CORSICA TOUR PREVIEW

CORSICA SPRING TOUR 2009
April 18th-30th (13 days/12 nights) with 9 day tour option April 22nd-30th

CORSICA AUTUMN TOUR 2009
October 13th-21st (9 days)

Corsica is one of the most beautiful of the Mediterranean islands and is over a 100 miles long and 50 miles wide with mountains reaching 2,700 metres high. With over 600 miles of coastland, Corsica also has the best beaches in the Mediterranean especially on its west coast. It also boasts the most dazzling array of diverse and colourful landscapes in the whole of Europe incorporating; chestnut forests, rocky landscapes, valleys with waterfalls, emerald green mountain lakes, black pine forests and green vineyards. The amazing array of flora and fauna supports over 2000 different plants. We have timed our car tour in Spring and Autumn as the the temperatures are far more pleasant!

For more information please click below.
http://www.classiccartoursinternational.co.uk/tours/france/corsica
http://www.classiccartoursinternational.co.uk/tours/france/corsica-autumn

For preview photos of the Corsica tours please click below.
http://picasaweb.google.com/classiccartoursinternational/CorsicaTourReconnaisanceVisitNovember2008

Videos from Corscia tour

ANGOULÊME CIRCUIT DES REMPARTS RACES TOUR 2008

8-day tour incorporating the exciting Circuit des Remparts races in Angoulême with 4 days in the Dordogne visiting beautiful villages. Our tour starts with an overnight ferry from Portsmouth to St.Malo and then on scenic back roads takes us to the Dordogne with an overnight stop at a sumptuouse 4-star chateau in the Loire Valley. Our base for the next 5 nights is just outside Brantome, one of France's most beautful towns. Over the weekend we visit Angoulême to watch the exciting classic car races and then we visit more of France's prettiest villages including Aubeterre, Beynac and Sarlat, Europe's best preserved medieval town.Our return trip takes us back through the Vienne Valley to the Loire Valley, our final overnight stop, and then up to Normandy and Caen where we catch the afternoon ferry. A 5-day version of the above tour is available.

For more information please click below.
http://www.classiccartoursinternational.co.uk/tours/france/ac/

For photos taken on this year's tour please click below.
http://picasaweb.google.com/classiccartoursinternational/AngoulMeCircuitDesRempartsTour2008

ALPS SUMMER TOUR 2008

Dates: July 26th - August 3rd 2008 9 days/9 nights

9-day tour through the spectacular Alps enjoying arguably Europe's most magnificent scenery. Our stunning route starts with a channel crossing from Dover and takes us over countless mountain passes and through scenic gorges incorporating 7 countries; France, Belgium, Luxembourg, Germany, Switzerland, Italy and Monaco. En-route we visit the Schlumpff motor museum in Alsace and drive over a dozen of Europe's highest Cols, (mountain passes), including Monte Carlo rally mountain routes before arriving on the Cote d' Azur for a relaxing weekend just next to Monaco. An unforgettable trip and an amazing driving experience.

For more information please click below.
http://www.classiccartoursinternational.co.uk/tours/france/as/

For photos taken on this year's tour please click below.
http://picasaweb.google.com/classiccartoursinternational/AlpsSummerTour2008

Video of MGF driving up the gorge to Cogne, Italy on this year's tour.

For more videos of this tour please visit the link below.
http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=F7F200C369F395EA

CONCORSO D'ELEGANZA, VILLA D'ESTE, LAKE COMO 2008

Photos from a our visit to Lake Como, Saturday 26th April 2008, to attend the Concorso d'Eleganza at Villa d'Este

Click below to visit the photo album.
http://picasaweb.google.com/classiccartoursinternational/ConcorsoDEleganzaVillaDEsteLakeComo2008

2008 MILLE MIGLIA / ITALIAN LAKES TOUR PHOTOS

We have updated our web photo album for the latest pictures taken during our Mille Miglia / Italian lakes tour in May 2008. Click below to visit the photo album.
http://picasaweb.google.com/classiccartoursinternational/MILLEMIGLIAITALIANLAKESTOUR2008

For more information on this tour please click below http://www.classiccartoursinternational.co.uk/tours/italy/mml/

PYRENEES TOUR

Dates: June 9th - 15th 2008 7 days / 7 nights

7-day tour starting with a ferry crossing to North-West Spain. Our scenic route takes us from the Atlantic coast right across the Pyrenees to the Mediterranean on wonderful quiet roads amidst spectacular scenery through timeless villages crossing mountain passes and driving through scenic gorges arriving on Spain's Mediterranean north-east coast before driving up to Perpignan.

For more information please click below.
http://www.ccti.co.uk/tours/france/py/

Photos taken in preparation for this year's tour, please click below.
http://picasaweb.google.com/classiccartoursinternational/PYRENEESTOUR2008

MILLE MIGLIA PHOTO UPDATE

Please visit our web photo album for the latest pictures taken in preparation for our Mille Miglia Italian lakes tour, pictures taken in January and March 2008. Click below to visit the photo album.
http://picasaweb.google.com/classiccartoursinternational/MILLEMIGLIAITALIANLAKESTOUR2008

For more information on this tour please click below http://www.classiccartoursinternational.co.uk/tours/italy/mml/

MILLE MIGLIA / ITALIAN LAKES TOUR 2008

Dates: May 12th - 22nd 2008 11 days/10 nights
Dates: May 12th - 18th 2008 7 days/7 nights

11-day tour (with 7-day tour option) to watch the Mille Miglia classic re-run in Italy's Brescia. Our tour starts in Villefranche-sur-Mer, 8 miles west of Monaco on France's Cote d' Azur which is also the destination for our Monaco Historic tour, (as a consequence the two tours can be conducted back to back). From here we drive across the Italian border hugging the coastline along the Italian Riviera to Portofino, where our hotel is based at nearby St. Margherita on the waterfront overlooking the Marina. From here we drive north-east to Maranello, the home of Ferrari, where we visit the Galleria Ferrari, a modern museum devoted to Ferraris just around the corner from the Ferrari factory. We then drive up to Lake Garda the largest of the Italian lakes and our base for the next 4 nights. On Thursday we visit nearby Brescia to watch the build-up and the start of the exciting Mille Miglia classic re-run. Over the next two days we explore Lake Garda and the surrounding area and then return to Brescia on Saturday to watch the return of the Millia Miglia cars. After the weekend we then drive west via Lake Iseo to Lake Como, our next overnight stop.We then spend a day touring this attractive lake. We then move on to Lake Maggiore via Lake Lugano and spend a day driving around the final of our Italian Lakes.

For more information please click below
http://www.classiccartoursinternational.co.uk/tours/italy/mml/

Photos taken in January 2008 in preparation for this year's tour, please click below.
http://picasaweb.google.com/classiccartoursinternational/MILLEMIGLIAITALIANLAKESTOUR2008