Passes

If you are budget conscience people like me then you want to save money and optimize your time.  One way to do this is to buy passes for transportation and entries into museums and galleries.  Most of these passes can be bought online before you go or when you arrive.  They are a little more expensive but you won’t have to wait in line.

In Venice as we were staying for a week, we bought the Vaporetto Pass, the Museum Pass, and the Secrets Itinerary pass.  You might consider the Chorus Pass as well if you like churches.  In Florence we bought passes for the Uffizi and Accademia.  In Rome we bought passes for the Vatican Museum (a big time saver), Borghese and Coliseum.