7 days · 1,980 km · Driving 9.4
Champagne cellars, Alsace vineyards, the Furka at dawn and a final descent to the lakes.
Day by day
Day 1
Drive
530 km
Driving time
6h 10m
Highlights: Tunnel crossing at dawn · Champagne countryside back roads
Lunch: Montreuil-sur-Mer, market square bistro
Country HouseRibeauvillé, Alsace
Half-timbered wine village, courtyard parking behind locked gates, and the Route des Crêtes for breakfast.
Driver Hotel Score
8.6
From route
0.8 km
£££
BoutiqueSaint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat, France
Steep but smooth approach; the Moyenne Corniche is a four-minute roll from the gates at sunrise.
Driver Hotel Score
8.9
From route
2.6 km
££££
Day 2
Drive
340 km
Driving time
4h 20m
Highlights: Route des Vins · Vosges crest road
Lunch: Nancy, Place Stanislas
Country HouseRibeauvillé, Alsace
Half-timbered wine village, courtyard parking behind locked gates, and the Route des Crêtes for breakfast.
Driver Hotel Score
8.6
From route
0.8 km
£££
Day 3
Drive
380 km
Driving time
5h 05m
Highlights: Swiss border at Basel · Susten Pass
Lunch: Lucerne lakeside
LuxuryAndermatt, Switzerland
Arguably the finest driver's basecamp in Europe: Furka, Susten, Gotthard and Oberalp all within twenty minutes.
Driver Hotel Score
9.7
From route
0.1 km
£££££
Day 4
Drive
210 km
Driving time
4h 00m
Highlights: Furka Pass · Oberalp · Julier
Lunch: Rifugio at Oberalppass
LuxuryAndermatt, Switzerland
Arguably the finest driver's basecamp in Europe: Furka, Susten, Gotthard and Oberalp all within twenty minutes.
Driver Hotel Score
9.7
From route
0.1 km
£££££
LuxuryCortina d'Ampezzo, Italy
Underground garage with valet, and a first-light departure straight onto the Falzarego ramp before the coaches wake.
Driver Hotel Score
9.4
From route
0.4 km
£££££
Day 5
Drive
160 km
Driving time
3h 15m
Highlights: Maloja hairpins · Lake Como corniche
Lunch: Chiavenna
HistoricLake Garda, Italy
A lakefront villa with gated gravel courtyard, five minutes from the Gardesana's tunnelled corniche.
Driver Hotel Score
9.1
From route
1.2 km
££££
Day 6
Drive
210 km
Driving time
3h 30m
Highlights: Bergamo Alta detour · Valtenesi hills
Lunch: Bergamo Città Alta
HistoricLake Garda, Italy
A lakefront villa with gated gravel courtyard, five minutes from the Gardesana's tunnelled corniche.
Driver Hotel Score
9.1
From route
1.2 km
££££
Day 7
Drive
150 km
Driving time
3h 40m
Highlights: Tremosine terrace · Gardesana galleries
Lunch: Limone sul Garda
HistoricLake Garda, Italy
A lakefront villa with gated gravel courtyard, five minutes from the Gardesana's tunnelled corniche.
Driver Hotel Score
9.1
From route
1.2 km
££££
LuxuryCortina d'Ampezzo, Italy
Underground garage with valet, and a first-light departure straight onto the Falzarego ramp before the coaches wake.
Driver Hotel Score
9.4
From route
0.4 km
£££££