Italy was the most amazing country! I studied abroad in Florence. It was by far the most life changing thing i’ve ever done. I am now convorsationally fluent in italian and you would be shocked how often i’ve used this fluencey here in the US. It was beautiful. The Vatican was amazing, Pompeii was everything i could have hoped it to be and more, Venezia (Venice) was the most romantic place i could have ever imagained let alone actually experienced, and Florence, well all I can say is this:
America is my country, but Firenze is my home town!
I hope that my experience will help you to understand what a worth while time you can have being in italy.