My husband and I are going to be in Italy for 5 nights at the end of our 2 1/2 week vacation. We start in London and meet up with our college son and stay 4 nights. Then 3 nights in Paris. We then fly to Milan and meet up with friends and drive to Ascona, Switzerland for 4 nights. Once we drive back to Milan, our son and friends go home. We fly out of London 6 days later. Looking for suggestions in Italy to fill those days. We have been to Rome, Sorrento, Florence and Venice before. I love the countryside but need to end up in a big city in order to fly back to London. Should we head towards Florence or Venice?
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Try Genova and explore some of the surronding cities on the coast of Liguria, known as the Italian riviera. Some nice places are Cinque Terre and Portofino.