Driving to Italy
Just driven down. No longer cheap petrol in Switzerland - fill up in France.
Even petrol is appreciably cheaper than Switzerland
(There was no petrol available in Mulhouse for some reason)
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IMU Tax
Don't forget the first payment is due by 16th June
Sat, 05/14/2022 - 06:35
DRIVING TO ITALY FOR CHRISTMAS
You've got until Saturday to enter France, before the entry ban for UK citizens comes into place.
Thu, 12/16/2021 - 04:33
European PET Passport.
Anyone had experience of getting a European Pet Passport for a dog in Italy (or possibly France, whenwe drive down)
Thu, 08/26/2021 - 05:40
As a Brit with a holiday home in Northern Italy, its been over a year since I have been able to visit it. Last time was in February 2020, when the highlight was a meal out with friends in a crowded restaurant in Bergamo! Luckily, no ill
Thu, 05/06/2021 - 04:55
IMU etc Due Soon
just a quick reminder to those not living in Italy, that the IMU etc on your property requires payingthis month.
Tue, 12/01/2020 - 14:48
Travelling through France - UK Quarantine
Looks like people travelling through France to the UK could well be soon required to quarantine themselves for 2 weeks on their entry into the UK.
Fri, 08/07/2020 - 03:27
Are there companies in Italy that just change kitchen units doors and worksurfaces, rather than a complete replacement of the units?
Thu, 12/05/2019 - 17:37
My house has a semi-underground store room that was nice and cool during the recent very hot weather - the dog and I spent a lot of time in it - me reading and him asleep on the floor.Floor is just old concrete slab - lots of dust, and the walls a
Wed, 07/03/2019 - 10:50
Car Driving to [and in] Italy on a UK Licence- post Brexit IF No Deal reached.I am driving down in March, and have had to plan for a 'No Deal' Brexit, just in case.If No Deal - all UK Driving Licence holders
Tue, 02/26/2019 - 10:34
Comments posted
This route is an amalgam of ones I’ve tried in the past, when I had the time available [it will probably add at least 2 or 3 hours, and possibly more, to the normal journey time.] Usually, when crossing Switzerland I do the motorway route [Mulhouse - nip into Germany for the “Basle Bye Pass” – then Lucerne – St Gotthard Tunnel – Italy], but for a really scenic route, I would suggest the following options Motorways as far as Lucerne, then a few km after passing Lucerne take the A8 towards Sarnen and Lungern. Off onto a minor road to Meitingen and then up the Grimselpass [on the 6-11 road] to Gletsch. At Gletsch you then have the option of either;- Left [my preferred option] - [on the 19 road] to the Furka Pass and on the St Gotthard Pass [great views and a coffee shop at the top] and onto the motorway to Milan passing Lugano, or Right - [again on the 19 road] to Brig [Interesting drive – but you miss the panoramic views on the other option], through the Simplon Pass and onto the motorway near Domodosola and thus on to the motorway [passing Lake Maggiore on your left] to Milan or Genova. Hope this helps
have you looked at
You'll find lots of info here. For example, if you do a search on driving to Italy you'll find lots of advice on the various routes to take. Interesting blog
You could try sending a PM - he seems to have a van that does the trip now and again. Also says [in a previous posting] thathe will be driving from Sardinia to UK at the end of Oct and returning in Nov. He has a transit size van
Hamlet, Act 3, scene 2, line 254 sums it up I think
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so why raise it again now?
Got one from 'her' yesterday - blocked sender and deleted message
"i can only do 350 miles on a tank of diesel and this doesn't include towing i have a few Jerry cans but it doesn't seem to be a realistic option ..........As i would need over 10 cans to get to Italy." But if you take the Luxembourg - Besancon - Aosta routeI detailed above, and filled the tankat the service station just before you leave Luxembourg- you'd only need to get about an extra100 - 200miles worth of Diesel [5 to 10 gallons max - 2x5 gallon Jerry cans] even allowing for towing Or am I missing something?