Day 12: 8am departure. First stop: Orvieto! We rode the funicular to the top where we saw the Duomo ... Very beautiful structure and design representing the best of the Renaissance style. After a wild boar sandwich (nicely seasoned but quite gamey and on stale-tasting bread which is apparently what the Italians like), it was only another 2 hours drive to Roma! We caught a train from near the campsite into the centre of Roma... Starting at the Spanish Steps...Tr...

Day 11: Our free day in Florence! Starting with a walking tour guided by a local guide at 9:30am, we webbed our way through the narrow cobble-stone streets of Florence, visiting the exact copy of David the statue (from Rome), the St. Mary's Duomo (the 3rd largest cathedral in Europe after St. Peter's Basilica in Vatican City and St. Paul's Cathedral in London). This St. Mary's cathedral was in fact the oldest in Europe though, being over 1,000 years old and havin...

Day 10: 8:30 am departure bound for Florence, via the Leaning Tower of Pisa. We drove through the coastline of the French-Italy border, which was spectacular! As we were on the motorway situated in top of cliffs and overlooking the coast, dotted by farms (fruit plantations) and homes on endless rolling green hills. Of course, we miss the turnoff for the service station they've been trying to spot for the last half hour. Stupid Davo. Has there been one day where...