Is Italy a good place to go for a 16th birthday?

Question

I don't want a party. My parents promised to take me to Italy. Now the value of the dollar has dropped. Meaning the trip will be more expensive. I don't want them to spend to much money. So I cut down cities I want to visit. From Venice, Rome, Milan and Florence to just Venice and Rome. After that my mom, my sister and I are gonna meet my Dad in Greece and fly back to LA together.

Does cutting those to cities from my trip help finiacially?

I was planning to stay 14 days. If I cut those two cities I would only stay for 8 or 10 days.

I really wanna go but I don't want to go broke because of it. Help me.

Answer 1

It would decrease the price of the trip dermatically. Good luck and have fun if you go. It is a beautiful place and I recomend it highly.

Answer 2

Well, yes, I think Italy is indeed a good place for a 16th birthday (or any b-day :)

But about your plan to cut down to two cities, it would be more profitable to keep Rome and Florence, instead; Venice is absolutely beautiful but, apart from being alas by itself more expensive than Florence, it's far from Rome, while from Rome you can reach Florence by train in less than two hours; you can save money on the train tickets (look here  http://www.trenitalia.com/en/index.html in order to find out how much).

Answer 3

Italy is a fantastic place for almost anything.

Cutting out those other cities does help financially, but please don't be concerned about those things too much. Leave your financial situation to your parents, they know what they are doing. If they think you can afford it, then just be grateful for such a wonderful opportunity. Until they actually ask you to cut down your wishlist, why bother?

On the other hand, if you are only 15 at the moment, this trip is not going to be the be-all and end-all. Meaning, you can always come back to Italy. There are many more years of wonder and adventure left for you to live, and Italy is such a diverse place that if you rush about to see the big attractions, and never have time to sit back and smell the roses, you are going to miss what makes Italy so quintessentially Italian.