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11/1/2024 at 5:04pm
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Hi.
Usually tow the caravan to Costa Brava in April / May.for 5/6 weeks.
Never been to Italy.
This year we fancy Lake Garda so we are looking for route recommendation from Calais towing 7.3 m caravan.
We have ACSI but happy to use non ACSI sites if recommended.
Any site recommendations welcome, we don’t have a preferred area but walking distance from site to a town would be good.
Would like a decent sized pitch so we an put up our canopy.
Any advice welcome.
Many thanks
John
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11/1/2024 at 8:31pm
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Don't be put off, Italy is a lovely country to visit. We have enough idiots on our own roads so not sure Italy is any worse. They tend not to be so adherent to rules but that's up to them.
My suggestion route wish would be down through France and out to Metz and then join the German autobahn south to Fussen then across the Fern and Brenner Passes which will eventually take you down the eastern side of the Lake. Sites around Peschiera del Garda might suit as there are several within walking distance of the town. There are also train services from there. Easy visit to Verona from these as well. Have you thought about going onto Venice?
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12/1/2024 at 8:42am
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David, thank you for your very helpful response.I will take a look.
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12/1/2024 at 9:37am
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Quote: Originally posted by jsparkes201148 on 11/1/2024
Hi.
Usually tow the caravan to Costa Brava in April / May.for 5/6 weeks.
Never been to Italy.
This year we fancy Lake Garda so we are looking for route recommendation from Calais towing 7.3 m caravan.
We have ACSI but happy to use non ACSI sites if recommended.
Any site recommendations welcome, we don’t have a preferred area but walking distance from site to a town would be good.
Would like a decent sized pitch so we an put up our canopy.
Any advice welcome.
Many thanks
We did this run a few years ago, not sure how quick or how far you tow in a day. We did it in 3 days after reaching France. First night stop was at a municipal at Montmedy. Next day we went through bottom of Luxembourg, topping up with cheaper diesel, then we stopped at Ulm for the 2nd night. From there we went over the Fern pass, along to innsbruck and Brenner pass into Italy. Reached Manerba Del Garda in the evening of 3rd day. Long towing days, suggest another one stop at least.
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12/1/2024 at 10:59am
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There are so many routes to Italy.and so many interesting places along the way. We picked out the places we wanted to see and joined up the dots. We took about ten days to get there via Alsace, the north side of Lake Constance and the Austrian Tirol, but you may be in more of a hurry than that.
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12/1/2024 at 12:10pm
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As David said, I was also going to recommend somewhere around Peschiera del Garda, if you're walking distance into the town you can easily pick up lake ferries (eg to Sirmione / Bardolino / Malcesine & Monte Baldo / Limone) and trains (eg to Verona / Milan / Venice). Can't help with the travelling though, we flew to Venice then rented a mobile home in Cappuccini.
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12/1/2024 at 1:17pm
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Our route took us to a first stop at https://www.campingofficielarlon.be/en/homepage-english/ fill up the tank just inside Luxembourg then on to Ulm for an overnight then to Natterersee where we stayed three nights and over the Brenner to Bardolino - La Rocca (which has now become much much bigger and more expensive). we like d the look of the site at Lasize very close to town. We've also stayed at Cisano - https://www.camping-cisano.it As David says there are trains to Verona and Venice from Peschiera - however we drove to both without any problem and found parking quite easily with the help of POI on the satnav.
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12/1/2024 at 7:19pm
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Thanks for the replies, all very helpful.
I asked for route suggestions because we will be towing a 7.4 m caravan.
I usually take my time and drive a maximum 200 miles p day and happy to pay the tolls.
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12/1/2024 at 9:54pm
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Quote: Originally posted by jsparkes201148 on 12/1/2024
Thanks for the replies, all very helpful.
I asked for route suggestions because we will be towing a 7.4 m caravan.
I usually take my time and drive a maximum 200 miles p day and happy to pay the tolls.
Whichever route you choose the major roads across Europe will not pose any problems for a caravan of that size, but the size of pitches on some sites in Italy might prove to be challenging.
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13/1/2024 at 12:00am
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Quote: Originally posted by Netherton on 12/1/2024
Whichever route you choose the major roads across Europe will not pose any problems for a caravan of that size, but the size of pitches on some sites in Italy might prove to be challenging.
Twice we've been to Italy and found numerous pitches hardly big enough for a medium size tent and our Berlingo. 8m x 8m seems to be pretty much the norm.
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13/1/2024 at 12:14am
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Thanks Neterton, thats one of the reasons for my post.
Looking for site recommendations for decent sized pitches, probably 70 m2 min.
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13/1/2024 at 4:06pm
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Have a look at Camping Baia Verde at Manerba del Garda, various size pitches there. We thoroughly enjoyed our stay there.
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We have been travelling to Garda for 10yrs...we love it. We prefer the north end, the terrain is more appealing to us. We favour Limone.
The hills of Trentino, Verona, Malcesine are accessible. Sirmione is ok but a day trip is enough...this area is easily accessible for Milan and the motorways to Tuscany and the Ligurian riviera.
Do your homework and research Lombardia.
You will love it.
I am bias being of Italian descent.
If you love nature, art, food, classical music you'll be in Eden.
The opera in Verona is wonderful....a bit cliche in the choice of repertoire but the arena is an amazing experience.( Carmen, Aida, Nabucco on a rota throughout the season)...no idea why they stage Carmen its French!!!!
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We've camped in Limone ... great, and well positioned away from the hyper bustle at the south end of Garda.
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