Getting to Tuscany from South wales
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Hi All.
I have a wedding in Tuscany next June and am going to take my Tvr over and take in the sites. The missus won’t be in the car as she’s doesn’t like the speed or the noise 😂😂😂.
Would anybody have any routes they could share? I was going to leave on the Monday and meet up with everybody on the Thursday ready for the wedding Saturday. I may even pursuade her to join me on the way back so a different route may help.
If anybody has done it recently and can help it would be greatly appreciated.
Kind Regards
Chris
I have a wedding in Tuscany next June and am going to take my Tvr over and take in the sites. The missus won’t be in the car as she’s doesn’t like the speed or the noise 😂😂😂.
Would anybody have any routes they could share? I was going to leave on the Monday and meet up with everybody on the Thursday ready for the wedding Saturday. I may even pursuade her to join me on the way back so a different route may help.
If anybody has done it recently and can help it would be greatly appreciated.
Kind Regards
Chris
Nice! Done it three times (Florence area), from the North West of the UK, where in Tuscany?
Usually I have just done the tolls straight through France (A26), hopped into Luxembourg for the very very cheap fuel (you'll appreciate this in a TVR
)
Then, A35 towards Switzerland, Lucerne, over the Alps onto Como, Italy - then that takes you onto the E35 if my memory serves me correct past Modena
I appreciate there are other routes, but this is a good one non the less, very direct but doesn't miss out on any of the scenery.
Way back, you can go more Westerly, Turin, Genoa (you'll love the traffic chaos
) onto the A43 near Annecy, a another great spot to stop.
This was my plan over the times we went, some passes may shut due to weather conditions so bare that in mind, but June should be ok.
Usually I have just done the tolls straight through France (A26), hopped into Luxembourg for the very very cheap fuel (you'll appreciate this in a TVR
)Then, A35 towards Switzerland, Lucerne, over the Alps onto Como, Italy - then that takes you onto the E35 if my memory serves me correct past Modena
I appreciate there are other routes, but this is a good one non the less, very direct but doesn't miss out on any of the scenery.
Way back, you can go more Westerly, Turin, Genoa (you'll love the traffic chaos
) onto the A43 near Annecy, a another great spot to stop.This was my plan over the times we went, some passes may shut due to weather conditions so bare that in mind, but June should be ok.
Edited by 7 5 7 on Wednesday 9th October 09:30
We too have done it several times - down Route Napoleon and turn left at Cannes is lovely ,. And return via Lake Como and Sustenpass.
I adore Tuscany - on my first sight of classical Tuscan countryside I said to my wife that this looks like heaven is supposed to look. And Siena is my favourite place in Italy, possibly anywhere .
Enjoy
I adore Tuscany - on my first sight of classical Tuscan countryside I said to my wife that this looks like heaven is supposed to look. And Siena is my favourite place in Italy, possibly anywhere .
Enjoy
Last year we did (on the way back from Radda)
Savona
Ferry to Bastia (Corsica)
Spent some time on Corsica
Ajaccio, ferry to Marseille
Marseille to Barcelona
Barcelona to San Sebastian
Ferry to Plymouth from Santander
Going, we went Harwich -> Hook of Holland, then Salzburg, over the Grossglockner to Lake Garda then Radda. No tolls in Germany (apart from the €1 charge to pee) and a fair bit of unrestricted Autobahn.
Don't just default to Eurotunnel, there are lots of options to cross the channel and they give rise to more interesting route options
Savona
Ferry to Bastia (Corsica)
Spent some time on Corsica
Ajaccio, ferry to Marseille
Marseille to Barcelona
Barcelona to San Sebastian
Ferry to Plymouth from Santander
Going, we went Harwich -> Hook of Holland, then Salzburg, over the Grossglockner to Lake Garda then Radda. No tolls in Germany (apart from the €1 charge to pee) and a fair bit of unrestricted Autobahn.
Don't just default to Eurotunnel, there are lots of options to cross the channel and they give rise to more interesting route options
coppice said:
We too have done it several times - down Route Napoleon and turn left at Cannes is lovely ,. And return via Lake Como and Sustenpass.
I adore Tuscany - on my first sight of classical Tuscan countryside I said to my wife that this looks like heaven is supposed to look. And Siena is my favourite place in Italy, possibly anywhere .
Enjoy
Part of me really fancies Tuscany but then our past experience of driving in Italy is nightmare parking, ZTL’s everywhere plus the chance it will be really busy. My wife is having mobility problems at the moment so not easy to walk any distance. She’s waiting for an ankle fusion which will hopefully be done by the time we’re looking at going - next September. Our Newcastle - Amsterdam ferry is booked and we have 3 weeks so looking at options other than France which may well be where we head for (we’ve toured all over Europe over the years). I adore Tuscany - on my first sight of classical Tuscan countryside I said to my wife that this looks like heaven is supposed to look. And Siena is my favourite place in Italy, possibly anywhere .
Enjoy
I drove to Tuscany back in 2018.
Straight down the French autoroute (buy a windscreen tag), from Worcestershire my stopover was in Djon then motorway in Italy through Genoa. I was sat on the bridge in heavy traffic thinking if this thing collapsed then it would a lot of cars with it and kill lots below it. ….. Exactly one week to the day later the bridge collapsed.
It took me two full days to drive down.
Top tip. Unsure where you’re staying but Volterre is a must see. I stayed there for three nights and it’s a lovely walled town. I’d never heard of it before and it’s basically halfway between Pisa and Siena, so a great place to be based to see Tuscany if you have the time
As another poster has said, Tuscany is absolutely beautiful.
Straight down the French autoroute (buy a windscreen tag), from Worcestershire my stopover was in Djon then motorway in Italy through Genoa. I was sat on the bridge in heavy traffic thinking if this thing collapsed then it would a lot of cars with it and kill lots below it. ….. Exactly one week to the day later the bridge collapsed.
It took me two full days to drive down.
Top tip. Unsure where you’re staying but Volterre is a must see. I stayed there for three nights and it’s a lovely walled town. I’d never heard of it before and it’s basically halfway between Pisa and Siena, so a great place to be based to see Tuscany if you have the time
As another poster has said, Tuscany is absolutely beautiful.
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