Can anyone help regarding driving to Italy?

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Michael

You did not say from where you will arrive to Italy, from France, Switzerland, Austria or Slovenia and how long you want to stay there.
I'm Italian, and, even if I live in USA, I really can't tell you where to go, Italy is full of wonderful and lovely places to visit, from North to south.
My favorite region are Alto Adige and Veneto.
They border with Austria and Slovenia.
In Alto Adige I can suggest you Bolzano and, if you like mountains, Val badia, especially Corvara and La Villa.
Veneto is full of lovely places too, so if you want to avoid the most commons touristic destinations, like Venice, I can suggest you to visit the hills from Bassano del Grappa to Conegliano, (don't forget to visit Asolo).
If you came from France Val D'Aosta is a small but wonderful region, a lot of castles to visit, and if you arrive from Switzerland the zone of the lakes (Lago di Como, Lago Maggiore ecc.) is fantastic.
In Tuscany you will get lost because of so many places to visit, the same in center and south Italy and in the islands, so take your time and avoid the main routes, you will discover places that you never forget.
If you need to plane a travel by car you can use the Michelin map site, it's great, it gives all the information, better than a GPS.
If you would like to have more information send me a message. bye bye

mrs r

www.aaireland.ie/routes and click on europe, put in your starting point and finishing point and they will give you exact details, road number, distance, time.
as for actually driving while in Italy its mayhem, they drive like lunatics, pull out in front of you, leave cars parked randomly while they go into a shop - with the door still open and the engine running, stop dead in front of you, the list is endless.
just go slow and keep back off traffic and you should be ok and keep alert at all times

Corndolly

try the web www.initaly.com

Diamanda

if you come to Italy don't miss a visit to Sardinia, one of the most beautiful island of the Mediterranean sea (it's not Sicily...)

elizabeth m

I would suggest narrowing down your options, then picking a route. If you will only come to Italy once, choose the main sights that interest you the most. If you will be back sometime maybe choose a region or a theme like Roman Italy, Renaissance Italy, antique fairs, sparkling wines or seafood specialties...whatever you like and visit the places that go with the theme.

andrew s

I take it you mean in terms of where to go rather than the actual driving etc. What I suggest you do is decide on the places you really want to visit and then plan the route accordingly. A great drive is to enter Italy in Chamonix and drive down through Aosta to Turin on the A5. The drive is spectacular through the Alps. You can make a few good stops on the way. Aosta for example and perhaps a slight detour to lake Orta or Maggiore. Then head down through Turin and take the A6 to Savona . This is another lovely drive and it is well worth stopping a few days in the Italian wine route around Alba and perhaps spending a few days near Saluzzo.

After you get down to Savona head along the coast to the cinque terra and then either head to Tuscany, Umbria or Marche or alternatively down to Rome.

Just a few ideas but it depends on what you are looking for. My site may give you a few ideas if you do go through Piedmont - the address is http://www.my-italy-piedmont-marche-and-more.com/piedmont.html

sara

www.tuttacitta.it
This is like a map quest for italy. It should be simple enough to understand it in italian, but maybe there is a way to translate it.

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