I've always had it on my bucket list to visit Lake Annecy, FR and Lake Como, IT, and I've decided to visit them both in late spring/early summer '24. My plan is to visit Annecy and Varenna/Como for 4 nights each and IN BETWEEN visiting those lakes, I thought we'd like to explore some (but not necessarily all) of Switzerland for the first time. I haven't done extensive research, yet, but I have identified some towns/villages that I'd like to stay in, and explore from. We want to spend about 3 weeks altogether. Does this itinerary make sense, especially the Switzerland part? We've have visited much of France and Italy already, so no need to explore more of those countries on this trip. FYI, we are not hikers and don't need any extreme thrills; lol.
Fly into Lyon (from NY area) - should we spend a few nights in Lyon???
Annecy, France - 3 or 4 nights
Stopover at CERN on way to...
Montreux, SW - 3 or 4 nights
Thun, Lake Thun - 3 or 4 nights
Lucerne - 3 or 4 nights
Varenna, Lake Como - 3 or 4 nights
Milan - 1 night to catch flight home
Feel free to comment on the above.
Are Montreux, Thun, and Lucerne good bases for about 10 nights to see a decent amount of Switzerland. As you may have assumed, we love being on the water, hence basing on lakes. We do want a scenic train ride...I think the The Golden Pass - MOB Belle Epoque is right for us.