First part of our Mille Miglia tour. We’ve decided to follow the route from 2019 since the original routes are no longer possible to drive according to what we’ve read. But since the team behind the modern Mille Miglia are kind enough to post the routes online. It’s easy to download and follow. Link: https://1000miglia.it/en/events/1000-miglia/1000-miglia-2019/the-route-2019/
The first leg took us from Brescia to Cervia Milano Maritima. We’ve skipped some roads since we don’t have the luxury of police escort and closed roads. But all in all we try to stay with their routes.
We also add some extra days in between driving. Bear in mind that Sir Stirling Moss drove the full 1,000 miles in 10 hours and 7 minutes back in 1955!
The first leg took us via Sirmione to the farmlands of the Po river. It’s frankly a quite boring landscape. We look forward to leg two that will take us across the Apennines on the way to Rome.
We stopped for lunch just outside Ferrara which we reached at lunch time. The control tower of the airport also hosts a restaurant called ”Trattoria Le Gusto del Volo”. It was a bit tricky to find the way, along a gravel road across a field. But well worth it, even if the car got a bit dusty.
There were a lot of traffic and some road works all the way to Cervia. We continued up to our hotel for the night in Verruchio. Verruchio is a pretty little village on a hill top near San Marino. The views are stunning and most of the city has been part of the castle (or castles?) in the past.
We had dinner at a restaurant called La Rocca. Great food and great service, well recommended.
Tomorrow we’ll take a break from driving and visit San Marino before going back to the coast and the next hotel.
Europe by car 
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