Yet another European road trip question
Yet another European road trip question
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chriscoates

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806 posts

176 months

Friday 30th October 2015
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I know that there is loads of information on here about various trips across Europe, but I have something fairly specific in mind.
My dad wants to take me and my brother on one next June as we are 21 and 18 respectively, so something to celebrate for both of us.

We are looking at Calais -Reims -Nurburgring - Stuttgart to do the Porsche Museum and (hopefully) factory tour, Motorworld and Auto Salon Singen, then to Munich for the BMW factory and museum and then some general trips around the region to seek out some good roads, maybe a trip into Switzerland and some of the passes.

We are looking at around 5 or 6 days, so any advice regarding accommodation, places to visit etc. would be great.

ESDavey

708 posts

235 months

Sunday 1st November 2015
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Daimler museum in Stuttgart is excellent too !

lewisco

381 posts

135 months

Monday 4th January 2016
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June, Europe, Cars... has to be Le Mans surely? smile

chevronb37

6,472 posts

202 months

Wednesday 6th January 2016
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It's a lot to squeeze in to five days. I usually reckon one doing an excursion (a museum, say) and five to six hours' driving per day to be comfortable. You've got to balance covering distance with enjoying the experience, stopping to enjoy places and savouring the destinations. There's not much fun in ploughing along an autobahn for seven hours when you could take two days over it and enjoy the twisty roads instead. It's really tempting to pack everything you want to do into one trip!

I can recommend accommodation in Reims, Sinsheim, Speyer and Munich so drop me a line if you'd like any suggestions.