16 days in Rome & Zurich Itinerary

Shop till you drop at Via Condotti and Art Gallery Roma. Do some cultural sightseeing at Colosseum and St. Peter's Basilica. Change things up with a short trip to Villa Adriana in Tivoli (about 38 minutes away). There's much more to do: visit Trastevere, examine the collection at Stanze di Raffaello, ponder the design of Trevi Fountain, and delve into the distant past at Palatine Hill.

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Dammam, Saudi Arabia to Rome is an approximately 12-hour flight. Traveling from Dammam to Rome, you'll gain 2 hours due to the time zone difference. Plan for cooler temperatures traveling from Dammam in April, with highs in Rome at 24°C and lows at 11°C. Wrap up your sightseeing on the 4th (Thu) early enough to fly to Zurich.

Appreciate the collections at Appenzeller Schaukaserei and Appenzeller Volkskunde-Museum Stein AR. Head to UNESCO-Altstadt von Bern and Federal Building (Bundeshaus)for plenty of shopping. Get out of town with these interesting Zurich side-trips: Lucerne (The Nine Towers, Altstadt Luzern, &more), Bern (Einstein House (Einsteinhaus) & Galerie Rigassi by SOON) and Appenzell (St Mauritius Church & Brauerei Locher AG). Next up on the itinerary: make a trip to Bahnhofstrasse, stroll the grounds of Friedhof Fluntern, take in the exciting artwork at Uhren Sammlung Kellenberger, and visit Old Town.

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Traveling by flight from Rome to Zurich takes 4.5 hours. Alternatively, you can take a train; or drive. Traveling from Rome in May, things will get slightly colder in Zurich: highs are around 21°C and lows about 9°C. Wrap up your sightseeing on the 11th (Thu) to allow time to travel back home.