Rally 2020

The theme of the upcoming rally 2020 will be "The Green Heart of Italy".

The 38th edition of the Carovana Romantica rally offers an inedited itinerary across the Italian Peninsula from the Adriatic Coastline to the Tuscia area.

Highlights

Rally 2020 will start from Urbino and will cross the medieval cities of Urbania, Mercatello sul Metauro and Sansepolcro, following the footsteps of the Renaissance artists such as Piero della Francesca. Their historical centres are still originally preserved, and prosperous in museums,  palaces and churches which host splendid paintings, as the 14th-century Cathedral of San Giovanni Evangelista and the Museo Civico in San Sepolcro. On the ancient Roman road Via Flaminia, we will cross the Apennines to the east along a particularly picturesque route, surrounded by hills rich in vineyards and olive groves.

The itinerary will cover some of the most significant sites in the Marche and in Umbria along the spectacular hills, discovering several medieval cities: among those Gubbio is famous for the unforgettable views from Piazza Grande, and Torgiano in Umbria, a little town completely dedicated to the culture of wine, which hosts the awarded Wine Museum. Another stage will be in Todi, which is encircled by three sets of concentric walls, each from a different historical era: Etruscan, Roman and from the Middle Ages.
The final stage will take place in the "Tuscia" countryside, driving west toward Lazio, near the rivers of Bolsena lake, where the most important Farnese Family Villas are hidden as an unknown secret. Then, we will touch Orvieto which hosts one of Italy's greatest Gothic churches, and Civita di Bagnoregio, the so-called "dying city" with its nowadays still preserved medieval centre.
As always the Carovana Romantica is a non-competitive rally that offers participants a journey to discover food and wine traditions, monuments and natural beauties, routes and unique Italian landscapes.

Itinerary & Hospitality

Stage 1: Marche - Friday 5th to Monday 8th

Friday 5th: Welcome in Urbino 

16:30 Check-in Teams at Urbino Resort - Tenuta Santi Giacomo e Filippo Hotel ****

18:30 Briefing and introduction to the rally

20:00 Welcome dinner

Saturday 6th: On the footsteps of Piero della Francesca

09:00 Departure to Urbino

09:45 Arrival in Urbino. Car park and visit

12:00 Departure to Urbania. Light Lunch and visit

14:00 Departure to Mercatello sul Metauro - Passo di Bocca Trabaria – Sansepolcro. Car park and visit

17:30 Return to the Urbino Resort - Tenuta Santi Giacomo e Filippo Hotel ****
20:00 Special dinner 

Sunday 7th: Between the hills and the sea

09:30 Departure to Pesaro - Villa Caprile/Villa Imperiale FAI gardens. Car park and visit.

11:00 See sighting driving on SP 44 direction "Parco Naturale Monte San Bartolo"

14:00 Light Lunch and wine tasting at Fattoria Mancini / Castello di Granarola

16:30 Back to the hotel Urbino Resort - Tenuta Santi Giacomo e Filippo Hotel ****

Monday 8th: Adriatic white sands

09:30 Departure to Furlo Canyon- Fossombrone- Mondavio- Corinaldo

10:45 Senigallia. Car park and visit.

12:30 Light Lunch. Free Time

15:30 Departure to Fano. Stop and Visit

18:00 Relax in Urbino Resort - Tenuta Santi Giacomo e Filippo Hotel ****

20:00 Dinner

Stage 2: Umbria - Tuesday 9th- Wednesday 10th

Tuesday 9th: Down to the green heart of Italy

09:30 Check-out and departure to Gola del furlo - Acqualagna - Cagli

10:30 Arrival in Gubbio. Car park and visit. Light Lunch 

15:20 Departure to Torgiano

16:30 Arrival and check-in at the Tre Vaselle Resort & Spa *****

20:00 Dinner at the swimming pool's side

Wednesday 10th: Assisi & Lake Trasimeno

09:30 Departure to Assisi. Car park and visit

14:00 Tour around the Trasimeno lake

16:30 Return to Hotel in Torgiano

20:00 Evening at the "Smallest Theatre of the world"

Stage 3: Lazio/Tuscany - Thursday 11th to Friday 12th

Thursday 11th: Masterpieces from Medieval Ages

09:30 Check out and departure to Deruta- Todi

10:30 Todi. Cars exposure. Visit

13.00 Orvieto. Cars exposure. Lunch and Visit

12:00 Departure to San Casciano dei Bagni

20:00 Check-in at Fonteverde Tuscan Resort & Spa **** - Dinner in Hotel

Friday 12nd: The Pope's town of Tuscia

9:00-14:00 Departure to Civita di Bagnoregio. Car park and visit of the city.

11:00 Montefiascone- Bolsena lake roundtrip

13:00 Lunch at Winery

15:00 Relax in Hotel

20:00 Special goodbye dinner!