Lake Como and driving routes

[JACK6284]

Next year, in June I intend to take my V8 Vantage to Lake Como. There will be two of us but GF is still recovering from being run over so will only drive for a short distance and time.

Suggestions for a great driving route please?

Gary

[Jockman]

If you're lucky Gary then Mikey K may have an Italian route ???

Also Peter Lloyd @ V8 PLL has a place in Tuscany which he visits A LOT so he may be able to advise.

Bonnes Vacances

[mikey k]

Take your pick from here

http://alpineroads.com/toproads.php

More local to Como

http://alpineroads.com/engadin.php?vers=old

The real gem of the Alps is the Andermatt Loop

http://alpineroads.com/uri.php

Edited by mikey k on Sunday 30th December 14:08

[JACK6284]

mikey k said:

Take your pick from here

http://alpineroads.com/toproads.php

More local to Como

http://alpineroads.com/engadin.php?vers=old

The real gem of the Alps is the Andermatt Loop

http://alpineroads.com/uri.php

Edited by mikey k on Sunday 30th December 14:08

Thanks for this, very helpfull

[Niki M]

If you're looking for a hotel too, can recommend Hotel La Perla in Tremezzo - very reasonably priced and has a secure garage under the hotel. We stayed there last summer on our driving holiday.

[JACK6284]

Niki M said:

If you're looking for a hotel too, can recommend Hotel La Perla in Tremezzo - very reasonably priced and has a secure garage under the hotel. We stayed there last summer on our driving holiday.

Niki, thanks this is the hotel i'm looking to book.

[Jockman]

And for your currency.....

http://www.mytravelmoney.co.uk/travel-money/buy-eu...

Don't forget your EHIC card, European Insurance, Breathalysers for France, HiVis etc...

Ooooh.....now I'm in a holiday mood......might go and book a couple of flights...

[Cockernee]

La Darsena is where I stayed in Tremezzo, stunning location and rooms. The restaurant is a must

[Jockman]

Cockernee said:

La Darsena is where I stayed in Tremezzo, stunning location and rooms. The restaurant is a must

Just watched the Liverpool match - every time they zoomed in on Jordan Henderson I thought of you.

Only younger

[wokkadriver]

Take some good insurance, European breakdown cover (make sure all the countries you drive through are in the small print...) and some cast iron underwear - or big balls. I'm not overly-precious about my motor, but the narrow lakeside roads, poor surfaces and seemingly blind oncoming drivers with no apparent concept of 'right of way' are all a bit alarming!!!

[wokkadriver]

Also, unless you particularly want to scratch the itch, avoid the Stelvio. Full of caravans, cyclists and trucks, even early on a Wednesday morning!

[Cockernee]

Jockman said:

Just watched the Liverpool match - every time they zoomed in on Jordan Henderson I thought of you.

Only younger

obviously a good looking lad

[yeti]

Cockernee said:

La Darsena is where I stayed in Tremezzo, stunning location and rooms. The restaurant is a must

Pah, we stay here http://www.grandhoteltremezzo.com/

We did eat at La Darsena though, only a short prosecco-fuelled stroll away

[RichB]

JACK6284 said:

Suggestions for a great driving route please?

You could always join 30 other Astons on the tour I'm doing in May; Strasbourg, Schlumphf Museum, Grimsel Pass, Furka Pass, St. Gothard Pass, Lake Como, Lake Guarda, Zagato factory, Monza track run Mille Miglia museum and return to Reims with a few dinners thrown in for good measure

[JACK6284]

RichB said:

You could always join 30 other Astons on the tour I'm doing in May; Strasbourg, Schlumphf Museum, Grimsel Pass, Furka Pass, St. Gothard Pass, Lake Como, Lake Guarda, Zagato factory, Monza track run Mille Miglia museum and return to Reims with a few dinners thrown in for good measure

Hi Richard,

I have tried a search(why is the PH one so s#it!)Please let me have further details of your tour. PM if necessary.

Thanks,

Gary

[RichB]

It's the AMOC Centenary European Tour, details on www.amoc.org

[ds2000]

I'll be doing the exact route last week of May into the 2nd week of June. There seems to be an awful lot of good sites to see.

[lazerbrain]

Watch out for steep ramps into hotel underground car parks. The angle at the bottom of the ramp next to where I stayed by Lake Como was too steep to allow my V8V in. The Italian manager chided me and said they had plenty of Ferraris parking there, and they were significantly lower... I asked them how they achieved that. "They reverse in", said the manager. "I'm English and this is an Aston Martin", I replied, "I drive forwards."

(he was right though - reversing in was the only option.)

[Squaremeal]

I possibly suggest moto railing down for part of the journey if her majesty is recovering.

http://www.seat61.com/Motorail.htm

There are some very good train routes (the one along the rhine is stuning) it'll give a bit of space for her and all the more opportunity to blast around the alps on arrival!

P