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Europe - Road Trip.

Posted: Mon Jun 05, 2017 12:58 pm
by RoyK
Hi all,

Hoping to get some great ideas and input.

A few of the lads and I are planning a 10 day road through Europe.

We have a rough idea on where we might go... Planning on :-

Southern Germany
Stuttgart motor world
onto the western Alps -
moving onto Switzerland (grindewald)
moving on to the passes (furka / Susten / etc)
Continuing into Mont Blanc
Then route napoleon to Monaco

Possibly end up in Barcelona


But we are open to suggestions and any places that are a must to drive through or visit.

Thank you all for your input.


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Re: Europe - Road Trip.

Posted: Mon Jun 05, 2017 6:58 pm
by HYFR
tbh, sounds like you have it nailed

if heading to Barca then you MUST MUST MUST MUST drive the Collada de Toses aka the N152 which is part of the N260 which runs along the Pyrenees.

Its 90 mins from Barcelona.

I did it last year, then when to Barca, then drove from Barca along to Route Napoleon.

tbf, Barca to Route Napoleon is a LONG way, I spent most of the day on the motorway

BUT, if you have the time and the inclination, doing the whole of the N260 is well worth it. IMO, the Pyrenee's is MUCH MUCH better than the Alps. Doesn't have the grandeur of the views and height, but for pure driving pleasure, its insane

Re: Europe - Road Trip.

Posted: Mon Jun 05, 2017 10:36 pm
by RS4B8LYF
Gorges du Verdon south eastern France is amazing....not sure if you pass this way but totally amazing!


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Re: Europe - Road Trip.

Posted: Tue Jun 06, 2017 7:53 am
by RoyK
HYFR wrote:tbh, sounds like you have it nailed

if heading to Barca then you MUST MUST MUST MUST drive the Collada de Toses aka the N152 which is part of the N260 which runs along the Pyrenees.

Its 90 mins from Barcelona.

I did it last year, then when to Barca, then drove from Barca along to Route Napoleon.

tbf, Barca to Route Napoleon is a LONG way, I spent most of the day on the motorway

BUT, if you have the time and the inclination, doing the whole of the N260 is well worth it. IMO, the Pyrenee's is MUCH MUCH better than the Alps. Doesn't have the grandeur of the views and height, but for pure driving pleasure, its insane
Looks and sounds amazing will definitely see if this can be part of the trip.

Thank you for your advise and Input !


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Re: Europe - Road Trip.

Posted: Tue Jun 06, 2017 1:23 pm
by Mark-RS
Is 10 days enough for all that ?

Re: Europe - Road Trip.

Posted: Tue Jun 06, 2017 6:50 pm
by HYFR
Mark-RS wrote:
Tue Jun 06, 2017 1:23 pm
Is 10 days enough for all that ?
yes

Re: Europe - Road Trip.

Posted: Tue Jun 06, 2017 9:43 pm
by R56WUF
If you have time then head to northern Italy too. We were there a few weeks back. Managed to get into the Lamborghini museum and mini me got a shout in a Hurracan too - at four years old I'm still amazed that he never wet himself!

Re: Europe - Road Trip.

Posted: Tue Jun 06, 2017 9:44 pm
by R56WUF
You'll be amazed how much ground you cover in 10 days.

We did Switzerland, Italy (Verona, Venice, Florence and Pisa) and then hot shotted it up to Disneyland Paris on the way back.

Re: Europe - Road Trip.

Posted: Tue Jun 06, 2017 9:45 pm
by R56WUF
We also did 4,500 miles in five weeks in 2008, taking in 14 countries.

You like driving, right?!

Re: Europe - Road Trip.

Posted: Wed Jun 07, 2017 9:08 pm
by RS4B8LYF
Love driving, will keep my eye out for more of this!


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