Touring in Italy

[ste]

I would like to take our Stag to northern Italy, and would like to use the car / train through France to Italy.
any ideas, help would be appreciated.
ie where to book, get the train. What is the best routes through Italy. Any ideas re wine visiting and any general info would really be gratefully received.
Steve, a hope full returnee....

[Stag therapy]

May be mistaken but I thought when I looked into taking my daily to southern France last year, I found the train no longer runs through France, (at least from northern France). I think there are ones running from The Netherlands and Germany, but not France.

Baz

[Kevin Garrod]

Drive it all the way, that's what it was built for!

[Klaus Schlueter]

There is a car train running from Düsseldorf to Alessandria in the northwest of Italy.

Klaus

[ste]

May be mistaken but I thought when I looked into taking my daily to southern France last year, I found the train no longer runs through France, (at least from northern France). I think there are ones running from The Netherlands and Germany, but not France.

Baz

train runs from paris to nice but thank you baz.

[ste]

Drive it all the way, that's what it was built for!

that may be the way forward, but want to spend all my time in italy....
cheers kevin

[ste]

cheers klaus, have you used the train......
ste

[Klaus Schlueter]

Hi ste,
no, living in Munich it is just 250 kms to the border of Italy.
Klaus

[Dieter H. Marschall]

Hello Baz,

I reckon a must in Italy is Lago di Garda. There my wife and I usually stay in Hotel "Vigna" (http://www.lago-di-garda.org/hotel-s...o-gardasee.asp). there you can leave your car in a nearby covered car park and you live directly but on the promenade. Salo has a lot of Italian flair, not too many tourists and Milano, Verona, Venice are not too far away.

Good luck with your choice,
Dieter - from Germany.

[Per]

Tuscany in general and Florence in particular. You do not say when you are going but Padova during the classic car market / show is a must if your trip coincides with the show.

[StokeyStag]

Lucca is a nice town and, for my money, Sienna beats Florence hands down.

Mark

[KOY 23]

Agree Lucca is great as are small towns such as Pietrasanta slightly to the north. Pisa is ok for a quick look but wouldn't stay there.

[ste]

Wow, just getting used to this threading....
thanks to all replies.
going first two weeks in August and planning hard...
will be driving down from Calais poss two days in paris, then down to a friends in Nice. a day there and then across to Italy.
wow sounds exhausting just typing this.

Thanks again and the more helpor ideas IS genuinely appreciated.
Steve.

[ste]

When is the market Per.
ste

[Guest]

We did south of France and up to Turin in the summer, take plenty of water, for you not the stag. the temps were into the 30s at the end of July. We found the fuel prices more expensive in Italy too.

we avoided Paris like the plague! We stayed in Lillle then Valence, just south of Lyon.

All I can suggest is just take your time and enjoy the scenery around the Alps. Mont Blanc tunnel was a rip off at 45 euros one way!

Jason