Italy - Lake Garda
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can any body help me, which is the best way to get to lake garda Italy and which are the best sites as I am new to this
Chris
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Chris, Welcome. You have a choice of routes to get to Lake Garda. There's the quickest way, , the cheapest way, the easiest way and the one which passes all the interesting places you would like to stop at unless you are in a hurry. It also depends where you are starting from, but it really is your choice. Cheers.
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A route that we have done is as follows:-
Eurotunnel to Calais, A26 to Reims then A4 to Metz Joining the German autobahn system at Ludwigshafen then A6 and A7 to Kempten and the Austrian border. Cross the Fern Pass and down to the Inntel motorway to Innsbruck. From Innsbruck take the Brenner Pass into Italy, this motorway runs down the eastern edge of Lake Garda giving easy access to the lake.
Here are a couple of sites you might be interested in:-
http://www.davidklyne.co.uk/camping_bella_italia.htm
http://www.davidklyne.co.uk/camping_cisano.html
There are many more around the lake.
David
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On the other hand we wanted to see an Art Nouveau design exhibition in Nancy, the French National Railway museum in Mulhouse, the north side of Lake Constance, and have a few days walking in the Italian Alps - so we joined up those four dots on the map and went to Lake Garda that way. The choices are infinite!
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Hi.. With reference to r66nut regarding touring to Lake Garda, I too will be making that trip via France and would also be interested in what is the best route. My last stop before entering Italy will be Annecy! Sorry r66nut I didn't mean to crash into your discussion but as it's the same destination as your own, I thought I would join in if that's ok!! PS, I will be towing a 4 berth single axle caravan !
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Which Ports are you using Caravan/MH?
We have been to Garda a few times and like San Francesco too.
We also have the route of comeyras except go over the Brenner Autobahn. Not expensive.
I have the route and map on my Laptop with Campsite stops en route. If you would like it send your email address to dvphillips14@hotmail.com
More info and photo's here www.joysofeuropeancaravanning.co.uk
Any more questions please ask will be pleased to help.
Note:-
See the Sticky on the Forum re Arlberg Tunnel it is best not to choose the Bodensee (Lake Constance) Route.
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Hi Chris (& Melly)
I'm going to Garda this June too, but will be coming from Croatia, on my way back. I would endorse what David and Dianne have posted before me.
I'll be returning via Austria/Germany/Belgium/Calais the routes have already been posted on here. Just a note, if you're travelling in Germany on a Sunday there's a ban on most HGV's, so the roads can be a lot quieter and I found it can have a 'knock-on' effect in neighbouring countries too.
The sites I'm using for 'over-nights' are:
Ferienparadies Natterer See (Innsbruck)
Camping Hopfensee (Fussen)
Prümtal-Camping Oberweis (Germany) (And a quick detour into Luxembourg to fill up with cheap fuel)
Calais via Belgium (the ring road around Brussels is not as bad as the M25)
Enjoy your trip
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Hi Melly, Annecy to Lake Garda sounds like the Mont Blanc tunnel and the long drive across the north Italian plain - say €125 for the tunnel plus the autostrada tolls, and that's just one way.
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Whenever we go we go towards Strasbourg and cut across towards a stop at Obernai campsite then go through Switzerland passing through the Gotthard tunnel around midday. Then we stop at a tiny site at Faido just south of the tunnel a distance of about 230 miles. Finally we go on to Lake Garda, we stopped at Camping San Francesco near Sirmione around about 230 miles again. I know there are other ways but this is the one we have regularly used.
Faido is a great overnight stop. Scenery to wonder at!!!!
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I'd second the route suggested by David Klyne. I also agree with Stejane that the site at Faido is excellent but if you're towing then the Swiss route, like the Mont Blanc Tunnel, is expensive. Camping Parc at Lazise is perfect for a short walk into town and the Lake ferries.
You will need to pre book sites on Garda for the first two weeks of June in 2017 and in August any year.
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I would concur with the Belgium/Luxembourg/Germany/Austria route. If looking at Fussen (absolutely wonderful) I would avoid Hopfensee site, incredibly expensive, crammed pitches unless you pay even more, run by jobsworths and lists of rules, even my German wife thought it was OTT. Other enroute suggestions are Saarburg near the Luxembourg border and Annweiler. I personally find the Belgium motorways worse in the south and driving standards are poor but it avoids being held to ransome by French tolls.
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Our suggestion for getting to Lake Garda from Annecy would be to head down to Albertville and then along the A430 and up the the A43 to St Jean de Maurienne. Have a night stop at the municipal site 'Camping des Grand Cols' before setting off up to Mondane and through the Frejus tunnel. There’s a Carrefour supermarket where you can top up with diesel on the route to re-join the D1006 to Modane.
The tunnel is not cheap http://www.sftrf.fr/fr/il4-sftrf_p74-tunnel.aspx but it gets you where you want to go.
We've made several trips from St Jean to the lakes: it's a day's journey on the Italian motorways. Down to Torino, around the 'tangentziale' ( like the M25) and along past Milan. It's cheaper than French motorways.
Our favourite spots on Lake Garda are Bardolino and Lasize - on our way back from Croatia in Autumn - for the wine, olive oil and honey festivals.
However, we did stop at Sirmione at campingtiglio.
Here's our 'story' of that visit. Our-day-trip-to-Sirmione
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"what route did you take after Garda on your way north?"
Once we've committed to the Garda route home, we've always been drawn back to La Savoie to see our grandsons, again using the Frejus tunnel. We've otherwise taken the A23 past Udine and up to Villach having night-stopped at Sistiana.
The Brenner pass looks like the simplest way to go north from Garda, but we've never gone that way, so no help there, David!
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We always do the this route. You can take a short cut via Saverne to Obernai avoiding Strasbourg. The municipal site at Obernai is a favourite of ours. It is also sensible to try to avoid overnight in Switzerland. A beautiful country but so expensive. You can easily pay 60 Euros for one night.
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