A week in Italy

Seven days across Italy: Rome, Pisa, Pompei, Taranto, Messina, Siracusa and Agrigento. Each day is a walk through the best-known places in one city, and the cities follow in the order that keeps the travel between them short.

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Day 1: Rome

One day in Rome, Italy

  1. Archbasilica of St. John LateranCathedral · On the map
  2. ColosseumMuseum · 1.3 km on from Archbasilica of St. John Lateran · On the map
  3. Palatine HillMuseum · 0.5 km on from Colosseum · On the map
  4. Roman ForumSquare · 0.5 km on from Palatine Hill · On the map
  5. Trevi FountainMonument · 1 km on from Roman Forum · On the map
  6. Castel Sant'AngeloMuseum · 1.4 km on from Trevi Fountain · On the map

6 stops, 7 km on foot along the streets: about 1 h 27 min of walking.

Day 2: Pisa

One day in Pisa, Italy

  1. Piazza del Duomo, PisaSquare · On the map
  2. Leaning Tower of PisaTower · 0.2 km on from Piazza del Duomo, Pisa · On the map
  3. Pisa Botanic Garden and MuseumMuseum · 0.4 km on from Leaning Tower of Pisa · On the map
  4. Knights' SquareSquare · 0.3 km on from Pisa Botanic Garden and Museum · On the map
  5. Santa Maria della SpinaMuseum · 0.5 km on from Knights' Square · On the map
  6. National Museum of San MatteoMuseum · 0.9 km on from Santa Maria della Spina · On the map

6 stops, 3.2 km on foot along the streets: about 39 min of walking.

Day 3: Pompei

One day in Pompei, Italy

  1. Shrine of the Virgin of the Rosary of PompeiCathedral · On the map
  2. House of Venus in the shellArchaeological site · 0.7 km on from Shrine of the Virgin of the Rosary of Pompei · On the map
  3. PompeiiArchaeological site · 0.3 km on from House of Venus in the shell · On the map
  4. Temple of IsisTemple or shrine · 0.2 km on from Pompeii · On the map
  5. House of the Silver WeddingArchaeological site · 0.4 km on from Temple of Isis · On the map
  6. House of the VettiiArchaeological site · 0.2 km on from House of the Silver Wedding · On the map

6 stops, 2.2 km on foot along the streets: about 28 min of walking.

Day 4: Taranto

One day in Taranto, Italy

  1. TarantoArchaeological site · On the map
  2. National Archaeological Museum of TarantoMuseum · 0.5 km on from Taranto · On the map
  3. ponte di San Francesco di PaolaBridge · 0.3 km on from National Archaeological Museum of Taranto · On the map
  4. Castello AragoneseCastle · 0.1 km on from ponte di San Francesco di Paola · On the map
  5. Temple of PoseidonTemple or shrine · 0.1 km on from Castello Aragonese · On the map
  6. Taranto CathedralCathedral · 0.4 km on from Temple of Poseidon · On the map

6 stops, 1.9 km on foot along the streets: about 23 min of walking.

Day 5: Messina

One day in Messina, Italy

  1. Chiesa del CarmineTemple or shrine · On the map
  2. Church of the Santissima Annunziata dei CatalaniTemple or shrine · 0.6 km on from Chiesa del Carmine · On the map
  3. Messina CathedralCathedral · 0.1 km on from Church of the Santissima Annunziata dei Catalani · On the map
  4. Astronomical clock in MessinaMonument · 0.1 km on from Messina Cathedral · On the map
  5. MessinaArchaeological site · 0.2 km on from Astronomical clock in Messina · On the map
  6. MategriffonCastle · 0.3 km on from Messina · On the map

6 stops, 2.3 km on foot along the streets: about 31 min of walking.

Day 6: Siracusa

One day in Siracusa, Italy

  1. Castello ManiaceMuseum · On the map
  2. source of ArethusaMonument · 0.5 km on from Castello Maniace · On the map
  3. Cathedral of SyracuseCathedral · 0.3 km on from source of Arethusa · On the map
  4. SyracuseArchaeological site · 1.2 km on from Cathedral of Syracuse · On the map
  5. Museo archeologico regionale Paolo OrsiMuseum · 0.8 km on from Syracuse · On the map
  6. Greek Theatre of SyracuseTheatre or opera house · 1 km on from Museo archeologico regionale Paolo Orsi · On the map

6 stops, 4.4 km on foot along the streets: about 58 min of walking.

Day 7: Agrigento

One day in Agrigento, Italy

  1. AgrigentoArchaeological site · On the map
  2. Santa Maria dei GreciMuseum · 0.3 km on from Agrigento · On the map
  3. Castello di AgrigentoCastle · 0.1 km on from Santa Maria dei Greci · On the map
  4. Agrigento CathedralCathedral · 0.2 km on from Castello di Agrigento · On the map

4 stops, 1.3 km on foot along the streets: about 20 min of walking.

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Good to know

  • Each day starts at the best-known place not yet seen and adds the best known within a short walk of it, then puts them in the shortest order. The places come from Wikidata (CC0), ranked by how many Wikipedias have an article about them.
  • The map draws each day’s walk along the streets, routed by Valhalla on OpenStreetMap; the distances beside the stops are straight lines.
  • Opening hours, tickets and closures are not checked: each place’s Wikipedia article has them.

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