Grand Tour

[strickers]

Off on the Grand Tour at the end of the Month.

Portsmouth-Le Havre - Caen - La Rochelle - Bordeaux - Biarritz - San Sebastian - Bilba - Santander - Portsmouth.

Any advice on places to stay with good secure parking would be very much appreciated.

Craig

 

[Trackrod996]

If you're going as far as San Sebastian, give yourself a driving treat and drive south down to Burgos through the mountains - abslulutely blinding road. Sorry, can't help with hotels, as I normally just stop and find somewhere, there are loads about in that part.

 

[Dylan1]

if you get to burgos it certainly will be a grand tour-its nearly halfway to madrid from san sebastien[]

 

[geoffpfc]

If you get to Burgos why not continue onto Salamance and practice pretend that you're Sean Bean as this was an important site for Wellingtons battle with the French.[8|]

 

[strickers]

I think that Mrs S's wish to visit the Guggenheim might take preference over Burgos. At least she can't drive and I don't have to share. 21 days and counting. P.S. for those so inclined, there is good cider and wild boar chorizo to be had in the Picos de Europa.

 

[Trackrod996]

Just to get the journey and distances into perspective, it is quite feasible to do Burgos to UK (Sussex) or vice verca in a day, and I mean without going mental. I did it in a Picasso, having taken a load of household stuff down to Malaga, and intended to stop in Fance for the night, but after looking at 2 dud hotels decided to just get home. French motorways may be expensive, but it's the way to eat up the miles. I've done the drive to Malaga quite a few times (Celica GT, Picasso, and 911) now and it really is no chore, especially if you allow 2 days, and the lack of traffic on Spanish motorways just has to be seen to be believed.