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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

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By |2025-03-18T15:18:16+11:00May 18th, 2023|Categories: Destination Reviews, Europe, Europe, France, Germany, Italy|0 Comments

Venice, Italy

Venice, Italy

Venice, Italy

Visiting Venice is like visiting a living museum. Its beautiful setting, its abundance of artworks and architecture and its maze of streets and canals make it a unique experience.

We arrived by train into Santa Lucia station and were able to change money, buy a snack and get a map from the Tourist Information Office – all within the station building. Going out the main doors and down the steps took us to a large pedestrian area – to the beginning of the Grand Canal – the main thoroughfare of Venice.

From the station we took a Vaporetto (water bus) towards the San Zaccaria stop, just near St Marks Square. This trip down the Grand Canal was a wonderful introduction to Venice. (more…)

By |2025-03-18T15:04:34+11:00January 31st, 2010|Categories: Europe, Italy|1 Comment
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