Road trip through Italy: From Rome to Calabria passing through Naples

Italy is one of the most beautiful places to go on a driving route, a trip from Rome to Calabria, passing through Naples, is a perfect way to discover the richness of this immense country. Do you want to come with us? Take note.

The best driving route from Rome to Calabria

A road trip through Italy to enjoy your holidays is one of those plans that we recommend you to enjoy at least once in your lifetime. How inviting for your trip is the closeness of the destinations and being able to rent a car in Rome the minute your plane lands and starting your route along the Tyrrhenian coast until you reach Calabria.

With 702 kilometers and an approximate duration of seven hours, this route crosses the cities of Frosinone, Gaeta, Naples, Pompeii, Salerno, Sala Consilina, Castrovillari and Calabria and the national parks of Cilento and Vallo di Diano, the Appennino Lucano - Val d'Agri - Lagonegrese and Pollino.

Therefore, we must bear in mind that it is a long distance and that it will take us almost a day to complete it, so we recommend you to make stops and not miss the best of each of these cities. The best option is to get to Rome in the morning and make the most of the day; if you arrive later, we recommend spending the night there and enjoying the eternal city , to start our trip to the south the next morning.

Frosinone and Naples, the first two stops

Once we start the trip, the first stop will be Frosinone, a city with a population of almost 50,000, where we can see the Vittorio Veneto Square or the Roman amphitheater. Continuing our trip, we pass by Gaeta and arrive in Naples, home of the pizza par excellence and with the best gastronomic delicacies; make a stop in this city to enjoy these delights during the rest of the day, we resume our route the following day towards Naples.

Naples is famous, among other aspects, for Mount Vesuvius, with Pompeii at its feet. There are several guides that will tell us the whole history of the volcano that guards the Neapolitan city day and night. We can also visit the Piazza del Plebiscito, which is close to such emblematic places as the Royal Palace, the San Francesco di Paola church, the Prefecture Palace or the Palazzo Salerno.

The Umberto I Gallery and the Cappella Sansevero are other monuments that will be an obligatory stop in our trip. And, of course, you cannot miss a visit to its traditional pizzerias, where you can taste the authentic Margherita pizza, invented by Raffaele Esposito and prepared with tomato, mozzarella, oil and basil in honor of Queen Margarita and the flag of the transalpine country.

Full nature up to Calabria

After leaving Naples behind and continuing our journey to Calabria, we enter the authentic Italian nature, surrounded by huge mountains and national parks that, especially in the central part of the country, form an idyllic vegetation. A wonderful place with a changing weather from the winter to the summer months.

Thus we will cross the parks of Cilento and Vallo di Diano, the Appennino Lucano - Val d'Agri - Lagonegrese and Pollino, until we reach Calabria, a city that offers attractions such as Tropea, with several beaches, red onions and cathedrals, or Cosenza, commanded by its enormous castle and imbued by an art that is present in the whole region.

In short, this is a route where you can delight your 5 senses with the wonders of mythical cities and nature at its best, with thousands of places of interest between the beautiful Rome and the exuberant Calabria, an unforgettable road trip where your rental car will increase your freedom of movement for a more pleasant experience.