Road trips in Italy

110 road trips and 228 hand-picked places in Italy, with routes, stops and practical tips for driving and camping.

Trip guides: 110
Places: 228
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Trip guides

Road trips through Italy

Pompeii and the Amalfi Coast from Naples – a black and white photo of a roman theatre

Photo by Jose Manuel Esp on Unsplash

Classic European drives

Hairpins, limestone spires and alpenglow: driving the Great Dolomite Road and the Dolomite passes by motorhome

248 km14 stops7 days

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Lemons, temples and Saracen towers – by motorhome from Naples via Sorrento and Paestum into the Cilento

273 km14 stops7 days

Cypresses, vineyards and travertine – by motorhome through Chianti, Siena and the Val d’Orcia to Saturnia – white and brown concrete dome building during daytime

Photo by Jonathan Körner on Unsplash

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Cypresses, vineyards and travertine – by motorhome through Chianti, Siena and the Val d’Orcia to Saturnia

293 km14 stops7 days

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Lava, temples and salt pans: around Sicily by motorhome

896 km14 stops8 days

Granite, maquis and turquoise coves – by motorhome from the Costa Smeralda along the Orientale Sarda – a city with trees and buildings

Photo by Gary Powers on Unsplash

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Granite, maquis and turquoise coves – by motorhome from the Costa Smeralda along the Orientale Sarda

435 km14 stops8 days

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Trulli, tufa and two seas – by motorhome from the Gargano through Puglia to the cape of Leuca

618 km14 stops8 days

Flower Riviera, Saracen villages and rocky harbours – by motorhome along Liguria’s coast to the Cinque Terre – a group of buildings with a steeple in the background

Photo by Jakub Żerdzicki on Unsplash

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Flower Riviera, Saracen villages and rocky harbours – by motorhome along Liguria’s coast to the Cinque Terre

283 km14 stops7 days

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Tufa, lentil fields and Adriatic blue – by motorhome through Umbria, the Sibillini Mountains and to the Conero

506 km14 stops8 days

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Waalwege, hairpins and terraced wine: by camper over the Stelvio Pass into the Valtellina and back to Merano

365 km14 stops8 days

Ibex, castles and four-thousanders: by camper from Ivrea through the Aosta Valley to Mont Blanc and Gran Paradiso – a lake surrounded by mountains with a castle on top of it

Photo by Roby Allario on Unsplash

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Ibex, castles and four-thousanders: by camper from Ivrea through the Aosta Valley to Mont Blanc and Gran Paradiso

208 km11 stops7 days

Nebbiolo, truffles and hill mist: by camper through the Langhe, Roero and Monferrato from Asti to Casale – a red and orange sunset over a hill

Photo by Igor Bragato on Unsplash

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Nebbiolo, truffles and hill mist: by camper through the Langhe, Roero and Monferrato from Asti to Casale

188 km14 stops7 days

Borromean Islands, waterfalls and Walser villages: by camper from Lake Maggiore through the Ossola to Lake Orta – brown trees near body of water during daytime

Photo by Patrizia Spasiano on Unsplash

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Borromean Islands, waterfalls and Walser villages: by camper from Lake Maggiore through the Ossola to Lake Orta

213 km10 stops7 days

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Sparkling wine, rock carvings and a lake island: by camper from Brescia via Lake Iseo to Bergamo

208 km12 stops7 days

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Sparkling wine, Renaissance towns and Dolomite walls: by camper from Treviso to Feltre, Belluno and Alleghe

231 km11 stops7 days

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Reeds, brackish water and brick abbeys – by camper from Jesolo through the Venetian Lagoon and the Po Delta to Comacchio

193 km10 stops7 days

Mountain villages, karst caves and Adriatic light – by camper from Cividale through the Carnic Alps to Trieste – A river running through a lush green forest

Photo by Gil Lancrey on Unsplash

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Mountain villages, karst caves and Adriatic light – by camper from Cividale through the Carnic Alps to Trieste

280 km12 stops7 days

Glacier water, bear tracks and apple blossom – by camper from Trento through the Adamello Brenta Nature Park – a fountain in front of a building with a clock tower in the background

Photo by Joshua Kettle on Unsplash

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Glacier water, bear tracks and apple blossom – by camper from Trento through the Adamello Brenta Nature Park

155 km10 stops6 days

Violin wood, mountain peaks and rutting calls – by camper over Lavazè, Rolle and Valles through the Val di Fiemme and Paneveggio – a blurry photo of people walking down a street

Photo by Fabrizio Coco on Unsplash

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Violin wood, mountain peaks and rutting calls – by camper over Lavazè, Rolle and Valles through the Val di Fiemme and Paneveggio

115 km12 stops6 days

Palms, Waale and pass roads – by camper from Bolzano via Merano and the Passeier Valley to the Jaufen and Penser passes – a blurry photo of people walking down a street

Photo by Fabrizio Coco on Unsplash

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Palms, Waale and pass roads – by camper from Bolzano via Merano and the Passeier Valley to the Jaufen and Penser passes

133 km11 stops6 days

Parmesan, prosciutto and balsamic vinegar – by motorhome along the Via Emilia from Piacenza via Parma and Modena to Bologna – a bridge over a river with a castle in the background

Photo by VINCENZO INZONE on Unsplash

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Parmesan, prosciutto and balsamic vinegar – by motorhome along the Via Emilia from Piacenza via Parma and Modena to Bologna

264 km11 stops7 days

Mosaics, a dwarf republic and primeval beech forest – by motorhome from Ravenna via San Marino to the Foreste Casentinesi – A mosaic dome, depicting figures in a circle

Photo by Luca Severin on Unsplash

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Mosaics, a dwarf republic and primeval beech forest – by motorhome from Ravenna via San Marino to the Foreste Casentinesi

202 km10 stops7 days

Buffalo, pine woods and hot springs – by motorhome through the Maremma from Grosseto over the Argentario to Saturnia – vehicles parking near building near body of water

Photo by Gabriel Kiener on Unsplash

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Buffalo, pine woods and hot springs – by motorhome through the Maremma from Grosseto over the Argentario to Saturnia

170 km9 stops7 days

Castles, marble and mountain villages – by motorhome through the Lunigiana, the Apuan Alps and the Garfagnana – white and black skull figurine

Photo by Stefano Zocca on Unsplash

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Castles, marble and mountain villages – by motorhome through the Lunigiana, the Apuan Alps and the Garfagnana

129 km9 stops7 days

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Hermits, Piero and forests – by motorhome through the Casentino and Valtiberina from Stia to Anghiari

88 km9 stops7 days

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Cypresses, tower houses and pilgrim paths – by camper along the Via Francigena from San Miniato through Chianti, the Crete and the Val d’Orcia to Radicofani

165 km10 stops6 days

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Tuff, thermal springs and a dying village – by camper through the Tuscia from Viterbo via Pitigliano and Lago di Bolsena to Civita di Bagnoregio

186 km10 stops6 days

Cistercians, dunes and Tiberius’ grotto – by camper from Anagni via Fossanova and Ninfa to Monte Circeo and Sperlonga – a large stone building with a clock tower in the background

Photo by Lorenzo Maranci on Unsplash

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Cistercians, dunes and Tiberius’ grotto – by camper from Anagni via Fossanova and Ninfa to Monte Circeo and Sperlonga

194 km10 stops8 days

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Wolves, castles and high plateaus – by camper through the Abruzzo from L’Aquila via Campo Imperatore and Rocca Calascio to Sulmona and into the Majella

184 km10 stops8 days

Fishing huts on stilts, monasteries by the sea – by camper along the Costa dei Trabocchi from Pescara to Vasto and into the Majella foothills – a view of a city with mountains in the background

Photo by Mimmo Sigismondi on Unsplash

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Fishing huts on stilts, monasteries by the sea – by camper along the Costa dei Trabocchi from Pescara to Vasto and into the Majella foothills

160 km10 stops7 days

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Tratturi, bells and Samnite stone – by motorhome through Molise from Campobasso across the Matese to Agnone

201 km11 stops7 days

Fire fields, volcanic craters and Faraglioni – by motorhome from the Campi Flegrei over Vesuvius to Capri – a harbor filled with lots of boats under a cloudy sky

Photo by Valerio Giannattasio on Unsplash

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Fire fields, volcanic craters and Faraglioni – by motorhome from the Campi Flegrei over Vesuvius to Capri

156 km12 stops7 days

Aglianico, witches and monastery heights – by motorhome from Benevento through Sannio and Irpinia to Lago Laceno – an old amphit with a few people walking around it

Photo by Vincenzo Godono on Unsplash

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Aglianico, witches and monastery heights – by motorhome from Benevento through Sannio and Irpinia to Lago Laceno

161 km8 stops7 days

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Cave city, rock churches and ghost village – by motorhome from Altamura via Matera and Craco to the Ionian Sea

184 km8 stops7 days

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Bosnian pines, rocky coast and white water – by motorhome from Lagonegro via Maratea into Pollino National Park

140 km8 stops7 days

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Red onions, rock-cut churches and Stromboli on the horizon – by motorhome along the Costa degli Dei and the Costa Viola to Scilla

223 km10 stops7 days

Pine forests, mountain villages and bronze warriors – by motorhome from the Sila via Stilo and Gerace into the Aspromonte and on to Reggio Calabria – A scenic view of a city with a bridge over a river

Photo by Sara Darcaj on Unsplash

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Pine forests, mountain villages and bronze warriors – by motorhome from the Sila via Stilo and Gerace into the Aspromonte and on to Reggio Calabria

317 km9 stops7 days

A column, Norman castles and vineyards on the Ionian Sea – by motorhome from Cirò Marina via Crotone and Catanzaro to Locri – a marina filled with lots of boats under a cloudy sky

Photo by Pujalin on Unsplash

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A column, Norman castles and vineyards on the Ionian Sea – by motorhome from Cirò Marina via Crotone and Catanzaro to Locri

231 km10 stops7 days

Lava, baroque and salt air – by motorhome from the slopes of Etna via Syracuse and Noto to Modica and Ragusa – a view of a city with a mountain in the background

Photo by NOVA on Unsplash

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Lava, baroque and salt air – by motorhome from the slopes of Etna via Syracuse and Noto to Modica and Ragusa

286 km10 stops7 days

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Salt pans, temples and tuna islands – by motorhome through western Sicily from Marsala via Trapani and the Egadi to Selinunte

239 km10 stops7 days

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Manna, beech forest and Tyrrhenian blue – by motorhome from Termini Imerese over the Madonie and Nebrodi to Milazzo

286 km13 stops7 days

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White marl, temples and Roman mosaics – by motorhome from Sciacca via Agrigento and Gela to Caltanissetta

247 km10 stops6 days

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Catalan walls, birds of prey and quartz sand – by motorhome from Porto Torres via Alghero and Bosa into the Sinis

196 km9 stops6 days

Granite, juniper and emerald water – by motorhome from Olbia via La Maddalena to Santa Teresa and Tempio – a lighthouse on a small island in the middle of the ocean

Photo by Christopher Politano on Unsplash

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Granite, juniper and emerald water – by motorhome from Olbia via La Maddalena to Santa Teresa and Tempio

181 km10 stops7 days

Dunes, mines and Ligurian lanes – by motorhome from Cagliari through the Sulcis and Iglesiente to the Costa Verde – aerial view of city buildings during daytime

Photo by Laura Lugaresi on Unsplash

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Dunes, mines and Ligurian lanes – by motorhome from Cagliari through the Sulcis and Iglesiente to the Costa Verde

221 km13 stops7 days

Murals, juniper and gorges – by motorhome from Olbia through the Barbagia to the Gola Su Gorropu – a lighthouse on a small island in the middle of the ocean

Photo by Christopher Politano on Unsplash

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Murals, juniper and gorges – by motorhome from Olbia through the Barbagia to the Gola Su Gorropu

226 km10 stops8 days

Flamingos, towers and white sand – by motorhome from Cagliari via Villasimius and the Sarrabus to Chia – aerial view of city buildings during daytime

Photo by Laura Lugaresi on Unsplash

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Flamingos, towers and white sand – by motorhome from Cagliari via Villasimius and the Sarrabus to Chia

259 km10 stops7 days

Monasteries, high plains and saints – by motorhome in the footsteps of Benedict from Spoleto to Montecassino – white concrete building under blue sky during daytime

Photo by Bernardo Ferrari on Unsplash

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Monasteries, high plains and saints – by motorhome in the footsteps of Benedict from Spoleto to Montecassino

307 km11 stops6 days

Lakes, waterfall and olive hills – by motorhome through the Rieti basin, up Terminillo and into the Sabina – a view of a valley and mountains from a hill

Photo by Ken Shono on Unsplash

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Lakes, waterfall and olive hills – by motorhome through the Rieti basin, up Terminillo and into the Sabina

192 km10 stops7 days

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Villas, ferries and rock faces – by motorhome around Lake Como from Como via Menaggio and Lecco to Bellagio

159 km12 stops7 days

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Lemon groves, ferry harbours and palm-lined shores – by motorhome around the northern Italian lakes and into Ticino

368 km14 stops8 days

Stelvio and Bernina: two giants of the Alps – a road going through a valley

Photo by Samuele Bertoli on Unsplash

Mountains & lakes

Stelvio and Bernina: two giants of the Alps

123 km6 stops3 days

Scent of Swiss stone pine, glacier streams and mountain hairpins – by camper through Graubünden and the Engadin to the Valtellina border – brown and white concrete building near green trees during daytime

Photo by Stefan Lehner on Unsplash

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Scent of Swiss stone pine, glacier streams and mountain hairpins – by camper through Graubünden and the Engadin to the Valtellina border

358 km14 stops8 days

Route	Suggested days	Distance	Driving	Stops
Pompeii and the Amalfi Coast from Naples	3	94 km	1 h 17 min	7
A loop through the Dolomites	4	220 km	3 h 02 min	8
Tuscany and Lazio by motorhome	5	349 km	4 h 49 min	9
Lake Garda and Lake Como	4	337 km	4 h 39 min	8
Sicily loop: temples, Etna and Baroque towns	7	674 km	9 h 18 min	10
Sardinia’s Orientale Sarda	5	264 km	3 h 39 min	8
Puglia: trulli, white towns and the heel of Italy	5	283 km	3 h 55 min	7
Cilento and Maratea: the quiet side of Campania	4	154 km	2 h 08 min	5
Great Dolomite Road: Bolzano to Cortina	3	93 km	1 h 17 min	6
Lake Garda loop	3	127 km	1 h 45 min	7
Langhe and Roero: Barolo country	3	104 km	1 h 26 min	5
Italian Riviera: Genoa to Lerici	3	107 km	1 h 29 min	6
Italy’s Food Valley: Parma to Ravenna	3	195 km	2 h 41 min	4
Umbria’s hill towns	4	149 km	2 h 03 min	6
Abruzzo: Gran Sasso and the stone villages	3	108 km	1 h 30 min	5
Aosta Valley: castles and Gran Paradiso	3	177 km	2 h 27 min	6
Val d’Orcia slow road	3	59 km	0 h 49 min	4
Riviera di Ponente: Genoa to the French border	4	178 km	2 h 28 min	9
Lake Maggiore and Lake Orta	3	63 km	0 h 52 min	7
Bergamo, Lake Iseo and the Valcamonica rock art	3	108 km	1 h 29 min	7
Brenta Dolomites and the Val di Non	4	129 km	1 h 47 min	8
Friuli: from the Adriatic lagoons to the Julian Alps	4	200 km	2 h 46 min	8
Palladian villas and the Prosecco hills	3	106 km	1 h 28 min	8
Po Delta: lagoons, abbeys and Ferrara	3	154 km	2 h 08 min	6
Montefeltro: Rimini to Urbino and Gradara	3	123 km	1 h 42 min	6
Conero Riviera and the Frasassi caves	3	104 km	1 h 26 min	7
Monti Sibillini: Ascoli to the flowering plain	4	110 km	1 h 31 min	7
Trabocchi Coast to the Molise and Abruzzo mountains	5	246 km	3 h 24 min	9
Gargano: forest, cliffs and sea stacks	3	87 km	1 h 12 min	6
Castles and ravines of the Alta Murgia	3	147 km	2 h 02 min	7
Basilicata: Matera, ghost towns and the Lucanian Dolomites	4	197 km	2 h 43 min	8
Calabria’s Coast of the Gods	4	116 km	1 h 36 min	6
Pollino and Sila: Calabria’s mountain heart	4	163 km	2 h 15 min	7
Western Sicily: Segesta, Erice and the salt pans	5	203 km	2 h 49 min	8
Inland Sicily: mosaics, majolica and the Madonie	4	221 km	3 h 03 min	8
Sardinia’s west coast: Alghero to Barumini	5	260 km	3 h 35 min	7
Gallura: granite coast of northern Sardinia	4	195 km	2 h 41 min	9
Piedmont’s western valleys: forts and the source of the Po	4	223 km	3 h 05 min	8
Maremma: cypresses, hot springs and tuff towns	5	191 km	2 h 38 min	7
Chianti road: Florence to San Gimignano and Volterra	3	117 km	1 h 37 min	9
Lucca, the Garfagnana and the marble of Carrara	3	111 km	1 h 32 min	9
Crete Senesi, Montepulciano and Cortona	3	135 km	1 h 52 min	8
Tuscia: monsters, villas and Etruscan tombs north of Rome	3	196 km	2 h 42 min	9
Appian Way, Tivoli and the Castelli Romani	2	157 km	2 h 10 min	9
Riviera d’Ulisse: Rome to Gaeta	3	166 km	2 h 17 min	9
Naples’ volcanoes, Herculaneum and the Royal Palace of Caserta	3	148 km	2 h 03 min	9
Southern Umbria: Todi, Montefalco and the Marmore Falls	3	153 km	2 h 07 min	9
Val di Funes, Val Gardena and the Sella passes	3	104 km	1 h 26 min	9
Val Venosta: Merano to Lake Resia and the Stelvio	3	132 km	1 h 49 min	8
Lake Como: villas and gorges on both shores	2	59 km	0 h 49 min	8
Mantua, Sabbioneta and Cremona: Renaissance towns of the Po plain	3	241 km	3 h 20 min	8
Riviera del Brenta, Padua and the Euganean Hills	3	97 km	1 h 20 min	9
Aosta Valley: the Matterhorn, Fort Bard and Monte Rosa	3	125 km	1 h 44 min	8
Valle d’Itria: caves, trulli and white towns	2	130 km	1 h 48 min	8
Salento: sea pools and cliffs between two seas	3	175 km	2 h 25 min	9
Around Etna: lava castles, the north slope and the Alcantara Gorges	3	122 km	1 h 41 min	9
Val di Noto: Syracuse to Scicli	3	131 km	1 h 49 min	9
South-west Sardinia: Costa del Sud, mines and the Piscinas dunes	4	200 km	2 h 45 min	9
Hairpins, limestone spires and alpenglow: driving the Great Dolomite Road and the Dolomite passes by motorhome	7	248 km	3 h 25 min	14
Lemons, temples and Saracen towers – by motorhome from Naples via Sorrento and Paestum into the Cilento	7	273 km	3 h 47 min	14
Cypresses, vineyards and travertine – by motorhome through Chianti, Siena and the Val d’Orcia to Saturnia	7	293 km	4 h 02 min	14
Lava, temples and salt pans: around Sicily by motorhome	8	896 km	12 h 23 min	14
Granite, maquis and turquoise coves – by motorhome from the Costa Smeralda along the Orientale Sarda	8	435 km	6 h 00 min	14
Trulli, tufa and two seas – by motorhome from the Gargano through Puglia to the cape of Leuca	8	618 km	8 h 32 min	14
Flower Riviera, Saracen villages and rocky harbours – by motorhome along Liguria’s coast to the Cinque Terre	7	283 km	3 h 54 min	14
Tufa, lentil fields and Adriatic blue – by motorhome through Umbria, the Sibillini Mountains and to the Conero	8	506 km	6 h 59 min	14
Waalwege, hairpins and terraced wine: by camper over the Stelvio Pass into the Valtellina and back to Merano	8	365 km	5 h 03 min	14
Ibex, castles and four-thousanders: by camper from Ivrea through the Aosta Valley to Mont Blanc and Gran Paradiso	7	208 km	2 h 53 min	11
Nebbiolo, truffles and hill mist: by camper through the Langhe, Roero and Monferrato from Asti to Casale	7	188 km	2 h 36 min	14
Borromean Islands, waterfalls and Walser villages: by camper from Lake Maggiore through the Ossola to Lake Orta	7	213 km	2 h 57 min	10
Sparkling wine, rock carvings and a lake island: by camper from Brescia via Lake Iseo to Bergamo	7	208 km	2 h 53 min	12
Sparkling wine, Renaissance towns and Dolomite walls: by camper from Treviso to Feltre, Belluno and Alleghe	7	231 km	3 h 12 min	11
Reeds, brackish water and brick abbeys – by camper from Jesolo through the Venetian Lagoon and the Po Delta to Comacchio	7	193 km	2 h 40 min	10
Mountain villages, karst caves and Adriatic light – by camper from Cividale through the Carnic Alps to Trieste	7	280 km	3 h 52 min	12
Glacier water, bear tracks and apple blossom – by camper from Trento through the Adamello Brenta Nature Park	6	155 km	2 h 08 min	10
Violin wood, mountain peaks and rutting calls – by camper over Lavazè, Rolle and Valles through the Val di Fiemme and Paneveggio	6	115 km	1 h 36 min	12
Palms, Waale and pass roads – by camper from Bolzano via Merano and the Passeier Valley to the Jaufen and Penser passes	6	133 km	1 h 50 min	11
Parmesan, prosciutto and balsamic vinegar – by motorhome along the Via Emilia from Piacenza via Parma and Modena to Bologna	7	264 km	3 h 39 min	11
Mosaics, a dwarf republic and primeval beech forest – by motorhome from Ravenna via San Marino to the Foreste Casentinesi	7	202 km	2 h 48 min	10
Buffalo, pine woods and hot springs – by motorhome through the Maremma from Grosseto over the Argentario to Saturnia	7	170 km	2 h 21 min	9
Castles, marble and mountain villages – by motorhome through the Lunigiana, the Apuan Alps and the Garfagnana	7	129 km	1 h 47 min	9
Hermits, Piero and forests – by motorhome through the Casentino and Valtiberina from Stia to Anghiari	7	88 km	1 h 13 min	9
Cypresses, tower houses and pilgrim paths – by camper along the Via Francigena from San Miniato through Chianti, the Crete and the Val d’Orcia to Radicofani	6	165 km	2 h 16 min	10
Tuff, thermal springs and a dying village – by camper through the Tuscia from Viterbo via Pitigliano and Lago di Bolsena to Civita di Bagnoregio	6	186 km	2 h 34 min	10
Cistercians, dunes and Tiberius’ grotto – by camper from Anagni via Fossanova and Ninfa to Monte Circeo and Sperlonga	8	194 km	2 h 41 min	10
Wolves, castles and high plateaus – by camper through the Abruzzo from L’Aquila via Campo Imperatore and Rocca Calascio to Sulmona and into the Majella	8	184 km	2 h 33 min	10
Fishing huts on stilts, monasteries by the sea – by camper along the Costa dei Trabocchi from Pescara to Vasto and into the Majella foothills	7	160 km	2 h 13 min	10
Tratturi, bells and Samnite stone – by motorhome through Molise from Campobasso across the Matese to Agnone	7	201 km	2 h 47 min	11
Fire fields, volcanic craters and Faraglioni – by motorhome from the Campi Flegrei over Vesuvius to Capri	7	156 km	2 h 09 min	12
Aglianico, witches and monastery heights – by motorhome from Benevento through Sannio and Irpinia to Lago Laceno	7	161 km	2 h 13 min	8
Cave city, rock churches and ghost village – by motorhome from Altamura via Matera and Craco to the Ionian Sea	7	184 km	2 h 33 min	8
Bosnian pines, rocky coast and white water – by motorhome from Lagonegro via Maratea into Pollino National Park	7	140 km	1 h 56 min	8
Red onions, rock-cut churches and Stromboli on the horizon – by motorhome along the Costa degli Dei and the Costa Viola to Scilla	7	223 km	3 h 04 min	10
Pine forests, mountain villages and bronze warriors – by motorhome from the Sila via Stilo and Gerace into the Aspromonte and on to Reggio Calabria	7	317 km	4 h 22 min	9
A column, Norman castles and vineyards on the Ionian Sea – by motorhome from Cirò Marina via Crotone and Catanzaro to Locri	7	231 km	3 h 11 min	10
Lava, baroque and salt air – by motorhome from the slopes of Etna via Syracuse and Noto to Modica and Ragusa	7	286 km	3 h 57 min	10
Salt pans, temples and tuna islands – by motorhome through western Sicily from Marsala via Trapani and the Egadi to Selinunte	7	239 km	3 h 18 min	10
Manna, beech forest and Tyrrhenian blue – by motorhome from Termini Imerese over the Madonie and Nebrodi to Milazzo	7	286 km	3 h 57 min	13
White marl, temples and Roman mosaics – by motorhome from Sciacca via Agrigento and Gela to Caltanissetta	6	247 km	3 h 25 min	10
Catalan walls, birds of prey and quartz sand – by motorhome from Porto Torres via Alghero and Bosa into the Sinis	6	196 km	2 h 42 min	9
Granite, juniper and emerald water – by motorhome from Olbia via La Maddalena to Santa Teresa and Tempio	7	181 km	2 h 30 min	10
Dunes, mines and Ligurian lanes – by motorhome from Cagliari through the Sulcis and Iglesiente to the Costa Verde	7	221 km	3 h 04 min	13
Murals, juniper and gorges – by motorhome from Olbia through the Barbagia to the Gola Su Gorropu	8	226 km	3 h 07 min	10
Flamingos, towers and white sand – by motorhome from Cagliari via Villasimius and the Sarrabus to Chia	7	259 km	3 h 34 min	10
Monasteries, high plains and saints – by motorhome in the footsteps of Benedict from Spoleto to Montecassino	6	307 km	4 h 14 min	11
Lakes, waterfall and olive hills – by motorhome through the Rieti basin, up Terminillo and into the Sabina	7	192 km	2 h 39 min	10
Villas, ferries and rock faces – by motorhome around Lake Como from Como via Menaggio and Lecco to Bellagio	7	159 km	2 h 12 min	12
Lemon groves, ferry harbours and palm-lined shores – by motorhome around the northern Italian lakes and into Ticino	8	368 km	5 h 05 min	14
Stelvio and Bernina: two giants of the Alps	3	123 km	1 h 42 min	6
Scent of Swiss stone pine, glacier streams and mountain hairpins – by camper through Graubünden and the Engadin to the Valtellina border	8	358 km	4 h 56 min	14

Places worth the detour in Italy

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Tre Cime di Lavaredo

Auronzo di Cadore, Italy

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Passo dello Stelvio

Bormio, Italy

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Vernazza, Cinque Terre

Vernazza, Italy

Val d'Orcia cypresses – Val D Orcia Sunrise (151505625)

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Val d'Orcia cypresses

San Quirico d’Orcia, Italy

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Oddities

Civita di Bagnoregio

Bagnoregio, Italy

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Positano

Positano, Italy

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History

Scavi di Pompei

Pompei, Italy

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History

Sassi di Matera

Matera, Italy

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History

Valle dei Templi

Agrigento, Italy

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Nature

Scala dei Turchi

Realmonte, Italy

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Nature

Cala Luna

Dorgali, Italy

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Polignano a Mare

Polignano a Mare, Italy

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Paestum temples

Capaccio Paestum, Italy

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Portofino harbour

Portofino, Italy

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History

Ravenna mosaics

Ravenna, Italy

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History

Basilica of St Francis

Assisi, Italy

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History

Rocca Calascio

Calascio, Italy

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Dolceacqua bridge and castle

Dolceacqua, Italy

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History

Isola San Giulio

Orta San Giulio, Italy

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Isola Bella

Stresa, Italy

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Nature

Monte Isola

Monte Isola, Italy

Naquane rock art park – Pieve di San Siro - Cemmo (Foto Luca Giarelli)

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History

Naquane rock art park

Capo di Ponte, Italy

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Nardis waterfall

Carisolo, Italy

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Lago di Tovel

Ville d’Anaunia, Italy

FAQs

What are the best road trips in Italy?

Popular routes include Pompeii and the Amalfi Coast from Naples, A loop through the Dolomites, Tuscany and Lazio by motorhome and Lake Garda and Lake Como. CampingSpirit has 110 trip guides that pass through Italy, each with a stop-by-stop itinerary and a route map.

Which places in Italy are worth a detour?

Our editors recommend Tre Cime di Lavaredo, Passo dello Stelvio, Vernazza, Cinque Terre, Val d'Orcia cypresses, Civita di Bagnoregio and Positano.

Do you need a vignette or pay tolls in Italy?

Motorway tolls. Tolls on most autostrade; pay at the barrier by card or cash. Rules and prices change. Check official sources before you travel.

What is the motorway speed limit in Italy?

130 km/h on motorways for cars, unless signs show otherwise.

Are there low-emission zones in Italy?

ZTL zones in historic centres.

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Road trips through Italy

Pompeii and the Amalfi Coast from Naples

A loop through the Dolomites

Tuscany and Lazio by motorhome

Lake Garda and Lake Como

Sicily loop: temples, Etna and Baroque towns

Sardinia’s Orientale Sarda

Puglia: trulli, white towns and the heel of Italy

Cilento and Maratea: the quiet side of Campania

Great Dolomite Road: Bolzano to Cortina

Lake Garda loop

Langhe and Roero: Barolo country

Italian Riviera: Genoa to Lerici

Italy’s Food Valley: Parma to Ravenna

Umbria’s hill towns

Abruzzo: Gran Sasso and the stone villages

Aosta Valley: castles and Gran Paradiso

Val d’Orcia slow road

Riviera di Ponente: Genoa to the French border

Lake Maggiore and Lake Orta

Bergamo, Lake Iseo and the Valcamonica rock art

Brenta Dolomites and the Val di Non

Friuli: from the Adriatic lagoons to the Julian Alps

Palladian villas and the Prosecco hills

Po Delta: lagoons, abbeys and Ferrara

Montefeltro: Rimini to Urbino and Gradara

Conero Riviera and the Frasassi caves

Monti Sibillini: Ascoli to the flowering plain

Trabocchi Coast to the Molise and Abruzzo mountains

Gargano: forest, cliffs and sea stacks

Castles and ravines of the Alta Murgia

Basilicata: Matera, ghost towns and the Lucanian Dolomites

Calabria’s Coast of the Gods

Pollino and Sila: Calabria’s mountain heart

Western Sicily: Segesta, Erice and the salt pans

Inland Sicily: mosaics, majolica and the Madonie

Sardinia’s west coast: Alghero to Barumini

Gallura: granite coast of northern Sardinia

Piedmont’s western valleys: forts and the source of the Po

Maremma: cypresses, hot springs and tuff towns

Chianti road: Florence to San Gimignano and Volterra

Lucca, the Garfagnana and the marble of Carrara

Crete Senesi, Montepulciano and Cortona

Tuscia: monsters, villas and Etruscan tombs north of Rome

Appian Way, Tivoli and the Castelli Romani

Riviera d’Ulisse: Rome to Gaeta

Naples’ volcanoes, Herculaneum and the Royal Palace of Caserta

Southern Umbria: Todi, Montefalco and the Marmore Falls

Val di Funes, Val Gardena and the Sella passes

Val Venosta: Merano to Lake Resia and the Stelvio

Lake Como: villas and gorges on both shores

Mantua, Sabbioneta and Cremona: Renaissance towns of the Po plain

Riviera del Brenta, Padua and the Euganean Hills

Aosta Valley: the Matterhorn, Fort Bard and Monte Rosa

Valle d’Itria: caves, trulli and white towns

Salento: sea pools and cliffs between two seas

Around Etna: lava castles, the north slope and the Alcantara Gorges

Val di Noto: Syracuse to Scicli

South-west Sardinia: Costa del Sud, mines and the Piscinas dunes

Hairpins, limestone spires and alpenglow: driving the Great Dolomite Road and the Dolomite passes by motorhome

Lemons, temples and Saracen towers – by motorhome from Naples via Sorrento and Paestum into the Cilento

Cypresses, vineyards and travertine – by motorhome through Chianti, Siena and the Val d’Orcia to Saturnia

Lava, temples and salt pans: around Sicily by motorhome

Granite, maquis and turquoise coves – by motorhome from the Costa Smeralda along the Orientale Sarda

Trulli, tufa and two seas – by motorhome from the Gargano through Puglia to the cape of Leuca

Flower Riviera, Saracen villages and rocky harbours – by motorhome along Liguria’s coast to the Cinque Terre

Tufa, lentil fields and Adriatic blue – by motorhome through Umbria, the Sibillini Mountains and to the Conero

Waalwege, hairpins and terraced wine: by camper over the Stelvio Pass into the Valtellina and back to Merano

Ibex, castles and four-thousanders: by camper from Ivrea through the Aosta Valley to Mont Blanc and Gran Paradiso

Nebbiolo, truffles and hill mist: by camper through the Langhe, Roero and Monferrato from Asti to Casale

Borromean Islands, waterfalls and Walser villages: by camper from Lake Maggiore through the Ossola to Lake Orta

Sparkling wine, rock carvings and a lake island: by camper from Brescia via Lake Iseo to Bergamo

Sparkling wine, Renaissance towns and Dolomite walls: by camper from Treviso to Feltre, Belluno and Alleghe

Reeds, brackish water and brick abbeys – by camper from Jesolo through the Venetian Lagoon and the Po Delta to Comacchio

Mountain villages, karst caves and Adriatic light – by camper from Cividale through the Carnic Alps to Trieste

Glacier water, bear tracks and apple blossom – by camper from Trento through the Adamello Brenta Nature Park

Violin wood, mountain peaks and rutting calls – by camper over Lavazè, Rolle and Valles through the Val di Fiemme and Paneveggio

Palms, Waale and pass roads – by camper from Bolzano via Merano and the Passeier Valley to the Jaufen and Penser passes

Parmesan, prosciutto and balsamic vinegar – by motorhome along the Via Emilia from Piacenza via Parma and Modena to Bologna

Mosaics, a dwarf republic and primeval beech forest – by motorhome from Ravenna via San Marino to the Foreste Casentinesi