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310. How to Modernize the Classic 10 Day Italy Itinerary

Untold Italy travel podcast

Katy Clarke

Places & Travel, Society & Culture, Leisure

4.7699 Ratings

🗓️ 6 February 2026

⏱️ 32 minutes

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Summary

It is high time the classic 10 day Italy itinerary was given a modern makeover and we are going to show you how to do it. Rome, Florence and Venice have been the route visitors have followed for centuries but travel has changed quite a bit since then. Learn how to avoid the crowds and build a little unexpected adventure into your Italy vacation so it is the right trip for you, not what the internet says you should do. Let's open the door to your Italy.

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0:00.0

There are 847 blog posts and counting about the perfect 10-day Italy itinerary and they all say

0:07.5

pretty much the same thing, Rome, Florence and Venice. It is the classic Italy itinerary

0:13.2

that people have been following for centuries. But a few things have changed since then.

0:17.5

So today I'm sharing how to use this itinerary plan the modern way,

0:21.9

so it is less like a checklist and more about what you want from your trip to Italy.

0:33.1

Ciao at all and welcome to Untold Italy, the travel podcast where you go to the towns and villages,

0:40.5

mountains and lakes, hills and coastlines of Bella Italia.

0:44.9

Each week your host, Katie Clark,

0:47.2

takes you on a journey in search of magical landscapes,

0:50.7

history, culture, wine, gelato,

0:53.9

and of course, a whole lot of pasta. If you're

0:56.9

dreaming of Italy and planning future adventures there, you've come to the right place.

1:16.3

Ciao, friends, hope you are keeping well. I'm Katie, the founder of Untold Italy, and we're a modern travel company that assists independent travellers with one-to-one

1:20.9

trip planning services, and our travel app is full of curated recommendations for the whole

1:26.4

of Italy, from the top to the toe,

1:28.9

including the islands. We also host intimate small group journeys across regional Italy to places

1:34.9

like Sizzily, Puglia and Piedmont for curious travellers who want to feel part of Italy.

1:41.6

Today, I wanted to share some ideas on one of the hottest topics that we see and

1:45.8

have seen over the past eight years of running Untold Italy, and that is itinerary planning.

1:51.4

This is where so many travellers get stuck and overwhelmed, and I think that's perhaps why

1:56.9

people turn to online blogs and social media, including ours for ideas for planning theirs.

2:03.6

And I reckon there might be a billion tea. Yes, I made that up. Italy itineries online and what

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