Daily Schedule
DATES and LOCATIONS
2016
Number of Miles
16
Number of Days
65
Beers that Steve will drink
DRIVING IN EUROPE
Licenses etc..
SWISS LICENSE = £45 https://www.vignetteshop.co.uk/vignettes/swiss-vignette-2022
CRIT AIR = E4.51
https://www.certificat-air.gouv.fr/certificat/demande/ext/vehicules
DAY 1 - HOME to ASHFORD
Miles 159 - Time 3 Hours
From our home bases to Ashford in Kent via the M40, M25 and M20.
Staying at the Ashford international Hotel and Spa for 1 night
DAY 2 - ASHFORD to REIMS
Miles 215 - Time 3 1/2 Hours
On the EuroTunnel and straight down the Paege to REIMS, where we are staying at the Kyriad Hotel & Spa in Reims
DAY 2 (PM) - VUEVE CLIQUOT CELLAR TOUR
REIMS Central
"Well it's Jan's favorite!"
DAY 3 - REIMS to LYON
Miles 300 - Time 4 Hours
Again for time on the Peage from REIMS to LYON, where we are staying in a converted monastery on top of the hill in old town LYON
DAY 4 - LYON to THE ALPS
Miles 175 - Time 3 Hours
Leaving LYON we head via Annecy into the Swiss Alps, taking on Chambery and the Mont Blanc Tunnel, driving through to where they filmed The Italian Job AOSTA
DAY 5 - AOSTA to STRESA
Miles 110 - Time 2 Hours
Travelling through the Italian Alps, down towards Lake Maggiore, where we will be staying overnight in Stresa at the Hotel Royal
DAY 6 - STRESA to PALLANZA
Miles 9 - Time 20 mins
Easy trip around Lake Maggiore, through BAVENO, before heading to the north side of the Lake and our base for 2 days Pallanza (San Gottardo Hotel)
Tour Around Lago Maggiore on Ferry
DAY 7 - Mikes xxth Birthday
DAY 8 - PALLANZA to BELLAGIO
Miles 55 - Time 2 Hours
Across the Lake by Ferry, travel to Lake Como and up to the point where we will stop over the hill from Bellagio in Miralago B&B
DAY 9 - BELLAGIO & LAKE COMO
Ferry Hop on and Off
Tour of Lake Como on the Ferry for the day
DAY 10 - BELLAGIO to LUGANO
Miles 20 - Time 1 Hour
Via the Bellagio to Mennagio Ferry, then drive across to Lake Lugano and Lunch at the top of Mount Bre (Access via Funicular) before heading to Hotel Garni Battelo in Melide
DAY 11 - MELIDE to FIESCH
Miles 110 - Time 3 hours
From Lakes to Alps, up to San Gottard and Over the Top onto the Furkapass to Fiesch, where we are stopping in a ski lodge Alpenblick Wellnesshotel
DAY 12 - FIESCH to INTERLAKEN
Miles 60 - Time 2 Hours
Stunning route down the GrimselPass, around the glacier and lakes down into Interlaken, where we are staying in the Swiss Chalet Hotel
DAY 13 - INTERLAKEN to METZ
Miles 265 - Time 4 1/2 Hours
Leaving Interlaken, heading North via BERN, BASEL and NANCY before arriving in METZ. We are stopping over in the IBIS STYLES Hotel in the centre
DAY 14 - METZ to BISSEUIL
Miles 115 - Time 2 Hours
Leaving METZ to Bisseuil (Champagne Region) to stop Lunch and Tasting at Champagne Bauchet staying close by at the Au fil de l’Ô
DAY 15 - BISSEUIL to HARDELOT
Miles 196 - Time 3 1/2 Hours
Leaving Bisseuil (the Rightons) and heading West via San Quentin and Amiens, Abbevile and to the coast and Hardelot Plage where we are staying at Najeti Hôtel du Parc
DAY 16 - HOME
Miles 234 - Time 4 Hours
Leaving Hardelot travel to the Eurotunnel Terminal in Calais, where we exit on the UK side near Ashford. Travelling home via M20, M25 and M40
