Doing the Stelvio.........

[fridaypassion]

OK so following on from my thread a while back

http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...

We've booked the ferries, booked the first couple of stops whcih at the moment is looking like:

Rotterdam - Nurburgring - Heidelburg

What I'm wanting to do is find a good next stop to set up getting over the Stelvio so wondering where the good place to stay the night before would be?

We will be hitting the area the first week in June so I'm aware we might be risking it a bit in terms of snow! Does anyone know if theres a site that tells you if the pass is open or not? I guess plan B would be the nearest tunnel?

Thanks in advance for any tips. BTW once on the south side we're heading for Lake Como. Any tips on some sensibly priced accomodation on the south end of the Lake would be appreciated

[johnbear]

Davos isn't bad and the drive is to Stelvio is great.

[sv]

When we drove the Stelvio Pass back in September 2005 we accessed the internet from our hotel (in Bolzano) to look at the Stelvio webcam - search for this on Google and you should find it. Very helpful for last minute checks!

[Furyblade_Lee]

we did this last June. We stayed the night before at the excellent Paxmontana Hotel in Fleuli Ranft, Switzerland. After breakfast we went up the Grimselpass, then the Olenfpass(?) en route to Davos. Then the awesome Davos to Stelvio route, absolutely amazing. We hit the Stelvio about 6pm. Then we stayed in a Hotel in Tirano, which is about 25 miles south of the Stelvio Pass. One of the best days driving I have ever had.

[F355GTS]

We're there in July staying at http://www.santanton.com/

it's right at the start of the Stelvio and about €90 per head half board

[fridaypassion]

Top info guys thanks. This is the one part of the route I really want to make sure we get right!

[DodoRacing]

Did the same last Sept. Stayed in Hotel Bazzoni in Tremezzo, Lake Como. It was good for the price.
Link to hotel info: http://www.booking.com/hotel/it/bazzoni.html?aid=3...
I have a clip of the Stelvio Pass from the 996 GT2 that I can post later. Climbing from the North side; even though the scenery is spectacular, driving is not so much because it's too slow most of the times and the surface is not too good. Going down on the South Side (which is the side they've climbed from on the Top Gear show I believe) was fantastic.

There were many other great passes that humbled the Nordschleife. My personal favourite is Col de Turini up Monaco.
Here is a clip of that: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nLduMiSKO_4

I think I should make a separate thread of the trip and the clips. It was well planned and executed. Everyone got home itching for more. :-)

Here is the trailer of the movie we've made for the group (rated Petrol Head): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UtYEEnKFrfE

[littlegearl]

didn't get to do the stelvio last year after my trip to le mans but did stay on the shores of lake como, depends on your budget, mine was tight so i camped just north of lecco in a place called mandello del lario. much nicer on this side of the lake than the como side...

if you have a bit more cash there was plenty of nice places to stay in lecco itself.

from there i drove round the costal road to bellagio (very tight with crazy italians) to como then north via campione d'italia to the gotthard, furka and grimsel passes to interlaken which was great fun! so good i'm doing it again this year!

[dom180]

If you wanted to stay really close to the pass, Hotel Eller in Solda is brilliant - I've stayed there several times and the food/accomodation is first class and very reasonably priced.

http://www.hoteleller.com/index.asp?L=3

Gives you the option of a traffic free run in the early morning or evening when all the Italians will be concentrating on their food.

[fridaypassion]

We've gone for davos in the end looked like a good base to get to the stelvio. Staying at bormio on the other side of the pass. Just need to plan an alternitive route in case the stelvio is closed!

[RainerM]

..if you are in Davos, we could meet for a drink, I am living just down the road, if you
come via Landquart to Davos ;-) it is just 20-25miles from here, welcome

Rainer-CH

[angryS3owner]

Davos would be easy, one of the nicest hotels I've stayed in - http://www.steigenberger.com/aw/Steigenberger_Belv...

[fridaypassion]

Rainer your on :-)

By the way do you know if when we get to Davos is there an easy way to find out if the stelvio is open?

[RainerM]

Hallo

Have a look here, (but the hotel people in Davos should know)

http://www.passostelvio.biz/index_en.htm

opening can be mid/end June till October (?) or earlier


When do you come over?

Regards

Rainer-CH

[fridaypassion]

We will be there early June so may be rising it. Hoping there is an alternative route to Bormio which is our next stop.

[v15ben]

We'll be in the same part of the world in early June. Look out for a chav 182 and a Z4

[kayeabl]

Hi

We will be there at that time as well. We just searched around a found a reasonable hotel near Como.

So look out for an M3, a Z4 and a Carrerra 996 along Davos to Stelvio around the last days in May and first couple in June

Cheers

Ash

[RainerM]

Hallo Fridaypassion

We are very sorry, in June we are in Normandy, back around 21st June.
There are lots of snow still on the mountains :-( you might have to postpone or just risk it.

have a nice week-end

Rainer and Dot

[fridaypassion]

Any of you guys doing the Ring on the way down? Its our first stop on the trip 30th May.

Rainer no worries m8 thanks for the info though. You dont know of a webcam for the stelvio? The "official" one seems to have closed at the end of the ski season.

[RainerM]

Hi good morning

try this link:

http://webcam.popso.it/stelvio.php?PASSOPISTE


Regards

Rainer