We drove down into Tuscany, which is Mille Miglia country and stayed there for a week, with runs out to places like Sienna and San Gimignano.
Sienna was interesting. I'd programmed the satnav to take us to what I thought was a car park close to the centre on the old city. We ended driving into the old city, which was packed with pedestrians and right into the Piazza deal Campo, which is where the famous Palio horse race is held. We caused quite a stir.
After Tuscany, we drove to Lake Garda following the Mille Miglia route. The area and roads around Garda are spectacular. The mountains fall vertically into the lake and the road either clings the the cliff face or tunnels through it and everyone with a Cobra knows that it's compulsory to drop a gear and floor it whenever you enter a tunnel.
Paul