Camper trip to the Western Balkans and Italy: itinerary and expenses
What is it like to travel over 5000 km. With a rickety old camper with 2 children and a dog, passing 10 countries, getting to Italy and back, read in the first part of the series of travelogues about our camper trip to the Western Balkans and Italy.
Read our travelogues from the journey:
Camper Hire - Procedure and Risks - Read HERE.
Day 1. From Bulgaria to Albania - Read HERE.
Day 2. Montenegro - read HERE.
Day 3. Dubrovnik - read HERE.
Day 4. Mostar and Kravice Waterfalls - Read HERE.
Day 5. Organized tour around Trogir - read HERE.
Day 6. Zadar and a dried-up lake near Rijeka - read HERE.
Day 7. Lake Garda and Papco Natura Viva – Read HERE.
Day 8. Gardaland - Read HERE.
Day 9. Pisa, White Beach, Tuscany - Read HERE.
Day 10. Lost in Tuscany - Part 1 - Read HERE.
Day 11. Lost in Tuscany - Part 2 - Read HERE.
Day 12. The beaches near Ancona and San Marino - read HERE.
Day 13. Venice - Read HERE.
Day 14. The Otochec fortress in Slovenia and a little from Serbia - read HERE.
Day 15. Return Home – Read HERE.
Route and costs:
The kilometers between the individual destinations are marked, as well as the coordinates and features of the places where we have parked and the sights we have visited. The dates of the trip were 9-24.07.2019.
Day 1:
Sofia - Skopje - 245 km. (3:30 AM)
Забележителности в СКОПИЕ – Къщата на майка Тереза в центъра на града ( отворен от 9:00 до 20:00ч.), огромен аквадукт на 2 км. северно от Скопие
Паркинг в Скопие – 1-2 евро на час, в центъра на Скопие
coordinates: 41. 993999 21.4373
N 41°59’38.39″ E 21°26’14.28”
Skopje - Kosovo - Shëngjin (Albania) - 305 km. ( 4:00 AM)
Sights in Shengjin: Evening beach, bunkers, to buy cheap olives and olive oil
Parking in Shengjin - free, on the coastal Street
Coordinates for the night: 41.782154 19.603163
N 41°46'55.75″ E 19°36'11.38″
Day 2:
Northern Albania - Budva - 123 km. (2:30)
Sights in Budva - Old Town, Mogren Beach
Parking in Budva - 2 euros per hour, huge parking 15 minutes from the old town
Coordinates: 42.284737 18.83985
N 42°17'5.05 E 18°50'23.45
Budva - Kotor - 24 km. ( 40 min. )
View, View Point: 42.408769 18.769228
N 42°24'31.56 E 18°46'9.22
Sights in Kotor - the old town of Kotor, the fortress wall, the island churches, the town of Perast
parking in Kotor – free, huge parking 5-10 minutes from the old town
Coordinates: 42.421101 18.7672
N 42°25'15.96″ E 18°46'1.92″
Parking for the night – free, turnoff from the road, on the bank of the fjord
coordinates: 42.486458 18.765798
N 42°29'11.24 E 18°45'56.87
Day 3:
Kotor - Dubrovnik - 91 km. ( 2:30 AM)
Sights in Dubrovnik - Old Town, Saint Yakov Beach
Parking in Dubrovnik: Free, in the shade, in a residential neighborhood, 40 minutes from the old town of Dubrovnik, there are buses;
Coordinates: 42.65095 18.078923
N 42°39'3.41″ e 18°444.12
Паркинг за нощувка: Безплатен, до град Zaton, на плажа, сянка, близо до Пожарната —> има вода 🙂
coordinates: 42.6945 18.042
N 42°41’40.19 E 18°2’31.19
Day 4:
Dubrovnik - Mostar - 130 km. (2:20)
Sights in Mostar – Stari Most and next to it War Photo Exhibition, the shopping street after Stari Most, bullet marks on the buildings
Parking in Mostar – free public parking in Residential neighborhood 5 minutes from Stari Bridge, nearby supermarket
coordinates: 43.37612 17807771
N 43°20'15.4″ e 17°48'27.97″
Kravice Falls waterfalls (on return, 7:00-10:00 p.m., 5 euros per person), bullet marks on buildings
Mostar - Kravice Falls - Trogir - 180 km. (3:00 p.m.)
Parking for the night in Trogir: free roadside places to the beach, noisy
Coordinates: 43.516102 16.257299
N 43°30'57.96″ E 16°15'26.27″
Day 5:
Organized tour by Trogir around the Trogir archipelago and the Blue Lagoon
Price: $100 for all (2 adults + 2 children)
booked through: https://viator.com
Parking for a night in Trogir: on the same place
coordinates: the same as the night before
Day 6:
Trogir - Zadar - 158 km. ( 2:00 )
Забележителности в ЗАДАР – Стария град, Морския орган
Паркинг в Задар – Огромен, частично на сянка, на 20 минути от Стария град на Задар, безплатен
coordinates: 44.114.119 15.238089
N 44°6’50.82” E 15°14’17.12″
Zadar - Fuzine (in the region of Rijeka) - 300 km. ( 4:00 AM)
Parking for overnight stay in Fusine - to lake, tables and chairs, shadow, free
coordinates: 45.3125 14.7169
N 45°18'45.0" E 14°43'0.83"
Day 7:
Fuzine - Lake Garda - 370 km. (5:00 p.m.) + Papco Natura Viva
Parco Natura Viva (Zoo Safari) - 22 Euro/Adults, 17 Euro for Children 6-12 Years, under 6 years - Free. Fauna Park is open from 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., and the safari park is from 9:30 to 16:00
Parking for the night on Lake Garda – 10 euros for 24 hours, guarded, next to the lake itself, on the back of Gardaland, playground
coordinates: 45.457743 10.704536
N 45°27'27.87″ E 10°42'16.32″
Day 8:
Gardland
Summer hours – 10:00-23:00.
Gardaland – Chiaravalle – 120 km. (2:00 p.m.)
Day 9:
Chiaravalle - Pisa - 190 km. ( 2:30 AM)
Sights in Pisa - The Leaning Tower - Paid if we are going to the top - 8:30 - 22:00. 18 euros per person. The cathedral nearby is free.
Parking parking in Pisa: until 14:00 is 1 euro/hour, after 14:00 – free; 5 minutes from the tower
Coordinates: 43.725201 10.3984
N 43°43'30.72″ E 10°23'54.23″
Pisa - White Beach – 46 km. (60 minutes)
Beach parking: free, 5 minutes from the beach, shadow
Coordinates:
N 43°22'57.0″ E 10°26'14.2″
Паркинг за нощувка в Тоскана – безплатен, гледка
coordinates: 43.350712 10.826964
N 43°21’2.56” E 10°49’37.07”
Day 10:
from overnight parking - San Gimignano - 30 km. ( 1:00 AM)
Parking in San Gimgiano: Free, 15 minutes from the old town
Coordinates: 43.462101 11.034
N 43°27'43.56″ E 11°2'2.39″
San Gimignano – Monteriggoni – 30 km. ( 1:00 AM)
Parking at Monteriggoni Castle – huge, paid – 1-2 euros/hour, to the castle itself
coordinates: 43.388 11.2249
N 43°23'16.8″ E 11°13'29.64″
Monteriggoni - Panoramic road - Montalcino - 70 km. ( 3:00 AM)
Panoramic road: Taverna Dárbia – Asciano – Buonconvento
Parking overnight in Tuscany to Montalcino – free, among vineyards, view, shadow
Coordinates: 43.049999 11.5212
N 43°2'59.99″ E 11°31'16.31″
Day 11:
Montalcino – Montepulciano – 30 km. ( 1:00 AM)
Parking in Montepulciano – free, huge, 10 minutes from the old town
coordinates: 43.092539 11.776455
N 43°5'33.14″ E 11°46'35.23″
Montepulciano – Bagno Vignoni – 22 km. (35 minutes)
Parking in Bagno Vugoni - free, 10 minutes from the thermal spring
coordinates: 43.02852 11.623533
N 43°1'42.67″ E 11°37'24.71″
Bagno Vignoni – Ficulle – 93 km. ( 2:00 AM)
Parking overnight at Ficulle – playground, shadow, free
Coordinates: 42.8302 12.0682
N 42°49'48.72″ E 12°4'5.52″
Day 12:
Ficulle – Sirolo (Urbani Beach, Ancona – 200 km. (3:00 p.m.)
Sirolo parking large but easy to fill; It costs 2-3 euros for the whole day
coordinates: 43.519693, 13.619029
Sirolo – San Marino – 130 km. (2:20)
Sights in San Marino – the whole old town, the 3 towers, the Museum of Curiosity
Overnight parking in San Marino – Free, Shadow, 5 minutes from the lift that leads to downtown San Marino
coordinates: 43.940701 12.4406
N 43°56'26.52″ E12°26'26.16″
Day 13:
San Marino - Venice - 280 km. ( 4:00 AM)
Sights in Venice - Grane Canal, the Square and Basilica of San Mrco, the Bridge of Sighs, the islands of Murano and Burano
Parking in Venice - in a residential neighborhood, free, Shade, garbage containers
Coordinates: 45.471859 12.225722
N 45°28'18.69″ E 12°13'32.59″
Venice - Otochets (Slovenia) - 300 km. ( 4:00 AM)
Parking overnight in Otochec – castle, free and quiet place, on the bank of a river, near thermal spring
coordinates: 45.83902 15.233915
N 45°50'20.47″ E 15°14'2.09″
Day 14:
Otochets - Boljevci - 460 km. ( 7:00 AM)
Parking overnight at Boljevci – free, quiet, meadow, shadow, playground, fountain
coordinates: 44.716633 20.222474
N 44°42'59.87″ E 20°13'20.9″
Day 15:
Boljevci - Sofia - 420 km. (7:30 am)
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Some statistics:
Countries visited: 9 in total, of which 4 are new - Albania, Montenegro, Bosnia and Herzegovina, San Marino
Cities visited: 16
Favorite cities:
– Trogir (Croatia)
- San Gimignano (Tuscany, Italy)
– San Marino (San Marino)
Beaches visited: 7
Kilometers traveled: 4500 km.
Total number of nights: 14
Vignettes and Tolls:
Slovenia: weekly vignette - 15 euros. We used it on the way back to Bulgaria, and on the way to the section between Rijeka (Croatia) and Trieste (Italy) there is no highway and accordingly there is no vignette from a vignette for Slovenia!!!
Serbia: from SID to Belgrade - 4.50 euros, from Belgrade to Dimitrovgrad - 12.50 euros - category 2
Italy: Trieste - Verona - 19.60 Euro / Verona - Spezia - 25 Euro / Specia-Florence - 13 Euro / Florence - San Marina - Ancona - 24 euros / Rimini - Trieste - 30 Euro - 2 category
Croatia: from Dubrovnik to Rijeka - 46 euros, Zagreb-Lipovak - 27 euros - 2 category
Kosovo: local civil agreement - 15 euros for 1 week
in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Albania, Macedonia and San Marino We have not paid tolls or vignettes.
EXPENSES:
Rent a camper - BGN 1120
transport costs - BGN 1400
food - about 350 euros (we brought a large part of our food from BG and cooked in the camper)
attractions - €265 Total for all
Camper stops/parking lots – €25
Total: BGN 3,800
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