Three week loop in northern Italy
Italy itinerary
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Published on:
Sept. 16, 2020
21 days
1051 km
11 steps
This itinerary is a three week round trip In northern Italy. On this trip you will get to see some of northern Italy's most stunning cities and towns.
Step 1: Milan
3 days recommended
Milan
Milan is a metropolis in Italy's northern Lombardy region. The city is known as a global capital of fashion and design.
step 1: Milan
Transportation type:
car/bus/boat
141 km / 87 miles
step 2: Genoa
Step 2: Genoa
2 days recommended
Genoa
Genoa is a port city and the capital of Italy's northwestern Liguria region. It's known for its harbour and its old town, with the Romanesque Cathedral of San Lorenzo.
step 2: Genoa
Transportation type:
car/bus/boat
36 km / 22 miles
step 3: Portofino
Step 3: Portofino
1 days recommended
Portofino
Portofino is a town on the Italian Riviera coastline, southeast of Genoa. It's known for its picturesque harbour.
step 3: Portofino
Transportation type:
car/bus/boat
89 km / 55 miles
step 4: Cinque Terre
Step 4: Cinque Terre
2 days recommended
Cinque Terre
Cinque Terre is a string of villages on the rugged Italian Riviera coastline. There are 5 towns, each of them with colourful houses and vineyards cling to steep terraces. The Sentiero Azzurro hiking trail links the villages and offers amazing views.
step 4: Cinque Terre
Transportation type:
car/bus/boat
102 km / 63 miles
step 5: Lucca
Step 5: Lucca
1 days recommended
Lucca
Lucca is a city along the Serchio river in Italy’s Tuscany region. The city is known for its historic center, with cobblestone streets and surrounded by well-preserved Renaissance walls.
step 5: Lucca
Transportation type:
car/bus/boat
20 km / 12 miles
step 6: Pisa
Step 6: Pisa
2 days recommended
Pisa
Pisa is a city in the region of Tuscany. It's famous for its iconic Leaning Tower. This 56 metres tall tower was completed in 1372.
step 6: Pisa
Transportation type:
car/bus/boat
102 km / 63 miles
step 7: Florence
Step 7: Florence
2 days recommended
Florence
Florence is the capital of Italy’s Tuscany region. The city is known for its Renaissance art and architecture, including the world famous Duomo, a cathedral with a terracotta-tiled dome.
step 7: Florence
Transportation type:
car/bus/boat
119 km / 73 miles
step 8: Bologna
Step 8: Bologna
2 days recommended
Bologna
Bologna is the capital of the Emilia-Romagna region, in northern Italy. The city is famous for its medieval and Renaissance architecture and for its great food and wine.
step 8: Bologna
Transportation type:
car/bus/boat
153 km / 95 miles
step 9: Venice
Step 9: Venice
3 days recommended
Venice
Venice is the capital of northern Italy’s Veneto region. It was built on more than 100 small islands in a lagoon in the Adriatic Sea. It's known for its canals lined with Renaissance and Gothic palaces and its central square, Piazza San Marco, with St. Mark’s Basilica.
step 9: Venice
Transportation type:
car/bus/boat
121 km / 75 miles
step 10: Verona
Step 10: Verona
2 days recommended
Verona
Verona is a city in northern Italy’s Veneto region. The city is known for its medieval old town and for being the setting of Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet.
step 10: Verona
Transportation type:
car/bus/boat
39 km / 24 miles
step 11: Sirmione
Step 11: Sirmione
1 days recommended
Sirmione
Sirmione is a town on the southern bank of Lake Garda, in northern Italy. It’s known for its resorts, thermal baths and Rocca Scaligera, a medieval castle overlooking the lake.