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Itinerary for France & Italy Tour - with advice about accommodation.

			St Quentin, Troyes, Montmerle-sur-saone, Aussios, Asti, Lucca, Siena, Nervi, Antibe, Marseilles, Lyon, Troyes, Coquelles.

Itinerary for France & Italy Tour - with advice about accommodation.

Date From/to/via Overnight Comments

Travel arranged through IntoFrance - 08704422448 - Eurotunnel & 5 nights Campanile £316.

Wed 25 July Bristol - Folkestone Eurotunnel at 14:21 - St Quentin Saint-Quentin
Catherine et Luc Thouvenot, ZAC de la Vallée, Rue Charles Naudin, 02100 Saint-Quentin.
Tel : 0323679122 Welcome not friendly - extra milk refused. Good overnight stop.

Thu 26 July St Quentin - Troyes Campanile - Troyes
Sonia et Philippe Guignard,
RN71/D444
Le Haut de Courgerennes,
10800 Buchéres
Tel : 0325496767 Excellent service - tremendous regional meal of lamb knuckle.
Good hairdresser nearby.

Fri 27 July Troyes - Macon (Montmerle-sur-saone) Hotel du Rivage
12 rue du pont - 01090 MONTMERLE sur SAÔNE
0033474693392 Not overly friendly - breakfast poor. Garage extra. Cooking smell pervaded the common rooms.
Spectacular views. Friendly townsfolk. Good local restaurants.

Sat. 28 July - Sun. 29 July Macon - Aussois Hotel du Soleil
15, Rue de l'Eglise; 73500 AUSSOIS 0033 479203242
hotel.du.soleil@wanadoo.fr Very good service - excellent regional food. Beautiful views and Jacuzzi. Insist on roof room! Good centre for mountain walking.

Mon. 30 July - Tues. 31 July Aussois - Asti Hotel Salera
Via Monsignor Marello 19 -14100
e-mail salera@tin.it
Tel: - 0141410169 Slightly impersonal hotel. Excellent service & outstandingly helpful staff. Tremendous evening meal & breakfast.

Wed. 1 Aug - Thurs. 2 Aug. Asti - Lucca Hotel Universo
Francesco Petri
Piazza del Giglio, Lucca 5510 +39 0583493678
hotel.universo@lunet.it Poor noisy location, unfriendly staff. Small rooms, abysmal parking. If you must stay then clearly confirm booking details before travelling and insist on air-conditioning!
Lucca is terribly frustrating for drivers. Sad because it is a fascinating place with plenty to do. Walk the walls in 1 hour.

Fri. 3/ 7Aug. Lucca - Siena Residence LE MERIDIANE - Italia, Residence Via Fracassi, 3
I-53100 SIENA (SI) Friendly and helpful staff. Excellent facilities - garage, kitchen, bathroom, bedroom. Rooms can sleep a family of 5 - but pricey for 2.
Easy reach of Siena and good transport to Pisa & Florence.

Wed. 8 Aug. Siena - Nervi, Nr Geneva Liguria Hotel Esperia
Via Val Cismon,
1 - 16167 GENOVA-nervi (GE)
Tel : 00390103726071
info@hotelesperia.it Friendly helpful staff - evening meal poor - breakfast OK. Pricey.
Railway station close by - poor selection of restaurants.
Nervi is not a good location - recommend finding a prettier resort north of Geneva.

Thurs. 9 Aug. Nervi - Antibes Kyriad - Antibes Juan-Les-Pins, Anne-Marie Casarotti & Jean-Pierre Romana, 2067, chemin de Saint-Claude,
06 600 ANTIBES
TEL : 0493333450 Excellent service, very helpful staff - magnificent evening meal - hearty breakfast.

Kyriad's are upmarket Campaniles - highly recommended.

Fri. 10 Aug. Antibes - Marseilles Hotel Hermes,
rue de la Bonneterie
13002 Marseille
Tel : 0033496116363 Excellently located - friendly hotel - helpful staff. Reasonably priced. Easy to find security protected parking. Marseille old harbour nearby - very good for sightseeing.
Avoid the Michelin recommended restaurant Chez Fonfon in petitport du Vallon.

Sat. 11 Aug. Marseilles - Lyon Campanile - Lyon Feyzin,
Sandrine et Charles Melza,
Centre d'Activitiés,
"Château-de-I'lle"
Rue Alfred Nobel,
69320 Feyzin
Tel : 0478706700 Poor service - demanded immediate payment for evening meal from a voucher user. Refused to provide additional milk. Window security latch broken in room.

Note Voucher users may get treated disdainfully in some Campaniles.

Sun. 12 Aug. Lyon - Troyes Campanile - Troyes
Sonia et Philippe Guignard,
RN71/D444
Le Haut de Courgerennes,
10800 Buchéres
Tel : 0325496767 Excellent, friendly staff, clean rooms - recommended for touring and overnighting.

Mon. 13 Aug. Troyes - Calais Hotel Copthorne Coquelles Excellent but pricey. Try negotiating!

Tues. 14 Aug Calais - Eurotunnel @ 10:21 - Bristol

Date	From/to/via	Overnight	Comments
Travel arranged through IntoFrance - 08704422448 - Eurotunnel & 5 nights Campanile £316.
Wed 25 July	Bristol - Folkestone Eurotunnel at 14:21 - St Quentin	Saint-Quentin Catherine et Luc Thouvenot, ZAC de la Vallée, Rue Charles Naudin, 02100 Saint-Quentin. Tel : 0323679122	Welcome not friendly - extra milk refused. Good overnight stop.
Thu 26 July	St Quentin - Troyes	Campanile - Troyes Sonia et Philippe Guignard, RN71/D444 Le Haut de Courgerennes, 10800 Buchéres Tel : 0325496767	Excellent service - tremendous regional meal of lamb knuckle. Good hairdresser nearby.
Fri 27 July	Troyes - Macon (Montmerle-sur-saone)	Hotel du Rivage 12 rue du pont - 01090 MONTMERLE sur SAÔNE 0033474693392	Not overly friendly - breakfast poor. Garage extra. Cooking smell pervaded the common rooms. Spectacular views. Friendly townsfolk. Good local restaurants.
Sat. 28 July - Sun. 29 July	Macon - Aussois	Hotel du Soleil 15, Rue de l'Eglise; 73500 AUSSOIS 0033 479203242 hotel.du.soleil@wanadoo.fr	Very good service - excellent regional food. Beautiful views and Jacuzzi. Insist on roof room! Good centre for mountain walking.
Mon. 30 July - Tues. 31 July	Aussois - Asti	Hotel Salera Via Monsignor Marello 19 -14100 e-mail salera@tin.it Tel: - 0141410169	Slightly impersonal hotel. Excellent service & outstandingly helpful staff. Tremendous evening meal & breakfast.
Wed. 1 Aug - Thurs. 2 Aug.	Asti - Lucca	Hotel Universo Francesco Petri Piazza del Giglio, Lucca 5510 +39 0583493678 hotel.universo@lunet.it	Poor noisy location, unfriendly staff. Small rooms, abysmal parking. If you must stay then clearly confirm booking details before travelling and insist on air-conditioning! Lucca is terribly frustrating for drivers. Sad because it is a fascinating place with plenty to do. Walk the walls in 1 hour.
Fri. 3/ 7Aug.	Lucca - Siena	Residence LE MERIDIANE - Italia, Residence Via Fracassi, 3 I-53100 SIENA (SI)	Friendly and helpful staff. Excellent facilities - garage, kitchen, bathroom, bedroom. Rooms can sleep a family of 5 - but pricey for 2. Easy reach of Siena and good transport to Pisa & Florence.
Wed. 8 Aug.	Siena - Nervi, Nr Geneva Liguria	Hotel Esperia Via Val Cismon, 1 - 16167 GENOVA-nervi (GE) Tel : 00390103726071 info@hotelesperia.it	Friendly helpful staff - evening meal poor - breakfast OK. Pricey. Railway station close by - poor selection of restaurants. Nervi is not a good location - recommend finding a prettier resort north of Geneva.
Thurs. 9 Aug.	Nervi - Antibes	Kyriad - Antibes Juan-Les-Pins, Anne-Marie Casarotti & Jean-Pierre Romana, 2067, chemin de Saint-Claude, 06 600 ANTIBES TEL : 0493333450	Excellent service, very helpful staff - magnificent evening meal - hearty breakfast. Kyriad's are upmarket Campaniles - highly recommended.
Fri. 10 Aug.	Antibes - Marseilles	Hotel Hermes, rue de la Bonneterie 13002 Marseille Tel : 0033496116363	Excellently located - friendly hotel - helpful staff. Reasonably priced. Easy to find security protected parking. Marseille old harbour nearby - very good for sightseeing. Avoid the Michelin recommended restaurant Chez Fonfon in petitport du Vallon.
Sat. 11 Aug.	Marseilles - Lyon	Campanile - Lyon Feyzin, Sandrine et Charles Melza, Centre d'Activitiés, "Château-de-I'lle" Rue Alfred Nobel, 69320 Feyzin Tel : 0478706700	Poor service - demanded immediate payment for evening meal from a voucher user. Refused to provide additional milk. Window security latch broken in room. Note Voucher users may get treated disdainfully in some Campaniles.
Sun. 12 Aug.	Lyon - Troyes	Campanile - Troyes Sonia et Philippe Guignard, RN71/D444 Le Haut de Courgerennes, 10800 Buchéres Tel : 0325496767	Excellent, friendly staff, clean rooms - recommended for touring and overnighting.
Mon. 13 Aug.	Troyes - Calais	Hotel Copthorne Coquelles	Excellent but pricey. Try negotiating!
Tues. 14 Aug	Calais - Eurotunnel @ 10:21 - Bristol