Itineraries

Trips we have already worked out

121 itineraries built from the same engine as the planner: every stop a town in the catalogue, every drive time measured, the base chosen because it is the shortest drive to everywhere else rather than because it is famous. Change any of them, or build your own.

Beyond the famous city 60

Where to go when you have seen the city and want the country around it. Each one exists twice: with a car, and without.

3 slow days: Montalcino4 towns
3 slow days: Siena, without a carno car4 towns
5 slow days: Montalcino5 towns
5 slow days: Siena, without a carno car5 towns
7 slow days: Montalcino7 towns
7 slow days: Siena, without a carno car7 towns
3 slow days: Bevagna4 towns
3 slow days: Deruta, without a carno car4 towns
5 slow days: Bevagna5 towns
5 slow days: Deruta, without a carno car5 towns
7 slow days: Bevagna7 towns
7 slow days: Deruta, without a carno car7 towns
3 slow days: Gardone Riviera4 towns
3 slow days: Bergamo, without a carno car4 towns
5 slow days: Gardone Riviera4 towns
5 slow days: Bergamo, without a carno car4 towns
7 slow days: Gardone Riviera4 towns
7 slow days: Bergamo, without a carno car4 towns
3 slow days: Asolo4 towns
3 slow days: Gradisca d'Isonzo, without a carno car4 towns
5 slow days: Asolo5 towns
5 slow days: Gradisca d'Isonzo, without a carno car5 towns
7 slow days: Asolo7 towns
7 slow days: Gradisca d'Isonzo, without a carno car7 towns
3 slow days: Riva del Garda4 towns
3 slow days: Trento, without a carno car4 towns
5 slow days: Riva del Garda5 towns
5 slow days: Trento, without a carno car4 towns
7 slow days: Riva del Garda6 towns
7 slow days: Trento, without a carno car4 towns
3 slow days: Imola4 towns
3 slow days: Imola, without a carno car4 towns
5 slow days: Imola5 towns
5 slow days: Imola, without a carno car5 towns
7 slow days: Imola7 towns
7 slow days: Imola, without a carno car7 towns
3 slow days: Gabicce Mare4 towns
3 slow days: Gabicce Mare, without a carno car4 towns
5 slow days: Gabicce Mare5 towns
5 slow days: Gabicce Mare, without a carno car5 towns
7 slow days: Gabicce Mare7 towns
7 slow days: Gabicce Mare, without a carno car5 towns
3 slow days: Porto San Giorgio4 towns
3 slow days: Pineto, without a carno car4 towns
5 slow days: Porto San Giorgio5 towns
5 slow days: Pineto, without a carno car5 towns
7 slow days: Porto San Giorgio7 towns
7 slow days: Pineto, without a carno car7 towns
3 slow days: Pompei4 towns
3 slow days: Pompei, without a carno car4 towns
5 slow days: Pompei5 towns
5 slow days: Pompei, without a carno car5 towns
7 slow days: Pompei7 towns
7 slow days: Pompei, without a carno car7 towns
3 slow days: Minervino Murge4 towns
3 slow days: Minervino Murge, without a carno car4 towns
5 slow days: Minervino Murge4 towns
5 slow days: Minervino Murge, without a carno car4 towns
7 slow days: Minervino Murge4 towns
7 slow days: Minervino Murge, without a carno car4 towns

A corner of Italy, in full 31

One corner, five to ten days, based where the drive times are shortest rather than where the guidebook starts.

10 slow days: Montalcino9 towns
5 slow days: Montefalco5 towns
7 slow days: Montefalco7 towns
10 slow days: Montefalco9 towns
5 slow days: Monzambano5 towns
7 slow days: Monzambano5 towns
10 slow days: Monzambano5 towns
10 slow days: Asolo9 towns
10 slow days: Riva del Garda6 towns
5 slow days: Castell'Arquato5 towns
7 slow days: Castell'Arquato5 towns
10 slow days: Castell'Arquato5 towns
10 slow days: Gabicce Mare9 towns
10 slow days: Porto San Giorgio7 towns
10 slow days: Pompei9 towns
10 slow days: Minervino Murge4 towns
5 slow days: Altomonte5 towns
7 slow days: Altomonte7 towns
10 slow days: Altomonte7 towns
5 slow days: Chiavari5 towns
7 slow days: Chiavari7 towns
10 slow days: Chiavari9 towns
5 slow days: Alba5 towns
7 slow days: Alba7 towns
10 slow days: Alba9 towns
5 slow days: Siracusa5 towns
7 slow days: Siracusa7 towns
10 slow days: Siracusa9 towns
5 slow days: Alghero4 towns
7 slow days: Alghero4 towns
10 slow days: Alghero4 towns

Straight from the airport 30

You land, you collect the car, and these are the towns within reach before dinner.

5 slow days from Ancona / Pescara: Numana5 towns
7 slow days from Ancona / Pescara: Numana7 towns
5 slow days from Bologna: Imola5 towns
7 slow days from Bologna: Imola7 towns
5 slow days from Genoa: Montalcino5 towns
7 slow days from Genoa: Montalcino7 towns
5 slow days from Milan: Manerba del Garda5 towns
7 slow days from Milan: Manerba del Garda6 towns
5 slow days from Verona: Riva del Garda5 towns
7 slow days from Verona: Riva del Garda6 towns
5 slow days from Naples / Salerno: Pompei5 towns
7 slow days from Naples / Salerno: Pompei7 towns
5 slow days from Turin: Montalcino5 towns
7 slow days from Turin: Montalcino7 towns
5 slow days from Florence / Pisa: Montalcino5 towns
7 slow days from Florence / Pisa: Montalcino7 towns
5 slow days from Venice: Vittorio Veneto5 towns
7 slow days from Venice: Vittorio Veneto7 towns
5 slow days from Rimini: Gabicce Mare5 towns
7 slow days from Rimini: Gabicce Mare7 towns
5 slow days from Rome: Montefalco5 towns
7 slow days from Rome: Montefalco7 towns
5 slow days from Bari / Brindisi: Minervino Murge4 towns
7 slow days from Bari / Brindisi: Minervino Murge4 towns
5 slow days from Catania: Montalcino5 towns
7 slow days from Catania: Montalcino7 towns
5 slow days from Lamezia / Reggio: Montalcino5 towns
7 slow days from Lamezia / Reggio: Montalcino7 towns
5 slow days from Cagliari: Montalcino5 towns
7 slow days from Cagliari: Montalcino7 towns

The Sunday letter

The 1,000 Italian towns most travelers skip.

Every Sunday we send one letter. The week's town, what is worth eating there, and when to turn up. It is free, and you can leave whenever you like.

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