Itinerary help for Dec trip to Italy, Switzerland, Monaco & France
Hi all. I will be flying to Milan on business in December and prior to actually starting my business trip, I wanted to take a week of vacation to visit some surrounding sites. Does the following itinerary look do-able? Is there anything I should scrap? Thanks!
11/28 = arrive in Milan, spend a few hours sightseeing, take evening train to Lausanne, Switzerland 11/29 = sightsee in Lausanne 11/30 = ferry to Evian, France; Chateau Chillon; Montreux; evening train back to Milan 12/1 = Bernina Express train to St. Moritz & back to Milan 12/2 = morning train to Monte Carlo 12/3 = Nice, Eze 12/4 = Nice, Villefranche su Mer, Cap Ferrat 12/5 = Antibes & Cannes 12/6 = train back to Milan
Nichole
Atlanta, GA USA 11/1/09
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Hi Nichole - WOW - I got tired just reading that Itinerary!! It's doable as long as you realize you'll just be getting a "taste" in each location. Those are some of my personal favorites and you will like them - Eze Village - Amazing - Nice - Fantastic - tough to do both in a single day and give much attention to either BUT, as I said you'll at least get the flavor for future trips/ Why Not? It's your week - Go for It and Enjoy!!!
Greg
Thanks for your help, Greg. Is there anyplace that you think I should cut out and to have more time in another? I'm flexible!
I would look at this trip differently. You are doing two round trips to Milan, a waste of time and wonderful alp days.
I would fly into Nice and then work my way to Italy.
11/28 arrive Nice, stay in Villafrance and day trip to your Côte d'Azur cities.
12/3 morning train to Lausanne via TGV through Lyon and Geneve (8 hours). Stay in Lausanne and take the boats to the Lake Geneva towns.
12/6 Day in the alps trains. Going via Zürich train to St. Moritz (about 6 hours) overnight there or in Tirano.
12/7 Another day in the alps
12/8 Train to Milan (2 hrs) from Tirano.
More time in each place, less backtracking.
Rick has a nice essay at Swiss Rail Journeys
Nichole - Be aware that some of your destinations are warm weather ones and are likely to be very quite - although scenic - in December.
That means that restaurants will be closed and local residents are huddled away.
What about trading the time on the French Riviera for a visits to Venice and Verona?
I think that Doug has an excellent suggestion! I'd keep it simple--Venice and Verona are two great destinations!
FYI--this is a double posting. It's also posted under "To the West" with its own responses.