Italy, Tuscany, Italy
Rolling cypress lined curves through vineyards link two of Tuscany's finest cities.
Length
45 km
In miles
28 mi
Driving time
1 hr 8 min
Atlas rating
8.9 / 10
The run
Florence to Siena, following the SR222. Drive it in either direction, though the views usually favour the climb.
Season
Open year round in normal conditions, with the usual care after rain or frost.
Nearby
158 km away
Passo del Bracco
A ridge top Ligurian road with sweeping sea glimpses above the Cinque Terre coastline.
218 km away
Scala di Santa Regina
A narrow gorge road blasted into red granite walls, the gateway to Corsica's high interior.
226 km away
Passo del Turchino
A historic road linking Genoa to the Piedmont plains through wooded Apennine ridgelines.
226 km away
Vallee de la Restonica
A tight riverside track climbing into a glacial valley beneath jagged Corsican granite peaks.
245 km away
Strada della Forra
A tunnel like gorge road carved into rock above Lake Garda, once called the world's best road.
257 km away
Calanques de Piana
Impossibly narrow ledge road through blood red granite pinnacles above the Gulf of Porto.
Longer journeys
4h 15m
The Great Dolomites Drive
Four legendary passes strung between limestone cathedrals, the definitive alpine day.
1h 30m
Stelvio Pass
Forty-eight numbered hairpins stacked like a staircase into the sky.
3h 20m
Lake Garda Mountain Loop
Gardesana corniche tunnels, then a climb into olive terraces above the water.