Hello. We drove to Chianti at the end of September from the U.K. We used Eurotunnel to cross and then took the autoroute from Calais down to Chambery. just beyond Lyon. This route avoids Paris and is a good quiet autoroute. We stay here at a nice B&B overnight just off the autoroute. Then, after a good breakfast, we took the autoroute and crossed into Italy via the Frejus tunnel. Then the autostrada, which goes past Turin, Bologna and down to Chianti, just. beyond Florence. The main autostrada is the A1. I appreciate we did this in two days and day one was very long (not helped by Eurotunnel delays!). Returning in a few weeks we will probably take 3 days as the daylight hours are now shorter. Weve used the Frejus Tunnel a few times and have found it to be the quietest and least stressful way into Italy. Hope this is helpful.and that you have a good trip next May.
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Hello. We drove to Chianti at the end of September from the U.K. We used Eurotunnel to cross and then took the autoroute from Calais down to Chambery. just beyond Lyon. This route avoids Paris and is a good quiet autoroute. We stay here at a nice B&B overnight just off the autoroute. Then, after a good breakfast, we took the autoroute and crossed into Italy via the Frejus tunnel. Then the autostrada, which goes past Turin, Bologna and down to Chianti, just. beyond Florence. The main autostrada is the A1. I appreciate we did this in two days and day one was very long (not helped by Eurotunnel delays!). Returning in a few weeks we will probably take 3 days as the daylight hours are now shorter. Weve used the Frejus Tunnel a few times and have found it to be the quietest and least stressful way into Italy. Hope this is helpful.and that you have a good trip next May.