Italy Travel Guide: Routes and Tips - LowKeyMiles

Italy

Baroque, Greek Temples and Dolce Vita

Currency Euro (€)
Plug Type Type F (Same as most of Europe)
Signature Dish Arancino / Pasta
Getting Around Rental Car

Choose Your Route Through Italy

Italy is one of those countries you always want to go back to. We're starting with Sicily, the island where Greeks, Arabs, Normans and Spanish Baroque all collide in a single territory, explored end to end by car.

If you only have a weekend, go for the 3-day getaway (Palermo and Cefalù), or stretch it to 4 days to reach Taormina without heading south. If you have more time, there's our original 5-day route (Palermo, Agrigento, Siracusa and Catania, with Cefalù as a day trip) and the optimised 6-day version that adds Taormina and Naxos to the east. And if the volcano is calling you, we have a separate guide just for the Etna excursion.

We'll keep expanding this hub with our routes through Rome and Naples, so if Italy is on your list, check back here from time to time.

Sicily

From Palermo to Catania: Baroque architecture, Greek temples and the shadow of Etna.

Day Trip From the Route

Mount Etna in 1 Day Full Guide

Mount Etna in 1 Day

How to organise the climb up Europe's tallest active volcano: cable car, jeep and a mandatory guide up to nearly 3,000 metres. Real prices and what to pack.

1 Day