Auto Tour of Italy (part 2)

4th Step Naples (2 night minimum recommended 3) Book a hotel

Tour of Naples, Vesuvius, Pompeii (also possible to return)

From 12:00 to 0:00 to see the Neapolitan life and downtown Naples, only on foot (Unforgettable)

Passage required to: Castel Nuevo and commanding ground ( seaport ), La Galeria (the famous gallery Victor Emmanuel covered, while Marble and 4 branches), the plaza and the plaza Trento and legendary Gambrinus Pastry open even very late (for outputs theater) or you'll be able to in a luxurious decorations (enjoy a pastry with alcohol lemon) then go browse via Chiaia and its multitude of shops and into the tiny streets without car because too narrow (hence scooters) (this is where the myth of Naples lies cut grooves) with clotheslines hanging from a window on either side of the alley. Neapolitan songs spontaneous profusion that respond from window to window. Be careful not to get lost in this maze.

Finally, essential'll eat a pizza at Pizzeria Brandi ancient is the pizza was invented there very long. Here the wood-fired pizza with a taste that we did find anywhere else in the world .

Petit important information about the pizza: Pizza is the dish of the poor invented in Naples in 1780 is the beginning of the intended pizzerias, whose invention has "Pietro e Basta così" which the tradition was revived two centuries later by the Ancient Pizzeria Brandi or we suggest you to eat tonight. Be careful if you order a Neapolitan pizza you will receive a Margherita pizza, and if ordering a Roman pizza "which will not necessarily be appreciated by the master of the house" you will receive a pizza with olives and anchovies (a Neapolitan tradition in French) In short let go because the pizza is delicious with Brandi "Worth a trip", besides all the heads of state are gone and it is not what you will pay dear for a pizza c ' is not always a pizza? Brief unforgettable (try to take a table upstairs) for the extension of the basement is for the little people, and finish the evening with liquor Lemon. When looking at Brandi bypass through the right Castel Nuevo, turn left at the top of the square on the street Victor Emmanuel III to the Via Roma and take it to your right, then turn left on a narrow street ( Port'Alba) goes up, the pizzeria is on the right at 18 to 150 meters uphill.

Aside from that Naples is a city of extraordinary art, it takes days and days to make its museums ...

The traffic is infernal in Naples and is restricted to Naples, we strongly advise you not to venture into the downtown Naples with a luxury car.You risk of denting, scratching your car and make you very afraid (pack of Vespa ...). Neapolitans do not meet the fire nor the wrong way, they darken a nightmare. Our advice: Stay on the beach with your car to win your hotel (Sofitel is very good but has no dedicated car garage in the hotel, they have space in the basement of nearby buildings) we 've tried it, it's indescribable to park our car in the basements of the buildings even booked via the Sofitel (the kind to get your car) you must leave 50 cars before extirpate there between old stone walls .... even if you arrived late the night before, you must leave your keys in the basement guards ..... Leave her car outside is risky especially if it is flashy. Alternatively, go to sleep on the slopes of Vesuvius (Herculaneum), there are luxury hotels in the countryside with guarded parking and are only a half hour of downtown by expressway. Another formula Hotels Bay of Naples (but more expensive)

You can also make a day trip to the paradise island of Capri, but also flooded with tourists. ( Capri it's over ...) and to the Blue Grotto , the cable car and tour the gardens of the town of Capri (1 hour at sea) Attention Capri in one day is possible but not racing and do plus the blue grotto in the same day is an achievement, we have the risk of missing the last 5 minutes boat to the mainland.

Vesuvius, a good half day (to do so if the weather is clear and in the early morning the view is clear). The view of the crater is striking and disturbing. It smokes a bit (of steam ) The pressure cooker is ready to explode!

Area Pouzzole away from Vesuvius over Napoli and fumaroles (half day), here is the rule of a caldera (a collapsed volcano that is leaving room for the Like YellowStone USA a no mans land who smokes and set fire to some straw laid on the ground . Visit the site before sunset in two hours.

5 th Step Sicily - Etna 2 Nights

(Hotel slope of Etna and Taormina to rest)

Alternative Book a hotel in Messina and make excursions days (after 3:30 to go to Etna and much to return) Highway and mountain road

Please note this is only in the off season you can go to Sicily unexpectedly, due to the crossing in Bac (1/2 hour sailing) the Strait of Messina if there are days of waiting with a car if you have not booked.

Cone Southeast erupting - February 1999

Our advice, spin on the slopes of Mount Etna (there are a few hotels that are normally dedicated to winter sports ) and yes there is snow on Etna four months per annum. Beware the cable car is destroyed now following the latest eruption. Shipping 4x4 truck and walk (with guides) Etna is a mountain cow no problem except that it rises and there may be a rash (but that's why you're come see)

Taken from night 28/02/1999 at 3:00 am from the cliff located above the Valley del Bove - Pause 3 minutes - February 1999 Eruption

Step 6 (Salerno, amalgamation, Positano, Sorento )

This rating steep preserved is a jewel

1 hotel in Ravello to start? Luxury guarantee

Then make the road from the coast of Salerno to Sorrento (after a day) and get a hotel on the heights overlooking the sea (amazing view. Dating Advice a small hotel in Positano on the lookout Positano (very quiet in the off season) , or a famous hotel in Sorento (tourist town hung atop a lively cliff)

You can Pompeii here if you have not done the driveway.

Pompeii, it takes at least a day: You need good walking shoes and compatible with the summer heat. Sunglasses and hat and possibly nothing in his hands (one bag light back to the gourd isothermal for example)

Pompeii, the shock you have is the huge side and you have to have only 50% of the city has been excavated (the rest remains buried intentionally to preserve for future generations). For you must know, The ruins of Pompeii is dying victims of the tourism success and let go of some of the authorities (it appears that a very strong inflection just taken to restore the ruins)

7th Step Tivoli (watch Messina to Villa D'este requires a day's drive) by cons of Pompeii is a half day's drive. Tivoli this situ 30 km east of Rome.

A Tivoli three major attractions:

A visit in order:

The Villa d'Este , in half a day, visit its gardens will be an opportunity to rest of the road to sleep . Water jets and fountains naturally fed by the natural slope of the drainage were already known at the time of the Romans. A delight when it's hot for this cool (Grand old trees and water jet)

The Villa Adriana (Hadrian's Villa)

These are the ruins of the "Disney Land" from the Roman period (1st century of our area). Here was the brothels, recreation centers, swimming pools, showers, bathrooms, playrooms ... Count a day to make your search of these places.

Villa Gregoriana , in three hours in the morning with sunny weather preferably (for the garden down with water at the bottom of a dark abyss)

A visit in third

Step 8 - Florence  

At least one day to visit Florence to see the beautiful green marble of the plaza del Duomo, visit the Baptistry and the Ponte Vecchio. More seriously the Uffizi gallery (afternoon), the Palazzo Vecchio (the morning). for those who remain more than two days the Pitti Palace, Holy Cross and walk the hills, the museum Saint Marc (you guessed Florence is like Rome it takes weeks to see all ...) However, as is a pity that this city is polluted by the noise of scooters and blue smoke ...

Step 9 Venice

Venice is a huge first floor parking mandatory risk it is complete even out of season and in case you are forced to make half- turn on the highway from the lagoon to tens of kilometers to find another way to approach (train, taxi, car ...) approach Venice by car is hell and endless queues ... Well here you are warned and if you try it out and season Carnival off then with a little luck you put your car in the parking lot you go out your luggage and you end up with your bags at the entrance to Venice ??? !!!!!!!!! If you have reserved a hotel you have a small chance if hassle guarantee, a gondolier will lead you to great expense to a hotel (her boyfriend) and station in the note. With a little luck, starting to walk down about a resident who offers a bed and breakfast (yes that we have arrived) and this is happiness! Your bag is placed, it's late okay go to attack the maze of narrow streets and canals at night and even think about taking a plane and place a breadcrumb trail to find your room at night. Venice is yours because in this case it's out of season and at night and you explore the city to take his pulse. Close this can be more romantic than not?

In the morning, it's packed with people and walk out to conquer the city by taking the vaporetto line 1 and go play tourist Piazza San Marco, the Bridge of Sighs, climb to the top of the Campanile, the tower Clock, visit the Doge's Palace. Guaranteed at the end of the day you are on the ball but dazzled (are you still on earth)

10th step back proposition 1 Direct Mont Blanc possible leaving Venice at 9:00 am hotel in Chamonix in the evening) to the motorway not fire until the toll of Mont Blanc tunnel! Long long but we must eventually return to Turin Step night to cut the distance and enjoy the alpine valley in the morning rather than at night (from Aosta to Courmayeur) Hotel in Chamonix

10th step proposal Milan 2

Visit the cathedral, a round at La Scala? Milan only interest lovers of big cities with all their advantages (nightlife, store) from there you can return to France by the road to Mont Cenis, or the Mont Blanc

10th stage Proposition 3 the Borromean Islands and then back through Switzerland by Gotthard

Enough to boost your trip , the Borromean Islands in the seaside town of Stresa in the Great Lakes region that's located in a microclimate Mediterranean atmosphere in the heart of the Alps. Here you can relax, canoe motor and visit the islands (a house at the heart of the Alps) is approximately half a day to visit the Isola Bella and castle you can stay the day and eat on the island.

The great lakes is also the major Lake, Lake Como, Lake Lugano, Lake Guard (much further east)

You can also visit the Lake Maggiore + 1 day.