Road trip to Lake Como next year

[keith24]

I'm planning a trip down to Lake Como from South Midlands. Any ideas ? I want to have a "leisurely" drive down and stop at some decent hotels thinking of 300 ish miles per day? Ideas please.

[billynobrakes]

You could speak to scenic car tours they have trips organised to Italy or they can put one together based on where you want to stop

[RONV]

do it yourself they charge to much and you still have to just follow their route we have been several times and sorted out route and hotels it will cost you half the price. via:- Dover, Mulhouse, Basel, Luzern, Altdorf, St Gotthard Pass or tunnel, Bellinzona, Cadenazzo, Lugano, Como, 600 miles we stop overnight at Mulhouse to visit the museum. Booking.com for hotels and French road tolls for route.

Edited by RONV on Sunday 20th November 19:18

[bomb]

We have done the trip on a number of occasions, and much of the enjoyment is actually planning the route. Call in at Mullhouse and have a full day in the museum there - its well worth a stop, to see the hundreds of cars there ( largest collection of Bugatti cars).

We have used ferries from Newcastle and Hull to get over to the continent and also used the Chunnel a good few years ago. 300 miles per day is OK but sometimes you want to do less miles and explore the local towns / areas. Its all dependant upon your time scale of course.

enjoy your trip.

[esso]

Hi Keith,I did Riems to see the old circuit,Mulhouse for the Schlumpf Museum,then into Switzerland,did some of the mountain passes,I recommend the Abula Pass,then into Northern Italy and did the Stelvio ,well recommend it.

[ESDavey]

We did this in 2015 & had a great time. http://www.esdavey.com/gallery_684968.html

Tunnel then stayed Hostellerie Des Bas-Rupts in Gerardmer
Chateau Gutsch Switzerland
Grand Hotel Villa Serbelloni on Lake Como x2 nights
Strasbourg Best Western

North France dull but the rest was great

[DonkeyApple]

If you head to Givet (It's the pretty town that is on the end of the penis shaped bit of France thrusting into the anus of Belgium) you then get a nice run of roads down to Baden-Baden the following day. Then the 500 takes you all the way through the Black Forest and some of the best roads you'll ever drive in a TVR down to Waldshut Tiengen. You then get some great roads to Lucerne and bang into Lake Como on the motorway.

This was about 20 miles past Baden and it just keeps on like this all the way. The 500 is a must for any TVR owner. It's as if it was made for our cars.

[keith24]

Some great ideas thanks guys, time to get the ma[ out and do some planning.

[Voldemort]

bomb said:

We have done the trip on a number of occasions, and much of the enjoyment is actually planning the route.

Definitely! We had five nights in Varenna on our way to Venice last year. Hotel was found through trip adv after deciding where aboutsish we needed to stay. Absolutely loved Bellagio/Menaggio/Varenna.

[Derek Smith]

I was thinking of driving to the Mille Miglia, 18 - 21 May, via the lumpy bits across various countries. Would make a great end to the run.

[bomb]

There is a museum dedicated to the Mille Miglia and that's worth a visit too. Good collection of cars and some great history.