May 5 days - Verona base, day trip Bologna & Venice
Looking for advice on a short Italy trip. Middle of May - flights to & from Verona, arriving Tues afternoon, leaving Sat midnight.
My first time in Italy - going with my partner and meeting his friend there (friend leaving from Bologna Fri). Using Verona as our base instead switching to Bologna halfway through - it was more affordable. Italian is rusty, but had B1 over a year ago.
Our Plan
- Tues - Chill in Verona
- Wed - See some of Verona's sights
- Thurs - Day trip to Venice
- Fri - Day trip Bologna (going with the friend leaving)
- Saturday - Stay in Verona and head from airport there.
My biggest fear is the Venice day trip. Lots of folks note on here how unfeasible a day trip is. I know we wont see it all, but idk when we could return to Italy and my partner is keen to go since its relatively accessible from Verona.
What are the key pieces to see or do? What's your advice? I'm a history nerd (particularly 1800's) and I know some Venetian history, I'd love to see some of it IRL.