Hi everyone,
Here is your "fix" for today
Day 3 - Monday 23rd September 2013 - Fussen to Riva del Garda - 210 miles After breakfast depart hotel at 08.00.
Follow Sat Nav Route “13.09 TIPEC Day 3” - Fussen to Hohenschwangau - 3 miles - 10 minutes.
We drive just a couple of miles to collect the tickets at 08.20 for our 09.20 tour of Schloss Neuschwanstein (see POI 06). Although the guided tour itself is less than an hour, we will take some time afterwards to stroll outside of the castle and make the most of some fantastic photo opportunities.
Leave Hohenschwangau at 11.00 and continue to follow Sat Nav Route “13.09 TIPEC Day 3” - Hohenschwangau to Riva del Garda 207 - miles - 5.5 hours.
This afternoon’s drive is one of the most scenic on the Tour. We cross the border into Austria and immediately cross the pretty Fern Pass (see POI 07) with its views of the Zugspitze. We then follow the Otztaler valley before crossing the truly spectacular Timmelsjoch Pass (see POI 08). At the top of the pass we cross into Italy before tackling the Passo del Rombo (see POI 09). We haven’t planned a lunch stop today as it will depend on the progress we make across the passes as to where we stop. We will stop for fuel just outside of Merano. Throughout the afternoon we continue to follow alpine routes through the Dolomites until we reach our hotel on the northern shore of Lake Garda (see Hotel Details Day 3).
Best wishes,