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Driving from Brittany to French Alps in July - Route Recommendations
We'll be driving from Brittany (Redon) to the French Alps (St-Juvat)
in July this coming summer. I'd appreciate any suggestions of good routes and stops along the way. Data: When: Early July From: Redon in Eastern Brittany To: St-Juvat - Between Grenoble and Geneva in French Alps Time: 4 days to make the drive Interests: Gothic cathedrals, day-hikes, classical music Driving Preference: Quieter, slower roads viaMichelin says to drive via Paris, but I assume that's to take advantage of autoroutes for minimum time. We'd rather be on smaller, more interesting roads so long as it isn't all at snail's pace. |
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Driving from Brittany to French Alps in July - Route Recommendations
"Jim Mitchell" wrote in message
om... We'll be driving from Brittany (Redon) to the French Alps (St-Juvat) in July this coming summer. I'd appreciate any suggestions of good routes and stops along the way. Data: When: Early July From: Redon in Eastern Brittany To: St-Juvat - Between Grenoble and Geneva in French Alps Time: 4 days to make the drive Interests: Gothic cathedrals, day-hikes, classical music Driving Preference: Quieter, slower roads viaMichelin says to drive via Paris, but I assume that's to take advantage of autoroutes for minimum time. We'd rather be on smaller, more interesting roads so long as it isn't all at snail's pace. Hmm... Even if you were in a hurry, you could probably get there quicker on the direct route, which now has quite a lot of Autoroute. Four days sounds like enough time to take it gently and still get some good scenery in. The best gothic cathedral on your route is probably Bourges, one of the finest in France, so I would suggest a core route of something like Redon-Angers-[somewhere in the Loire valley for chateaux if you're interested]-Bourges. After that, the direct route via Moulins and Macon isn't perhaps the most exciting (though it's not unpleasant) and you might consider a slighltly northern detour into the Burgundy countryside near Beaune or Dijon. If you do take the Macon route then Cluny is worth visiting, I believe. Also Lyon is a fine city, though perhaps it's a bit big and hot for July. With a decent map and some imagination, you can't go wrong. If you're doing the trip before 14 July you probably won't need to book overnight stops in advance, so you really are free agents. Enjoy. Jonathan |
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Driving from Brittany to French Alps in July - Route Recommendations
"Jonathan Morton" wrote in message ... Hmm... Even if you were in a hurry, you could probably get there quicker on the direct route, which now has quite a lot of Autoroute. Four days sounds like enough time to take it gently and still get some good scenery in. The best gothic cathedral on your route is probably Bourges, one of the finest in France, so I would suggest a core route of something like Redon-Angers-[somewhere in the Loire valley for chateaux if you're interested]-Bourges. After that, the direct route via Moulins and Macon isn't perhaps the most exciting (though it's not unpleasant) and you might consider a slighltly northern detour into the Burgundy countryside near Beaune or Dijon. If you do take the Macon route then Cluny is worth visiting, I believe. Also Lyon is a fine city, though perhaps it's a bit big and hot for July. With a decent map and some imagination, you can't go wrong. If you're doing the trip before 14 July you probably won't need to book overnight stops in advance, so you really are free agents. Enjoy. Jonathan Jonathon is right in four days you can do and see a lot. Have you ever been to Cgartres? This would not be too far out of your way if you took Jonathon's suggestion. You could also in that time take a longer swing right round the north of Paris and visit Rouen, Beauvais, Amiens, Laon, and Reims. There are other cathedrals in the area, but don't try to do too many. Gerrit - Oz |
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Driving from Brittany to French Alps in July - Route Recommendations
"Gerrit 't Hart" wrote in message u... "Jonathan Morton" wrote in message ... Hmm... Even if you were in a hurry, you could probably get there quicker on the direct route, which now has quite a lot of Autoroute. Four days sounds like enough time to take it gently and still get some good scenery in. The best gothic cathedral on your route is probably Bourges, one of the finest in France, so I would suggest a core route of something like Redon-Angers-[somewhere in the Loire valley for chateaux if you're interested]-Bourges. After that, the direct route via Moulins and Macon isn't perhaps the most exciting (though it's not unpleasant) and you might consider a slighltly northern detour into the Burgundy countryside near Beaune or Dijon. If you do take the Macon route then Cluny is worth visiting, I believe. Also Lyon is a fine city, though perhaps it's a bit big and hot for July. With a decent map and some imagination, you can't go wrong. If you're doing the trip before 14 July you probably won't need to book overnight stops in advance, so you really are free agents. Enjoy. Jonathan Jonathon is right in four days you can do and see a lot. Have you ever been to Cgartres? This would not be too far out of your way if you took Jonathon's suggestion. You could also in that time take a longer swing right round the north of Paris and visit Rouen, Beauvais, Amiens, Laon, and Reims. There are other cathedrals in the area, but don't try to do too many. Gerrit - Oz Sorry that should read Chartres. Slip of the finger! Gerrit - Oz |
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Driving from Brittany to French Alps in July - Route Recommendations
"Gerrit 't Hart" wrote in message
u... Jonathon is right in four days you can do and see a lot. Have you ever been to Cgartres? No, but I've been to Chartres :-) Jonathan |
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