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Autobahn to Autostrada Navigator Tour

- Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Italy

10 Days

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Driving from Germany to Italy and back is one of the best driving experiences anyone can have. As you leave Frankfurt, you'll drive down to Stuttgart and Munich where you'll visit the Mercedes, Porsche and BMW factory and museums. From Munich, you'll climb through the foothills of the Alps toward the Brenner Pass to Austria. Rolling through high mountain ranges and deep valleys, this driving will inspire you.

		Once on the other side of the Alps, Italy's Autostrada provide a full range of diverse driving conditions, from tight down-hill curves coming out of tunnels, to long sweeping mountain vistas on the way to Venice. You'll stay in Florence near the city center, then drive to the coast where you'll visit the Leaning Tower of Pisa.
Turning north, along the coast, you'll stop in Genova, the city of Christopher Columbus. You'll continue north through Milan then overnight at Lake Como. Returning to through the high Swiss Alps, onto the Autobahns of southern Germany and back to Frankfurt.

Day 1 (Thursday) - Flight to Frankfurt - Overnight flight to Frankfurt usually begins in the afternoon with your flight departing in the afternoon. Depending on your flight times, you'll arrive generally in the morning or not later than around noon. An airport transfer limo will pick you up at the Frankfurt International Airport and transport you to the Hotel Steigenberger located near the airport. Relax from your overnight flight after check-in.

Later in the afternoon, we host a Tour Dinner gathering in one of the hotel's meeting rooms. We'll spend some time meeting and you'll also receive Tour information presentation. You'll receive your Tour Pack, along with instructions and some final Q&A. For the rest of the evening, you'll have time for some nightlife and sightseeing in Frankfurt, ...or some get rest for the next day.

Your Automobile for the Tour is INCLUDED - UPGRADES AVAILABLE! (cars based on availabilty and country/market):

Day 2 (Friday) - In the morning, after breakfast, we'll start with a drive to the RosoBianco Automuseum, a short 30 miles away in Aschaffenburg, we take a tour of one of the best automobile museums in Europe.

Rosso Bianco...
- largest Alfa Romeo-Collection in the world apart the factory -museum
- largest Lancia-Collection in Europe
- largest Abarth-Collection in Germany
- largest Lotus-Collection in Europe
- largest Lola-Collection in the world
- largest McLaren-Collection in the world
- largest CanAm-/Interseries-Collection in the world
- huge Porsche-Collection
- important Zagato-Collection
- lots of Ferraris, Maseratis and Lamborghinis

More than 200 sports classics of over 50 different makes are exhibited. Furthermore a real important Auto Art Collection with about 600 items in the Art & Auto Forum.

In the afternoon... we'll take a short drive south on the Autobahn to Speyer, where we'll check out a unique Speyer Aircraft and Technical Museum.

Speyer Technical Museum, one of the major tourist attractions in Germany, is situated on an area of over 16.000m² indoors, and in open air grounds comprising in excess of 150.000m². Speyer offers more than 3.000 exhibits.

Among them 70 airplanes and helicopters, 50 vintage cars, 40 fire engines, 20 locomotives and more.

Later we drive on to Stuttgart in the afternoon, we'll check into the LeMeridien in Stuttgart.

Le Meridien Stuttgart is a contemporary hotel, situated directly opposite the famous Schlossgarten Park and offers views across Castle Square.

Day 3 (Saturday) - In Stuttgart visit the Mercedes and Porsche museums at the factories.

The Mercedes-Benz Museum in nearby Untertürkheim, next to the Gottlieb-Daimler soccer stadium, traces the company's preeminent role in the evolution of the automobile.

Over 100 vehicles are on display here, and interactive screens and wireless headsets help explain exhibits.

After lunch, we take a short drive on the Autobahn to Sinnsheim, where we'll check out a unique Aircraft and Car Museum.
	Sinnsheim Museum has over 30.000m² indoors, and 50.000m² in out-door exhibits. These include 300 vintage cars, 200 motorbikes, 40 race- and sports cars, 27 locomotives, 50 airplanes, steam engines and trucks.
There are actually 2 Condors at this site...an Air France Condor and a Russian version. You can actually board the Condor, and other jets.

We spend another night at the LeMeridien in Stuttgart.

Day 4 (Sunday) - In the morning, 9am, we'll drive East to Ingolstadt, where we'll tour the Audi Forum.

The Audi Forum Ingolstadt is based on an urban concept: production, administration, services, showrooms, shops, cinema, restaurants and museum are connected with each other. We'll also experience a tour of the Audi Factory.

After visiting AUDI Forum, we head south to Munich, You'll check-in at the LeMeridien-Munich.

You'll be treated to an Executive Room, King Bed, garden or city view, spacious contemporary design PlasmaTV, HiSpeed Internet, an indoor pool, and Breakfast!

Explore downtown Munich in the afternoon You have the rest of the day and evening on your own to see the city.

Day 5 (Monday) - Today starts early, at 9am we'll visit the BMW Factory Tour and Museum.

For a BMW enthusiast, the BMW AG Museum in Munich is one of the highlights of a visit to Germany.

Located next to the 1972 Olympic village in Munich, the BMW Museum building is shaped like a mushroom and has a spiral ramp that winds its way up to the top.

Each area along the way is filled with race and prototype cars along with video presentations available in different languages to explain BMW's philosophies and technical accomplishments.

The Factory Tour will take about 1 hour, then we'll visit the Museum. After the museum, we'll once again continue south on the Autobahn through Austria to Venice, Italy.

From Munich to Innsbruck will take about 2 hours. From there it's a great scenic drive over the Alps and down into Venice. We should arrive in Venice around 6pm. After checking in at the hotel NH Laguna Palace, you can take an evening out to Venice. Cab to the Grand Canal, then take a boat to Piazza St Marco or stroll through the City. A boat will take you to from the hotel to the Grand Canal, Rialto Bridge, and of course, Piazza St. Marco.

Check into the NH Laguna Palace in Venezia-Mestre.

The hotel's two buildings are linked together by a glass roof which stretches over a marina which connects with all canals, enabling you to reach the city of Venice by boat. Includes satellite TV, high speed wireless internet access, mini bar, air conditioning and more. The NH Laguna Palace is situated 10 minutes by car from Venice.


*Day 6* (Tuesday) - Start early to explore Venice by boat in the morning. We will get started early, 8am, you'll beat the crowds and get to see Venice since the city is very concentrated. At around 1pm, we'll depart for Marenello to visit the Galeria Ferrari. This is about a 195km drive (about 2 hours). We'll spend about 2 hours at the Galleria and depart south to Florence. The drive to Florence is about 136km.
The Galleria is open daily except on Mondays between 10:30am to 19:30pm..		Maranello has many excellent Italian restaurants. The Il Cavallino, located across the street from the Ferrari factory and famed as the spot where Enzo Ferrari would eat lunch. Not far away is Da William, another great Italian eatery where the service is excellent. Time permitting, we can take a short drive south to visit the Lamborghini Factory Museum, before leaving for Florence. Museum is located in Sant'Agata, (a 35km drive from Marenello).

The Lamborghini Factory Museum is on the factory grounds.
	This museum features many special cars including the last made of several models and several Formula 1 cars.
*We'll drive south about 160 km to Florence and check into the Hotel Berchielli.*
The Hotel is located in the historical centre of the city, on the right bank of the River Arno, just moments walk away from the Ponte Vecchio, Uffizi Gallery, Pitti Palace, Piazza Signoria and the famous Brunelleschi Dome. Get out those digital cameras again! Elegantly furnishings thick pile carpets combined with soft neutral tones and precious marble. The rooms are sound proofed and have direct control air conditioning, Satellite TV, internet access, and more... Florence. A city full of history. You have the evening to stroll into the city center. Shop, or vsit any of the many Museums within walking distance from the hotel.

Day 7 (Wednesday) - You can tour more of Florence in the morning after breakfast. Check out by noon and we'll begin our drive to Pisa at around 1pm.

Drive through the hills just outside of the city. You'll find the Autostrada leads you through the hill tunnels and the valleys of the Tuscan wine country.

It's an 85km drive to Pisa where we'll visit the Leaning Tower of Pisa. PISA, on the Arno, near its mouth, was once the rival of Florence in wealth and population. Afterwards, we'll take a short drive to the coast and have a sea-side lunch in Marina di Pisa.

Next, we'll take a 165km drive north up the coastline to Genova where we'll check into the Tigullio Royal Hotel
(or comprable).

The Hotel Tigullio Royal is a modern seafront property located in Rapallo centre on the promenade boasting panoramic views of the Gulf of Tigullio.

While in Genova, visit the Christopher Columbus Museum or take in some of the great clubs and restaurants along the shore.

Completely renovated, the hotel is located in a picturesque setting along the Rapallo promenade with a beautiful view of the Gulf of Tigullio that can be admired from the building’s seven floors. A few metres away are the ferries to Portofino, San Fruttuoso, Portovenere and the Cinque Terre.

The tower has 294 steps up a spiral staircase to the top, and is accessible today.

GALILEO GALILEI carried out famous experiments regarding the effects of gravity from the top of the Tower of Pisa.

Day 8 - Today, we drive north through Milan to Como, we'll depart at around 11am.

For the classic "Milan" shopping experience, La Rinascente is next to the Duomo.

It is less than a 2 hour drive to Milan. You can take some time in the city to drive through. Visit the Duomo, or shop. The Duomo, Milan's cathedral, is one of the largest

churches in the world.

From Milan, it's only about 40 kilometers to Lake Como. The Grand Hotel Tremezzo Palace dates back to the beginning of the century. Built around 1910, the hotel offers spectacular views of Lake Como.

Every room offers extraordinary views of Bellagio and the whole “Riviera delle Azalee” or the Park. In the Park you'll find a swimming pool, a tennis court, a health path among various pieces of contemporary art.

Day 9 - Return trip to Frankfurt...

Driving through the high Swiss Alps, you'll reach the Swiss border at Bellinzona/Chiasso. From there you'll drive through Switzerland on the A2. Reach the German border at Basel. Stop for fuel and food on the German side of the border, then merge onto the A5 German Autobahn.

After a great lakeside breakfeast, we'll get started on the way back to Germany with lots of great memories.

Take the A5 the rest of the way north. You'll pass Freiburg (The Black Forrest), Strassbourg, Karlsruhe, Heidleberg, and Darmstadt as you make your way to Frankfurt.

We'll join up once more for our Farewell Dinner at the Hotel. You'll have the rest of the evening to relax or go for a night out on the town.

The Radisson SAS Hotel is brand new, state-of-the-art, completed in 2005. All our rooms combine panoramic views of the city with eye-catching designs and excellent amenities, featuring free Broadband and W-LAN internet access and individual climate control.

The hotel's 500 sq metres, state-of-the-art fitness centre offers you panoramic views of Frankfurt, and includes an Infinity pool with jet stream, Sauna , Steam room, Solarium,
Cardiovascular equipment and free weights, a Bar, and Massage center.


*Day 10* - Car turn-in and flights out during the day.
Flights depart Frankfurt International Airport. The Autobahn to Autostrada Tour will have you talking for years to come about the trip and the fun you had.