Europe 2014, Nov 26-Dec 26

30 Days

The Grand Tour 2014

The Grand Tour 2014

  • Netherlands
  • Belgium
  • Luxembourg
  • France
  • Italy
  • Austria
  • Germany

Itinerary

0 – Wed Nov 26, New York – Amsterdam

1 – Thu, Nov 27, Amsterdam – Helmersbuurt > Van Gogh Museum | Rijksmuseum > Haedangwa North-Korean restaurant.

2 – Fri, Nov 28, Amsterdam- Vondelpark, Rokin, Waag, Old Church, Dam, New Church, Rozengracht, Jordaan Concertgebouw; Westergasfabriek, Pacific Park, De Stekkers.

3 – Sat, Nov 29, Amsterdam to Sittard-Geleen by train

Day 5 :
Maastricht

4 – Sun, Nov 30, Geleen (walking in Eys, Geuldal, Limburg, Indonesian rijsttafel in Maastricht)

5 – Mon, Dec 1, Geleen (Aachen (Germany), Leuven (Belgium))
Dom, Rathaus, stadhuis, Sint Pieterkerk

6 – Tue, Dec 2, lunch in Maastricht with Ruben, Sint Servaas kerk, Vrijthof

7 – Wed, Dec 3, on the road: Geleen to Lyon (730km, 7 hours)
or Geleen to Avignon, France (945km, 9 hours)

Week 2
1 – Thu, Dec 4,
Avignon – Aix-en-Provence (90km, 1 hour)
Aix-en-Provence – Marseille (35km, 0.5 hours)
Marseille – Nice (200km, 3hours)

2 – Fri, Dec 5,
Nice – Torino (250km, 5 hours)

3 – Sat, Dec 6, Torino

4 – Sun, Dec 7, Torino

5 – Mon, Dec 8
Torino – Genua (175km, 2 hours)
Genua – La Spezia (100km, 2 hours)
La Spezia – Florence (150km, 2 hours)

6 – Tue, Dec 9
Florence

Day 15 :
Rome, Italy

7 – Wed, Dec 10
Florence – Castello di Ama
Castello di Ama – Sienna (75km, 1 hour)
Sienna – Rome (260km, 4 hours)

Day 16 :
Rome, Italy

Week 3
1 – Thu, Dec 11, Rome

Day 17 :
Rome, Italy

2 – Fri, Dec 12, Rome

Day 18 :
Rome, Italy

3 – Sat, Dec 13, Rome

4 – Sun, Dec 14
Rome – Spoleto (140km, 2.5 hours)
Spoleto – Assisi (80km, 1.5 hours)
Assisi – Civitanova (130km, 2 hours)
Civitanova – Ravenna (200km, 3 hours)

5 – Mon, Dec 15
Ravenna – Venice (150km, 3 hours)

6 – Tue, Dec 16, Venice

7 – Wed, Dec 17, on the road: Venice to Salzburg (446 km, 5 hours)

Week 4
1 – Thu, Dec 18, Salzburg, on the road (143km, 2hrs): Salzburg to Muenchen

2 – Fri, Dec 19, Muenchen

3 – Sat, Dec 20, Muenchen to Heidelberg (343 km, 4 hours)
Heidelberg to Trier (202 km, 2 hours)

4 – Sun, Dec 21, Trier to Geleen (191 km, 2 hours)

5 – Mon, Dec 22, Geleen, to Paris by train

6 – Tue, Dec 23, Paris,

7 – Wed, Dec 24, Paris

Week 5
1 – Thu, Dec 25, Paris to Amsterdam

2 – Fri, Dec 26, Amsterdam

3 – Sat, Dec 27, departure Amsterdam to New York City