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RoaryRati · Jun 8, 2020

Sounds gr8 and we're keen to join in too - but would want to drive back from Italy. Also not sure about Stelvio - we did it Trafoi to Bormio and far too busy to be fun - more like a mare (admitedly at wrong time of day)

TimR · Jun 8, 2020

There must at least three passes within that locale. Lesser known. Every bit as dramatic and better to drive...
I would personally never bother with Stelvio again. its a tourist trap. Cyclists, buses, endless cars. Yawn !

DaveT · Jun 8, 2020

MarkMas said:
If people are feeling rich, they could stay at this Maserati-friendly hotel in Bellagio near Como...
https://www.sportsmaserati.com/index.php?threads/pic-of-the-day.20159/page-259#post-779432

No idea what the road from Stelvio to Bellagio is like but Bellagio-Como is VERY tight in places.

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Lovely hotel and yes, Como to Bellagio road more than tight. Many heart in mouth moments when I did it last year in the Ghibli.

The road back down the other side of the peninsula towards Lecco is much less hairy.

MarkMas · Jun 8, 2020

DaveT said:
Lovely hotel and yes, Como to Bellagio road more than tight. Many heart in mouth moments when I did it last year in the Ghibli.

The road back down the other side of the peninsula towards Lecco is much less hairy.

True. And we don't mean a scenic minor roads with challenging corners, we mean twisty narrow streets with huge busses, crappy vans and tiny fiats driven by lunatics.

GeoffCapes · Jun 8, 2020

conaero said:
Outline itinerary /// Sept 2021:

Ferry Pompey to Santander
Night 1 Picos
Night 2 Longrono
Night 3 Llorett
Night 4 Montpellier/Antibes
Night 5 Lauzette (hot tub)
- Route Napoleon & Castellane
Night 6 Comghli & Portofino
- Maserati factory tour
Night 7 Verona
- Stelvio and Davos
Night 8&9 Como
Fly back/cars transported

Circa 1250 miles

Costs, based on two sharing, per head:
Ferry, transporter And flight £500
Hotels £600
Kitty £200 for dinning
Fuel: £200

Total:
£1500 per head /£3000 per car with two sharing.

Had a long weekend in Longrono for my mates 40th, lovely place. So many bars it's a favourite for Spanish stag dos!

Zep · Jun 8, 2020

MarkMas said:
If people are feeling rich, they could stay at this Maserati-friendly hotel in Bellagio near Como...
https://www.sportsmaserati.com/index.php?threads/pic-of-the-day.20159/page-259#post-779432

No idea what the road from Stelvio to Bellagio is like but Bellagio-Como is VERY tight in places.

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As this is billed as a greatest hits tour we will probably be sticking to the places we know and trust. The road from Bellagio to Como is very tight as you say, not much fun, the west side is still tight but enjoyable and we will be stopping in Menaggio.

MarkMas · Jun 8, 2020

Zep said:
As this is billed as a greatest hits tour we will probably be sticking to the places we know and trust. The road from Bellagio to Como is very tight as you say, not much fun, the west side is still tight but enjoyable and we will be stopping in Menaggio.

Ah, the 'Top Gear' side of the lake.

Zep · Jun 8, 2020

MarkMas said:
Ah, the 'Top Gear' side of the lake.

Known for that and some other things, yes.

DaveT · Jun 8, 2020

Zep said:
As this is billed as a greatest hits tour we will probably be sticking to the places we know and trust. The road from Bellagio to Como is very tight as you say, not much fun, the west side is still tight but enjoyable and we will be stopping in Menaggio.

Grand Hotel Menaggio? One of my faves. Lovely spot.

Zep · Jun 8, 2020

DaveT said:
Grand Hotel Menaggio? One of my faves. Lovely spot.

Yes, mine too.

tokyomb · Jun 8, 2020

tokyomb said:
We're in (exact dates permitting, of course).

Just held most of September 2021 in my diary to make sure I can say I've already booked holiday!

Delmonte · Jun 8, 2020

GeoffCapes said:
Had a long weekend in Longrono for my mates 40th, lovely place. So many bars it's a favourite for Spanish stag dos!

I really liked it too. Stayed there on road trip between Santander and Cuenca. Amazing tapas & beer crawls. Rioja central. Good value, nice atmosphere. In fact love all those inland Spanish towns off the British tourist radar - see also Salamanca, Zaragoza, Cuenca, Cordoba...

Delmonte · Jun 8, 2020

Zep said:
As this is billed as a greatest hits tour we will probably be sticking to the places we know and trust. The road from Bellagio to Como is very tight as you say, not much fun, the west side is still tight but enjoyable and we will be stopping in Menaggio.

Which hotel do you use in Logrono?

Dan! · Jun 8, 2020

Do I need to buy another Maserati to attend?

When is the MC20 released?

GeoffCapes · Jun 8, 2020

Delmonte said:
I really liked it too. Stayed there on road trip between Santander and Cuenca. Amazing tapas & beer crawls. Rioja central. Good value, nice atmosphere. In fact love all those inland Spanish towns off the British tourist radar - see also Salamanca, Zaragoza, Cuenca, Cordoba...

There's plenty of vineyard tours and wine tasting in the area (obviously).
Some of the bars are so funny. Literally a door in a wall, with only room for 2 people!

The silliest thing I saw there was the tiny beer glasses you could get. Must be about a mouthful in the smallest.

GeoffCapes · Jun 8, 2020

Delmonte said:
Which hotel do you use in Logrono?

We stayed in a 4* NH Hotel Logrono which was just the job. Literally 5 minute walk from everywhere, or ten minutes from the waterpark!

GeoffCapes · Jun 8, 2020

Dan! said:
Do I need to buy another Maserati to attend?

When is the MC20 released?

They're renaming it MC25. That'll probably give you an idea.....

Dan! · Jun 8, 2020

GeoffCapes said:
They're renaming it MC25. That'll probably give you an idea.....

Sounds about right. Which means in reality it'll actually be an MC30

Delmonte · Jun 8, 2020

GeoffCapes said:
There's plenty of vineyard tours and wine tasting in the area (obviously).
Some of the bars are so funny. Literally a door in a wall, with only room for 2 people!

The silliest thing I saw there was the tiny beer glasses you could get. Must be about a mouthful in the smallest.

I liked the mad nature of the tapas bar crawls. Like some only sold one thing. Found one that only sold mushrooms (one type of) and one that only sold chips! Figured the tiny beers were so you could have lots of different tapas, a beer in each bar, and not get totally wasted. Coupled with that innate foreign fear of pints. I did wonder what my mates would have made of it, had I been with them and not the mrs lol

rs48635 · Jun 8, 2020

TimR said:
There must at least three passes within that locale. Lesser known. Every bit as dramatic and better to drive...
I would personally never bother with Stelvio again. its a tourist trap. Cyclists, buses, endless cars. Yawn !

^^. done the stelvio with another grouo - and each car had decent walkie-talkie so were able to make the most of it. Agree there are better mountain passes, but it is a box to tick. Views are still epic. Better driven in a soft top too for visibility in the chicanes. The elevation change around the bends renders every uphill a blind corner.
Interested in the tour - subject to "Ugandan discussions".

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