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Croatia drive from Ireland

Aug 26, 2010  Ferry and overnights can be as cheap as flights and car rental, but much more fun.
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Motoring trip from Galway to Istrian Peninsula.

  • 1. Colwyn Bay
    Colwyn Bay, North Wales

    Depart Moycullen. Ferry Dublin to Holyhead. Overnight Colwyn Bay.

  • 2. Broadstairs
    Broadstairs, Isle of Thanet

    Drive from Colwyn Bay to Broadstairs. Visit Dickens House Museum and Bleak House.

  • 3. Luxembourg City
    Luxembourg City, Luxembourg

    Ferry from Ramsgate to Ostend (or Dover to Boulogne or Calais). Drive to Luxembourg via France (Lille) or Belgium. Walking tour of Luxembourg City.

  • 4. Colmar
    Colmar, Haut-Rhin

    Drive from Luxembourg to Colmar. Stop at Strasbourg on the way to visit Cathedral and old city centre. Drive through Alsatian wine route. Walk around Little Venice in Colmar. Overnight Colmar, capital of Haut-Rhin department.

  • 5. Lindau
    Lindau, Bavaria

    Drive from Colmar to Zurich. Brief stop here before travelling on to Vaduz in Liechtenstein. Drive to Lindau im Bodensee, with a possible brief stop in Bregenz in Austria on the way.

  • 6. Saint Johann im Pongau / Alpendorf
    Saint Johann im Pongau / Alpendorf, Austrian Alps

    Depart Lindau. Visit Neuschwanstein Castle in Hohenschwangau. Drive on to St Johann.

  • 7. Bled
    Bled, Slovenia

    Depart St Johann and travel to Lake Bled in Slovenia. Tour around and swim in lake.

  • 8. Umag
    Umag, Istria

    Brief stop in Ljubljana before heading on to Croatia. Stay for next seven nights in Umag or similar Istrian town.

  • 9. Tarvisio
    Tarvisio, Province of Udine

    After staying for a week in Istria, depart for Tarvisio, via Trieste and Udine in Italy. Should have visited Trieste during week in Croatia for photocall with James Joyce statue.

  • 10. Salzburg
    Salzburg, Austrian Alps

    Depart Tarvisio and travel over Austrian Alps to Salzburg. Visit Mozarts Geburtshaus and some Sound of Music sites.

  • 11. Munich
    Munich, Bavaria

    Depart Salzburg and travel to Munich. Perhaps swim in Olympic swimming pool.

  • 12. Heidelberg
    Heidelberg, Baden-Wurttemberg

    Travel from Munich to Heidelberg, with stop on the way: Augsburg, or alternatively Nuremburg. Visit Heidelberg Castle.

  • 13. Maastricht
    Maastricht, Limburg

    Lots of churches etc today. Travel to Bonn to visit Beethoven-Haus. On to Cologne to visit the cathedral. Then on to Aachen (Charlemagne's Aix-la-Chapelle) to see the cathedral there. Overnight in Maastricht, Netherlands.

  • 14. Ostende
    Ostend

    Leaving Maastricht, might visit Antwerp Zoo, then visit Bruges and climb up the tower to see views of city. Overnight in Bruges or else Ostende with swim in sea.

  • 15. Coventry
    Coventry, Warwickshire

    Ferry from Ostend to Ramsgate, or else Boulogne/Calais to Dover. Drive to Coventry. Photocall at Lady Godiva statue. Overnight Barnacle Hall B&B, Coventry.

  • 16. Moycullen
    Moycullen

    Drive from Coventry to Holyhead. Ferry back to Dublin. Drive back to Moycullen, Co. Glaway. End of fabulous road trip.