Archived Alps Pyrenees and Villa Euro Route 2015 Holiday

[billz]

Well this is what me and Maurice have finally decided to do.
On the Thursday night we drive down to around Dover/Folkston and stay over to catch Tunnel crossing
Day 1 Friday
Catch Tunnel and drive to Epinal and stay at the Ibis Central Hotel
Day 2 Saturday
Drive from Epinal through the Grand Ballon onto the Sustenpasse down the Grimselpasse and stay at Oberwald at the Hotel Alpenhoff
Day 3 Sunday
Drive down through the Furkapasse across to the Julierpasse and down to Forcola Sondrio staying 3 nights at La Brace Hotel
Day 4 Monday
A drive out down to Lake Iseo
Day 5 Tuesday
A drive out somewhere around the Alps
Day 6 Wednesday
Drive down to Tignes taking in the Petite Bernard pass staying at Hotel Collett
Day 7 Thursday
Drive down to Chichillian staying at the Chateau de Passieeres
Day 8 Friday
Drive accroDss to Andorra staying at Hotel Xalet Verdu
Day 9
Drive from Andorra down to Javea going past Zarragossa and Valencia
Day 10 to Day 16
Stay for 7 nights in a Lovely 4 bed villa with its own pool and sea views
Taking drive outs across the Mountain to Denia and a drive into Benidorm
Day 16
Drive up through the Pyrenees to Cognac Staying at the Cheval Blanc
Day 17
Drive upto a place called Berk Sur Mer Staying at the Hotel Neptune
Day 18
Catch either Ferry or Tunnel and back home

 

[MAURICE THE MARTIAN]

Am excited already,, better loose a bit of weight tho, gotta look gud in mi Zed,[emoji41]

 

[billz]

You couldnt look good in any sort of car not even a monster truck

 

[Zeti]

What a great tour! That I call it a true ride , equally combined with some relax!
Be careful in Cognac.........
And of course we will ask a write up for this plan. Yes?

 

[billz]

Approx mileage from door to door 3590

 

[billz]

What a great tour! That I call it a true ride , equally combined with some relax!
Be careful in Cognac.........
And of course we will ask a write up for this plan. Yes?

We have stayed in Cognac before just got to watch for the Brandy consumption and yes we will be doing a write up as we go along where we have internet connection

 

[Zeti]

Thank you and if it will be no revue from Cognac we will understand and keep quiet........ the signal is so poor over there.......

 

[t-tony]

Dan, don't you encourage them.

Tony.

 

[billz]

Dont think we need any encouragement lol

 

[Zeti]

No, I will Tony ! They have a good plan and it's long time till Summer.......

 

[billz]

Well me and Mozz have now booked the Tunnel crossing £140 return which is quite a good price. Booked a Hotel with full English so we can start our holiday in the best possible way

 

[zedwheels]

I don't see how you will enjoy all that top down driving, sight seeing, drinking, and sunburn. Then relaxing in some
old villa splashing around in your private pool and more drinking and stuff. What sort of people would enjoy all that.

 

[t-tony]

Me neither.

Tony.

 

[billz]

Brian i know it will be hard but we will just have to endure the torment of it

 

[t-tony]

You could start practicing now ????

Tony.

 

[oldcarman]

Well, we know only the sickest of the sick minds hang out on this forum so why the surprise!! Damn wish I could go!! JIM

 

[billz]

I have now compiled all the routes we will be doing, except for the one on the Sunday due to Google Maps wont let me because the roads are closed untill June. So here are the day to day routes
Friday
https://www.google.com/maps/dir/50....2,608847m/data=!3m2!1e3!4b1!4m2!4m1!3e0?hl=en
Saturday
https://maps.google.com/maps?ie=UTF8&t=h&hl=en&saddr=48.17566,6.44851&daddr=48.14922,6.57773 to:47.95728,6.96186 to:47.89993,7.10312 to:46.73201,8.53447 to:46.72715,8.44368 to:46.73533,8.34473 to:46.69085,8.24103 to:46.64470,8.30178 to:46.58678,8.33187 to:46.53483,8.34924 to:46.53093,8.35464&f=q&om=1&output=classic&dg=feature
Sunday to Follow but will include the Furkapasse and the Nufenenpass down through Martignay, Aosta taking in both the Grand and Petit St Bernard Col and down the Lisere Col to Tignes
Monday to Follow when the roads reopen and Google lets me do the route but will include driving from Tignes down through Briancon across to Vizille and down to a Chateau in Chichillian
Tuesday
https://www.google.com/maps/dir/44....7,562727m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m3!4m2!3e0!5i1?hl=en
Wednesday
https://www.google.com/maps/dir/42....m/data=!3m2!1e3!4b1!4m4!4m3!2m1!2b1!3e0?hl=en
Thursday
https://www.google.com/maps/dir/42....1,172479m/data=!3m2!1e3!4b1!4m2!4m1!3e0?hl=en
Friday
https://www.google.com/maps/dir/42....32,86148m/data=!3m2!1e3!4b1!4m2!4m1!3e0?hl=en
Saturday
https://www.google.com/maps/dir/42....m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m5!4m4!2m1!2b1!3e0!5i1?hl=en
The Return is as follows
Saturday
https://www.google.com/maps/dir/38....34582,-3.7827307,1391497m/data=!3m1!1e3?hl=en
Sunday
https://www.google.com/maps/dir/Cognac, France/Berck, France/@47.9628642,-4.1793996,1051968m/data=!3m2!1e3!4b1!4m14!4m13!1m5!1m1!1s0x4800f30d17c0b4c5:0x405d39260eebba0!2m2!1d-0.328744!2d45.691046!1m5!1m1!1s0x47dddc0c9cf0ff6d:0x40af13e8163fe50!2m2!1d1.591865!2d50.408188!3e0?hl=en
Catching the Tunnel Crossing on Monday Morning

 

[billz]

just a quick update. We have decided on the first day to take a different route, this will take us through Belgium onto Bastogne, this has various monuments depicting the lives lost of the US Forces during the Battle of the Bulge, from here we will travel through Luxembourg down to Epinal. We believe this will be a more enjoyable route than the direct Calais to Epinal through France one

 

[hard top]

Hi @billz if you are going down that way, this is well worth a visit, we went there a couple of years ago.
It is built on the spot of the Malmedy massacre.
Also, you are only a stones throw away from Spa Francorchamps circuit.

LINK: http://www.baugnez44.be/en/history.htm
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We stayed for a week in a rented chalet near Malmedy.

 

[DavidM]

Were the washing facilities ok? Looks a bit like the 'Bates Hotel'