Calais to Malcesine Routes

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  • Forest Gate
    Forest Gate Forum Participant Posts: 103
    edited October 2023 #32

    Thanks for replying and the information.

    We’re thinking of Peschiera del Garda on the southern end of Lake Garda either in June or September. We would have around 15 days in total and would like to spend about a week at Lake Garda.
    Thinking of this area mainly as we can do boat trips on the lake to Malcesine, Limone etc and train to Venice and Milan but I have also been considering a the possibility of a site near Venice.

    As for the route, rather her than tunnels; eg: Mont Blanc, Gotthard etc I was thinking it might be more interesting, (although longer), to go over a pass instead, at least one way with maybe a tunnel the other. 

    At the moment I’m thinking Calais, Metz, Nancy, Gotthard Pass for the outbound or similar, but am open to advice and/or other suggestions. 

  • eurortraveller
    eurortraveller Club Member Posts: 6,828 ✭✭✭
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    edited October 2023 #33

    Forest Gate, I sympathise with you for your shortage of time. Your planned route is sound, but I fear you will miss a lot of interesting things along the way.

    Perhaps on another journey that same way you can fit in the Art Nouveau display in Nancy, a wander around Strasbourg and Colmar, eat tarte flambée in Alsace, spend a day in the French railway museum at Mulhouse, idle around  Lucerne and its lake, and see all the Alpine scenery in Switzerland.

    But I’m an odd man out on here in thinking Lake Garda is over rated - and overcrowded.

    Cheers !  Have a great time 

  • DavidKlyne
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    edited October 2023 #34

    Peschiera del Garda is probably a good base if you want to have a main base from which travel out to the likes of Verona and Venice. Depending on what site you choose the station is probably a mile away. Camping Bella Italia is not a bad site and an easy walk into town but there will be other sites a bit nearer. I don't agree with ET about Lake Garda. If its the first time you have been your will love it. I did mention up thread that the only way to arrive in Venice is by water but I reckon arriving at the train station comes a close second and is almost surreal in so far as you step out of the station door into what could almost be a film set! 

    As far as the route is concerned I think you should still think about the Fern and Brenner Motorway Passes. Both are fairly easy. Camping Natterersee near Innsbruck would make a great stopover.

    David

  • Forest Gate
    Forest Gate Forum Participant Posts: 103
    edited October 2023 #35

    Thanks ET.. Originally we were planning 3 weeks but already our time is being restricted with “other things”!

    The reason that Lake Garda is our proposed destination is that, over 20 years ago, we spent our honeymoon in Malcasine and Venice and said we would one day return. Next year I will hit 70 so we’re trying to do it - while I still can!

     

  • Forest Gate
    Forest Gate Forum Participant Posts: 103
    edited October 2023 #36

    Thanks again David.

    As you will see from my reply to ET it’s not our first time to the area although the last time, (2002), was on a package tour.

    On that occasion we arrived in Venice by water taxi and the view as we entered the Grand Canal has lived with me ever since!

    I will keep looking at the various routes being suggested and can I say, I very much enjoyed reading your blog of your visit!

     Thanks again.

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