Italy, our neighboring country and one of the most impressive countries in the world, as it houses some of the most interesting and most historic cities on the planet. But Italy is not only Rome, Florence or Venice. Italy is much more, especially if we get a car and we intend to travel it. We leave you a selection of what we believe are the best routes by car in Italy Among which we include some that surely will not disappoint you.
1. Tuscany
One of the car routes through Italy by excellence. A good idea is to get to Pisa and from there, after knowing the city, rent a car to get to Florence, where after spending a few days we can start the route through Tuscany, getting lost in such lovely places as Volterra, San Gimignano, Montepulciano or the famous Siena.
If you want to know Florence and Pisa, we recommend that you dedicate yourself to this area for a week, it is one of the best places to see in Italy and only to know the most famous places in Tuscany you will need about 4-5 days. We leave you a possible route that we believe may be interesting as it covers the most important villages in Tuscany:
Day 1: Pisa - Lucca - Volterra
Day 2: Volterra - San Gimignano - Monterriggioni - Siena
Day 3: Siena - Montalcino - Abbey of St. Antimo - Bagno Vignoni - Pienza - Montepulciano - Siena
Day 4: Siena - Pisa
Depending on the flight schedules, both day 1 and 4 could be modified, as well as introducing the city of Florence, where we can spend a couple of days to enjoy one of the most incredible cities before starting one of the car routes through Italy more attractive
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2. Lake of Como
Another of the best routes by car in Italy We find it in the northern part of the country, specifically in the Lake of Como, located about an hour from the city of Milan.
A good option is to fly to the city of the fashion and once there rent a car, from where in less than an hour we will arrive at Como, one of the best known locations of this beautiful lake, which we can even take as a base for our visits, since it is one of the towns with more infrastructures and a perfect place to tour the lake.
A route through the Lake of Como in which we would travel some of the most interesting places would be:
Day 1: Milan - Como (we can take the opportunity to visit Milan before leaving for Como)
Day 2: Como - Lenno: Villa Balbaniello - Bellagio - Brienno - Cernobbio
Day 3: Boat trip on Lake Como - Varenna - Menaggio - Como
Day 4: Como - Brunate - Milan
The best of this Lake Como route is that we can do it both by car and by boat. Our recommendation is that you do half and half, since driving is easy in this area of Italy, there is plenty of parking and there is not too expensive and we can even use the ferry to move from one shore to another of the lake.
Although as we mentioned, the boat is also a highly recommended option, since the perspectives of the villages from the water are simply wonderful, so we recommend that you do not hesitate and combine both options.
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3. Sardinia
Another of the best routes by car through Italy is found in one of the most beautiful islands in the world and it is not in vain known as the Mediterranean Caribbeanfor its turquoise waters and its white sand beaches, more typical of other places in the world.
A stay in Sardinia that allows you to get to know the island and its most important and beautiful beaches well would be to spend more or less a week in the area. We leave you a route that we believe will take you to some of the most important places in this area of the island.
Day 1: Alghero
Day 2: Alghero - Grotta di Nettuno - Alghero
Day 3: Alghero - Stintino - La Pelosa Beach - Castelsardo - Rocca del Elefante - Sta. Teresa di Gallura - Capo Testa - Rena Bianca Beach - Porto Pozzo
Day 4: Porto Pozzo - Palau - La Madalena - Caprera - Palau - Arzachena
Day 5: Canniggione - The Emerald Coast: Baja Sardinia, Porot Cervo, Capriccioli Beach, Porto Rotondo - Olbia - Capo Caccia
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4. Amalfi Coast, one of the best routes by car in Italy
The Amalfi Coast is for many the perfect destination in Italy to rest, enjoy gastronomy and of course, relax and enjoy a unique environment. Although there are many combinations to get here, we would choose to extend the stay a bit, flying to Rome and from there, after knowing the city, renting a car in Rome and from there going to Naples to know the city and how not , take a trip to Pompeii and Herculaneum and then go to the Amalfi Coast, where we would end one of the best routes by car in Italy.
We leave you a possible route in case you want to cover all the destinations that we have proposed:
Day 1: Rome
Day 2: Rome
Day 3: Rome - Naples
Day 4: Naples - Herculaneum - Pompeii - Naples
Day 5: Naples: Spaccanapoli, Via Tribunal, Duomo, Via San Gregorio Armeno, Church of San Angelo a Nilo, Capella de San Severo, Chiesa San Domenico Maggiore, Piazza Bellini, Archaeological Museum of Naples, Via Port'Alba, Via Benedetto Croce , Basilica of Santa Clara, Umberto I Gallery, Spanish Quarter, Piazza del Plebiscito, Castel dell'Ovo, Castel Nouvo
Day 6: Naples: Spaccanapoli, Naples Underground, Spanish Quarter, Port Naples
Day 7: Naples - Sorrento
Day 8: Sorrento - Positano - Amalfi
Day 9: Amalfi
5. Sicily
A route by car through Sicily It should include an average of one week to get to know the most interesting places in this area of the boot country and above all to enjoy the atmosphere and landscapes of one of the most special areas of the country.
An interesting route could be something similar to the following itinerary that we propose:
Day 1: Catania
Day 2: Catania - Valley of the Temples - Scala de Turchi - Palermo
Day 3: Palermo
Day 4: Palermo
Day 5: Palermo - Cefalù - Vulcano Island
Day 6: Vulcano Island - Stromboli Island
Day 7: Stromboli Island - Lipari Island - Taormina
Day 8: Syracuse - Catania
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