Venice/Rome
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Hike to the top of St. Peter's in Rome, well worth the hike. Go to the typicaly hot spots (cathedral, etc.).
In Venice be careful not to get lost (seems obvious, right?). Bring cash to buy goodies. I wish I had bought more of those hand made books/sketchbooks stuff. Some really beautiful stuff.
Buy some glass thing, although it is pretty generic there unless you have big $$. Murano is cool. We got a tour of one of the older glass blowing facilities - very cool, crazy guys in there (beer, cigarettes, t-shirts, naked chick posters and glowing glass!)
If you can, visit some of Carlos Scarpa's work there. He was truly a great architect and the juxtaposition of his modern work with the ancient buildings is amazing stuff.
Florence is ok, but I prefer the newer architecture of Rome and the unique qualities of Venice. Really great if you love shopping, I suppose.