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Italy Southbound-to-Alps
I’m reading this as a south-to-north Italy road trip, with one honest caveat: Castello Utveggio is in Palermo, Sicily, so including it makes Day 1 a big southern launch before the mainland climb north.
10days
38stops
3082km
Day 1: Depart → … → Matera
14h 8min · 978km4 stops
Depart
07:30
3h 34min · 247km
Castello Utveggio
08:00
4h 5min · 374km
Villa San Giovanni Ferry Terminal
14:30
6h 29min · 357km
Matera
17:30
Day 2: Belvedere Luigi Guerricchio → Amalfi → Positano
4h 5min · 216km3 stops
Belvedere Luigi Guerricchio
09:15
15min · 4.9km
Amalfi
14:30
3h 50min · 211km
Positano
17:00
Day 3: Depart → … → Castel Sant'Angelo
4h 13min · 333km4 stops
Depart
09:00
3h 15min · 272km
Ravello
10:00
58min · 61km
Colosseo
15:00
Castel Sant'Angelo
17:30
Day 4: Spanish Steps → Bologna → Venice
10h 57min · 755km3 stops
Spanish Steps
09:15
6h 52min · 378km
Bologna
12:30
4h 5min · 377km
Venice
17:30
Day 5: Depart → … → Sirmione
3h 13min · 169km4 stops
Depart
09:00
10min · 0.6km
Piazza San Marco
09:15
3h 3min · 168km
Rialto Bridge
11:30
Sirmione
17:00
Day 6: Depart → … → Varenna
20min · 12km4 stops
Depart
09:00
10min · 7.5km
Villa Balbiano
11:30
10min · 5.0km
Bellagio
14:30
Varenna
17:00
Day 7: Depart → … → Lago di Resia
3h 7min · 171km4 stops
Depart
09:00
2h 13min · 122km
Castello di Vezio
09:15
54min · 49km
Bormio
14:30
Lago di Resia
17:30
Day 8: Depart → … → Ortisei
3h 18min · 200km4 stops
Depart
09:00
1h 7min · 61km
Merano
10:30
2h 11min · 138km
Bolzano
13:30
Ortisei
17:00
Day 9: Depart → … → Lago di Carezza
1h 52min · 74km4 stops
Depart
09:00
28min · 18km
Passo Sella
09:45
15min · 9.4km
Canazei
12:30
1h 9min · 46km
Lago di Carezza
16:30
Day 10: Depart → … → Cortina d'Ampezzo
3h 9min · 175km4 stops
Depart
09:00
1h 5min · 62km
Santa Maddalena
09:45
59min · 54km
Brunico
13:00
1h 5min · 58km
Cortina d'Ampezzo
17:00
Heads Up
- 1. book Rome timed entries ahead
- 2. confirm Castello Utveggio and Villa Balbiano access before travel
- 3. avoid driving inside Rome/Venice cores
- 4. check alpine pass conditions before the Resia–Dolomites section
- 5. Day 1: 7h 39m driving — plan rest stops
- 6. Day 2: 5h 43m driving — plan rest stops
- 7. Day 3: 6h 37m driving — plan rest stops
- 8. Day 4: 6h 36m driving — plan rest stops