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May 2025

Le Grande Tour

Driven by David B. in Enzo

17–24 May 2025 From Stafford to Nice

days on the road
5
1,967 km
miles driven
1,222
countries
2
nights away
5
Day 1 · Saturday 17 May

Novotel Reims Tinqueux

431miles that day (694 km)

  1. 1

    Stafford

    Waypoint

    Staffordshire, United Kingdom

  2. 218 miles
    2

    Folkestone

    Ferry or crossing

    Kent, United Kingdom

    We took Le Shuttle for the first time. Really easy, the carriage was tight in the F-Type, would recommend the larger freight carriages.

  3. 213 miles
    3
    Night 1

    Novotel Reims Tinqueux

    Stayed here

    Tinqueux, Marne, France

    Function over design, great parking and good location to start our journey. Food in the restaurant was good, and the car park was full of interesting cars doing a rally across France.

    Their website
Day 2 · Sunday 18 May

L'impérial

372miles that day (599 km)

  1. From Novotel Reims Tinqueux · 2.1 miles
    4

    Tribune Circuit de Reims-Gueux

    Point of interest

    Gueux, Marne, France

  2. 135 miles
    5

    Viaduc de Chaumont

    Point of interest

    Chaumont, Haute-Marne, France

  3. 234 miles
    6
    Night 2

    L'impérial

    Stayed here

    Annecy, Upper Savoy, France

    Their website
Day 3 · Monday 19 May

Route Napoleon

279miles that day (449 km)

Make our way down to Nice via the historic route Napolean.

  1. From L'impérial · 66 miles
    7

    Grenoble

    Waypoint

    Isère, France

  2. 63 miles
    8

    Gap

    Waypoint

    Hautes-Alpes, France

  3. 53 miles
    9

    Digne-les-Bains

    Waypoint

    Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, France

  4. 34 miles
    10

    Castellane

    Waypoint

    Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, France

  5. 39 miles
    11

    Grasse

    Waypoint

    Maritime Alps, France

  6. 24 miles
    12
    Nights 3, 4 and 5

    Radisson Blu Hotel

    Stayed here

    Nice, Maritime Alps, France

    Their website
Day 4 · Tuesday 20 May

A day in Nice

Time for a break, we explored Nice.

  1. Off the road Night 4
Day 5 · Wednesday 21 May

Saint-Tropez

140miles that day (225 km)

  1. From Radisson Blu Hotel · 12 miles
    13

    Antibes

    Waypoint

    Maritime Alps, France

  2. 7.7 miles
    14

    Cannes

    Waypoint

    Maritime Alps, France

  3. 53 miles
    15

    Saint-Tropez

    Ate here

    Var, France

    Found a lovely restaurant with roof top terrace

  4. 67 miles back to Radisson Blu Hotel
    Night 5
For next time.

Where we stayed and ate

Stayed

Ate

  • 15
    Saint-Tropez Day 5
    Var, France
The end of the road

Radisson Blu Hotel

1,222 miles (1,967 km) over 5 days, through United Kingdom and France.

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