Fellow travelers..need opinions. Hubby and I doing 3.5 month driving of Europe. We have booked a place in Rome for the end of October. Is 3 weeks enough time to drive from Germany to Rome? Any drives that our out of this world? Should we omit Milan and focus on Venice, Florence and Tuscany?
I feel that à year is not enough to see it all!
Thank you in advance.
Posted by
CA
2290 posts
Can’t help you on a route but don’t forget the 90 day rule unless you are European citizens.
Posted by
Gettysburg PA
9393 posts
From where in Germany?
Impossible to answer without knowing that detail
Posted by
San Francisco Bay Area (USA)
17893 posts
Three weeks? That's way too long.
From Flensburg, Germany at the border with Denmark (probably the farthest point north) to Rome it's a little less than 1,900 km (1,150 miles).
You can comfortably do it in a couple of days, driving about 10 hours a day (plus some time for pit stops).
Posted by
Ontario, Canada
7338 posts
As Roberto noted, you can do the drive in 2-3 days without exhausting yourself. But I dont think that is what you are trying to ask.
But your post also raises more questions. 3 1/2 months greatly exceeds the normal 180 day limit for tourist stays for most non European nationals. Do you have a passport that exempts you? You will be driving across multiple borders and dont mention where you will drop your car. Will you be renting or leasing? And if renting, are you aware of the substantial fee usually added if you drop in a different country from where you picked up?
As for itinerary, you dont mention whether you have any interest in seeing anything in Germany or Austria or Switzerland en route to Italy. If you do, you could easily spend 3 weeks before you hit the Italian border. If you dont, then why not save time and just fly to your first Italian city. Pick up a guidebook or 2 on Italy and see which areas and cities have the attractions that most appeal to you, and plan your itinerary accordingly.