WINTER WARNING: DEMAND SNOW CHAINS. THEY ARE MANDATORY ON THE MAJOR HIGHWAYS

DRIVING WARNING: WATCH THE ENTRANCE RAMPS ONTO THE HIGHWAYS. THEY ARE SHORT AND PEOPLE DON’T SEEM TO WORRY ABOUT YIELDING TO YOU

AT BOLOGNA AIRPORT SET TRIP ODOMETER TO ZERO!!!

Bear to the RIGHT as you leave the airport toward the green signs.

You will be following signs for ANCONA.

Go under overpass and take a RIGHT for ANCONA

You are on a road parallel to the autostrada.

At 6.3 kms, Stay RIGHT for ANCONA

At 14.3 kms, Take ticket at toll booth

Bear RIGHT immediately after ticket booth for ANCONA A14

At 29 kms, Service area

At 52 kms, Service area

At 82 kms, Service area

At 86 kms, Take CESENA NORD/E45 ROMA USCITA

Toll is 3,70 EURO. Head straight for E45 ROMA

At 87.5 kms, Go RIGHT for ROMA E45

At 97 kms, Service area

At 103 kms, Service area

At 154 kms, Service area on the other side of autostrada (which you can get to)

At 158 kms, Signs now read PERUGIA (not ROMA)

At 166.5 kms,  Service area

At 200 kms, Service area

At 213.5 kms, Service area

At 214 kms, Take USCITA for UMBERTIDE Continue going downhill, past new apartments on the right. You will eventually be on Via Roma. You will come to a traffic circle which has a large white inverted cone in the middle. Go into the traffic circle and take an immediate right turn. This will put you on Via Colombo.  You will then come to another “traffic circle/intersection”. You will turn RIGHT.  This is Via dei Patrioti.  You will pass apartment construction on your left - keep going uphill. You will shortly see an underpass going under E45.TURN LEFT on the little road about 50 meters before the underpass!! This little road will bear RIGHT and go over the highway. Once on the other side of this little bridge, go right. You will now be on strada bianca (gravel road). Keep to the right on the gravel road, going up the hill. Road is lined with tall hedges and vineyards on both sides. You will come to a fenced villa. Bear LEFT around the villa and continue up the hill. You will see our house up ahead on the left side of the road. Suggest you go into FIRST gear before coming up our driveway.