Six days of supercars through Italy with YPO, from Puglia to Sorrento, Rome, Il Borro and Florence.
Itinerary
Event chairs Francesco Barontini and Perry Britton, 3–8 October 2021: Puglia, Sorrento, Rome, Il Borro and Florence. Four days of driving, about 1,198 km (745 mi) and an estimated 16 hours 42 minutes at the wheel: Puglia to Sorrento 359 km, Sorrento to Rome 282 km, Rome to Il Borro 422 km, Il Borro to Florence 135 km.
Event Program Slides
Italy · Savelletri · Borgo Egnazia
Our home for two days. Carter and I had time to relax, explore, and enjoy the property.
Day -1
Italy · Savelletri · Borgo Egnazia
Lunch by the sea.
Day 0
Italy · Savelletri · Borgo Egnazia
Our first night with friends arriving.
Day 1: Puglia
Italy · Savelletri · Borgo Egnazia
The welcome reception dinner.
Day 2: Puglia to Sorrento
Italy · Savelletri · Borgo Egnazia
Italy · Alberobello · The Trulli
Italy · Matera · Matera
Matera – One of the oldest inhabited cities in the world and setting for the James Bond film “No Time to Die”
We had lunch at this amazing restaurant in a cave.
Italy · Campania · Road to Sorrento
Italy · Sorrento · Grand Hotel Excelsior Vittoria
We finally arrived in Sorrento after I gave Carter bad directions, and we hit the same wrong turn three times. He was pissed – we were supposed to hit the drive along the Almafi Coast at sunet, and it was dark. Our friend Ali, the most aggressive driver in the group, also hit the same wrong turn. He was behind us, and we were both driving Lamborghini Huracanes on a 1.5-lane road. I was driving and Carter said what ever you do do not let Ali pass – this is a guy who takes blind corners all the time and has been lucky – I totally roadblocked him all the way into Sorrento in the rain. Upon arrival, he just shook his head in disapproval at us 😂
Day 3: Sorrento to Rome
Italy · Sorrento · Grand Hotel Excelsior Vittoria
Italy · Pompei · Pompeii Archaeological Park
Italy · Cassino · Abbey of Monte Cassino
On the way to Monte Cassino, Carter drove the 812 Superfast Ferrari—a 12-cylinder beast with over 800 HP. Some of the group had been driving together for a couple of years, and Marcus told Carter that Italians only respect red Ferraris. Ours was yellow. Marcus knew Carter wanted to hit his top speed goal of 300 km/h, so on a straight stretch of the Autostrada, Marcus pulled in front of us and cleared about 1 km of road space for Carter. Carter hit the gas; I closed my eyes and prayed, hanging onto the oh shit bar, also knowing not to say anything to distract him, as that would not be good. Carter hit 328 KPH, 204 MPH, a top speed for the group. Needless to say, I was relieved we survived.
Italy · Rome · Hotel Eden
After dinner, we toured Rome in elongated golf carts. Marcus led us, and we nearly crashed into the Colosseum.
Day 4: Assisi, Grotte di Frasassi and Il Borro
Italy · Rome · Hotel Eden
Italy · Assisi · Assisi
Italy · Genga · Grotte di Frasassi
Italy · Gubbio · Gubbio
Gubbio was an amazing town, and the storm gave us some great photos.
Italy · San Giustino Valdarno · Il Borro
Day 5: Siena and Florence
Italy · San Giustino Valdarno · Il Borro
Italy · Badia a Passignano · Osteria di Passignano
Italy · Florence · Four Seasons Hotel Firenze
Day 6: Florence
Italy · Florence · Four Seasons Hotel Firenze
Photo Montage
Thanks for traveling with TheHad🩵