Hi, everyone,
I'm planning a trip to Germany and Italy which will include a lot of car and Abarth events and collections.
Does anyone know of any events, collections, or museums I am not including?
Below is the itinerary.
June 13 wed leave LAX at 1750 on BA, $1389
June 14 thurs arrive Frankfurt 1635, eat, go to sleep
June 15 Fri sleep in if we want to, pick up car, drive 2 hr to Nuerburgring --setup day there for racers. Meet Coppa Mille racers.
June 16 sat 1st day of OLDTIMER FESTIVAL
June 17 sun 2nd day of OF. After, drive 1 h to Trier
June 18 mon See Porta Nigra, cathedral, Roman baths, throne room. After lunch drive 1h 45m to Verdun--- see battlefield and museum
June 19 tues Finish Verdun, then drive 2h 38m to Speyer-Sinsheim hotel and see some sights. Possibly dinner w Barbel depending on arrival time.
June 20 wed See SPEYER-SINSHEIM CAR AND PLANE MUSEUMS, then drive 44 min to hotel near Porsche museum.
June 21 thurs See PORSCHE MUSEUM AND FACTORY TOUR at 1000 (if not, see Ludwigsburg palace) then < 1hr to Beutelsbach, Landgut Burg Stay in Beutelsbach/Endersbach?
June 22 fri drive 2.5 hrs to Munich, take BMW MUSEUM AND FACTORY TOUR at 1315. Then see Nymphemburg Palace?, overnight outside of city center--take bus in if desire.
June 23 sat drive 1h 44m to Nuremberg-- NORISRING GERMAN TOURING CAR CHAMPIONSHIP and other races today and tomorrow. See museum of Nazi Party Rallies and Trial courtroom (tour on the hour 1-4 in German w English info) sometime today or tomorrow (on grounds of racetrack area.)
June 24 sun Norisring races and Nazi museums continued
June 25 mon see AUMUELLER ABARTH COLLECTION in Bamberg, drive 1.5 hrs on country roads to Rothenburg ob der Tauber. Overnight there.
June 26 tues drive 3h 20m to Mulhouse, France. See cathedral and other city sights.
June 27 wed see MULHOUSE COLLECTION
June 28 thurs drive 1h 10m to Solothurn, Switzerland to see ABARTH COLLECTION OF ENGLEBERT MOELL, ex-Abarth driver who lost use of his legs in a crash driving an Abarth. Then 3.5 hrs to Milan, see ALFA ROMEO MUSEUM, cathedral, Sforza castle.
June 29 fri maybe see some more Milan, then drive 1h 20min to area of VERNASCA SILVER FLAG HILLCLIMB-scrutineering begins 3pm
June 30 sat 1st hillclimb run begins 1100, second at 3:30
July 1 sun third hillclimb run at 10:30, then done at ca noon. Drive 4h to Bologna.
July 2 mon see Bologna
July 3 tues drive 1h 40m to San Marino, see MARANELLO ROSSO COLLECTION, overnight
July 4 wed drive 2h 45m to Assisi, see churches. Overnight.
July 5 thurs drive 2 h 20 min to Rome, stay at outside edge of subway system, take it to city. Afternoon and evening in Rome.
July 6 fri Rome
July 7 sat Drive 3 h to Siena. Overnight
July 8 sun In late afternoon drive 4 h back to near Linate airport area--Sunday, so little traffic
July 9 mon leave Milan Linate at 1130, arrive LA 1900
On another note, we expect my car to be loaded onto a ship in Rotterdam next week:\