The Road to Monaco

[ceecee]

We're travelling to Monaco for the Top Marques motorshow in April and was hoping somebody knew of some wicked driving roads we could take on the way there (Nice big warm up for Le Mans!).

We'll be getting the ferry across to somewhere mid France (Le Havre, St Malo, Cherbourg etc) and then nailing it all the way to Monaco and back over a long weekend.

Any recommendations much appreciated.

Ceecee and Mooroo

[puggit]

I'd avoid the ports mentioned and use www.speedferries.com from Dover - Boulogne.

Then follow the A26 (Autoroute des Anglais) and A5/A31 from the North past Riems to Dijon, then the A6/A7/A8 to Monaco. This way you avoid Paris and its environs! (as you are in a hurry)

[ceecee]

Wouldn't this add another 5 hours drive from Boulougne? we're doing that crossing for Le Mans.

[puggit]

The Boulogne route is around 35 miles longer then from Le Havre - but they are better, quieter motorways and you avoid Paris and it's outskirts

Plus the Boulogne-Dover crossing is 40minutes compared to however many hours using the Normandy ports.

[ceecee]

Ok, I'll have a look at that as I was discounting it for the distance. I know the ferry crossing is much quicker (and probably cheaper) so will have a re think about the route.

Thanks for the advice.

[whirly]

When down in Nice in October, Mrs Whirly and I took a (relaxed) day of brisk driving, from Nice, along the Grande Corniche (over the top of Monaco) to Menton, then up over the Col de Castillon to Sospel, then Col de Turini (6000ft), then back along the Gauges de la Vesubie (D2565) back to Nice.

I am not sure what the snow is doing in april, but if you can get up the Turini, it is just spectacular and you can pretend to be Sebastian Loeb in the process.