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Old 2nd April 2012, 09:42   #1
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Hi Guys N Gals, looking for some good tips and advice

Me and the missus are driving down to Italy in the summer towing a teardrop trailer. I dont really want to drive as the crow flies i want to make the road trip part of the holiday, oh and im not to keen on toll roads
So as anyone made the trip to Italy by road and if so which route did you take?
any recommended detours to see interesting places?
Shall i fill up with diesel before leaving UK?
Cost of vignettes for car and trailer, shall we go via Austria or Switzerland

At the moment ive got a blank map waiting to be filled with a nice route

Ant help will be greatly appreciated

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Old 2nd April 2012, 09:58   #2
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Which bit of Italy, there is quite a lot of it?
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Hi Harry, sticking to the west coast going south im going down as far as Naples then heading back up north on the east coast side.
Ive got 3 weeks in total so there is no rush
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Hi Harry, sticking to the west coast going south im going down as far as Naples then heading back up north on the east coast side.
Ive got 3 weeks in total so there is no rush
Assuming the Folkestone or Dover crossing - The west coast could mean down through France, or diverting through Switzerland to the middle of Italy and picking up the Italian Lake District. The Lakes are not to be missed. Austria is well out of your way.
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Sounds amazing, I love road trips, unfortunately they are my wifes idea of hell (and we have a 4yr old)

I would head through Switzerland....
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avoid belgium would be my first tip, so miserable.

switz is nice to drive through in parts as is germany like the black forest.
toll roads in france but they are good roads.

when i went in january switz has the cheapest fuel, but all are cheaper than england (cant comment on italy though.

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avoid belgium would be my first tip, so miserable.

switz is nice to drive through in parts as is germany like the black forest.
toll roads in france but they are good roads.

when i went in january switz has the cheapest fuel, but all are cheaper than england (cant comment on italy though.

dont forget the legislation over in europe (hi vis jackets etc).
Thanks Ash, im ordering 2 hi vis jackets, triangle, spare bulbs, GB stickers and light deflectors
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Triangle spare here for you Tony if you wanna pick it up later!

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avoid belgium would be my first tip, so miserable.

switz is nice to drive through in parts as is germany like the black forest.
toll roads in france but they are good roads.

when i went in january switz has the cheapest fuel, but all are cheaper than england (cant comment on italy though.

dont forget the legislation over in europe (hi vis jackets etc).
There is a country by country fuel cost comparison web site somewheres about a few years ago. I was checking fuel prices for driving somewhere quite exotic and found fuel was then got much cheaper the deeper you went into eastern europe.
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