5 Day Italian Roadtrip
Discussion
Afternoon Everyone,
A mate and I are heading to Italy in the first week of May to watch the F1 testing at Mugello.
We're going to land in Pisa a few days before and hire a Fiat Panda, and we've started to think about places to visit while we're there.
So far we've found...
- A 10min test drive in a Ferrari or Lamborghini for around £90 (i think) in Modena
- Obligatory visits to Ferrari and Lamborghini museums.
- Possibly have a look at the Imola circuit (but not sure what's on)
- And then of course the F1 testing at Mugello.
We're thinking about alternating nights in Viareggio, Bologna, and Florence.
Would be interesting to hear people's thoughts and suggestions.
Any advice on hiring a small Fiat from the airport? I can't imagine it's a particularly challenging thing to arrange in Italy but I haven't hired a car in a while.
Thanks,
Dave
A mate and I are heading to Italy in the first week of May to watch the F1 testing at Mugello.
We're going to land in Pisa a few days before and hire a Fiat Panda, and we've started to think about places to visit while we're there.
So far we've found...
- A 10min test drive in a Ferrari or Lamborghini for around £90 (i think) in Modena
- Obligatory visits to Ferrari and Lamborghini museums.
- Possibly have a look at the Imola circuit (but not sure what's on)
- And then of course the F1 testing at Mugello.
We're thinking about alternating nights in Viareggio, Bologna, and Florence.
Would be interesting to hear people's thoughts and suggestions.
Any advice on hiring a small Fiat from the airport? I can't imagine it's a particularly challenging thing to arrange in Italy but I haven't hired a car in a while.
Thanks,
Dave
Not sure what you will see at Imola if nothings on ,the walls are very high.
I drove around the perimeter on a Saturday early evening and saw very little of the circuit,
though i didn't investigate any further to see inside fences etc.
Bizarrely there is blocks of flats right by the circuit.
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I drove around the perimeter on a Saturday early evening and saw very little of the circuit,
though i didn't investigate any further to see inside fences etc.
Bizarrely there is blocks of flats right by the circuit.
Click on my profile for a pic
Avoid Pisa, Livorno, Viareggio area!
Factory tours as described, Stelvio is a good drive away from where you will be it's north of Milan by a good bit. New Ferrari museum in Modena on the site of where the old man was born is open now I think??The road north from Pisa through Lucca over to Abetone and onto Maranello is pretty good.
Futa pass is between Bologna and Mugello. A fair bit of the Mille Miglia route is in the area you are going. There must be a website somewhere to give you the route. Florence is the best city in Italy and the driving roads around there and in Tuscany through Chianti and down to Sienna are superb. San Gimignano is worth seeing. You should be able to follow the Mille Miglia route north from Sienna to Mugello area.
Factory tours as described, Stelvio is a good drive away from where you will be it's north of Milan by a good bit. New Ferrari museum in Modena on the site of where the old man was born is open now I think??The road north from Pisa through Lucca over to Abetone and onto Maranello is pretty good.
Futa pass is between Bologna and Mugello. A fair bit of the Mille Miglia route is in the area you are going. There must be a website somewhere to give you the route. Florence is the best city in Italy and the driving roads around there and in Tuscany through Chianti and down to Sienna are superb. San Gimignano is worth seeing. You should be able to follow the Mille Miglia route north from Sienna to Mugello area.
Lastinclass said:
Avoid Pisa, Livorno, Viareggio area!
Factory tours as described, Stelvio is a good drive away from where you will be it's north of Milan by a good bit. New Ferrari museum in Modena on the site of where the old man was born is open now I think??The road north from Pisa through Lucca over to Abetone and onto Maranello is pretty good.
Futa pass is between Bologna and Mugello. A fair bit of the Mille Miglia route is in the area you are going. There must be a website somewhere to give you the route. Florence is the best city in Italy and the driving roads around there and in Tuscany through Chianti and down to Sienna are superb. San Gimignano is worth seeing. You should be able to follow the Mille Miglia route north from Sienna to Mugello area.
This man speaks sense.Factory tours as described, Stelvio is a good drive away from where you will be it's north of Milan by a good bit. New Ferrari museum in Modena on the site of where the old man was born is open now I think??The road north from Pisa through Lucca over to Abetone and onto Maranello is pretty good.
Futa pass is between Bologna and Mugello. A fair bit of the Mille Miglia route is in the area you are going. There must be a website somewhere to give you the route. Florence is the best city in Italy and the driving roads around there and in Tuscany through Chianti and down to Sienna are superb. San Gimignano is worth seeing. You should be able to follow the Mille Miglia route north from Sienna to Mugello area.
Road from Lucca to Modena is SS12 .It passes village where my sister has a house.
And if you drive from Mugello to Imola there is a "pass" i found quite entertaining
in the cosworth in 2010.Cannot remember its name.
Pisa's not so bad. It's a working town not a tourist attraction (the Duomo and the leaning tower are in a compound of sorts). The Piazza dei Cavalieri has much more atmosphere and is very nearby. The airport is very near the town so it'd be rude not to just take a quick look. The thing to remember is that it isn't prettified and is really a typical tuscan town, warts and all. There are good restaurants there too. It has a big uni so think of it as a university city and it makes more sense.
Marina di Pisa is interesting because it was built by US air force families in the 50s and has a strange italo-american feel. There are some pretty nice private beaches there, and usually interesting motors parked up.
I'm driving there this summer. The drive from Pisa up into the hinterland to Lucca is pleasant, as Lucca lies in the hills. There is a big change of geography and the roads are less well travelled. Don't be intimidated by the driving, just drive steadily and be laid back.
Florence is a total must. It's beautiful.
South of Pisa, try Volterra. I've not visited but it's interesting and I believe the driving is interesting too. I'm going to try to get there this year. It's a well preserved etruscan town.
The alpine passes are miles and miles away, so suggestions of stelvio etc are just bonkers unless you are driving down via germany or switzerland.
Tuscany is a great part of italy, I'm sure you'll struggle to fit it all in to 5 days.
Modena is a fair trek, and not as beautiful as the tuscan countryside... but it is reachable.
Marina di Pisa is interesting because it was built by US air force families in the 50s and has a strange italo-american feel. There are some pretty nice private beaches there, and usually interesting motors parked up.
I'm driving there this summer. The drive from Pisa up into the hinterland to Lucca is pleasant, as Lucca lies in the hills. There is a big change of geography and the roads are less well travelled. Don't be intimidated by the driving, just drive steadily and be laid back.
Florence is a total must. It's beautiful.
South of Pisa, try Volterra. I've not visited but it's interesting and I believe the driving is interesting too. I'm going to try to get there this year. It's a well preserved etruscan town.
The alpine passes are miles and miles away, so suggestions of stelvio etc are just bonkers unless you are driving down via germany or switzerland.
Tuscany is a great part of italy, I'm sure you'll struggle to fit it all in to 5 days.
Modena is a fair trek, and not as beautiful as the tuscan countryside... but it is reachable.
Hiring a little Fiat 500 from the airport is fine. Cheap too.
Italian motorways are interesting places. Meaning mad.
Maybe Stelvio is a bit far but to get some alpine driving, going up towards Livigno is bound to give you some laughs. Alternatively, the road from Bobbio to Genoa is stunning.
Italian motorways are interesting places. Meaning mad.
Maybe Stelvio is a bit far but to get some alpine driving, going up towards Livigno is bound to give you some laughs. Alternatively, the road from Bobbio to Genoa is stunning.
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