Roads of Italy
Motorcycle parked on an Italian coastal road

Our point of view

A premium, personal, and authentically Italian experience.

Roads of Italy exists for riders who want the emotion of the road and the pleasure of being hosted well.

Not a race. Not a bus tour. A better way to feel Italy.

We build journeys around the rhythm of the road: scenic stretches in the morning, time to arrive well, and evenings shaped by local hospitality.

Our guests are international riders, couples and private groups who value safety, taste, good planning and the freedom to discover places that feel alive.

Two founders.
One idea
of Italy.

Roads of Italy exists because two Italians love their country too much to let visitors see only its postcards. We are not tour guides reciting dates — when a visit deserves a licensed expert, we bring the best one.

We are hosts: we learned Italy by living it, riding its roads, eating at its tables, knowing the people behind them. We designed this journey the way we would design it for friends visiting from abroad. And we are both on it, in person, every single day. That is the difference between buying a tour from a catalog and being hosted inside a country.

Luca, Roads of Italy co-founder and rider-host

Luca

My name is Luca. Born and raised in Italy, I have been a motorcyclist all my life and a tireless explorer of the country I proudly consider the most beautiful in the world. I know its famous roads, its hidden corners and, above all, the people, the flavors and the traditions that make Italy unforgettable.

Roads of Italy was born from a simple idea: international riders shouldn't just see Italy — they should be welcomed into the Italian way of life. The road matters, but so do the hotel at the end of the day, the trattoria where the owner knows what to bring you, the wine served at dinner and a pace that lets the journey breathe.

The Lifestyle Italy method brings these elements together: motorcycle routes, local hospitality, food, wine and places chosen with the eye of someone who knows how Italy should feel when it is done right.

Dario, Roads of Italy co-founder and experience designer

Dario

My name is Dario. Neapolitan by blood, born on Lake Como, I have spent twenty-five years telling stories through design, photography and film. Long before Roads of Italy, an old dream of mine came true: traveling my country and sharing it with guests from abroad.

For years I designed, organized and personally led small-group journeys across Italy for international travelers — Piedmont, Lombardy, Liguria, Tuscany, Naples and its coasts — including themed journeys such as the Montessori tour from Milan to Rome. Back then I wrote a line I still stand by: the real Italy is the one Italians keep for themselves — people, tables and traditions, in a balanced mix of the famous and the unknown.

In Roads of Italy I design the experience: how the journey looks, feels and is remembered. And I am on the road too, every single day — driving the support van right behind the group and filming the story you will take home.

Roads, taste and hospitality selected as one experience.

Motorcycle travellers riding a selected Italian coastal road at sunset

Selected roads

Routes are chosen for scenery, riding pleasure, safety, rhythm and the beauty of arriving somewhere worth stopping.

Motorcycle travellers arriving at a characterful Italian country hotel

Selected hotels

Boutique hotels, relais, villas and characterful stays are preferred over anonymous accommodation.

Motorcycle travellers sharing a regional Italian dinner outdoors

Selected tables

Trattorias, restaurants, wineries and regional food experiences are part of the journey, not an afterthought.

A local host welcoming a group of motorcycle travellers in the Italian countryside

Personal hosting

The host keeps the group moving, comfortable and connected to the places, people and lifestyle along the route.

Every route is experienced before it is shared.

The roads are not selected from a map alone. They are ridden, observed and refined in person: the surface, the views, the right places to pause and the rhythm that turns a beautiful road into a memorable day.

Roads of Italy host riding through a mountain landscape

Bookings, contracts and payments are handled by Il Girasole Scurria Turismo S.R.L.

Il Girasole is a Milan-based travel agency and tour operator active since 1976 — half a century of organized travel, thousands of departures and an uninterrupted license on the territory. Roads of Italy uses this partnership so the motorcycle journey can feel personal while the travel framework remains professional.

Via V. G. Orsini, 16 - 20147 Milano . P. IVA / Tax code 03511470159 info@ilgirasoleviaggi.it · Tel. 02 40091234