[Dottore]

The coast road is a massive freeway. Not nice—even though its on the coast. Go to Crema, then Cremona, then Parma and then to Lucca.

Cremona is one of our favourite small towns. It's a gorgeous medieval university town. Lots of life and lots of pretty old stuff. Stradivarious built his violins there.

And Parma is well worth visiting en-route as well.

Alternatively go to Brescia first—the start and finish of the Mille Miglia. Lots of car-guy things to do there, and then head down to Cremona etc.