From the Alps to the Mediterranean

Fifteen days from Alsace to the Riviera: Bernese Oberland, Montreux, Chamonix and Mont Blanc, Lake Maggiore, Cinque Terre, Portofino, Nice, Monaco, the Route Napoléon, Grenoble and Annecy.

Day-by-day itinerary

1. Day 1Colmar — welcome of your group at the airport or station, drive through Lorraine and the Vosges, Little Venice and half-timbered houses of Colmar, night in Colmar
2. Day 2Bern and Interlaken — old town and bear park of Bern, lakes Thun and Brienz, night in Interlaken
3. Day 3Jungfrau — cogwheel train to the Jungfrau, Aletsch Glacier, Lauterbrunnen valley and its waterfalls, night in Interlaken
4. Day 4Montreux and Chamonix — drive through the Pays-d’Enhaut, Chillon Castle on Lake Geneva, Col de la Forclaz, night in Chamonix
5. Day 5Mont Blanc — Aiguille du Midi cable car facing Mont Blanc, Montenvers train and Mer de Glace, night in Chamonix
6. Day 6Aosta and Lake Maggiore — Mont Blanc tunnel, Aosta valley and Roman remains, arrival on Lake Maggiore, night in Stresa
7. Day 7Borromean Islands — boat to Isola Bella and Isola dei Pescatori, Borromeo palace and gardens, free afternoon, night in Stresa
8. Day 8Genoa and Liguria — drive across the Po plain, old town and harbour of Genoa, arrival on the Gulf of Poets, night in La Spezia
9. Day 9Cinque Terre — train and boat between Riomaggiore, Manarola, Vernazza and Monterosso, paths through terraced vineyards, night in La Spezia
10. Day 10Portofino and Nice — Santa Margherita Ligure and boat to Portofino, drive along the Riviera of Flowers, night in Nice
11. Day 11Monaco and Èze — hilltop village of Èze, the Rock of Monaco, Prince’s Palace and Monte-Carlo Casino, night in Nice
12. Day 12Nice and its hinterland — Saint-Paul-de-Vence, perfumery in Grasse, free afternoon on the Promenade des Anglais, night in Nice
13. Day 13Route Napoléon — Route Napoléon via Castellane and the Verdon Gorge, Sisteron, Bastille cable car in Grenoble, night in Grenoble
14. Day 14Annecy and Dijon — lake and old town of Annecy, drive through the Bresse, Palace of the Dukes of Burgundy, night in Dijon
15. Day 15Lorraine — drive through Haute-Marne and Lorraine, stop at Place Stanislas in Nancy, return to Charleroi, then transfer to the airport or station

Included

• Welcome and transfers at the airport or station of your choice
• Coach with driver throughout the tour, two drivers when needed
• 14 hotel nights with breakfast
• Optional: guide speaking the language of the group and of the countries visited, half board, cruises, tickets