I wanted 6 months , LOL. Hubby squished it down a bit to what we have now. We are mostly up north and this is a trip to slow down to retirement pace if I can so we are about a week or more at most places. Cinque terre to start, then to Como, then Venice, 11 days on a sail around the coast and down through Croatia on the Royal Clipper https://www.starclippercruises.co.uk/ships/royal-clipper Then to Rome, two weeks in Tuscany and finishing in Florence. Your two trips helped to shape my tour to the north to be honest and I am sure we will love it. Doing all AIRBNB with at least two bedrooms and have persuaded two different couples to meet up with us for different parts of the tour. Have had so much fun planning it and know we will just love it. First time to Italy actually and very excited.