Euro Road Trip

Objectives

• European Grand Tour
• Drive scenic alpine roads

Timeline

• 16 days

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Itineraries

Bilbao Circuit (2485mi, 4000km)

Day	Date	km, hrs	Start	Finish	En Route	Map
0	Fri 10 Sep	241, 2:42	Cambridge	Portsmouth	Ferry	Map
1	Sat 11 Sep	196, 2:06	Santander	San Sebastián	Bilbao	Map
2	Sun 12 Sep	454, 4:38	San Sebastián	St Antonin Noble Val	Biarritz, Toulouse	Map
3	Mon 13 Sep	0	Charlotte's	--
4	Tue 14 Sep	485, 4:41	St Antonin	Aix-en-Provence	Carcasonne, Marseille	Map
5	Wed 15 Sep	239, 2:46	Aix-en-Provence	San Remo	Nice, Monaco, Col de Turini (318, 4:12)	Map
6	Thu 16 Sep	0		--
7	Fri 17 Sep	473, 5:51	San Remo	Lake Como	Genova, Portofino	Map
8	Sat 18 Sep	220, 3:52	Lake Como	Switzerland	Bormio, Stelvio, Davos	Map
9	Sun 19 Sep	0	Switzerland	--	Alpine passes	Map
10	Mon 20 Sep	309, 3:27	Switzerland	Munich	Vaduz, Bodensee	Map
11	Tue 21 Sep	0	Munich	--	Bavaria, Oktoberfest
12	Wed 22 Sep	688, 6:22	Munich	Reims	Strasbourg	Map
13	Thu 23 Sep	0	Reims	--	Épernay (Champagne)
14	Fri 24 Sep	510, 5:37	Reims	Cambridge		Map

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Locations

• Spain
• Andorra
• France
• http://www.francethisway.com/
  • Carcassonne
  • Port Grimaud
  • Nice
  • Reims, Épernay
  • St Antonin Noble val, Tarn Et Garonne (Charlotte's Parents)
  • Parc Résidentiel de Fuveau, ZEC de la Barque, 13710 FUVEAU
• Monaco
• Italy
  • Portofino
  • Milan
• Switzerland
  • St Moritz
  • Davos
• Austria
• Liechtenstein
• Germany

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Roads

http://www.alpineroads.com/passstatus.php

• Col de Turini (1607m)
• Stelvio Pass (2757m)
  • Up from Bormio, then down Umbrail
• San Bernadino pass (2065m)
• Great St Bernard pass (2469m)
• Little St Bernard pass (2188m)
• Flüela Pass (2383m)
• Julier pass (2284m)

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Budget

Me

GBP	Quant	Description
500	1	Ferry
800		Petrol
		Tolls
		Channel Tunnel
1000	10x100	Accommodation
		Meals
		Entertainment
2300		TOTAL

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Equipment

See TvrTuscan.Touring and Travel.EuroRoadTripKitList

Regulatory Requirements

Covering Spain, Andorra, France, Monaco, Italy, Switzerland, Liechtenstein, Austria and Germany.

Documents

• UK photo driving licence
• UK paper driving licence
• Motor insurance certificate
• V5 Certificate

Kit

• GB sticker on the back of the car (EVEN IF you have Euro plates)
• TWO warning triangles (ONE IN THE CABIN)
• Headlamp converters
• TWO hi-vis jackets IN THE CABIN
• Spare bulbs for external lights + tools
• Motorway Sticker (Switzerland and Austria. Purchased at the border)
• SPARE glasses or contact lenses IN THE CABIN
• First Aid Kit (Germany and Austria)

Shopping links

• Warning triangle and Hi-Vis jacket
• H7 bulb kit with free GB sticker

Tech

• Satnav
  • European map set
  • Satnav itinerary files
• Two-way radios
• Car chargers

Travel

Guide books

• France
• Switzerland
• Italy

Road maps

• France
• Switzerland
• Italy

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Links

• http://www.redlineblog.com/top-gears-worlds-best-driving-road-in-detail/

Top Gear

• S04E01?: London to Monte Carlo
• S07E03?: Millau Viaduct, D907, Gorges du Verdon (Ford GT, Zonda, F430)
• S10E01?: Greatest driving road in the World
• S12E05?: Portofino to St Tropez. 215 miles
  • Autostrada
  • A-road ~20miles out of St Tropez

Professional Tours

• http://www.petrolheadnirvana.com/
• http://www.tvrmonster.co.uk/
• http://www.driving-adventures.co.uk/
• http://www.ultimate-gt.com/

Other Itineraries

TVR S Club

• Calais to SE of Dijon, 6hrs 420 miles
• SE of Dijon to Petit St Bernard pass, 4.25 hrs 150 miles
  • twisty Alpine roads, max altitude 2700m!!
• Over Petit St Bernard pass and Grand St Bernard pass, 4.5hrs 150 miles
  • max altitude 2500m
• More Alpine roads then motorway to near Troyes, 5hrs 310 miles
  • Max altitude "only" 1750m
• Near Troyes to Calais, 3.5hrs 245 miles

Petrolhead Nirvana - Alpine Tour

• Calais - Strasbourg (388 miles)
• Strasbourg - Black Forest - Lake Geneva - Aix Les Bains (325 miles)
• French Alps - Col de Turini (260 miles)
• Col de Turini - Piacenza (225 miles)
• Stelvio (160 miles)
• Swiss Alps:Stelvio, Julier, San Bernardino, Fluela (235)
• Stelvio - St Moritz - Lake Maggiore - Aosta and Mont Blanc (310)
• Petit San Bernard, Besancon (265)
• Dole - Reims - Calais (400)

Highlights

• Col de Turini (a Monte Carlo rally special stage)
• San Bernadino pass (one of our favourites)
• Fluellapass
• Julier pass
• Black Forest (testing grounds for Ducati)
• Lake Como

Ultimate GT - Alpine Tour

http://www.ultimate-gt.com/content.php?page=product&cid=2&pid=1

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Old plans

Itinerary

Florence Circuit

Google Map

• Reims, Épernay (Champagne region)
• Geneva (Lake Geneva)
• Lausanne
• Zermatt
• Davos
• St Moritz (Stelvio)
• Lake Como
• Verona (Lake Guarda)
• Florence
• Genoa
• Nice (Col de Turini)
• Carcassonne
• Côte d'Argent
• San Sebastian (maybe)
• Bordeaux

Venice Circuit

Google Map

• Eurotunnel
• Northern France
• Reims, Épernay
• Switzerland
• Northern Italy, Tuscany
• Col de Turini
• St Mandrier
• ??
• Eurotunnel or Ferry

Yachting

• Sunsail
• French Riviera
• Athena 38 - Fr Riviera

Itineraries

• Toulon-St.Jean

May Events

• Cannes Film Festival - 12-23 May 2010
• Saint Jazz Sur Vie - 14-15, 21-23 May 2010
  • West coast too far?
• Sedan Medieval Festival - May 2010