Euro Tour tips please.

[wallonia]

Hi everyone.

I am going on a 10-12 day trip, going down through France to Milllau bridge, Gorges du Tarn, across to Mont Ventoux and head up to Grenoble way, ready for an attack on the French alps and the Route de Napoleon.
From the Gorges du Verdon head east (N202) to the Col du Turini and onto the Italian riviera beyond Monaco.
A couple of days rest on the shore of Lake Como.
Como > Stelvio > Davos in a day via Zernez and Umbrail pass.
From Davos head to Chur, Andermatt and the St Gotthard pass followed by the Nuffenen pass and some others, and stay on a lakeside in Switzerland.
Up through Switzerland and up through the Black Forest via Waldshut and Freiburg.
Two more nights, one in Strasbourg and the last night near Epernay/Reims old GP circuit.
Or the other way round, maybe including the lake by Geneva.

Do you have any recommendations?

 

[Rimmer]

If you are thinking of staying by lake geneva, then villars is a good mountain base. The road to the resort used to form the Ollons-Villars hillclimb which was part of the European mountain championship until early 70s. Works F1 cars used to drive up it ! From there, there are some great passes col du pillon, col de la croix, col les mosses (my sunday morning circular drive route in the rs !). Taking those you can head back north via Gstaad and then Gruyere (both worth a quick stop). My other piece of advice is that the Jura mountain range running down the side of the lake is seriously overlooked when it comes to great empty driving roads. Unlike the main swiss passes around st moritz/andermatt you rarely see police etc. If you want lakeside geneva resort then montreux/vevey or ouchy are the best bets.
Have fun !

 

[Melv]

Hi Bud

Search out the Eurohoon thread and pix on Pistonheads -some great ideas there.

 

[944s2]

Remember the yellow vest etc!

http://www.theaa.com/motoring_advice/overseas/index.html

 

[rskiwi]

Hi Wallonia, I have not climbed the Ventoux in my 911 but climbed it on cycle last year.We started from the South side,from Bedoin. The 1st part through the forest seems to go straight up very little deviation then from Chelet Reynard it is not as steep but some good 3rd gear stretches.You can go over the top and finish back where you started. We went back the same way and all hit 70plus kph!The view on the top is one of the best!
I have climbed the Turini in my 911 another great climb. There are 3 ways up. From Nice, from north side La Bollene-Vesubie and from Sospel.You could incorporate the col de Braus from Sospel which will take you over to the foot of the Turini on the Nice side.It is an engineering marvel with some of the most precisely built lacets you will ever see. On one occasion when climing the Braus, on my cycle this time, I saw the local Nice Gordini club on the climb, about 14 cars the sound was incredible could hear them go all the way to the top.
Have a great time on you trip!
Jeff

 

[PhilRS]

In Villars, I stayed

http://www.bristolvillars.ch/

and enjoyed it.

ORIGINAL: Rimmer

If you are thinking of staying by lake geneva, then villars is a good mountain base. The road to the resort used to form the Ollons-Villars hillclimb which was part of the European mountain championship until early 70s. Works F1 cars used to drive up it ! From there, there are some great passes col du pillon, col de la croix, col les mosses (my sunday morning circular drive route in the rs !). Taking those you can head back north via Gstaad and then Gruyere (both worth a quick stop). My other piece of advice is that the Jura mountain range running down the side of the lake is seriously overlooked when it comes to great empty driving roads. Unlike the main swiss passes around st moritz/andermatt you rarely see police etc. If you want lakeside geneva resort then montreux/vevey or ouchy are the best bets.
Have fun !

 

[PhilRS]

I did climb the Ventoux in a 911T, both from Bedoin and Malaucene. Nice drives!

Exquisite food here.

http://www.moulin-huile.com/uk/restaurant-vaison/la_cuisine.htm

ORIGINAL: rskiwi

Hi Wallonia, I have not climbed the Ventoux in my 911 but climbed it on cycle last year.We started from the South side,from  Bedoin. The 1st part through the forest seems to go straight up very little deviation then from Chelet Reynard it is not as steep but some good 3rd gear stretches.You can go over  the top and finish back where you started. We went back the same way and all hit 70plus kph!The view on the top is one of the best!
I have climbed the Turini in my 911 another great climb. There are 3 ways up. From Nice, from north side La Bollene-Vesubie and from Sospel.You could incorporate the col de Braus from Sospel which will take you over to the foot of the Turini on the Nice side.It is an engineering marvel with some of the most precisely built lacets you will ever see. On one occasion when climing the Braus, on my cycle this time, I saw the local Nice Gordini club on the climb, about 14 cars the sound was incredible could hear them go all the way to the top.
Have a great time on you trip!
Jeff