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The best driving roads in Italy
56 hand-picked driving roads in Italy, every one mapped from real geometry and fact-checked, including 11 world icons.
Roads5611 world icons
Combined773 mi1,244 km of driving
High point2,757 m9,045 ft
The five to build a trip around
Our ranking, icons first, with the reasoning on the table. All 56 roads follow below.
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1
1,029 msummitOrientale Sarda
Often called the best driving road in the world, 50 km through the limestone Supramonte above the Gulf of Orosei on near-perfect asphalt, over a succession of named mountain passes.
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2
2,757 msummitStelvio Pass
The cathedral of mountain passes, 48 stacked hairpins to a 2,757 m sky.
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3
2,245 msummitPasso Sella
A Dolomites pass beneath the sheer Sella massif.
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2,243 msummitPasso Pordoi
Flowing Dolomite hairpins on the legendary Great Dolomites Road.
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2,618 msummitPasso di Gavia
A wild, narrow, high pass for the brave, barely two cars wide near the top.
Sardinia 1 road
Italy 49 roads
Passo Brocon19 mi · 40 min · 16 hairpinsView the roadbook ›
Stelvio Pass
Passo Pordoi
Passo Sella
Passo di Gavia
Passo Gardena
Passo Giau
Great St Bernard Pass
Amalfi Coast
Gardesana Occidentale
Passo Croce d'Aune
Passo di Lavazè
Passo Monte Croce di Comelico
Passo della Mendola (Mendel Pass)
Passo di Pramollo
Forcola di Livigno
Passo del Maniva
Passo di Stalle (Staller Sattel)
Passo Valles
Passo Cibiana
Penser Joch (Passo Pennes)
Colle del Sestriere
Passo San Pellegrino
Forcella Staulanza
Passo della Presolana
Passo San Marco
Passo del Foscagno
Passo di Croce Domini
Passo Manghen
Passo Tre Croci
Tre Cime di Lavaredo Toll Road
Colle Fauniera
Passo delle Erbe (Würzjoch)
Passo Duran
Passo San Boldo
Passo del Vivione
Strada della Forra
Passo dello Spluga
Passo Falzarego
Passo del Tonale
Passo Rolle
Passo Fedaia
Passo Valparola
Passo Campolongo
Colle del Nivolet
Colle della Maddalena
Passo del Mortirolo
Passo di Costalunga
Jaufenpass
Sicily 2 roads
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The Dolomites in Three Days
Apennines 4 roads
Campo Imperatore16 mi · 33 min · 2,128.1 m summitView the roadbook ›
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What is the best driving road in Italy?
Orientale Sarda is the place to start. Often called the best driving road in the world, 50 km through the limestone Supramonte above the Gulf of Orosei on near-perfect asphalt, over a succession of named mountain passes.
How many great driving roads does Italy have?
56 hand-picked and fact-checked roads, including 11 world icons, 773 miles of driving in all, every one mapped from real road geometry.
When is the best time to drive in Italy?
Most of the roads here are at their best in summer and autumn.
What is the highest road in Italy?
Stelvio Pass is the highest, climbing to about 2,757 m (9,045 ft).