Road Trip Ideas

[Rick_RS4]

id like to take the missus abroad on a driving break next year, were both really into cars and will be getting a new motor for her next year so would like to christen it,

i used to go over to the netherlands and germany with my dad as a kid and really enjoyed it but in thinking maybe eurotunnel?

for about a week


anyone done similar or have any ideas or reccomendations

thanks

[toyneg]

Hi Rick, yes done quite a few Euro trips in mine and have always got the Eurotunnel. Obv you have the obvious Nurburgring but also I did Stuttgart followed by the Black Forest a couple of years ago and that was really enjoyable. we did the Porsche museum in Stuttgart and then headed down to the Black Forest stopping overnight in the spa town of Baden Baden which is a really nice town and right on the edge of the forest which has some of the best driving roads in the world

[R55ENS]

Ill be keeping a close eye on this. Really wanted to do something like this, but have never had the bottle to do it.

The 'ring is a must, and id also love to go to Monaco. What are those decent roads that TopGear went on? They would have to be driven aswell!!

[Ozzyz]

This is on my list, went to Majorca on holiday a couple of years ago with the mrs and loved it, we agreed we would return there one day but make it a driving holiday. 1200 miles from the UK through Belgium and France then into Barcelona and hop on a ferry to Majorca.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y1LhUzL3qdU

[Eddie555]

If you like Italian food and Ferrari then I'd recommend Lake Garda. I've been 5 times. It's 1115miles from Brum using the ferry. The drive through France has amazing views and then blipping through the Monte Blanc tunnel is a soundtrack to die for. The motorways are mostly nice,straight and clear so the occasional top speed blast is achievable. I'd also recommend staying at the top end of the lake known as Riva del Garda. A complete circle around the lake is 112miles with some amazing scenery with plenty of twistys and some wonderful tunnel moments. There's loads of little places dotted all around the lake to Shop and eat which will keep the missus happy. Ferrari only down the road and also Verona and Venice.

[Rick_RS4]

Awesome thanks guys will take a look at these later. They sound awesome

[smudge]

Evo publish a few also. I was supposed to go on a euro trip during the with a bunch of fellow petrol heads but had to duck out last minute due to work commitments. But over 4 days the guys went down the eastern borders of France to the Alps, through Switzerland then back up north through Germany. The trip was concluded with a day at the ring before heading back to Blighty through the tunnel.

Here are a few links to maps and also other routes that we looked at for inspiration:

http://jalopnik.com/the-worlds-greatest ... -944904488

http://bit.ly/1KQ3g62

http://bit.ly/1GeXskB

http://www.placestoseeinyourlifetime.co ... any-13153/

Hope that all helps

[esp_mm-270]

Try northern Italy.......

[MikeFish]

Didn't someone on here just recently gt back from a Euro driving trip? Took some lovely photos but I cna't remember who it was or even what car it was. Think it was italy or france though.
Also, so you remember Young Ben's euro road trip? He wrote a good thread about it when he got back, might be worth looking through that for some ideas.

[MikeFish]

This is the recent trip I mentioned:
viewtopic.php?f=35&t=116873&p=756648

South of France!

[MikeFish]

And Young Ben's Rico Rally:
viewtopic.php?f=35&t=104466

Some great photos, well worth a look.

[HYFR]

tomorrow I set of to hit Black Forest, Swiss Alps 3 pass (Furka, Susten, Grimsel), back through Black Forest and hitting the Nurburgring

2,000 miles

[S4WON]

Great topic! Subbed!

[Rick_RS4]

awesome, just awesome, thats really helpful thanks Smudge, mm270 yeah always wanted to do the stelvio pass, might try to fit that in,

the missus did suggest italy too,

cool link Mike thanks

[HYFR]

Stelvio is rubbish compared to what else is out there