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#1 | It's wet & I'm bored datum

Sat Oct 06, 2018 2:59 pm

It's the weekend and it's raining so having done nearly 3k miles on tour this year I thought I would start looking at ideas for next year's trip but rather than being on the move all the time which the wife disliked, I know this as I was told quite regularly on the trip. Next year I/we wold like a base to stay and take days out, I would like to try Switzerland so I am looking for your suggestions on places to stay based on your own experiences, I am thinking of staying a week in Switzerland and then moving on to Lake Como Italy which we visited this year and very much liked, the Swiss location needs needs to have enough around it so if we want a day off the bike we can chill looking around shops and having a coffee or two.

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#2 | RE: It's wet & I'm bored datum

Sat Oct 06, 2018 3:21 pm

Meiringen was a good base when I stayed in Switzerland. Reasonable size town overlooked by the waterfalls where Moriarty killed Sherlock Holmes, the Reichenbach Falls.

You are at the northern end of the Grimsel Pass and western end of the Susten Pass. Como is only a couple of hours away, but I favour Lake Garda or the tiny Lake Iseo. Malcesine is a good base, maybe Hotel Benacus just outside the town http://www.benacushotel.com/ - 20 minute walk along the lake into town. Some of the best views in the Italian lakes if you go to the top of Monte Baldo, cable car, hike or ride if brave.

The Panoramastrasse from Fluhli to Giswil is lovely.

From Meiringen, I took a day off riding long distances and visited the Trummelbach Waterfalls and Piz Gloria on Schilthorn, the James Bond rotating restaurant. Lauterbrunnen is also a popular tour.

I stayed in Parkhotel Sauvage http://sauvage.ch/ in the town centre. Close to the train station if you wanted a bike free day.

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#3 | RE: It's wet & I'm bored datum

Sat Oct 06, 2018 4:15 pm

Wessie

That sounds exactly the sort of thing we are looking for, I will look at your suggestions in more more depth. I do have one question, you say you favour Lake Garda but have you also stayed at Lake Como, we were going to stay at Lake Garda this year but there was heavy thunder storms so we decided to bypass Lake Como so I haven't ruled out Lake Garda.

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#4 | RE: It's wet & I'm bored datum

Sat Oct 06, 2018 6:03 pm

I have stayed at Lake Maggiore & Lake Garda.

I have ridden around parts of Como - it is much busier than the other lakes and traffic is a nightmare. Probably due to its proximity to Milan and being the most famous of the Lakes, especially with the British due to associations with Churchill and the aristocracy. Hotels are pricier.

I like Garda, especially the northern end due to the Alpine climate. I love those afternoon thunderstorms as everything cools in the afternoon. I try to get back to the hotel before 4pm so you can watch them from the terrace. They are usually over by 6pm and then you go out for dinner. Garda has the lovely Brenta Dolomites to the north (Madonna di Campiglio) and the Dolomites proper, Cortina, Belluno etc are in range for a day trip.

If you stay in Lake Garda then you can do the return trip via the Austrian Tyrol and Black Forest.

For Meiringen I'd probably approach via Alsace & Basel and then take in the Panoramastrasse on the way down.

This would make a lovely circular route that you can take at leisure if you allow at least 2 weeks.

I can recommend some stops in Alsace, Black Forest & Austria if you want to explore those options. Let me know.

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