Hello, We are looking for most scenic route or one with most interesting places to stop and visit on way to Ascona Switzerland from Levanto ,Italy.Google maps gives us 3 routes about 4 hours each. There routes are as follows,going to Genoa and up via A26 to Stresa and on to Ascona, via A7/E62to Genoa and to Milan and on to Como and beyond , via A15/E33 and A1/E35 near Parma and to Placenza to Como and beyond to Lugano and Ascona. Any help with these routes would be greatly appreciated as to difficulty too. If you have better routes to see more we would love to hear from you .Thank you so much for your help, Jo.
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Green Bay
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I can't help but think that the first route you mention, via Stresa, which avoids going through Milan, is your best bet. You will travel pretty much the length of the Lago Maggiore west shore.
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Chilton Wi
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That was my original pick as I thought it more relaxing and we could stop in Stresa and visit villages on the way to Ascona. We will be in Ascona for 3 nights and wonder if traveling to Lugano or near Lake Como would be difficult by car from Ascona. Of course we are planning trip to Verzaska Valley and Corippo etc. Foroglio is on our list too so may not have the time to get to Lake Como area.
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Green Bay
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Careful of driving in Switzerland as you will need to buy a Swiss vignette sticker for your car if you drive on any motorways. That is an additional advantage to the route via Stresa as no vignette is required, but that could change if you plan more travel in Switzerland.
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Chilton Wi
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Sam thank you for help as we live near each other. A few years ago you helped us with trip to Switzerland and we had a great trip after covid to Germany, Switzerland and Riquewhir France for 17 days. We have trip planned for 2025 from Geneva Switzerland through France to Cinque Terre and then into Switzerland again and on to Geneva and home.We enjoyed having 3-5 day stops last trip so we did same this trip .We have 3 stops of 3 days to slow us down and can't wait for trip. Jo
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Chilton Wi
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WE are renting car from Swiss side of Geneva airport so no problem and we are planning on going back into Switzerland on way to airport so we can see Switzerland again.We miss Switzerland ,had 6 days there last trip with 5 in Lauterbrunnen.