Tourism Italy - Italian Trail Map

Trieste

Gran Paradiso National Park

Monti Sibillini National Park

Apennine Mountains

Genoa

The Dolomites

For anyone who questions whether Italy is one of the most naturally awe-inspiring countries in the world, we have just the thing for you. It’s called Sentiero Italia, the Grand Italian Trail, and it stretches 3,700 miles from Slovenia-bordering Trieste in the northeast, across the snow-capped Italian Alps, along the western border of France, down through the backbone of the boot to the tip of its toe, then island hopping to Sicily and Sardinia. Divided into 368 mesmerizing sections that allow you to hike deeper and deeper into the country’s culture, you could easily spend days, weeks or even months covering the trail. Here are some highlights you might enjoy along the way.

GRAND Italian

HIKING ITALY'S

Tuscany

GULF OF NAPLES

tyrrhenian sea

Venice

Rome

Trieste

Those bold enough to conquer the entire trail often take their first steps in Trieste, a beautifully haunting boarder city filled with artists, writers and international flare.

Monti Sibillini National Park

Tuscany

Apennine Mountains

Genoa

Gran Paradiso National Park

The Dolomites

Trieste

The Dolomites

Just one of many UNESCO World Heritage Sites along the trail, the Dolomites reach high into the sky, the sun shimmering off their granite peaks in a cascade of colors, often rendering one speechless.

Gran Paradiso

Gran Paradiso was the first to receive National Park status in Italy, and for good reason. The namesake mountain looms majestically over wide alpine grasslands alive with long-horned ibex and curious marmots.

Genoa

This ancient city—once one of the world’s most commanding maritime powers—charms all visitors with historic squares, winding alleyways and grandiose palazzos.

Apennine Mountains

The Grand Italian Trail winds through the Apennine Mountains, often referred to as the backbone of Italy as they stretch nearly 1,000 miles down the country’s east coast.

Tuscany

There is simply nothing more romantic, more inspiring than the rolling landscapes of Tuscany, where medieval towns and cozy villages are spread out across vineyards and verdant hillsides.

Monti Sibillini

The trail picks its way through the rugged beauty of this awe-striking mountain range, which boasts 10 peaks over 6,500 feet high.

ADRIATIC sea

IONIAN sea

TRAIL

Check out the top sights you’ll catch along the way.

National Park

Santa Teresa Gallura, Sardinia

National Park

Campobasso

The Grand Italian Trail includes several pleasant diversions that allow you to venture off to explore places like Campobasso, a historic town known for its fine steel blades since the 8th century.

Campobasso

Mount Vesuvius

Another trail diversion springs off toward the Amalfi Coast, where you can get up close and personal with one of history’s most famous volcanos and see firsthand what it did to Pompeii.

Mount Vesuvius

Pollino National Park

The largest national park in the country, Pollino is a natural haven filled with wooded slopes, flower-filled grasslands and picturesque mountains.

Pollino National Park

Catanzaro

As the trail takes you deeper toward Italy’s ‘toe,’ you’ll pass near Catanzaro, an ancient seaport that overlooks two seas: the Ionian to the east and the Tyrrhenian to the west.

Catanzaro

Palermo, Sicily

As the trail takes you deeper toward Italy’s ‘toe,’ you’ll pass near Catanzaro, an ancient seaport that overlooks two seas: the Ionian to the east and the Tyrrhenian to the west.

Santa Teresa Gallura

The trail continues across the Tyrrhenian Sea to bisect the storied island of Sardinia, ending at its northern tip in Santa Teresa Gallura, a seaside village home to stunning beaches.

Sardinia

Palermo

Sicily

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