Wales to Bulgaria via France, Italy?

jeanmandredeix Contributor

Member since 08 January 2025

jeanmandredeixContributorToday 07:03:11

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When we do our return trip to north east Bulgaria I am thinking about doing France, Italy as I absolutely hate driving and staying in Germany.

Has anyone done this route? I appreciate its longer but I prefer French roads but have no idea what crossing Italy will be like, so any tips would be welcome.

gwynj Bulgaria Expert

Member since 30 June 2020

gwynjBulgaria ExpertToday 09:19:59

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@jeanmandredeix

It's a big detour (with, I'd guess, a long/tedious ferry ride)... especially considering that transiting Germany is only 4-5 hours of speedy autobahn. It probably only makes sense if you love Italy and fancy a couple of days sightseeing... or you really want to see Albania. I'm not fond of Germany either, but adding a day to avoid it seems a tad extreme. :-)