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Italy End-to-End: Rome to Venice
Ten days rolling north by car, from Roman ruins through Tuscan hills, up the Ligurian coast, across the lakes, and finishing on the canals. Long but logical — every big drive has a worthy stop baked in.
10days
30stops
345km
Day 1: Depart hotel on foot → … → Trevi Fountain & Spanish Steps
20min · 5.2km4 stops
Depart hotel on foot
09:00
20min · 5.2km
Colosseum & Roman Forum
10:00
Pantheon & Piazza Navona
14:00
Trevi Fountain & Spanish Steps
17:00
Day 2: Vatican Museums & Sistine Cha… → St. Peter's Basilica → Trastevere wander
14min · 4.0km3 stops
Vatican Museums & Sistine Chapel
08:00
6min · 1.4km
St. Peter's Basilica
12:30
8min · 2.6km
Trastevere wander
16:00
Day 3: Orvieto → Pienza → Val d'Orcia viewpoints
1h 27min · 89km3 stops
Orvieto
10:30
1h 14min · 79km
Pienza
15:00
13min · 10km
Val d'Orcia viewpoints
17:30
Day 4: Montalcino → Siena → Florence arrival
1h 47min · 118km3 stops
Montalcino
10:00
48min · 45km
Siena
13:00
59min · 73km
Florence arrival
17:30
Day 5: Duomo complex → Uffizi Gallery → Ponte Vecchio & Oltrarno aper…
26min · 10km3 stops
Duomo complex
09:00
4min · 0.8km
Uffizi Gallery
13:00
22min · 9.4km
Ponte Vecchio & Oltrarno aperitivo
17:00
Day 6: Pisa → La Spezia / park car → Manarola
1h 23min · 95km3 stops
Pisa
10:00
1h 23min · 95km
La Spezia / park car
14:30
Manarola
16:30
Day 7: Vernazza → Corniglia → Riomaggiore
46min · 23km3 stops
Vernazza
09:00
15min · 6.5km
Corniglia
12:30
31min · 17km
Riomaggiore
15:30
Day 8: Varenna → Bellagio
2 stops
Varenna
14:00
Bellagio
17:00
Day 9: Como departure → Verona → Venice mainland arrival
3 stops
Como departure
10:00
Verona
13:00
Venice mainland arrival
18:00
Day 10: St. Mark's Square & Basilica → Rialto & backstreets → Dorsoduro & gondola
3 stops
St. Mark's Square & Basilica
08:00
Rialto & backstreets
12:00
Dorsoduro & gondola
15:30
Heads Up
- 1. ZTL zones (limited traffic historic centers): Rome, Florence, Siena, Verona, Venice — fines by camera are automatic and arrive months later. Park outside and walk in.
- 2. Book ahead non-negotiables: Vatican Museums, Uffizi, Florence Duomo dome climb, Colosseum. Weeks out for peak season.
- 3. Rental car: pick up Day 3 in Rome (outside ZTL), drop off Day 9 in Venice-Mestre. No point paying for the car during Rome or Venice days.
- 4. Day 8: 5h 7m driving — plan rest stops