Re: Looking for some information on travel to Europe (Switzerland and Italy)

On 31 Mrz., 06:11, "Avtar" <agurm2...@xxxxxxxx> wrote:
Hello,

We are planning on trip to Europe this summer (beginning of July for
two weeks). Mainly, we would like to go to Italy but would also try
to see if we can see a bit of Switzerland also. Probably to start off
in Switzerland and end in Italy and fly back to Canada from there.

Two weeks is not to much for those two countries,
best probably is to concentrate on a small number
of sites or regions you are specially interested in.

Be aware that July and August is vacation time -
avoid travelling to vacation resorts or even any
of the main N-S routes between Friday afternoon
and Saturday evening.

Our interests are in nature, mountains, history, and culture. My
preference would be to stay in historic hotels or BB.

For mountains, consider the region between lake
Geneva and St.Moritz in Switzerland, or nearby
Montblanc area (upper Aosta Valley) in Italy. By car,
region ENE of Lake Geneva (up to Bernese Oberland),
Grand St-Bernard region (Martigny to Aosta),
Central Switzerland (Andermatt and the mountain
pass roads around) or Engadine Valley (St.Moritz
being the best known resort) are probably the most
interesting (better by motorbike or bicycle ....).

Many "historical sites" in Switzerland, but Italy
is imho the better choice

I would appreciate if somone could provide any information.
Especially, I would like to know how a driver from Canada would find
driving in Italy. I have driven in all US big cities. I am little
nervous about driving in Italy. Thanks in advance.

Driving in Northern Italy is not really worse than
say Montreal area (Montreal plus plenty of
scooters). But: driving in most larger cities
in Europe is a mess, parking worse and expensive.
Many cities tend to restrict car traffic, especially
acces and parking for non-residents. Depending
on places you plan to visit, combining car and
public transportation might be the best option.
Consider passes such as "Swiss Pass" available
only to non-residents for part of your trip in
Switzerland, rent a car when planning to visit
small, remote places, use public transporation
for any tourist town in July in Italy. And I would
avoid any major Summer vacation resort in Italy
during July and August peak vacation time.

.

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