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Italy Grand Loop: Lakes to Sicily
Start in Milan, then drive to Lake Como for Villa Balbiano and Varenna.
12days
26stops
1572km
Day 1: Milan → Villa Balbiano → Varenna
1h 56min · 84km3 stops
Milan
Milan · Lombardy
1h 12min · 73km
Villa Balbiano
12:30
44min · 10km
Varenna
16:00
Day 2: Lago di Resia → Ortisei
3h 24min · 192km2 stops
Lago di Resia
13:30
3h 24min · 192km
Ortisei
17:00
Day 3: Seceda cable car → Lago di Braies
2min · 0.5km2 stops
Seceda cable car
08:30
2min · 0.5km
Lago di Braies
16:00
Day 4: Venice
1 stops
Venice
14:00
Day 5: St Mark's Basilica → Rialto Market → Fondamenta Zattere
1h 53min · 155km3 stops
St Mark's Basilica
Venice · Veneto
1h 43min · 154km
Rialto Market
Venice · Veneto
10min · 1.6km
Fondamenta Zattere
Venice · Veneto
Day 6: Sirmione → Malcesine
1h 7min · 53km2 stops
Sirmione
13:00
1h 7min · 53km
Malcesine
16:30
Day 7: Orvieto → Rome arrival
4h 49min · 443km2 stops
Orvieto
13:30
4h 49min · 443km
Rome arrival
Day 8: Colosseo → Castel Sant'Angelo → Spanish Steps
5h 1min · 403km3 stops
Colosseo
09:00
1h 39min · 130km
Castel Sant'Angelo
14:00
3h 22min · 273km
Spanish Steps
17:00
Day 9: Positano
1 stops
Positano
13:00
Day 10: Amalfi → Matera
35min · 17km2 stops
Amalfi
17:00
35min · 17km
Matera
14:30
Day 11: Villa San Giovanni Ferry Term… → … → Palermo
2h 29min · 224km4 stops
Villa San Giovanni Ferry Terminal
Villa San Giovanni · Calabria
4h 5min · 377km
Ferry across the Strait of Messina
Villa San Giovanni / Messina · Calabria / Sicily
2h 29min · 224km
Messina Ferry Terminal
Messina · Sicily
Palermo
Palermo · Sicily
Day 12: Castello Utveggio
1 stops
Castello Utveggio
17:30
Heads Up
- 1. Pre-book Colosseo timed entry, Lago di Braies access/parking rules, and Villa Balbiano tour as early as possible.
- 2. Avoid driving into ZTL zones; use official parking/access points for Venice and Rome.
- 3. Day 11 is a long ferry-transfer day. Start early and keep Palermo plans light.
- 4. Day 2: 5h 35m driving — plan rest stops
- 5. Day 8: 5h 1m driving — plan rest stops
- 6. Day 11: 6h 34m driving — plan rest stops