Northern Italy
Discussion
We're going to Austria in the summer for a week's activity holiday (driving my own car, wife and two kids 11 & 14) and we're then going into northern Italy for 4 nights with trips to the Ferrari museum at Maranello and the Alfa Romeo museum on the to do list. Probably Monza as well.
We're thinking of staying in Verona for 3 nights so we can go to Garda and the Ferrari museum as well as Verona itself (also a fairly short drive from Lienz in Austria where we're staying). My wife wants to stay in Verona for the 4th night but I think it would be more sensible to go to the Alfa museum/Monza on the last full day and then stay 1 night somewhere not too far from there so that the trip back (through France) is shorter. Also saves driving from Verona to Monza and back one day and then essentially doing the same again on the way home.
Firstly, opinions gratefully accepted on all the above.
Secondly, if we stay nearish the Alfa museum, where to stay as its not exactly the best of areas I seem to remember from a previous visit.
Also, any recommendations for places to stay in or very near to Verona?
Many thanks.
We're thinking of staying in Verona for 3 nights so we can go to Garda and the Ferrari museum as well as Verona itself (also a fairly short drive from Lienz in Austria where we're staying). My wife wants to stay in Verona for the 4th night but I think it would be more sensible to go to the Alfa museum/Monza on the last full day and then stay 1 night somewhere not too far from there so that the trip back (through France) is shorter. Also saves driving from Verona to Monza and back one day and then essentially doing the same again on the way home.
Firstly, opinions gratefully accepted on all the above.
Secondly, if we stay nearish the Alfa museum, where to stay as its not exactly the best of areas I seem to remember from a previous visit.
Also, any recommendations for places to stay in or very near to Verona?
Many thanks.
psi310398 said:
If the Alfa museum is on your last day, heading home through Switzerland (Gotthard and up to Basel) makes a lot more sense IMO than dragging down to near Turin and up to Aosta and then schlepping round past Lake Geneva. The Swiss vignette will also cost less than the cost of the Mont Blanc tunnel and the cost of motorway tolls in France to make equivalent progress within France to coming into Alsace. The motorway up to Rheims is easy IMO and much more pleasant scenery than the long drag through Burgundy on the Autoroute du Soleil.
But you are right - the area around the Alfa museum is not tourist central and you might a decent business hotel but not much else besides. Just up the road, there are plenty of nice hotels in pleasant settings on Lake Como or near Varese that would set you up for an easy getaway in Switzerland the next day.
Looking at the map I think going via Gotthard is a good call. If we have time and the weather is nice then assume the Gotthard Pass rather than tunnel?But you are right - the area around the Alfa museum is not tourist central and you might a decent business hotel but not much else besides. Just up the road, there are plenty of nice hotels in pleasant settings on Lake Como or near Varese that would set you up for an easy getaway in Switzerland the next day.
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