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DDDDave summed it up perfectly. Skip Milan. Skip Piza - unless you just absolutely have to the see tower. As for Florence, lots of people love it. For me, it certainly isn't as pretty as, well, most of the rest of Italy. There is a famous museum there, name escapes me, with a line-up equal to its fame. But for me, the best part of Florence was the road out of town to the Southwest, there is a viewpoint where you can look back over the city and see the basilica and the bridges. Very pretty,
As Dave said, Rome is big. Really really big. The Vatican is a whole day. Check out Piazza Navarone in the evening. It's where all the artist hang out - like Montmarre in Paris. Don't dine on the main streets or close to any major attractions! Wander the side streets and look for crowds to find the best value restaurants. And remember that they eat dinner much later in the Med than we do in North America. So get going early to the tourist traps. Grab a nap in the late afternoon then get back out for a long evening of eating, drinking and strolling.
Any chance the cruise stops in Capri?
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