Full Description
Winding mountain passes, remote roads, and legendary sports cars - Spectacular combines pure driving pleasure with exclusive travel experiences. This book showcases the most breathtaking routes through the Dolomites and Northern Italy - from challenging alpine passes to leisurely drives along the shores of Lake Garda. In addition to detailed maps and expert driving insights, it offers insider tips on the finest hotels, restaurants, and scenic viewpoints. Striking photography captures the aesthetics of exceptional vehicles set against dramatic landscapes, making this book the ultimate guide for car enthusiasts, adventurers, and connoisseurs alike.
Contents
8 INTRODUCTION
16 OVER THE ÖTZTAL GLACIER TO MERANO
20 ÖTZTAL GLACIER ROAD
26 TIMMELSJOCH
32 FROM THE JAUFEN PASS TO THE MENDEL PASS
36 TO MERANO
42 THE STELVIO PASS
VIA THE BERNINA PASS
48 THE STELVIO PASS
58 DESCENT TO BORMIO
62 THE GAVIA PASS
68 THE BERNINA PASS & ST. MORITZ
72 OPTIONS FOR DETOURS
80 ACROSS ALPINE PASSES
TO LAKE COMO
86 WARMING UP—JULIER PASS OR ALBULA PASS
90 THE SPLÜGEN PASS
96 PASSO SAN MARCO
98 LAKE COMO
106 FROM COMO TO VILLA FELTRINELLI
110 GIOGO DEL MANIVA
114 TOWARDS LAKE GARDA
122 THE GARDA LOOP
126 MONTE BONDONE
130 MONTE BALDO
134 PASSO FITTANZE
140 THE ASIAGO LOOP
144 FROM PASSO COE TO ASIAGO
152 THE PASSO VEZZENA, VALICO DELLA FRICCA & PASSO SOMMO
158 FROM ASIAGO INTO THE DOLOMITES
164 THE MANGHEN PASS
168 MONTE AGARO, BROCON & GOBBERA
170 THE ROLLE PASS
176 CONTINUING VIA SAN PELLEGRINO, THE KARER & NIGER PASSES
178 ARRIVAL AT THE SEISER ALM
184 THE CLASSICS OF THE DOLOMITES
192 FROM SEISER ALM TO THE PASSO FEDAIA
196 THE PASSO GIAU VIA TRE CIME
204 PASSO FALZAREGO & VALPAROLA
212 PASSES, RESERVOIRS, TUNNELS
218 PASSO VALPAROLA & TRE CROCI
220 SELLA CIAMPIGOTTO
224 FORCELLA DI MONTE REST
226 THE PASSO DELLA MAURIA
234 ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
235 PICTURES
240 IMPRINT
