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Old April 7th, 2009, 08:45 PM posted to rec.travel.europe
Tom P[_6_]
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Default Mediterranean Ferries

Terry Richards wrote:
"Mike Lane" wrote in message
The best place for ferry information and booking that I've found is he
http://www.viamare.com/
This shows only one route from France to mainland Italy which is Toulon -
Civitavecchia

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Mike Lane
UK North Yorkshire


Thanks Mike but the operator's site (Grimaldi ferries) doesn't list that
route - I guess they've stopped it. Also, the viamare site shows the journey
time as 15 hours which is slower than I can do it on the bike. It's starting
to look like this plan is a non-starter...

T.


You could do the following -
- ferry France to Corsica
- ferry Corsica Bonifaccio to Sta Teresa on Sardinia
- ferry from Sardinia to Italy

I've done this once (actually the reverse). The advantage is not having
to overnight on a ferry, which is either expensive or uncomfortable,
depending whether you take a cabin. You could even skip mainland Italy
and just stay on Corsica or Sardinia, both are just as interesting for
bike fans.

T.

T.