortunata, Mimi e coco, Aroma. 

Positano

Breakfast- Collina Bakery, Casa Bottega.

Lunch- Terrazza Cele.

Dinner-Terrazza Cele. 

(In Sorrento- O’Parrucchiano La Favorita)

Venice

Breakfast- The Terrace at Gritti Palace

Lunch- L’Bacaro De Bischeri

Dinner- Ristorante Alla Conchiglia, Gio’s Restaurant and Terrace, Osteria Antico Dolo.