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We would go toll free on good roads from Calais or Dunkirk via  Luxembourg, Metz, Nancy, Colmar and Mulhouse ( all those are good stopovers) to the Swiss border at Basel. Then you buy vignettes (permits) to allow to use Swiss motorways and St Gotthard tunnel into Italy.

Coming back will be more expensive as the toll price for the Mont Blanc tunnel is high, and that feeds you on to French toll roads for much of the way back, unless you choose to divert off them.

There are no mountain passes on those routes, but you might well want to try some of those solo when you are in the Alpine area.

Quote: Originally posted by Mart on 15/1/2014

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Thanks Berriow, I was thinking about visiting the Alsace so your suggestions fit in. Where do we buy the vignettes? Also, is the route from Aosta to the Mt Blanc tunnel caravan-friendly?
Finally, any suggestions for decent sites?
Cheers!

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Good morning Mart

Swiss vignettes (one for car and one for caravan) can be bought in advance on line, or on arrival at the frontier post.

Aosta to Mont Blanc tunnel is a motorway so no gradients beyond the capability of HGV's and touring caravans

Lots of site reviews here on campsite search - some of them mine, but lots of others too.