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I recommend;-

• The Shuttle rather than Ferries - so simple, and flexible in time of tunnel trip [2 hrs leeway either side]
• Keep to motorways wherever possible - more expensive, but less stressful to dogs than meandering roads
• limit journey times to 2 hrs between doggie stops - french service areas are often pretty good for dogs walking.
• Max journey time - about 5 hrs max a day - for the dogs' sake, not yours
• Accomodation on the way down - look at Logis De France - shows hotels that accept dogs in rooms and restaurants [if you want to ]
• Favourite Route with dogs -      calais - dijon -  Besancon - Switzerland [vignette needed] simplon pass, then on to autostrada to Milan and beyond

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Thank you Joy Alan

Many thanks to Maurice and Carolina.Any more help/info from others would be appreciated - my friend is 'struggling' a bit. alan

Try asking the National Trust directly https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/contact-us 

Look at his website http://www.rinovaprojects.com/

Have you any ½ûÂþÌìÌà neighbours who might do the work for cash?  That's what happens where my place is.

No responses yet.It might help if you narrowed things down a bit;-

• coast or inland?
• Lakes and mountains?
• North, South or Central  Italy?
• Trips to 'cultural centres'?[eg Venice, Florence, Turin, Rome etc]
• Walking Holidays
• Wine Tastings
• Culinary experiences
• What 'floats your boat'?
• Shopping Trips?  [eg Milan]
• etc
• etc

Personally, I always use local designers and Contractors - based on recommendations from neighbours.The advantage of doing so is that they [both designer and contractor] know how the local Comune works - its 'local interpretaion' of standards etc etc.Using locals keeps your neighbours happy - no 'foreigners' working on their patch. [by foreigners, i mean anyone who lives more than a couple of kms away], money being kept local etc etc Still ......................................... each to his own.

Bit more info required please.

• Holiday Home or permanent resident?
• Where  are you moving stuff from?

 Assuming its Trumpton that you are moving from;-

•    Why ship anything over? - buy local - especially wiht the state of dollar vs euro
•    Car - good luck with that - probably also cheaper to buy locally than tryu tp re-register it over in Italy [It could fall to bits before the costly bureaucratic processes are completed, [if ever].= and you need to be Resident to do it

Others wiill have much more good advice to give. Good luck