DAY 1 Friday May 23, 2025 Milan/Como, Italy
Our tour manager and coach will meet the group this afternoon at Milan
Malpensa Airport. We are then transferred to the city of Como on the shores
of Lake Como and our hotel. Enjoy staying in the amazing Italian Lakes for the
next three nights!
DAY 2 Saturday May 24, 2025 Fuorio Concourso Lake Como
This morning we visit the Fuori Concorso held at the adjoining Villa del
Grumello and Villa Sucota on the shores of beautiful Lake Como. The event
brings together likeminded car enthusiasts and aims to enrich the automotive
knowledge of their participants showcasing a collection of historic vehicles
as well as contemporary sports car brands.
DAY 3 Sunday May 25, 2025 Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este
The final day of the Concorso d’Eleganza. The historic automobiles will be
paraded and judged, including some categories by the public. Amazing
vehicles of motoring history, often worth millions, from the most prestigious
manufacturers, are shown. Modern concept cars are also displayed. There is
often a release of a very special sports cars from manufacturers such as Aston
Martin, Ferrari, Lamborghini and others. Enjoy this classic motoring event in
the beautiful surrounds of Lake Como.
DAY 4 Monday May 26, 2025 Turin , Italy
We depart Como this morning and travel first to the Alfa Romeo Museum
in Milan. This extensive museum is devoted to the famed Alfa Romeo brand
detailing its history. We then continue on to the city of Turin and our hotel.
DAY 5 Tuesday May 27, 2025 Turin
Today we will visit the very impressive National Automobile Museum of Italy.
The collection has around 200 cars and includes the first Italian cars, Bernardi
1896 and 1899 Fiat, the Rolls Royce Silver Ghost 1914, and racing cars by Ferrari
and Alfa Romeo. We then visit the Fiat test track located on the roof of the old
Fiat factory that was featured in the film The Italian Job. In the afternoon we
visit the Heritage Hub which contains a vast collection of historic Fiat and
Lancia vehicles. We have a guided tour of this collection before returning to
the hotel. Those wishing to dine together can meet in the lobby, where the
tour manager will suggest good-value restaurants for dinner.
DAY 6 Wednesday May 28, 2025 Modena, Italy
This morning we travel first to the Dallara Academy Museum which details
the Dellara company’s association with motorsport over the years. We also
see how some of their racing cars are manufactured using carbon fibre and
other exotic materials. We then continue on to Modena the centre of the
exotic Italian motor industry.
DAY 7 Thursday May 29, 2025 Modena
We visit the home of Lamborghini in the town of Sant’Agata Bolognese,
south of Bologna. We have a tour of the factory where these amazing
supercars are manufactured. We will see the assembly line of the Gallardo
LP 560- 4 and follow step by-step, the making of a car: from the body shell
to the interior and the mounting of Lamborghini’s V10 engine. We will then
visit the acclaimed Lamborghini Museum, which has an example of almost
every vehicle manufactured by the company. We then travel to the town
of San Cesario sul Panaro, where the relatively new marque of Pagani is
manufactured. We visit the factory and find out how these amazing vehicles
are manufactured.
DAY 8 Friday May 30 , 2025 Modena
This morning we visit the Righini Collection of classic cars. The collection has
a particular emphasis on classic Alfa Romeos. We then visit the Stanguellini
Museum that details the history of the oldest automotive manufacturer in
Modena. We continue to the Museo Ferruccio Lamborghini which details the
life of the founder of Lamborghini and his development of the famous sports
cars. We then return to the hotel.
DAY 9 Saturday May 31, 2025 Modena
This morning we will visit the Enzo Ferrari Museum. Built around the home
Enzo Ferrari grew up in, the museum details the great car manufacturer’s life
amongst a classic collection of some of the cars he created. We then travel to
Maranello, where the Ferrari factory is located, visit the Ferrari museum and
take a bus tour through the factory grounds. The ground floor of the museum
is dedicated to Formula One; upstairs are the Ferrari road cars, where pride of
place goes to The Enzo, the car dedicated to its founder. We have an included
lunch today, at the Ristorante Cavallino, the famous restaurant across the
road from the factory, where Enzo Ferrari used to dine.
DAY 10 Sunday June 1, 2025 Modena
This morning we visit the Concourso d’eleganza of Mantua in the historic
centre of the city. This afternoon we visit the Panini collection of Maserati
cars. We then return to the hotel.
DAY 11 Monday June 2, 2025 Nurburgring, Germany
Today we fly to Cologne in Germany. Upon arrival we will travel to Nurburg
for one of the highlights of the tour, where we will have the chance to drive
the famous Nurburgring. The Nurburgring, nicknamed “The Green Hell” by
Jackie Stewart, is widely considered one of the most demanding and difficult
purpose-built racing circuits in the world. The home of the German Grand
Prix until 1939 on the full circuit and until 1977 on the northern circuit, driving
this amazing track will be a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.
DAY 12 Tuesday June 3, 2025 Nurburgring
Today we take a driving tour around the area on public roads in a collection
of sports cars where we learn about the history of this iconic track. We will
change cars frequently so that everyone has the chance to drive each of the
various high performance vehicles. There will be an opportunity for those
interested to drive the Nurburg Ring themselves or to take a taxi lap of the
ring at an additional cost. We will also have an included dinner to celebrate
our time at the Nurburgring at the Schmidt family restaurant.
DAY 13 Wednesday June 4, 2025 Stuttgart, Germany
This morning we travel south to the Auto and Technik Museum at Sinsheim
and see their impressive collection of cars, planes and other vehicles. We
then continue on to Stuttgart and our hotel.
DAY 14 Thursday June 5, 2025 Stuttgart
This morning we visit the Mercedes Museum. The museum details the
development of the automobile, from its invention to the present day. In the
afternoon we visit the Porsche Museum, which is located in a spectacular
modern architectural building. We then visit the Porsche factory to see how
these iconic sport cars are made.
DAY 15 Friday June 6, 2025 Mullhouse, France
This morning we travel to the city of Mulhouse in France. On arrival we will
visit the famous The National Automobile Museum of France otherwise
known as the Schlumpf Collection. It houses the most beautiful automobile
collection in the world with more than 450 exceptional cars. In 1957, the
Schlumpf Brothers bought an old wool mill where they installed their entire
collection a few years later. We are then transferred to our hotel.
DAY 16 Saturday June 7, 2025 Lake Constance, Germany
This morning we visit the French National Railway Museum. We then travel to
Friedrichshafen, Germany for the Classic World event.
DAY 17 Sunday June 8, 2025 Lake Constance
Today we visit the Classic World Event on Lake Constance. One of the largest
classic car events in the world with over 800 exhibitors.
DAY 18 Monday June 9, 2025 Departure
This morning we travel to Zurich airport for flights back to Australia and other
arrangements. The tour concludes.
| Twin Fare | Single Fare |
|---|---|
| $8,500 | $10,299 |
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