Reply To: 5 day Driving route Austria (Graz) to Monaco

[Graham Wood]

Sounds brilliant, and a nice length of time to enjoy the trip.

We took our 3200 to Seefield in (west) Austria for the Maserati International Rally back in 2011 and did the drive from Calais to Seefield in one day – I would not recommend that as it meant a lot of ‘Autobahn’ bashing – 720 miles!

We have not done it, but many can advise on it – the Stelvio Pass would not be too much of a detour en route from Graz to Monaco, and that would then take you on a nice route down past the Lakes, Monza and on to Genoa (lovely city) and then along the coast to Monaco.

Another option after Stelvio is spending a couple of days enjoying Emilia Romagna, taking in Maserati heritage at the brilliant Panini Motor Museum (http://www.paninimotormuseum.it/) and buying some of the Hombre parmesan (the best you’ll ever taste).

Bologna is then well worth a visit, and you can see the original inspiration for the Trident in the Piazza del Nettuno.

I suppose it all depends on what you want out of the trip, and everyone will have a different view.