European alpine tour june 21st - 30th

[MikeB]

We have put the finishing touches to the Alpine tour in June. Pm me or email me for costs.

Details as follows:

This year, we have selected a fantastic route taking in some of the French, Swiss and Austrian Alps in a whirlwind of 9 days and 8 nights, ending up with the octane-fuelled thrill of the Nurburgring, all the while staying at minimum 4 star hotels which we have selected for their gastronomic reputations.

First off, we leave the Eurotunnel and head for the quiet, fast country roads in the Bourgogne countryside. We stay in the famous village of Puligny-Montrachet, kicking off the tour with a great gastro experience, no doubt accompanied by some awesome local wines. The next morning we launch into the Rhone and Provence Alps to stay at the foot of the highest paved road in Europe, the Col de la Bonette, with a late afternoon burn to the top and back again for another great meal. We continue the Alpine theme the next day heading to the Col de L'Iseran, after a brief flirtation over the Italian border. After topping out, we head back to Italy and eventually drop down to our hotel on the shores of Lago Maggiore, with the Italian Alps as an inspiring backdrop.

The amazing Furka pass beckons the next day, after a picturesque drive from Brig. After the thrills of one of the finest passes in Europe, we head for the San Bernadino pass and the way to St Moritz. The next day its the Stelvio with its awesome hairpins. After lunching at the top on such local specialities as 'donkey delights', we ease our way down again and head for the spectacular Dolomite region. Impossibly high peaks such as the Sassolungo stride into view, along with the green valley of the Selva di Val Gardena. Our hotel here is the Alpenroyal, a place to which you will undoubtedly want to return. A rest day looms, with local climbing, walking, and helicopter rides available, or exploring the region in your own car. Whatever you do, you will love this area. Our final day in Italy sees us heading through the Dolomites and onto the Grossglockner pass via Lienz, before our penultimate night in Kitzbuhel.

For the final day, we travel to the Nurburgring for the evening public session at the Nordschleife. This is, of course, entirely optional! Driving it is a huge adrenalin rush, but its also a fascinating place to watch and hear the thrill-seekers. Staying at Sabine's hotel that night, we have our farewell dinner at the famous Pistenklause restaurant! There is an option to remain for the full day public session on the 29th, another night at Sabine's and dinner at the highly entertaining Pinnochio's, but otherwise it will be a fond goodbye to a great tour, whose friendships and memories will linger for years to come.

[Monkey boy UK]

Mike forgot to mention the tour includes Euro tunnel passes from and back to the UK, The hotels selected on this tour are all amazing and we have some interesting cars attending including a few R8s and a S/C R8!

[MikeB]

I'll also be running the S4 for excess luggage, women etc

[R8Spyderman]

Is this tour still on? I emailed the itinerary to my wife in hopes of getting her interested, so we'll see.

Happy to have met MonkeyBoy today as he vacationed in Naples, an hour's drive from Sanibel. Here he is standing next to my car:

[Monkey boy UK]

Hi Jeff, great to meet you yesterday and thanks for the ride in your modded R8 Spyder, the black alcantara diamond red stich interior looks amazing and the black wheels awsome, enjoyed our chat over a drink and look forward to meeting you again, maybe in the UK, i understand you cant make the Euro tour which is still on but look forward to seeing you on the Scottish highland tour, i can organise a car for you.

Cheers again, colin

[R8Spyderman]

I'll also be running the S4 for excess luggage, women etc

Mike,

Colin showed me some pics of the curvy, open roads in the Highlands and I was smitten! I live in flat Florida where there are no hills or curvy roads, so I am really keen to go on one of the upcoming trips, but probably not until the Sept. Highlands Tour. I note your comment about space for women so would it be fair to assume that generally only men go on the tour and leave their wives and girlfriends home? My wife seems to be uninterested in joining me so if it's mostly men-only, then I can see flying over and hiring a car to join in the fun.

Might just meet you guys there this fall!

Jeff aka R8Spyderman

[MikeB]

Yes it is. We have a couple of Porsches, an Aston and some R8's coming. See www.gtcartours.co.uk for details.