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Cycling in Rome to me was a bit like in Central London, but with higher caffeinated drivers, more cobbled uneven surfaces, cool stuff to look at, little narrow alley ways or flowing through the tourist trail that can link things up. It was fun, but easy to find snarled up commuting traffic by accident. Route 5 might be the best way in if it is designated for cycling.
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I'm planning to cycle from Basel in Switzerland to Rome at the start of June. Does anyone have any route advice?
I'll be on my Tour de Fer, so I'm looking for quiet roads and hard packed gravel rather than anything too rough. I see there's a EuroVelo route (#5) that I could intersect with and follow - does anyone have any experience with it?
I'm in a good general state of fitness with lots of running, climbing and football, however most of my riding is getting around the city, so I'd like to aim for less than 100km a day, and I'm not averse to hopping on a train if some areas have particularly boring riding or congested roads. I'm a little bit nervous about being on busy roads in Italy, for example...