ROMA

• AfternoonLand at Fiumicino, meet up, head to the hotel (Via Tuscolana)
• 19:30Birthday dinner 🎂 — Nannarella · Trilussa, Piazza Trilussa 41, Trastevere — booked
• NightFirst walk around Rome

Trains: Roma Termini → Firenze S. M. Novella 08:30 → 10:11 (FR 9490) · back 21:48 → 23:30 (FR 9437). Not sold online for this date: Duomo dome climb and the Accademia (David) — both skipped.

• 07:50Leave the hotel — Metro A Ponte Lungo → Termini, coffee & cornetto at the station
• 08:30 → 10:11Frecciarossa to Firenze Santa Maria Novella
• 10:15–11:15Walk in: Santa Maria Novella → Piazza del Duomo (cathedral, Giotto's bell tower and the Baptistery doors from outside) → Piazza della Signoria (Palazzo Vecchio, Loggia dei Lanzi, the David copy)
• 11:30–13:45Uffizi Gallery — timed entry (Botticelli, Leonardo, Michelangelo, Caravaggio; river view from the top-floor corridor)
• ~14:00Light lunch: schiacciata sandwich on Via dei Neri, two minutes from the Uffizi — dinner is the big meal
• 14:45–17:30Ponte Vecchio → Oltrarno: Palazzo Pitti from outside, artisan workshops, Piazza Santo Spirito for gelato, coffee or a spritz. Optional: Bardini Garden (tickets at the door, quiet, great view)
• 17:30–18:30Along the Arno to San Niccolò, then up to Piazzale Michelangelo (about 20 min uphill); San Miniato al Monte is 5 min further up if there is time
• ~19:05Sunset over Florence from Piazzale Michelangelo
• 19:30–21:00Dinner in San Niccolò, at the foot of the hill — bistecca alla fiorentina, no rush
• 21:00Taxi to Santa Maria Novella (10–15 min; about 30 min on foot)
• 21:48 → 23:30Frecciarossa back to Roma Termini, Metro A to Ponte Lungo (runs late on Fridays), hotel around 00:15

First draft. Slow start after the late return from Florence. The Testaccio market is closed on Sundays, so its lunch has to be today.

• ~09:30Slow breakfast at a bar near the hotel — cornetto e cappuccino
• 11:00–12:15Aventine Hill: Orange Garden view and the Knights of Malta keyhole (Metro A → Termini → Metro B to Circo Massimo), then a 10-minute walk down to Testaccio
• 12:30–14:00Lunch at Mercato Testaccio: Casa Manco pizza al taglio (#16), then Trapizzino (#18) around the corner
• 14:30–16:30Metro B Piramide → Cavour: Monti wander — coffee & gelato, small shops, supplì at Pizzeria della Madonna dei Monti (#7) if still hungry; walk down Via dei Fori Imperiali for the Forum and Colosseum from outside
• 16:30–19:00Walk to San Giovanni, Metro A two stops to Ponte Lungo, rest at the hotel
• 19:30Trastevere: supplì at Supplì Roma (#10) as a starter on foot
• 20:15Dinner at Tonnarello (#1) — expect a queue; backup Da Enzo al 29 (#9)
• AfterDrink at Bar San Callisto (#17), walk back over Ponte Sisto

First draft. Food-first day through the historic centre; last evening, so an easy night.

• 08:00–09:00JunQi: run of up to 5 km in Parco della Caffarella / along the Appia Antica — about 1 km from the hotel, and the Appia is closed to cars on Sundays. Ghiles: coffee, or a walk in the park
• 09:30Breakfast near the hotel
• 10:45–12:45Metro A to Spagna: Spanish Steps → Trevi Fountain → Pantheon (paid entry, tickets at the door or online)
• 13:00Lunch on Via del Governo Vecchio: porchetta sandwich at La Rinascita (#14), tiramisù next door at Two Sizes (#15). Alternative: pizza by weight at Pizza Florida (#11)
• 14:30–16:30Piazza Navona → Campo de' Fiori; Mr. 100 Tiramisù (#13) on the way. Optional: cross Ponte Sant'Angelo for Castel Sant'Angelo and St. Peter's Square from outside
• 16:30–19:00Back to the hotel — rest and pack (JunQi leaves early on Monday)
• 19:30Last dinner: Osteria da Fortunata (#12), handmade pasta by Campo de' Fiori — go early, it queues. Backup: Pizzeria Romana Rione Ponte (#3)
• AfterShort evening walk through the Centro, early night

• MorningJunQi to Fiumicino for the ~11:30 departure
• MiddayGhiles to Fiumicino T1 for the 15:25 to Paris