2012 Tours

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CORSICA AUTUMN TOUR 2011

A 12 day tour,(with an 8 day tour option), including an 8 day tour of France's spectacular "island of beauty,"Corsica in the Mediterranean.The 12 day tour starts with an overnight ferry crossing to St.Malo and over four days travels down to Nice on the Cote d'Azur with overnight stops in the Loire Valley, the Dordogne, Millau and the Cote d'Azur. Participants on the 8 day tour make their own way down to Nice where they join up with the 12 day tour.On day 5,Monday, we catch the afternoon ferry from Nice to Bastia on Corsica's north east coast.Our 8 day tour of Corsica takes us clockwise around the island on stunning coastline roads with picturesque sea scapes and over mountain passes and villages where time appears to have stood still. Eight days later we arrive back in Bastia to catch the overnight ferry back to Toulon.

To see photos taken on our 2011 tour click here

ANGOULÊME CIRCUIT DES REMPARTS RACES / DORDOGNE TOUR 2011

8-day tour, ( with a 5 day tour option), incorporating a visit to the exciting Circuit des Remparts classic car races in Angoulême,with 4 days in the Dordogne visiting beautiful villages. Our tour starts with an overnight ferry from Portsmouth to St.Malo and then on scenic back roads takes us to the Dordogne with an overnight stop at a sumptuous 4-star chateau hotel in the Loire Valley. Our main hotel for the next 3 nights is in the pretty medieval village of Bourdeilles, just 5 miles down river from Brantome, one of France's prettiest towns but, due to the popularity of this tour, we will also be using other local hotels too.On Saturday morning we visit Brantome and then drive to nearby Champagnac de Belair where we treat you to a wonderful gourmet lunch in the Moulin du Roc a stunning Michelin * restaurant and converted 16th century water mill that never fails to impress.After lunch we drive to Angoulême to watch the preparation for Sunday's street race which uses the same circuit along the old streets of this walled town that it did in 1939 when the "Circuit des Remparts" first started.We also drive a couple of laps around the circuit on saturday evening and visit the paddock to look at the cars.On Sunday we drive back up to Angouleme to watch the nostalgic and exciting classic and vintage car races.On Monday our 5 day tour returns to Caen to catch the afternoon ferry back to Portsmouth.Our 8 day tour participants leave our hotel and drive down to enjoy a leisurely lunch in Sarlat, Europe's best preserved medieval town, stopping off on route to visit the beautiful gardens at Eyrignac Manoir.After lunch we visit two more of France's most beautiful villages; Beynac and La Roque Gageac both of which overlook the river Dordogne,before arriving at our overnight hotel perched on a cliff top in nearby Domme, another "beau village".The following day we visit the stunning gardens at Chateau Marqueyssac where the views over the river Dordogne are quite breathtaking.We then visit nearby Chateau Castelnaud an impressive fortified medieval chateau followed by lunch at Chateau des Milandes the former home of the American singer and dancer, Josephine Baker.On our return back to Bourdeilles we stop off at another of France's most beautiful villages, St Leon sur Vezere, for a coffee before arriving back at our hotels in Bourdeilles for our final night in the Dordogne.On Wednesday our return trip takes us back through the Vienne Valley to the Loire Valley via Oradour Sur Glane and Chinon to our final overnight stop,where once again we stay at the magnificent Chateau de Rochecotte.On Thursday, our final day, we leave the Loire Valley and drive up to Caen where we catch the afternoon ferry back to Portsmouth.

To see photos taken on our 2011 tour click here

ITALIAN GRAND PRIX / STELVIO PASS / ITALIAN LAKES TOUR 2011

10 day tour, (with 5 day tour option), to watch the Italian Grand Prix in northern Italy's Monza with a stunning route through Luxembourg, France's Alsace region, ( where we visit the Schlumpf auto museum), Germany's Black Forest and Switzerland where we visit Lake Lucerne and other Swiss lakes before arriving in Italy. Here we spend 6 nights in the Italian Lakes visiting four major lakes including; Lakes Orta, Maggiore, Lugano,and Lake Como where we spend 5 nights.We also drive twice over the Stelvio Pass,( in both directions), first from the Davos end on the road described on "Top Gear" as the best driving road in the world and then from Bormio at the southern foot of the Stelvio where we stay overnight in a 5* hotel.Over the grand prix weekend there is an option to visit Maranello, home of Ferrari or alternatively enjoy a day trip to Venice by train.

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DORDOGNE SUMMER TOUR 2011

This is our third tour of the Dordogne in South West France and incorporates visits to many of France's most beautiful villages," les plus beaux villages" as well as Rocamadour which, although it is in the Lot region and not in the Dordogne, is so stunning and so close that it would be foolish not to include it !

The English have had a love affair with the Dordogne and Aquitaine for centuries so here is your chance to find out why and join us on the back roads of this delightful region so full of history and wonderful vistas. The Dordogne is often described as “the region of a 1001 chateaux” and we visit a few of these on our tour as well as other places of interest such as gardens and museums.

To see photos taken on our 2011 tour click here

SWISS SUMMER/STELVIO PASS TOUR 2011

10-day tour starting with a Friday morning ferry from Dover to Dunkerque and travelling through France, Belgium, Luxembourg and Germany to Switzerland where we spend 5 days exploring this beautiful country..Our route takes us to Davos where we drive Top Gears's "best driving road in the world" over the Stelvio pass.Our final two days takes us over the Grand St Bernard pass to Italy where we stay in Cogne a charming mountain resort before returning to Lake Geneva on our final afternoon.En-route we drive over 20 spectacular passes with a combined height above sea level in excess of 44,000 metres including the "daddy of them all", the Stelvio Pass at 2,757 metres with over 60 hairpins,(see photos below).Our stunning route allows us to experience some of Europe's most stunning scenery and, arguably, its best driving roads.The first two days include some motorway and main road sections to make covering the distance a little easier, but once into Switzerland we have a couple of more restful days on Lake Lucerne and in Montreux on Lac Leman, (Lake Geneva).
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TUSCANY SUMMER TOUR 2011

11 day tour, to Italy's Tuscany region with a stunning route through Luxembourg, France's Alsace region, ( where we visit the Schlumpf classic car museum), Germany's Black Forest and Switzerland where we stay just south of Lake Lucerne before arriving in Italy. Here we spend our first night in Italy in Orta San Giulio on Lake Orta before heading to Maranello, home of Ferrari where we also stay overnight.From here we drive south to Tuscany where, at Montespertoli, 20 kms south west of Florence, our hotel for the next 5 nights is located.Over the next 5 days we enjoy relaxed excursions to Tuscany treasures including cities such as Florence, Siena and Pisa and magical towns including Arezzo, Cortona and Lucca and beautiful medieval villages such as San Gimignano with its famous towers, or, the relatively tiny jewel of Pienza in the heart of stunning pastoral countryside.

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ALPS SUMMER/STELVIO PASS TOUR 2011

10-day tour starting with an 8.00am ferry from Dover to Dunkerque and travelling through France, Belgium, Luxembourg, Germany, Switzerland, Italy back in to France and ending in Monaco.En-route we drive through the spectacular Alps crossing all the famous passes including the Stelvio Pass and experiencing some of Europe's most stunning scenery and its best driving roads before arriving a week later on the Mediterranean coast at Villefranche-sur-Mer where our hotel for the final night is based.Our route takes us over 35 mountain passes with a combined height above sea level of over 69,000 metres or, over seven times the height of Mount Everest ! Included in the "cols" or passes we drive over is Europe's highest road, the Col de La Bonnette at 2,802 metres or 9,192 feet and the most iconic and notorious Stelvio Pass at 2,760 metres, (9,055 ft).

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SPANISH PYRENEES (ATLANTIC TO MEDITERRANEAN) TOUR 2011

8-day tour starting with a ferry crossing from Plymouth to Santander in North-West Spain. Our scenic route takes us from Santander on Spain's Atlantic coast right across the Spanish Pyrenees to the Mediterranean on wonderful quiet roads amidst spectacular scenery through timeless villages crossing mountain passes and driving through scenic gorges arriving at Aiguablava on Spain's Mediterranean north-east coast.Accommodation most nights in stylish Parador hotels.

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LE MANS 24 HOURS RACE TOUR

5 day tour including a weekend at Le Mans to watch the exciting, world famous Le Mans 24 hour race with general entry tickets, car park and grandstand seats included.The tour uses an overnight Brittany ferry, Portsmouth -St Malo outward and an afternoon Caen-Portsmouth ferry on the return journey. Accommodation throughout in a sumptuous 4 star chateau hotel on a dinner, bed and breakfast basis.The tour incorporates a day's tour of the beautiful Loire Valley.

Photos from our 2011 tour, please click on the link below.
https://picasaweb.google.com/classiccartoursinternational/LeMans24HoursRaceTour2011

MILLE MIGLIA / ITALIAN LAKES TOUR 2011

A 9 day tour with 9 nights' accommodation, (or 5 day tour with 5 nights' accommodation) to watch the 2010 Mille Miglia classic rally "re-run" which starts and finishes in Brescia in northern Italy.The 10 day tour incorporates a 3 day scenic route through France, Belgium, Luxembourg, Switzerland before arriving in Italy where we spend six days in the Italian lakes with overnight stops on Lake Orta and Lake Como and four nights on Lake Garda ,the largest of the Italian Lakes.The 9 day tour includes visits to the French Automobile museum incorporating the Schlumph classic car collection in Mulhouse and both tours include the option to visit either Venice for the day by train or the Ferrari museum, (Galleria Ferrari) in Maranello and the Lamborghini museum in Sant Agata Bolognese.
ITALIAN LAKES VISITED ON THIS TOUR INCLUDE: Lake Orta, Lake Maggiore, Lake Lugano, Lake Como and Lake Garda.

Photos from our 2011 tour, please click on the link below.
https://picasaweb.google.com/classiccartoursinternational/MilleMigliaItalianLakesTour2011

Photos from participants on our 2011 tour, please click the link below.

https://picasaweb.google.com/classiccartoursinternational/MilleMigliaItalianLakesTour2011ParticipantsPhotos

DORDOGNE EASTER TOUR 2011

This is our third tour of the Dordogne in South West France and incorporates visits to many of France's most beautiful villages," les plus beaux villages" as well as Rocamadour which, although it is in the Lot region and not in the Dordogne, is so stunning and so close that it would be foolish not to include it !

The English have had a love affair with the Dordogne and Aquitaine for centuries so here is your chance to find out why and join us on the back roads of this delightful region so full of history and wonderful vistas. The Dordogne is often described as “the region of a 1001 chateaux” and we visit a few of these on our tour as well as other places of interest such as gardens and museums.


Photos from our 2011 tour, please click on the link below.
https://picasaweb.google.com/classiccartoursinternational/DordogneEasterTour201102

LOIRE VALLEY SPRING TOUR 2011

7-day tour of the beautiful Loire Valley with accommodation throughout in a sumptuous 4 star chateau hotel.We start with an overnight ferry crossing to St. Malo and travel down to the Loire Valley via Vitre a charming medieval town and the Le Mans motor museum which is next to the Le Mans 24 hours race circuit.We then continue south to the Loire valley where our hotel for the next 6 nights, a stunning four star chateau hotel, formerly the home of Prince Talleyrand, is based, less than a mile from the river Loire itself.Over the next 6 days we visit impressive chateaux, fascinating museums,beautiful gardens, atmospheric wine caves and other places of interest driving on scenic backroads in this beautiful region.Our return afternoon ferry is via Caen to Portsmouth.

Photos from our 2011 tour, please click on the link below.
https://picasaweb.google.com/classiccartoursinternational/LoireValleySpringTour2011

Italy Tuscany Tour 2011 Planning Visit

ITALY TUSCANY TOUR, PLANNING VISIT CONDUCTED IN MARCH 2011
See our website for full details of this tour.

Photos from our planning visit, please click on the link below.
https://picasaweb.google.com/classiccartoursinternational/ItalyTuscanyTour2011

LE MOULIN DU ROC RESTAURANT

Le Moulin du Roc restaurant near the Village of Brantome is a Michelin * restaurant. We dine lunchtime here on our Dordogne Easter, Dordogne Summer and Angouleme tours.

http://picasaweb.google.co.uk/classiccartoursinternational/MoulinDuRoc

http://www.moulinduroc.com/

Cadiot Gardens (Les Jardins de Cadiot)

Featured on our Dordogne and Angouleme tours, Les Jardins de Cadiot are just outside the village of Carlux, about 20 minutes from the historic town of Sarlat.

Photos of Cadiot Gardens , please click on the link below. http://picasaweb.google.co.uk/classiccartoursinternational/CadiotGardensLesJardinsDeCadiot

Cadiot Gardens website please click on the link below
http://www.lesjardinsdecadiot.com

Oradour-sur-Glane

Featured on our Dordogne and Angouleme tours, Oradour-sur-Glane was destroyed on 10 June 1944, when 642 of its inhabitants, including women and children, were massacred by a German Waffen-SS company.

Photos of Oradour-sur-Glane, please click on the link below. http://picasaweb.google.co.uk/classiccartoursinternational/OradourSurGlane

For more about Oradour-sur-Glane please click on the link below
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oradour-sur-Glane

Eyrignac Gardens (Les Jardins d' Eyrignac)

Featured on our Dordogne and Angouleme tours, Les Jardins d' Eyrignac near Sarlat are regarded as the most beauiful gardens in the Dordogne.

Photos of Eyrignac Gardens, please click on the link below. http://picasaweb.google.co.uk/classiccartoursinternational/EyrignacGardensLesJardinsDEyrignac
Eyrignac Gardens website please click on the link below
http://www.eyrignac.com

ANGOULÊME CIRCUIT DES REMPARTS RACES / DORDOGNE TOUR

8-day tour, ( with a 5 day tour option), incorporating a visit to the exciting Circuit des Remparts classic car races in Angoulême,with 4 days in the Dordogne visiting beautiful villages. Our tour starts with an overnight ferry from Portsmouth to St.Malo and then on scenic back roads takes us to the Dordogne with an overnight stop at a sumptuous 4-star chateau hotel in the Loire Valley. Our main hotel for the next 3 nights is in the pretty medieval village of Bourdeilles, just 5 miles down river from Brantome, one of France's prettiest towns but, due to the popularity of this tour, we will also be using other local hotels too.On Saturday morning we visit Brantome and then drive to nearby Champagnac de Belair where we treat you to a wonderful gourmet lunch in the Moulin du Roc a stunning Michelin * restaurant and converted 16th century water mill that never fails to impress.After lunch we drive to Angoulême to watch the preparation for Sunday's street race which uses the same circuit along the old streets of this walled town that it did in 1939 when the "Circuit des Remparts" first started.We also drive a couple of laps around the circuit on saturday evening and visit the paddock to look at the cars.On Sunday we drive back up to Angouleme to watch the nostalgic and exciting classic and vintage car races.On Monday our 5 day tour returns to Caen to catch the afternoon ferry back to Portsmouth.Our 8 day tour participants leave our hotel and drive down to enjoy a leisurely lunch in Sarlat, Europe's best preserved medieval town, stopping off on route to visit the beautiful gardens at Eyrignac Manoir.After lunch we visit two more of France's most beautiful villages; Beynac and La Roque Gageac both of which overlook the river Dordogne,before arriving at our overnight hotel perched on a cliff top in nearby Domme, another "beau village".The following day we visit the stunning gardens at Chateau Marqueyssac where the views over the river Dordogne are quite breathtaking.We then visit nearby Chateau Castelnaud an impressive fortified medieval chateau followed by lunch at Chateau des Milandes the former home of the American singer and dancer, Josephine Baker.On our return back to Bourdeilles we stop off at another of France's most beautiful villages, St Leon sur Vezere, for a coffee before arriving back at our hotels in Bourdeilles for our final night in the Dordogne.On Wednesday our return trip takes us back through the Vienne Valley to the Loire Valley via Oradour Sur Glane and Chinon to our final overnight stop,where once again we stay at the magnificent Chateau de Rochecotte.On Thursday,our final day, we leave the Loire Valley and drive up to Caen where we catch the afternoon ferry back to Portsmouth.

5-day version of the above tour available

Photos from our 2010 tour, please click on the link below. http://picasaweb.google.co.uk/classiccartoursinternational/ANGOULEMECIRCUITDESREMPARTSRACESDORDOGNETOUR

ITALIAN GRAND PRIX / STELVIO PASS / ITALIAN LAKES TOUR

10 day tour, (with 5 day tour option), to watch the Italian Grand Prix in northern Italy's Monza with a stunning route through Luxembourg, France's Alsace region, ( where we visit the Schlumpf auto museum), Germany's Black Forest and Switzerland where we visit Lake Lucerne and other Swiss lakes before arriving in Italy. Here we spend 6 nights in the Italian Lakes visiting four major lakes including; Lakes Orta, Maggiore, Lugano,and Lake Como where we spend 5 nights.We also drive twice over the Stelvio Pass,( in both directions), first from Davos on the road described on "Top Gear" as the best driving road in the world and then from Bormio at the southern foot of the Stelvio where we stay overnight.


Photos from our 2010 tour, please click on the link below.

http://picasaweb.google.co.uk/classiccartoursinternational/ItalianGPTour2010

LOIRE VALLEY SUMMER TOUR 2010

7-day tour of the beautiful Loire Valley with accommodation throughout in a sumptuous 4 star Chateau hotel.We start with an overnight ferry crossing to St. Malo and travel down to the Loire Valley via Vitre a charming medieval town and the Le Mans motor museum which is next to the Le Mans 24 hours race circuit.We then continue south to the Loire valley where our hotel for the next 6 nights, a stunning four star chateau hotel, formerly the home of Prince Talleyrand, is based, less than a mile from the river Loire itself.Over the next 6 days we visit impressive chateaux, fascinating museums,beautiful gardens, atmospheric wine caves and other places of interest driving on scenic backroads in this beautiful region.Our return afternoon ferry is via Caen to Portsmouth.

Photos from our 2010 tour, please click on the link below.

http://picasaweb.google.co.uk/classiccartoursinternational/LoireValleySummerTour2010

PORT MER : BREAKFAST STOP ON ALL OUR FRENCH TOURS

Port Mer Breakfast stop on all our French Tours.

ALPS SUMMER TOUR 2010

9-day tour starting with an 8.00am Saturday morning ferry from Dover to Dunkerque and travelling through France, Belgium, Luxembourg, Germany, Switzerland, Italy back in to France and ending in Monaco.En-route we drive through the spectacular Alps crossing all the famous passes and experiencing some of Europe's most stunning scenery and its best driving roads before arriving a week later on the Mediterranean coast at Menton from where we drive along the scenic coastline through Monaco to Villefranche-sur-Mer where our hotel for the final two nights is based.Our route takes us over 20 mountain passes with a combined height above sea level of over 37,000 metres or 123,500 feet, over four times the height of Mount Everest ! Included in the "cols" or passes we drive over is Europe's highest road, the Col de La Bonnette at 2,802 metres or 9,192 feet !

Photos from our 2010 tour, please click on the link below.

http://picasaweb.google.co.uk/classiccartoursinternational/AlpsSummerTour2010

LE MANS CLASSIC RACES TOUR 2010

Luxury Tour 5-day tour to watch the nostalgic and world famous Le Mans Classic races, combined with a day tour of the beautful Loire Valley. Overnight ferry to St. Malo and then our route takes us via the medieval town of Vitre and the Le Mans auto museum to our sumptuous 4-star chateau hotel in the Loire Valley.On Friday we enjoy a leisurely tour of the Loire valley and on Saturday and Sunday drive up to Le Mans to watch the racing.On Monday we drive up to Caen for our afternoon ferry.

Budget tour 5-day tour to watch the nostalgic and world famous Le Mans Classic races, combined with a day tour of the beautful Loire Valley. Daytime ferry from Dover to Dunkerque on Thursday and then our route takes us via the Le Mans auto museum where we meet up with the luxury tour and then on to our 3* hotel in the Loire Valley.Return to Dunkerque on Monday for late afternoon ferry to Dover.

Photos from our 2010 tour, please click on the link below.

http://picasaweb.google.com/classiccartoursinternational/LeMansClassic2010Tour

SWITZERLAND / STELVIO PASS TOUR

10-day tour starting with a Friday morning ferry from Dover to Dunkerque and travelling through France, Belgium, Luxembourg and Germany to Switzerland where we spend 5 days exploring this beautiful country.Our final two days takes us over the Grand St Bernard pass to Italy and back in to France and ending in Switzerland on Lake Geneva.En-route we drive over 20 spectacular passes with a combined height above sea level in excess of 44,000 metres including the "daddy of them all", the Stelvio Pass at 2,757 metres with its 60 hairpins.Our stunning route allows us to experience some of Europe's most stunning scenery and, arguably, its best driving roads.

Photos from our 2010 tour, please click on the link below.

http://picasaweb.google.com/classiccartoursinternational/SWITZERLANDSTELVIOPASSTOUR2010



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LE MANS 24 HOURS RACE TOUR 2010

5 day tour including a weekend at Le Mans to watch the exciting, world famous Le Mans 24 hour race, incorporating a tour of the beautiful Loire Valley. Accommodation throughout in a sumptuous 4 star chateau hotel.

Photos from our 2010 tour, please click on the link below.

http://picasaweb.google.com/classiccartoursinternational/LeMans24HoursRaceTour2010

FERRARI WEEKEND CIRCUIT DU VAL DE VIENNE

Each year the French motor racing venue Circuit du Val de Vienne hosts a weekend in aid of cancer research. This year 500 Ferrari were on display and touring the circuit.

Next year we shall be visiting this event during our Dordogne Tour.

Click here to see the photos from this event

Click here to visit the Circuit du Val de Vienne website

DORDOGNE SPRING TOUR 2010

The English have had a love affair with the Dordogne and Aquitaine for centuries so here is your chance to find out why and join us on the back roads of this delightful region so full of history and wonderful vistas. The Dordogne is aptly described as “the region of a 1000 chateaux” and we visit a few of these on our tour as well as other places of interest such as gardens and museums.

Photos from our 2010 tour, please click on the link below.

http://picasaweb.google.com/classiccartoursinternational/DordogneSpringTour2010

MILLE MIGLIA 2010 VENICE EXCURSION

On our Mille Migila 2011 tour we offer an option to visit Venice by train.

For photos from this excursion, please click on the link below.

http://picasaweb.google.com/classiccartoursinternational/MilleMiglia2010TourVeniceExcursion

MILLE MIGLIA / ITALIAN LAKES TOUR 2010

9 day tour with 9 nights' accommodation, (or 5 day tour with 5 nights' accommodation) to watch the 2010 Mille Miglia classic rally "re-run" which starts and finishes in Brescia in northern Italy.The9 day tour incorporates a 3 day scenic route through France, Belgium, Luxembourg, Switzerland before arriving in Italy where we spend six days in the Italian lakes with overnight stops on Lake Orta and Lake Como and four nights on Lake Garda ,the largest of the Italian Lakes.The 9 day tour includes visits to the Sclumph classic car collection in Mulhouse and both tours include an option to visit the Ferrari museum in Maranello,( the Galleria Ferrari) and the Lamborghini factory and museum in Sant Agata Bolognese.

Photos from our 2010 tour, please click on the link below.

http://picasaweb.google.com/classiccartoursinternational/MilleMigliaItalianLakesTour2010

BENTLEY DRIVERS CLUB MONACO HISTORIC GP TOUR 2010

In April we organised a 5 day tour from St Malo to Monaco on behalf of the Bentley Drivers Club.

For photos from this event, please click on the link below.

http://picasaweb.google.com/classiccartoursinternational/BentleyDriversClubMonacoHistoricGPTour2010

ANDY'S LOIRE VALLEY TOUR 2010

In April we organised a 3 day private tour of the Loire valley on behalf a client celebrating his 50th birthday. The 5 cars comprised a Bentley Continental GT, 2 x Ferrari 612s, Aston Martin DB9 and a Ferrari 430.

For photos from this event, please click on the link below.

http://picasaweb.google.com/classiccartoursinternational/AndySLoireValleyTour2010

ANGOULEME CIRCUIT DES REMPARTS / DORDOGNE TOUR 2009

Photos from our 2009 tour

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http://picasaweb.google.com/classiccartoursinternational/AngoulemeCircuitDesRempartsDordogneTour2009

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Italian GP / Stelvio Pass / Italian Lakes Tour 2009

Photos from our 2009 tour

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http://picasaweb.google.com/classiccartoursinternational/ItalianGPStelvioPassItalianLakes2009

ALPS SUMMER TOUR 2009

Photos from our 2009 tour

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http://picasaweb.google.com/classiccartoursinternational/AlpsSummerTour2009

LOIRE VALLEY SUMMER TOUR

Photos from our 2009 tour

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http://picasaweb.google.com/classiccartoursinternational/LoireValleySummerTour2009

http://picasaweb.google.com/classiccartoursinternational/LoireValleySummerTour2009DaveSPhotos

http://picasaweb.google.com/classiccartoursinternational/LoireValleySummerTourPlanningVisitJune2009

LE MANS 24 HOUR RACE TOUR 2009

Photos from our 2009 tour

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http://picasaweb.google.com/classiccartoursinternational/LeMans24HoursTour2009

DORDOGNE SPRING/BEAUX VILLAGES TOUR 2009

Photos from our 2009 tour

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http://picasaweb.google.co.uk/classiccartoursinternational/DordogneSpringBeauxVilageTour2009

MILLE MIGLIA / ITALIAN LAKES TOUR

Photos from our 2009 tour

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http://picasaweb.google.co.uk/classiccartoursinternational/MILLEMIGLIAITALIANLAKESTOUR2009II

http://picasaweb.google.co.uk/classiccartoursinternational/MILLEMIGLIAITALIANLAKESTOUR2009III

http://picasaweb.google.co.uk/classiccartoursinternational/MILLEMIGLIAITALIANLAKESTOUR2009IV

Villa d'Este, Concorso d'Eleganza April 2009

Photos taken at the Concorso d'Eleganza held at Villa d'Este on Lake Como, Saturday 25th April 2009.

For photos of this event please click below.
http://picasaweb.google.co.uk/classiccartoursinternational/LakeComoVillaDEsteConcorsoDEleganzaApril2009

DORDOGNE SPRING/BEAUX VILLAGES TOUR 2009

May 21st-28th, ( 8 days/8 nights)

An 8 day tour of the beautiful Dordogne region in Aquitaine in SouthWest France visiting over 20 of the most beautiful villages in France,( les plus beaux villages), as well as visits to chateaux, gardens, prehistoric caves and museums.

For preview photos of this tour please click below.
http://picasaweb.google.com/classiccartoursinternational/DORDOGNESPRINGBEAUXVILLAGESTOUR2009

For more information please click below.
http://www.classiccartoursinternational.co.uk/tours/france/dordogne-spring/

ITALIAN GRAND PRIX / STELVIO PASS / ITALIAN LAKES TOUR

September 4th- 13th ( 10 days/10 nights)

A 10 day tour to watch the atmospheric Italian Grand Prix in Monza in northern Italy combined with an opportunity to drive over the notorious Stelvio Pass described by Clarkson and chums as the "best driving road in Europe", as well as visiting five of the Italian lakes with five nights on Lake Como, arguably, the most romantic of the lakes.

ITALIAN LAKES VISITED ON THIS TOUR INCLUDE: Lake Orta, Lake Maggiore, Lake Lugano,Lake Como,Lake Lecco.

For preview photos of this tour please click below.
http://picasaweb.google.com/classiccartoursinternational/ITALIANGPSTELVIOPASSITALIANLAKESTOUR

For more information please click below.
http://www.classiccartoursinternational.co.uk/tours/italy/italian-grand-prix/

MILLE MIGLIA / ITALIAN LAKES TOUR

May 8th-16th 2009

9 day tour, (with 9 nights accommodation), to watch the Mille Miglia classic re-run starting and finishing in Italy's Brescia combined with a tour of seven of the Italian Lakes and visits to the Ferrari museum in Maranello and the Lamborghini factory and museum near Bologna.

ITALIAN LAKES VISITED ON THIS TOUR INCLUDE: Lake Orta, Lake Maggiore, Lake Lugano,Lake Como,Lake Lecco,Lake Idro,Lake Garda.

For preview photos of this tour please click below.
http://picasaweb.google.com/classiccartoursinternational/MILLEMIGLIAITALIANLAKESTOUR2009

For more information please click below.
http://www.classiccartoursinternational.co.uk/tours/italy/mml/

CORSICA TOUR PREVIEW

CORSICA SPRING TOUR 2009
April 18th-30th (13 days/12 nights) with 9 day tour option April 22nd-30th

CORSICA AUTUMN TOUR 2009
October 13th-21st (9 days)

Corsica is one of the most beautiful of the Mediterranean islands and is over a 100 miles long and 50 miles wide with mountains reaching 2,700 metres high. With over 600 miles of coastland, Corsica also has the best beaches in the Mediterranean especially on its west coast. It also boasts the most dazzling array of diverse and colourful landscapes in the whole of Europe incorporating; chestnut forests, rocky landscapes, valleys with waterfalls, emerald green mountain lakes, black pine forests and green vineyards. The amazing array of flora and fauna supports over 2000 different plants. We have timed our car tour in Spring and Autumn as the the temperatures are far more pleasant!

For more information please click below.
http://www.classiccartoursinternational.co.uk/tours/france/corsica
http://www.classiccartoursinternational.co.uk/tours/france/corsica-autumn

For preview photos of the Corsica tours please click below.
http://picasaweb.google.com/classiccartoursinternational/CorsicaTourReconnaisanceVisitNovember2008

Videos from Corscia tour

ANGOULÊME CIRCUIT DES REMPARTS RACES TOUR 2008

8-day tour incorporating the exciting Circuit des Remparts races in Angoulême with 4 days in the Dordogne visiting beautiful villages. Our tour starts with an overnight ferry from Portsmouth to St.Malo and then on scenic back roads takes us to the Dordogne with an overnight stop at a sumptuouse 4-star chateau in the Loire Valley. Our base for the next 5 nights is just outside Brantome, one of France's most beautful towns. Over the weekend we visit Angoulême to watch the exciting classic car races and then we visit more of France's prettiest villages including Aubeterre, Beynac and Sarlat, Europe's best preserved medieval town.Our return trip takes us back through the Vienne Valley to the Loire Valley, our final overnight stop, and then up to Normandy and Caen where we catch the afternoon ferry. A 5-day version of the above tour is available.

For more information please click below.
http://www.classiccartoursinternational.co.uk/tours/france/ac/

For photos taken on this year's tour please click below.
http://picasaweb.google.com/classiccartoursinternational/AngoulMeCircuitDesRempartsTour2008

ALPS SUMMER TOUR 2008

Dates: July 26th - August 3rd 2008 9 days/9 nights

9-day tour through the spectacular Alps enjoying arguably Europe's most magnificent scenery. Our stunning route starts with a channel crossing from Dover and takes us over countless mountain passes and through scenic gorges incorporating 7 countries; France, Belgium, Luxembourg, Germany, Switzerland, Italy and Monaco. En-route we visit the Schlumpff motor museum in Alsace and drive over a dozen of Europe's highest Cols, (mountain passes), including Monte Carlo rally mountain routes before arriving on the Cote d' Azur for a relaxing weekend just next to Monaco. An unforgettable trip and an amazing driving experience.

For more information please click below.
http://www.classiccartoursinternational.co.uk/tours/france/as/

For photos taken on this year's tour please click below.
http://picasaweb.google.com/classiccartoursinternational/AlpsSummerTour2008

Video of MGF driving up the gorge to Cogne, Italy on this year's tour.

For more videos of this tour please visit the link below.
http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=F7F200C369F395EA

CONCORSO D'ELEGANZA, VILLA D'ESTE, LAKE COMO 2008

Photos from a our visit to Lake Como, Saturday 26th April 2008, to attend the Concorso d'Eleganza at Villa d'Este

Click below to visit the photo album.
http://picasaweb.google.com/classiccartoursinternational/ConcorsoDEleganzaVillaDEsteLakeComo2008

2008 MILLE MIGLIA / ITALIAN LAKES TOUR PHOTOS

We have updated our web photo album for the latest pictures taken during our Mille Miglia / Italian lakes tour in May 2008. Click below to visit the photo album.
http://picasaweb.google.com/classiccartoursinternational/MILLEMIGLIAITALIANLAKESTOUR2008

For more information on this tour please click below http://www.classiccartoursinternational.co.uk/tours/italy/mml/

PYRENEES TOUR

Dates: June 9th - 15th 2008 7 days / 7 nights

7-day tour starting with a ferry crossing to North-West Spain. Our scenic route takes us from the Atlantic coast right across the Pyrenees to the Mediterranean on wonderful quiet roads amidst spectacular scenery through timeless villages crossing mountain passes and driving through scenic gorges arriving on Spain's Mediterranean north-east coast before driving up to Perpignan.

For more information please click below.
http://www.ccti.co.uk/tours/france/py/

Photos taken in preparation for this year's tour, please click below.
http://picasaweb.google.com/classiccartoursinternational/PYRENEESTOUR2008

MILLE MIGLIA PHOTO UPDATE

Please visit our web photo album for the latest pictures taken in preparation for our Mille Miglia Italian lakes tour, pictures taken in January and March 2008. Click below to visit the photo album.
http://picasaweb.google.com/classiccartoursinternational/MILLEMIGLIAITALIANLAKESTOUR2008

For more information on this tour please click below http://www.classiccartoursinternational.co.uk/tours/italy/mml/

MILLE MIGLIA / ITALIAN LAKES TOUR 2008

Dates: May 12th - 22nd 2008 11 days/10 nights
Dates: May 12th - 18th 2008 7 days/7 nights

11-day tour (with 7-day tour option) to watch the Mille Miglia classic re-run in Italy's Brescia. Our tour starts in Villefranche-sur-Mer, 8 miles west of Monaco on France's Cote d' Azur which is also the destination for our Monaco Historic tour, (as a consequence the two tours can be conducted back to back). From here we drive across the Italian border hugging the coastline along the Italian Riviera to Portofino, where our hotel is based at nearby St. Margherita on the waterfront overlooking the Marina. From here we drive north-east to Maranello, the home of Ferrari, where we visit the Galleria Ferrari, a modern museum devoted to Ferraris just around the corner from the Ferrari factory. We then drive up to Lake Garda the largest of the Italian lakes and our base for the next 4 nights. On Thursday we visit nearby Brescia to watch the build-up and the start of the exciting Mille Miglia classic re-run. Over the next two days we explore Lake Garda and the surrounding area and then return to Brescia on Saturday to watch the return of the Millia Miglia cars. After the weekend we then drive west via Lake Iseo to Lake Como, our next overnight stop.We then spend a day touring this attractive lake. We then move on to Lake Maggiore via Lake Lugano and spend a day driving around the final of our Italian Lakes.

For more information please click below
http://www.classiccartoursinternational.co.uk/tours/italy/mml/

Photos taken in January 2008 in preparation for this year's tour, please click below.
http://picasaweb.google.com/classiccartoursinternational/MILLEMIGLIAITALIANLAKESTOUR2008

PROVENCE / BEAUX VILLAGES TOUR 2008

Dates: October 4th - 11th 2008 - 8 days/8 nights

An 8-day autumn tour to Provence in the south of France incorporating visits to 20 of the most beautiful villages in France as well as to the Gorges du Verdon, France's Grand Canyon. Our tour starts with an overnight ferry from Portsmouth to St. Malo. We then travel on scenic backroads through rural France with overnight stops in the Loire Valley, the Dordogne and the Gorges du Tarn, to Provence, a beautful region made famous by Peter Mayle and many others, where we spend the next 5 nights exploring this beautiful region. On our final day we travel east through more scenic gorges passing Grasse to the stunning perched village of Gourdon, our lunch stop and another beau village. In the afternoon our spectacular route takes us across the mountains and through the Gorges du Loup to St. Paul-de-Vence one of the most famous and tourist-thronged medieval hill villages in Provence. After an afternoon coffee stop we drop down to the coast just west of Nice and then drive along the Promenade-des-Anglais through Nice Port to nearby Villefranche-sur Mer where our hotel overlooks the scenic bay. Here we spend the last night of our tour.

For more information please click below
http://www.classiccartoursinternational.co.uk/tours/france/provence/

Photos taken in October 2007 in preparation for this year's tour, please click below.
http://picasaweb.google.com/classiccartoursinternational/PROVENCEBEAUXVILLAGESTOUR2008

Lakes Autumn Tour 2007

September 29th - 30th

A weekend in Cumbria's spectacular Lake District, Eden Valley and Yorkshire Dales driving among stunning mountain scenery resplendent in autumn colours

Angouleme Circuit des Remparts, Dordogne Tour 2007

September 12th - 20th

8-day tour starting in St Malo with an overnight stop in the Loire Valley arriving in the Dordogne for the weekend to watch these exciting street races followed by 4 days in the Dordogne visiting beautiful villages.Return via Loire Valley with ferry from Caen.

Visit the online photo album for this tour at
AngoulemeCircuitDesRempartsDordogneTour2007

High Roads / Devils Own Dales Tour 2007

August 9th - 12th

4 day tour over some of the highest roads in England starting in Rugby and travelling on scenic back roads through Rutland, Derbyshire's Peak District and the Yorkshire Dales. Option to take part in Devils Own Rally on Sunday.

Visit the online photo album for this tour at
HighRoadsTour2007

Alps Summer Tour 2007

June 29th - July 9th

10 day tour starting in Boulogne and travelling through France, Belgium, Luxembourg, Germany, Switzerland, Italy and back into France driving through spectacular Alps mountain scenery over all the famous passes arriving in Monaco for the weekend followed by a day visiting some of the most beautiful villages of Var and Provence.

If you would like to share your photos of this tour please send them to us at info@ccti.co.uk

Scotland Tour 2007

8 day tour of Western Scotland Highlands and the Western Isles including 3 days on Mull,2 days on Skye and visits to Iona ,Staffa and Bute.


click below for photo album
http://picasaweb.google.com/classiccartoursinternational/ScotlandTour2007

Lakeland Spring Classic 2007

March 31st - April 1st

A weekend in the stunning, springtime English Lake District visiting all of the well-known lakes and crossing all of the famous passes

Two dozen cars ranging from a Triumph Spitfire to a Ferrari GTO replica took part in our first English tour of 2007. We enjoyed some superb weather and experienced arguably the most attractive scenery in the UK. Driving over 7 mountain passes and via 13 of the lakes, everyone agreed this was a fantastic and memorable tour.

Lakeland Spring Classic 2007 Photo Album
http://picasaweb.google.com/classiccartoursinternational/LakelandSpringClassic2007

Classic Car Tours International

Six years ago we launched Classic Car Tours International with a car tour of England's Lake District and also a car tour of Western Scotland followed by our first overseas touring holiday for classic and sports cars in the Pyrenees visiting both Spain and France. We also for the first time organised a touring holiday to watch the classic car races at Angouleme's Circuit des Remparts in South West France.

In 2007 we are planning five car touring holidays in France one in the Spanish Pyrenees and a tour through 7 European countries.Our UK tours feature four car tours in England and one each in Scotland, Ireland and Wales.

Over 75% of our original clients are still with us and since our first car tour we have delighted hundreds of other classic car and sports car enthusiasts many of whom have also become regulars as well as friends.