Two Belgians on a two weeks road trip across northern Italy

Departing from Belgium by car, we've decided not to hurry on our way to Italy. We first stopped for a memorable evening in Colmar (Alsace region in France, famous for its wines). We crossed Switzerland (with a breakfast stop at Bern, the Swiss capital, watching their very famous bears) before moving to Italy by the Grand-Saint-Bernard pass, a mythic spot for dog lovers and bikers. We spent 2 days hiking around Aosta, sleeping in our tent. We finally went down to Tuscany, our first stop being Lucca. After 24 hours, we moved to an nice apartment in the center of Firenze, where we slept two nights. We enjoyed Firenze, its museums, its churches, its piazzas and its beautiful Boboli gardens, a true heaven of peace in this always-moving city. In the end of this very month of may, the amount of turistic activities is already impressive. After those two days in a dense city, we felt the need for something quieter. For this reason, we rented a room for two nights in an agriturismo located in the Valle D'Elsa. Cooking & enjoying dinners with an amazing views on the Italian countryside were nice experiences. During the day, we visited Siena. Two days later, we moved to the Maremma area, at the south-west of Tuscany. Sleeping again in our tent, we enjoyed biking in the national parks, reading on the beach and swimming in the still cold water. We visited a lot of remote villages where time seems to have stopped. We moved back to Firenze area, with a 4 hours stopover to discover San Giminiano, and slept in Fiesole, a village above Firenze. Finally, we drove to Venice where we rented a small apartment for two nights. We walked 15 km a day in the narrow street of Venice, always wondering what we would discover at the next corner. We drove home through Simplon Pass and Switzerland, and stop for two nigths at friends in the Canton du Valais, where we hiked a bit again. We drove home the next day after 17 days of traveling, exhausted and welcomed back by the typical rain in Belgium. A summary of all the amazing things we've seen and crossed is given in the below activities. Don't hesitate to share your fav places in Italy!

Bärengraben

Fosse aux ours de Berne, Grosser Muristalden 6, 3006 Bern, Suisse

La route de Vins d'Alsace

Route des Vins, 68240 Sigolsheim, France

Petite Venise in Colmar

Rue de la Herse, 68000 Colmar, France

Arco D'Augusto

Piazza Arco D'Augusto, 11100 Aosta, Italie

Porta Pretoria

Piazza Porte Pretoriane, 11100 Aosta, Italie

Cascate di Lillaz

Frazione Lillaz, 11012 Cogne AO, Italie

The walls of Lucca

Lucca, Province of Lucca, Italy

Uffizi in Florence

Uffizi Gallery, Piazzale degli Uffizi, 6, 50122 Firenze, Italy

Cattedrale di Santa Maria del Fiore, Florence

Piazza del Duomo, 50122 Firenze, Italie

Santa Maria Novella

Piazza di Santa Maria Novella, 18, 50123 Firenze, Italie

Ponte Santa Trinita

St Trinity Bridge, Ponte Santa Trinita, 50100 Firenze, Italie

Enjoy a refreshing gelato in Florence

Florence, Italie

Battistero di San Giovanni

Piazza del Duomo, 50123 Firenze, Italie

Giardino di Boboli

Jardin de Boboli, Piazza Pitti, 1, 50125 Firenze, Italie

Galleria degli Uffizi

Piazzale degli Uffizi, 6, 50122 Firenze, Italie

The traffic-free center of medieval Monteriggioni

53035 Monteriggioni, Province of Siena, Italy

The Chiantigiana Road in deep Tuscany

53017 Radda in Chianti, Province of Siena, Italy

The city of Siena

53100 Siena, Province of Siena, Italy

Piazza del Campo

Il Campo, 53100 Siena SI, Italie

Duomo di Siena

Piazza del Duomo, 8, 53100 Siena SI, Italie

Torre del Mangia

Torre del Mangia, 53100 Siena SI, Italie

Parco Regionale della Maremma

Parco Regionale della Maremma, Loc. Collecchio, 58100 Magliano GR, Italy

Village of San Gimignano

San Gimignano, Sienne, Italie

Teatro La Fenice

campo san fantin 1965, 30124 Venice, Italy

Basilica Cattedrale Patriarcale di San Marco

Piazza San Marco, 328, 30124 Venezia, Italie

Canal Grande

30124 Venise, Italie

Ponte Vecchio

Ponte Vecchio, 50125 Firenze, Italie

Ponte di Rialto

Rialto Bridge, Sestiere San Polo, 30125 Venezia, Italie

Ponte dei Sospiri

Pont Des Soupirs, Piazza San Marco, 1, 30122 Venezia, Italie

Venetian Ghetto

Fondamenta Ghetto, 30121 Venezia, Italie

Barry Foundation

Rue du Levant 34, 1920 Martigny, Suisse