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Hi we are trying to plan a trip to Lake Garda in July 2012 via Austria - Has anybody got any advice? Things to do, places to stay etc.
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always wanted to go to lake garda passports just renewed who knows we may go this year
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Griff (Popeye) asked the same question via PM last night, here's what I gave him. Possibly doesn't help if you are heading through Austria as we are going via Switzerland as the St. Gothard Tunnel seems the better option for us. We are stuck with the amount of time we can take, so it's the quickest route.
I've not been, but going in April and this is the route we are taking.
Here's my Google Map of it with the stops. It's only showing one way as I'm coming back the same and stopping at the same sites.
http://g.co/maps/s2jym
The following stops are;
A: Calais Ferry Terminal Car Park (we are catching a late night ferry and staying in the car park overnight so that we can get up and go in the morning and already in France)
B: Metz, staying at Camp Municipal Metz-Plage - http://www.tourism-lorraine.com/en/h...s&id=838030250
C: Lucerene, staying at Camping International Lido - http://www.camping-international.ch/...rn_news_e.html
D: Lake Garda, Peschiera del Garda, staying at Camping Butterfly - http://www.campingbutterfly.it/index.aspx
whats the weather likely to be like in April / May ? any ideas?:thumb:
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With a vehicle the size of yours I would guess it weighs over 3.5 tonne. In which case I would avoid Austria as they will insist you buy a "Go-Box", which is a toll system designed for trucks. If using their autobahns the absolute minimum it could cost to simply cross the country by the most direct route would be about 150 euros! I'm not joking. Also, please bear in mind that it is very difficult not to use autobahns in Austria as they have now signed a lot of normal roads as being "unsuitable for vehicles over 3.5 tons". Incidentally, the "Go-Box" staff appear to have been trained by Austria's most famous son!
My advice - just don't go there!
For business reasons we have been many time to the area at the end of May and to us Brits it was perfect. We got as far as Rome one year and it was too hot.
PS....
The first time was on the bike in my avatar right now.
I know nothing about bikes but is that one good for touring? looks like a racer to me.
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One or two were raced but there was a pukka race version. In it's day it was a sports bike but by today's standards more a touring bike and very good it was too. It's an FZ750, a sensible size, pulled two of us all round Europe. It was a bike shop owner's toy, he had it painted in Yamaha works colours for his trip to the TT.
The hotel on Maggiore we kept returning to dubbed us The Mad English. The hotel owner greeted everyone and in our case "The mad English are back", no wonder we fell in love with Italy.
Griff (Popeye) asked the same question via PM last night, here's what I gave him. Possibly doesn't help if you are heading through Austria as we are going via Switzerland as the St. Gothard Tunnel seems the better option for us. We are stuck with the amount of time we can take, so it's the quickest route.
I've not been, but going in April and this is the route we are taking.
Here's my Google Map of it with the stops. It's only showing one way as I'm coming back the same and stopping at the same sites.
http://g.co/maps/s2jym
The following stops are;
A: Calais Ferry Terminal Car Park (we are catching a late night ferry and staying in the car park overnight so that we can get up and go in the morning and already in France)
B: Metz, staying at Camp Municipal Metz-Plage - http://www.tourism-lorraine.com/en/h...s&id=838030250
C: Lucerene, staying at Camping International Lido - http://www.camping-international.ch/...rn_news_e.html
D: Lake Garda, Peschiera del Garda, staying at Camping Butterfly - [URL="http://www.campingbutterfly.it/index.aspx"]http://www.campingbutterfly.it/index.aspx[/URL]
Well that was all sorted, until Camping Butterfly have now come back (after allowing our booking initially) saying that they now cannot accept our booking as they need a minimum of 14 nights! In APRIL? Annoyed really as they are part of ACSI and it was only going to be 16 Euros per night. Might just turn up instead and see if they'll let us on.
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That was my original site, but when I realised Butterfly was ACSI I changed it. Next door to Cappucini is Bella Italia. Any idea if they place is ok? They are also part of ACSI.
That was my original site, but when I realised Butterfly was ACSI I changed it. Next door to Cappucini is Bella Italia. Any idea if they place is ok? They are also part of ACSI.
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Well that was all sorted, until Camping Butterfly have now come back (after allowing our booking initially) saying that they now cannot accept our booking as they need a minimum of 14 nights! In APRIL? Annoyed really as they are part of ACSI and it was only going to be 16 Euros per night. Might just turn up instead and see if they'll let us on.
Craig
We are finding the same - sites will not accept bookings under 14 days in July. What with Go Box in Austria and 14 days minimum in the Italian lakes - we might either now go out of the main summer season (we had a wedding to go to in Malcesine in July) or go somewhere else.
Mike
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You could try Camping SanFrancesco at Desenzano which although it is a big site with small pitches, it is convenient for Sirmione.
If you are going to go sightseeing, try and locate Annunzio's house on the west side of the lake. We went in 1993 but I can't remember the exact location. He was a poet and an artist who designed his own house - I'm not sure what he was on when he did it, but it must have been good stuff.
their normal rate and it was expensive 2 nights.
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Cappucini have just said.......
"Turn up, you'll be fine"
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