Month off in September
hi all
managed to get all September off from work, we really want to spend that time in our beautiful clubman in Europe, we have been to north Spain and Brittany in the recent past, but with a month to play with we thought we might be able to explore that bit further, any ideas for distances to travel or general info.
thanks Gary
not worried about brexit either way lol
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North Adriatic coast of Italy (Camping Capalonga is open until 3rd week in September for a relaxing break on one of the best beach sites in Europe), a couple of night in Venice. A city break with your caravan in Bologna followed by a few days exploring the Chique Terra.
Travel there via Calais, Metz, Germany (Romantic Road), Fern Pass. Travel back via the Med. coast in France and north to Calais.
enjoy
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Gary, just follow your interests.
We have visited about 20 wonderful gardens across Europe Other people aren't interested in gardens so they make a list of cathedrals they want to visit, or museums and art galleries, or narrow gauge railways, or great walks, or Michelin restaurants, or they choose stages of the Tour de France course they want to cycle - whatever floats your boat.
Enjoy your holiday.
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Thoroughly recommend a trip down to Venice. Explored Lucerne (Switz) and the Italian Lakes going down (including Verona) before staying on the Med at Ca Savio campsite(booked through the Club) before returning via Innsbruck, the Rhein Falls and finally Luxembourg. Brilliant holiday. Enjoy your hols.
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Hi Gaz10
Spectacular Austria would be my choice. Staying on the many ACSI sites near to the Grossglockner Alpine road for you to travel over it in your car. Stay in the area a few days so you can pick the best day for the high altitude weather and take a good coat. Once visited and driven - never never forgotten. Gentle amble to Austria and back - a week out and a week back following the weather or your mood.
Lovely family owned small site nearby we would recommend :-
http://www.rad-wandercamping.at/index.php/en/
Grossglockner Link :-
https://www.grossglockner.at/gg/en/thehighalpineroad/thehighalpineroad
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Endorse the Grossglockner. We had five days of continuous rain in May, floods all over Austria, and a couple of days later drove up the Grossglockner. Up there the rain had fallen as snow and was the most magical site I have seen. It was the best day of our six weeks holiday.
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Fully endorse all that has been said about the Grossglockner. But it is essential to check the weather before going up the road. Interesting to read about the Rad-Wandercamping site, looks nice and might give it a go later this year. OP, would also recommend Carinthia in Southern Austria,some of the lake side sites are really good; and Tuscany/Umbria in Italy, the Cortona/Trassemino area is lovely with some idyllic hilltop villages nearby in which you can while away the time. Four weeks is plenty to get there and you could give the Grossglockner, Venice (Ca Savio is also ACSI - sure it would be cheaper than booking through club and it is a large site with plenty of room out of season) and Chinque Terra. You could do some of these on the way down or back but don't do too many as you need to stay a while to appreciate the areas. Takes us about 4 days to Cortona and 3 days to Venice towing and using the Dover - Calais ferry or tunnel. In Sep you don't need to book any sites so you can go where the weather/mood takes you. Your a bit spoilt for choice now.
PS Haven't mentioned Southern Spain or Portugal using the 24 hr ferries to N Spain! Maybe another year!!
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I see you have a couple of recommendations for the Cinque Terre. It looks idyllic in the photos, but the reality isn’t for everybody, certainly not me. It suffers the scourge of the cruise trips. These monstrosities disgorge (literally) thousands of tourists, mainly Japanese who wander around in huge groups every day. The result is crowded, overpriced hell! I’m not saying don’t go, it’s certainly pretty, but if this isn’t your thing, there are plenty of better places in Italy to visit.
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You'll have to tug there van a long way to see a giraffe if you don't count safari parks.
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Hi all again
thanks for all the ideas and suggestions, we take on board everything and we can now start to make a route.
my rough idea was to go down from Calais through Belgium, Germany, skirt Switzerland into south France head west then up through France to Calais.
Any thoughts on such a trip ?
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Gaz your thoughts are similar to the way we think. However, the weather in mid/north France is unpredictable in the end of September so I would recommend slowly down and then quickly back.. The Alsasce area of France and the Black Forest will be lovely in early Sep but I would not bother going into Belgium to get there (unless you want to go to the Moselle area on the way down), just draw a line from your point entry (Calais?) to say Colmar and you will see that it takes you trough Metz and Nancy. South of France depends on where you want to go. Last Sep we went to Gordes (there is a nice site just outside the village - the only one actually in Gordes) and then to near Frejus (plenty of sites); it was surprisingly quiet and the weather was lovely. However, there are plenty of other great places in the South of France to visit in Sep when the weather should be good. All above is easily doable in 4 weeks. Just look at joining ACSI for their off season sites and get the Club book(s). There is no need to book ahead in Sep so keep your planning simple and go with the weather. I know Languedoc well as we used to live there (near St Chinian) so if you want any more info just ask; Val will see this and she is our 'expert' on the area.
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Forgot to give some indication of travel times, sorry! Calais to Moselle is 2 days. Calais to Alsace is also 2 days. Alsace to Provence or Languedoc 2 days. St Chinian/Provence to Calais 2 and a bit days. Plenty of sites on all the routes. Going out we get an afternoon ferry to Calais and stay at one of the lovely sites about 20 miles inland from Calais then off early (ish we are retired!) next day.
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Hi Gary, Earlier I said follow your interests so I will tell you where our own interests took us on the route you are suggesting.
We spent an hour or two at the museum of Art Nouveau design in Nancy, bought dry Muscat wine in Ammerschwihr because one rarely finds it in supermarkets, went round the national railway museum in Mulhouse but missed out the motor museum, found Louis XV's royal salt works near Besancon, saw some stunning textiles on display in Lyon, and then the Palais Ideal which the local postman made in his spare time at Hautrives, had a very expensive lunch on the terrace at Les Florets above Gigondas, wandered our favourite village market in Eygalieres near St Remy, and went looking for flamingoes in the Camargue.
Other people have completely different interests but still find plenty to see and do. I hope you enjoy yourselves.
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