It's 902 estimated Mapquest miles from Rieti, Italy to Paris. That's a lot of hours (13.5) in a minivan with 4 stinky kids. In preparation for our trip, we asked the kids where in Europe they would want to visit. We limited them to the continent. They unanimously chose Paris. Admittedly, not my first choice destination - having experienced the aroma of Paris in July already once in my life. And then came the reasons for Paris: "They have the Eiffel Tower!" "Euro Disney is there too!" These are their reasons. All 2 of them. I could drive them to Las Vegas to see the Eiffel tower at Paris hotel followed by many days at Disneyland and still not be driving for 902 miles. We may be re-thinking Paris. And by "we," of course, I mean me.