Driving Itinerary (Two Months): France, Spain, Portugal, Switzerland, Germany
This is a fantastic itinerary for a two-month, self-drive trip – primarily through Spain and Portugal – plus a quick visit to some very beautiful regions in southern France, Germany and Switzerland.
While we travelled fairly quickly, the itinerary can be tailored to be longer or shorter, depending upon the time available.
Itinerary:
Munich – Geneva – Lyon – Dordogne region – Bayonne – Bordeaux – San Sebastian – Bilbao – Leon – Salamanca – Duoro Valley – Porto – Coimbra – Obidos – Lisbon – Sintra – Evora – Vila Nova de Milfontes & West Coast Portugal – Algarve – Seville – Ronda – Granada – Cordoba – Madrid – Toledo – Segovia – Montpellier – Aix en Provence – Sainte Maxime – Saint Tropez – St Paul de Vence – Lake Maggiore – Interlaken – Neuschwanstein Castle – the Romantic Road (Fussen to Wurzburg) – Rhine River (Wurzburg to Koblenz) – Strasbourg – Alsace Wine Route – Colmar – Geneva
Villa Antica Macina B&B, Nocelle, Amalfi Coast, Italy
Villa Antica Macina B&B is located in Nocelle, a UNESCO World Heritage listed village high above Positano, on the Amalfi Coast of Italy.
We found it a hair-raising bus ride up the steep, winding road to Nocelle – where you feel as though you are on top of the world and the views are spectacular. It’s worth the drive.
Elisir B&B, Anacapri, Capri
On arrival at Eliser B&B we had a warm welcome from Elisabetta who gave us a map plus recommendations on what to see and do. Her B&B is very well located in beautiful Anacapri – close to shops, restaurants, sights and with easy access to buses and taxis.
The entrance to the B&B is through a gate off Via Caprile, a short walk from Piazza Vittoria the main square in Anacapri. There is a flight of steps up to the B&B (no lift).
Aretusa Vacanze B&B, Ortygia, Syracuse, Sicily
Aretusa Vacanze has an excellent location in Ortygia, the beautiful old town of Syracuse.
Finding some of our accommodation in Sicily has proved to be quite a challenge, however we have very clear instructions from Aretusa Vacanze B&B as to what to enter into our GPS, where to park and who to phone on arrival to help with the luggage. All goes to clockwork and when we phone, Michael meets us to help us take the luggage to the accommodation – about 100 metres away in a small pedestrian street.
Bella Giulia, Ragusa, Sicily
Bella Giulia is located in Ragusa Superiore – the newer part of town and, for a change, it is easy to find our accommodation. We are able to park in the tiny street right outside, knock on the door and our host is there.
Our accommodation is in a small building opposite our host’s home. We have a first floor apartment – it is perfect for our needs. We are a group of five and have three modern apartments between us – each apartment is very similar but with different style kitchens and on a different level.
La Terrazza di Carolina, Agrigento, Sicily
The town of Agrigento is a popular place to stay for travellers visiting the Valley of the Temples. We chose to stay at La Terrazza di Carolina – a lovely small hotel located in Cortile Modica I, just Via Atenea.
Many of the small streets in the old section of Sicilian towns are for pedestrians only however the day we arrived we could park on the street just opposite the B&B. Carolina helped us carry our luggage up the small flight of stairs into the B&B and into the spacious reception area.