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Charlie, Len, the girls & the kids · summer 2027
Saturday 3 July → Friday 23 July · 21 days · 10 route ideas, every one checked for sensible driving. Distances and times are planning estimates to confirm with Google Maps.
Mediterranean Summer
Paris, a Burgundy stepping stone, the Luberon, the Riviera, the Cinque Terre and a Tuscan villa pool.
1,440 km · 16 h 50 at the wheel · 5 moves · 8 beach / 9 countryside nights · 🗼 France, 🍝 Italy
The Grand Horseshoe
Paris, Burgundy, the Alps, Lake Como, Tuscany, the Cinque Terre and Provence in one sweep.
2,075 km · 24 h 35 at the wheel · 6 moves · 3 beach / 8 countryside nights · 🗼 France, 🍝 Italy
Slow France & the Costa Brava
Paris, Loire châteaux, Dordogne canoes, the walled city, Costa Brava coves and Barcelona.
1,275 km · 15 h 10 at the wheel · 5 moves · 5 beach / 8 countryside nights · 🗼 France, 💃 Spain
Grand Tour: France, Italy & Spain
Paris, Annecy, Lake Como, the Cinque Terre, the Luberon, the Costa Brava and Barcelona, in one line.
2,290 km · 26 h 10 at the wheel · 6 moves · 7 beach / 3 countryside nights · 🗼 France, 💃 Spain, 🍝 Italy
Mountains, Lakes & the Sea
Paris, Annecy, Lake Como, the Dolomites, Lake Garda and the Cinque Terre.
1,915 km · 22 h 45 at the wheel · 5 moves · 3 beach / 0 countryside nights · 🗼 France, 🍝 Italy
Food, Villages & Beaches
Paris, the Loire, the Dordogne, the Basque coast and San Sebastián: markets, surf, canoes and pintxos.
1,115 km · 12 h 45 at the wheel · 4 moves · 10 beach / 7 countryside nights · 🗼 France, 💃 Spain
The Relaxed Family Route
Paris, then three bases: a Luberon villa, a Riviera villa and the Cinque Terre by train.
1,360 km · 15 h 20 at the wheel · 3 moves · 11 beach / 6 countryside nights · 🗼 France, 🍝 Italy
Spanish Summer (fly in & out of Barcelona)
Barcelona, Carcassonne, Cadaqués, the Costa Brava coves and the Costa Daurada: seventeen nights in Spain.
955 km · 11 h 20 at the wheel · 4 moves · 14 beach / 0 countryside nights · 💃 Spain, 🗼 France
Two Coasts of Spain (Barcelona in, Bilbao out)
Barcelona, Costa Brava coves, Carcassonne, the Basque coast, San Sebastián and Green Spain.
1,165 km · 13 h 05 at the wheel · 5 moves · 15 beach / 0 countryside nights · 💃 Spain, 🗼 France
The Girls’ 50/50 Loop
Loire, Luberon, Liguria, Costa Brava and the Dordogne: nine countryside nights, ten beach nights, home via the Loire.
3,495 km · 36 h 45 at the wheel · 6 moves · 10 beach / 10 countryside nights · 🗼 France, 🍝 Italy, 💃 Spain
Planning estimates compiled September 2026; restaurant, event and ferry details are a shortlist to verify. Open the interactive planner for maps, the preview tour, votes, bookings and the brochure.