Italy · 7 days · Untravel editors
Aperitivo in the piazza, Trastevere and Oltrarno after dark — the icons by day, the nights Italy actually does best. For a group or couple who want the buzz, not a 6am museum schedule.
7 days and 12 stops — Rome and Florence, with one move between them. It opens with land and aperitivo. Every stop carries the note that put it on the list. Read it all here, no app and no account.
The 7-day Italy itinerary, day by day
Day 01 · Rome
Land and aperitivo
Trastevere
Evening stroll past the Pantheon and Trevi (best at night), then aperitivo in Trastevere — the cobbled bar quarter that is Rome's night out. Negronis at Freni e Frizioni (a converted garage), dinner late.
Day 02 · Rome
Colosseum by day, Testaccio by night
Colosseum
+ Forum on a morning slot (booked ahead). Recover in the afternoon.
Testaccio
Night in the food-and-club district; carbonara at a real trattoria, then the bars.
Day 03 · Rome
Vatican, then the secret bar
Vatican Museums
Early slot (done by lunch). Afternoon free.
Jerry Thomas Speakeasy
The cocktail scene — password on their site, unmarked door — the move for a group who like a bit of theatre.
Day 04 · Rome
Slow day, last big night
Villa Borghese gardens
A late start, a long lunch, the Borghese gardens.
Freni e Frizioni
One more Trastevere night — negronis at the converted-garage aperitivo spot — you'll want it.
Transfer · day 4 → 5232 km apart
Day 05 · Florence
Sunset spritz
Piazzale Michelangelo
Train ~1.5h. Settle in the Oltrarno, then sunset here with a bottle.
Piazza Santo Spirito
Back down to Santo Spirito — the piazza fills with people, bars, music. The best easy night in the city.
Day 06 · Florence
David + the night
Galleria dell'Accademia
Accademia + Uffizi (booked slots) by day. Bistecca dinner at Buca Lapi, then the Oltrarno bars — small, lively, local.
Buca Lapi
Bistecca dinner, then the Oltrarno bars.
Day 07 · Florence
Last day
Mercato Centrale
Dome climb if anyone's keen, a Mercato Centrale lunch, a final aperitivo. Out by train or via Florence/Pisa.
