We’re after a bit of help and advice please
hi all
we are new
we have a campervan and we are planning on doing a bit of touring abroad in July.
We are thinking of heading to northern Italy 10-14 day trip.
Has anyone done this and has any idea where we start? We would like the best route, best places to stay, things to see, time frames etc??
Just so we get some idea of what to and expect etc
any help or advice would be amazing please
thanks in advance
tracey & joe
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Hi Both, Welcome to CT, guess a mod will be along to advise you to move your post to the discussion section.
Last time I went to Italy I went via the tunnel through France and Switzerland. It is quite an expensive route, £85 for tolls in France and another £64 for vignettes in Switzerland. Next time I will go Germany, Austria and then into Italy. Many people will tell you 2 weeks is too short but if that’s the time you have go for it. My last trip was 2 weeks when I went to Pavia a town on the SW of Milan
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I think there’s been a similar discussion in the Overseas section of the forum quite recently, T&J. You might find something useful there.
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Tracey and Joe
We have been to Italy quite a few times, sometimes staying in the north and sometimes further south. For many the attractions of the North are the Lakes all of which have a different character. As to route, we have often used the France/Germany/Austria route into Italy using the Fern and Brenner passes, probably one of the cheaper ways of getting there in tolls. However the route might depend on the destination. The Brenner route is fine for Lake Garda but going through France and Switzerland might be more suitable for the other main lakes. I have a couple of Blogs on my website here which may give you a few ideas http://www.davidklyne.co.uk/travels_in_europe.htm
David
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Our own first visit to Italy long ago was to the Aosta valley in the north west and the Gran Paradiso national park, going in through the Mont Blanc tunnel from Chamonix - not a cheap tunnel by any means but the driving distance from Calais to that area is about 500 miles (two days) so quite a lot less than going to Lake Garda.
But we went there to spend our holiday time walking in the mountains all around Mont Blanc and we wanted to see the Italian side of the mountain as well as the French side. That might not be your thing - and it's sadly beyond us now. So what do you want to see and do in Italy? I have other suggestions !
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I did it in 14 days. Going down thru France/Switzerland, actual physical driving time 17 hours. Return via Switzerland/Germany/Holland actual driving 14 hours. So out of 336 available hours only 31 hours driving, under 10%
Out bound via channel tunnel and return ferry Hoek van Holland to Harwich. Total driving time in the U.K. 5.5 hours
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When I was working we always used to go for just over two weeks leaving, say, Friday night and returning Sunday evening. Went to the Italian lakes many times and even as far as Florence.
Assuming you use the Tunnel to Calais (quickest) then the fastest (but not the cheapest) is to go Metz, Strasbourg, Basel then Locarno for Maggiore or onwards for Garda.
Depends where you live but you could stay at Guignicourt first night which is just of the Autoroute and 3 hours from Calais. Second night stay at the municipal site at Obernai to explore this attractive town or use it as a base for Alsace. From there it is into Switzerland (buy Vignette at border in Basel) and you can reach Locarno and Maggiore same day or another stop to get to Garda or further afield.
We never booked in July or August. It will be busy but not as busy as the Med. where booking is essential.
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