Road trips in Italy
59 road trips and 199 hand-picked places in Italy, with routes, stops and practical tips for driving and camping.
- Trip guides
- 59
- Places
- 199
- Motorways
- Motorway tolls
- Speed limit
- 130 km/h
ZTL zones in historic centres. Tolls on most autostrade; pay at the barrier by card or cash. Driving in Europe
Trip guides
Road trips through Italy
Classic European drives
Pompeii and the Amalfi Coast from Naples
Mountains & lakes
A loop through the Dolomites
Motorhome-friendly trips
Tuscany and Lazio by motorhome
Motorhome-friendly trips
Lake Garda and Lake Como
Coasts & islands
Sicily loop: temples, Etna and Baroque towns
Coasts & islands
Sardinia’s Orientale Sarda
Villages, wine & culture
Puglia: trulli, white towns and the heel of Italy
Coasts & islands
Cilento and Maratea: the quiet side of Campania
Mountains & lakes
Great Dolomite Road: Bolzano to Cortina
Mountains & lakes
Lake Garda loop
Villages, wine & culture
Langhe and Roero: Barolo country
Coasts & islands
Italian Riviera: Genoa to Lerici
Villages, wine & culture
Italy’s Food Valley: Parma to Ravenna
Villages, wine & culture
Umbria’s hill towns
Mountains & lakes
Abruzzo: Gran Sasso and the stone villages
Mountains & lakes
Aosta Valley: castles and Gran Paradiso
Villages, wine & culture
Val d’Orcia slow road
Coasts & islands
Riviera di Ponente: Genoa to the French border
Classic European drives
Lake Maggiore and Lake Orta
Villages, wine & culture
Bergamo, Lake Iseo and the Valcamonica rock art
Mountains & lakes
Brenta Dolomites and the Val di Non
Villages, wine & culture
Friuli: from the Adriatic lagoons to the Julian Alps
Themed road trips
Palladian villas and the Prosecco hills
Motorhome-friendly trips
Po Delta: lagoons, abbeys and Ferrara
Villages, wine & culture
Montefeltro: Rimini to Urbino and Gradara
Coasts & islands
Conero Riviera and the Frasassi caves
Mountains & lakes
Monti Sibillini: Ascoli to the flowering plain
Classic European drives
Trabocchi Coast to the Molise and Abruzzo mountains
Coasts & islands
Gargano: forest, cliffs and sea stacks
Themed road trips
Castles and ravines of the Alta Murgia
Themed road trips
Basilicata: Matera, ghost towns and the Lucanian Dolomites
Coasts & islands
Calabria’s Coast of the Gods
Mountains & lakes
Pollino and Sila: Calabria’s mountain heart
Classic European drives
Western Sicily: Segesta, Erice and the salt pans
Villages, wine & culture
Inland Sicily: mosaics, majolica and the Madonie
Motorhome-friendly trips
Sardinia’s west coast: Alghero to Barumini
Coasts & islands
Gallura: granite coast of northern Sardinia
Mountains & lakes
Piedmont’s western valleys: forts and the source of the Po
Motorhome-friendly trips
Maremma: cypresses, hot springs and tuff towns
Classic European drives
Chianti road: Florence to San Gimignano and Volterra
Mountains & lakes
Lucca, the Garfagnana and the marble of Carrara
Villages, wine & culture
Crete Senesi, Montepulciano and Cortona
Villages, wine & culture
Tuscia: monsters, villas and Etruscan tombs north of Rome
Villages, wine & culture
Appian Way, Tivoli and the Castelli Romani
Coasts & islands
Riviera d’Ulisse: Rome to Gaeta
Villages, wine & culture
Naples’ volcanoes, Herculaneum and the Royal Palace of Caserta
Villages, wine & culture
Southern Umbria: Todi, Montefalco and the Marmore Falls
Mountains & lakes
Val di Funes, Val Gardena and the Sella passes
Mountains & lakes
Val Venosta: Merano to Lake Resia and the Stelvio
Classic European drives
Lake Como: villas and gorges on both shores
Villages, wine & culture
Mantua, Sabbioneta and Cremona: Renaissance towns of the Po plain
Villages, wine & culture
Riviera del Brenta, Padua and the Euganean Hills
Mountains & lakes
Aosta Valley: the Matterhorn, Fort Bard and Monte Rosa
Classic European drives
Valle d’Itria: caves, trulli and white towns
Coasts & islands
Salento: sea pools and cliffs between two seas
Mountains & lakes
Around Etna: lava castles, the north slope and the Alcantara Gorges
Villages, wine & culture
Val di Noto: Syracuse to Scicli
Coasts & islands
South-west Sardinia: Costa del Sud, mines and the Piscinas dunes
Mountains & lakes
Stelvio and Bernina: two giants of the Alps
Editor's picks
Places worth the detour in Italy
Nature
Tre Cime di Lavaredo
Views
Passo dello Stelvio
Views
Vernazza, Cinque Terre
Views
Val d'Orcia cypresses
Oddities
Civita di Bagnoregio
Views
Positano
History
Scavi di Pompei
History
Sassi di Matera
History
Valle dei Templi
Nature
Scala dei Turchi
Nature
Cala Luna
Views
Polignano a Mare
History
Paestum temples
Views
Portofino harbour
History
Ravenna mosaics
History
Basilica of St Francis
History
Rocca Calascio
Views
Dolceacqua bridge and castle
History
Isola San Giulio
History
Isola Bella
Nature
Monte Isola
History
Naquane rock art park
Nature
Nardis waterfall
Nature
Lago di Tovel
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 59 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.