Calais - Italy
Ciao, any particular reason you don't want Switzerland? If it's a question of tunnels I can understand, but if it's a question of cost then the only way is Russell's and Tikki's.
You could go down to Lausanne/Brig and the Simplon pass. This would still involve the Swiss vignette, but avoid long tunnels. Or from Basel go to Luzern/San Bernadino pass - just a short tunnel.
Unless you go your previous long/expensive route round the coast Nice/Ventimiglia, then at some point the Alps have to be crossed one way or another.
saluti,
eddied
Ciao, any particular reason you don't want Switzerland? If it's a question of tunnels I can understand, but if it's a question of cost then the only way is Russell's and Tikki's.
You could go down to Lausanne/Brig and the Simplon pass. This would still involve the Swiss vignette, but avoid long tunnels. Or from Basel go to Luzern/San Bernadino pass - just a short tunnel.
Unless you go your previous long/expensive route round the coast Nice/Ventimiglia, then at some point the Alps have to be crossed one way or another.
saluti,
eddied