DESTINATION VENICE - Porsche Road Trip - Part 2
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In this 100% unsponsored video, I share with you days 3 and 4 of a 4 (driving) day road trip to Venice, en route we take in as many places as possible that would be of interest to petrolheads, including some of the best roads and scenery Europe has to offer, and you can do it too! This video covers the leg from Stuttgart to Venice, stopping off at the Austrian Alps and the real home of Porsche, before blasting over the Grossglockner High Alpine Pass, through the Dolomites via James Bond's (and Simon Templar's!) favorite ski resort and on to the Adriatic Sea at Venice.
This video can be divided into the following sections
0:00 Intro teaser
0:10 Graphics by @haslerdesigns
0:15 Leaving Stuttgart
0:37 Slovakian Mk7 GTI Clubsport in car park
1:11 Today's route map & highlights
1:45 A musical interlude Stuttgart to Munich
2:20 Autobahn raffic jam dodging
3:44 Rossfeld Panoramastrasse at Berchtesgaden
7:29 The highest tavern in Germany you can drive to
8:18 Why Zell an See in Austria is Porsche Town
10:15 The 'paradise' view that draws thousands of vistors from Middle East
11:34 The Tauern Spa, Kaprun
12:05 Zell am See Airport and it's link to VW & Porsche
13:17 Leaving Kaprun and talk about today's drive
14:46 Grossglockner High Alpine Road arrival
15:35 Driving Grossglocker with music
16:50 Summary of Grossglockner
17:56 75 years of Porsche exhibition at Grossglockner
20:19 Crossing into country 6, Italy
21:23 Cortina D'Ampezzo
22:48 Last leg of drive to Venice
23:56 Last piece to camera on Venice's Rialto bridge
25:20 Sign off with @haslerdesigns graphics
The itinerary for this trip was as follows;
Day 1
1 Leave Warwickshire 8am
2 Eurotunnel 11.50am
3 Overnight at Hotel Berghof in Eifel region of Germany www.berghof-biersdorf.de/
Day 2
1 Depart Biersdorf at 1100
2 Call into Technik Museum Speyer
3 Arrive Porsche Museum Zuffenhausen 1430 (option to call into Audi Forum Neckarsulm en route if time allows)
4 Depart 1730 and check-in at Moxy Hotel 1800, Feuerbacher, Stuttgart (not recommended)
Day 3
1 Depart Stuttgart 1030
2 Arrive Berchtesgaden 1600 (very bad traffic on A8 autobahn as first weekend of European school holidays so best to avoid that in future)
3 Depart Berchtesgaden 1700 and take 159 and 311 to Kaprun passing 'Where Eagles Dare' castle on right
4 Arrive Kaprun 1900 (can't recommend the hotel)
Day 4 (only local driving)
Visit Ferry Porsche Strasse, Tauern Spa, for best views visit/eat/stay at
www.gasthof-zellamsee.at/
Day 5
1 Depart Kaprun 1030am (cheap fuel just outside town located via Waze)
2 Arrive Grossglockner High Alpine Pass 11am
3 Arrive Cortina D'Ampezzo 1600
4 Arrive Venice Mestre 1900 (Sheraton Four Points wasn't expensive, had a decent garage and aircon was good but there might be better).
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Missed a trick not wearing you “i love the pope the pope smokes dope” t shirt Andrew 😂
Next time!
@@volkswizardHiya is there any chance I can have a brief route from you as myself and my wife would love to do a trip like this but I’ve no idea where to stay or the best route, great video again mate 👍🏼
Reminds me of a trip with my father 50 years ago in August in a bay window camper where we visited Wolfsburg, Hannover, Kassel and Westfalia werk, then on to Austria and the pass via the Eagles nest. Northern Italy has a strong Austrian feel as it was part of the Austro- Hungarian empire until the end of WW1.
Has the original ITALIAN JOB not got a theme tune . I'd play it constantly on the roads to Venice. Loving this series Andrew and Kate. Kate does always seem so keen but I'm sure she's enjoying it when you have your hands on the steering wheel not waiving them about 😂😂😂
Kate’s ok generally in these trips but gets a bit twitchy every now and then largely due to others’ bad driving. I know that tune very well. If you go to my Instagram you can see a highlighted story that is some footage from the return trip with that very tune
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Nice one
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It’s on days like these by Matt Monro a classic tune
Really enjoyed this series, thank you for making it. Went to Austria in that area in 1984 on a School holiday, now want to go back again! Hopefully will in a couple of years.
Lovely video. I was there in 2000 from Lake Bled to the Grosglockner into Stuben then Italy on 2 BMW motorcycles. Now I’m jonesing for a 981 Boxster S 😃
Superb Andrew. Really enjoyed the journey. This is something i would love to do one day. I really hope you both have a lovely time in Venice. 🙂
Glad you enjoyed it, thanks so much. Against expectations, Venice was a worthy destination😎
Both videos are fantastic - informative and inspiring. i’m a VW guy but the Boxter is awesome - great noise on those mountain roads.
Thanks Jim. I’m a Vw guy too , had a few 911s in the past, can’t see me having another. Did find a VW part on Boxster but there aren’t many 🤓
Just watched on Binge Hitler’s Engineers episode on Dr Ferdinand Porsche - unfortunate history however good to understand context behind the continued engineering pre and post WW2 and how VW and Porsche then went onto to become the nameplates they are today. Thoroughly enjoyed your journey from museum in Stuttgart to Venice with great scenery - and in a fabulous Porsche ideal for the task 👏👍
Thanks Malcolm! Interestingly Hitler & Ferdinand Porsche were both Austrian and not German as most people think. The Austrians seemed to have a lot of power over Germany. Bit like Toto Wolff today 😄
Hi Andrew. Great video Just came across this, your video at the perfect time as I’m planning the exact same trip for some fellow Porsche club members. Any chance of sharing your itinerary?
Thanks in anticipation.
Brilliant Andrew ! So the right car for your adventure. Brilliant video
Eagles Nest. Bucket list item. Next year I reckon. Love those roads. Car sounds great, but I'm biased. These cars are just the best tourers! Great video, thanks for sharing.
Done Berchtesgaden and this exact route to the Eagles Nest in Porsche Carrera 4S, Maserati GranTurismo and a Mercedes CLS 320cdi. All great driving cars and a great destination to spend a few days. Highly recommended 👍
I want to do the coach trip to the Eagles Nest but Kate isn’t so keen considering its history. Might see you there😎
@@volkswizard you’re on
@@volkswizardI get that. We’ve been to the Eagles nest a few times. Everything is very educational and no surprise in German. The house itself is just a cafe now with indoors and outdoor seating. It’s good to walk to some of the memorials along the cliffs and of course more stunning views. Most of Berchtesgaden’s relationship with the Nazi party has been erased so there is hardly anything to see and what there is is respectful. None of the great houses belonging to the various leaders within the party exist apart from some odd foundations. TBH the bus ride up and down to mountain the Eagles Nest is the most worrying part
I really enjoyed these videos, most of my questions are answered in others comments, would love to see your itinerary so I could follow in your footsteps…
ps. Bought my guards red Boxster new in 97, 26 years ago to this day, sold it back to the dealer 18 months later for more than I paid for it, been promising myself to get another ever since, this is the kick I needed, thank you, Ken
Glad you enjoyed it Ken! I remember when the Boxster came out, it was a big deal, still got the Top Gear magazine with Guards red one on front. I'll put the itinerary in the description of this video right now, days 1 & 2. Enjoy your next Boxster ♥
@@volkswizard many thanks! Something odd happening when I touch “more” at the moment but hopefully it’ll be there eventually. Just realised I hadn’t subscribed (sorry) but have watched many of your vids (being an Audi owner), like you I have kept the early Boxster mags, Car and Autocar and I’ve got the Porsche brochures somewhere too. I had my seats re-trimmed two tone black/grey by Southbound trimmers and I left the R2 RED plate on it, hence why they paid me more for it. Miles were probably extremely low too… thanks again👍
Tatra's at 16:26?
I’m keeping notes for next year, great tips thank you. Andy, what edition of Curves with the 550 was that? I would like to get a copy, cheers.
Glad you enjoyed it Davon. The 550 article was from Porsche's own Christophorus magazine, never heard of Curves before but looks a great mag, thank you for *your* tip 😎
www.porsche.com/international/aboutporsche/christophorusmagazine/archive/issue397/article01/
Thank you very much for taking the time to show us all of this wonderful scenery, absolutely breathtaking.
Glad you enjoyed it👍🏻
Do you ever let your missus join in with the driving duties or is she not interested?
She’s not interested which suits me. Saves arguments (and wheel edges 😁)
Good morning
and first of all thank you for the
sharing your journey. I would like to go to Venice on a road trip with my GT4. could you give me some advice on parking? thank you
Good morning Alfred. There is a big multi-storey car park just on the Venice side of the bridge that joins the mainland. I didn't fancy that so we booked a hotel in Mestre with a secure car park and got the bus or train in. This makes for a lot less stressful and better value visit than staying on the island itself. If you want to stay closer I'd recommend the Lido which has some nice hotels and is a short Vaporetto ride to main island. You need to get on a car ferry to get there but once there you can drive around though it's not massive - just be aware that ferry boats and low splitters are rarely a good mix so Mestre might be best bet :) www.visitlido.it/en/experiences/by-car-to-venice-via-the-lido/
@@volkswizard Thank you very much !!!
One thing we can't get living down under. Those views. Those driving roads. Thanks for sharing. Great car diversity also.
I’ve often considered moving down under but Europe’s beauty and diversity is to much to leave behind. In winter I might feel differently though 🥶
@volkswizard I was 9 when we came to Melbourne from Northampton. That was 1970. Still here. Bit cold in winter but no snow on the road. Mum still with us. An English girl that married an Italian man in 1958. Only been back once. 1983. No low cost flights. Cheers Andrew.
7:47 I often find myself behind some silly cow blocking the road too 😁
Usually middle lane of M40 for me 🐄
Thoroughly enjoying this series
The Boxter looks fantastic set against that amazing scenery. I really want one but they just seem so pricey right now.
I have a MK8 Golf R on order (taking forever, 12 months and still no build week!), I'm tempted to cancel and get a used Boxter.
Such a pretty car.
Great vids BTW, gives me and the missus some inspiration for future road trips. We recently drove from Vancouver to Banff, highly recommend, incredible vistas. The Rockies are jaw dropping and Banff is beautiful. Plus we stopped at Hope where Rambo was filmed, bonus!
North America sounds pretty awesome for road trips, film locations will only add to that, hope to get there one day. A lot cars are being built and delivered now so yours might be imminent. If you don’t need Golf’s practicality then go for Boxster, a nice spec S would be well up to the job if you can’t find a GTS, seem pretty reliable and.don’t depreciate too badly even if you dare to break the unwritten Porsche owner agreement and use them 😄👍
Absolutely brilliant driving, and yes the views were to die for Andrew.
Glad you enjoyed it Paul 🫡
Epic Trip ..The GrossGlockner is a beauty piece of road ..And the Glacier has to be see in person the blue and green in the snow melted water are EPIC
Thanks Ivan. I guess the irony of driving to a glacier is not a good one seeing as global warming and therefore Co2 emissions are causing it to melt, but no way I couid cycle there 🤓
@@volkswizard Drive everywhere I'll worry about global warming around the 25th Century
fantastic trip, tell me re Sat Nav using Waze did you have any problems with connection and data usage?
Glad you enjoyed it Peter. Waze was largely ok, it had its moments so I have Apple & Google maps as back up but I feel safer with Waze due to the amount of data it holds from other users & cameras seem more reliable. Didn’t seem to use much data as it didn’t run out and I’m on a cheap Lebara pay as you go with minimal allowance 10GB I think. Funny thing though is I had no data in Switzerland while Kate did. She’s EE which must have a roaming deal. Ended up using car’s nav which was quite good actually 😁
@volkswizard Thanks 😊 I am thinking about taking my Z4 3.0i for a Euro road trip sometime & it has no SatNav fitted. I usually use 'Waze' but
bought a TomTom ( cheap £99) just in case.
You've given me some great ideas for a road trip so thanks for the Vid!
My pleasure Ted, Europe is heaving with things to see, we are really blessed to be so close to it. Shame crossing the channel is such a lame & costly necessity
Fantastic scenery Andrew, looks a fantastic drive 🚘
Thanks David, it was good for sure 👌
Great production on this video as always Andrew. I think " Volkswizard Guided Tours" could be a summer sideline?!
Thanks Tony! That's not a bad idea for a summer business, especially as CZcams is hard work during British Summer Time as people too busy doing stuff (like road trips!) to watch. I see a lot of road trip videos and it can put you off, too much crazy driving and testosterone so maybe there is a market for a more laid back approach where the sights and scenery are the main draw with the odd good road thrown in. Weather is the only downer, we were lucky this year but in 2015 we weren't and a wet and dull Austria in June is no fun, it was 2 degrees in St. Anton on the longest day of the year🏔
Well I think a road trip led by you to Wolfsburg and the Ring would be fun. For those unsure or never been to go in a like minded group with someone experienced could be good?
Really enjoying these videos Andrew, stunning scenery and the Porsche is performing admirably. Kate seems to be enjoying the trip too. The Porsche museum was amazing, as was the trip over the Grossglockner.Looking forward to the next one.
Thanks Brian👍 Sadly that's all from this trip but might be another trip before winter comes 🤞🏻
Looks like a great trip! As an 987.2 PDK Cayman S owner that is looking at a newer 981 GTS for exactly these kind of European trips, what do you reckon is the best suited, PDK or manual?
That’s a good question, I’ll try and avoid being subjective as it’s an emotive subject: PDK has a really high 7th gear which reduces cruising revs and increases mpg so definitely adds to the GT capability. I’ve had a clutch go on a manual 911 in Austria so that’s unlikely with PDK. Manual gears are famously long, PDK ones are slightly better but the main benefit is you are more inclined to shift down with PDK. Also in the inevitable autobahn jams PDK makes life easier. Now for the subjective bit - I’m sick to back teeth of journos saying how great manuals are. Maybe if you can be arsed to heel and toe but for 99.9% of population who can’t, PDK is just better (and you get proper metal paddles with GTS’ Sport Design steering wheel👌Also no chance of buzzing your engine with a bad shift, if Joe Achilles can do it (unclear if it was driver error or due to the extra power straining engine and gearbox mounts but it still wouldn’t have happened with an automatic)
@@volkswizard thanks Andrew, I think you have just confirmed what my thoughts were exactly. Whilst I do miss the interaction of the manual on my local West of Scotland B roads I can’t help but think on a 2000 plus mile European trip the benefit of the PDK would be far more sensible to have than a manual.
I will never drive my BoxEngine with a redundant left leg, I immerse myself in the whole analogy driving experience, I just don’t want a computer helping me to change gears ⚙️ whilst driving in London traffic gridlock daily. Each to their own!
Really look forward to your road trip videos and this is a belter, can i just say the editing on your videos now is amazing!
Thanks Kevin, that's very good of you to say about the editing. It took me a week to even dare to look at the footage after getting home as there was so much of it on a number of devices but glad it was worth the effort 🙌🏻
@@volkswizard absolutely seemless, very impressive!
Awesome video once again sir. The Porsche looked mint. 👌.
Thanks so much Gwyn 👍
I'm going to do a road trip like this one day not as far as Venice ! I'm going over to the nurburgring next year for a first short trip to start
Great way to start. Biggest cost and hassle is crossing channel, once you’ve done that you soon realise there are far better places
Brilliant as always
Can't wait until next video 😊😊
..Tim
Thanks so much Tim, next video will more like business as usual (sadly😄)
Superb video 👏🏻. Must do this one day 👍🏼🫡
You must sir, you really must!
Brilliant enjoyable interesting content - mixing Porsche and Touring. Well done ! Subscribed !
Thanks for watching, commenting, subscribing AND enjoying 🙌🏻
This video made me start planing my roadtrip for 2024😂👍👍
Hope you have a good one 👍👍
Another great video thanks love the road trip’s scenery history etc always been vw bmw guy would love a Porsche but I’d be at the very bottom end £9k so maybe get rid of my golf r32 for another 3 series m sport bit old for the r now 😂
Glad you enjoyed it Kenny. 3 series drives more like a Porsche than you might think so great for the trip. If you want to sell your R32 let me know.
Beautiful places wonderful road trip :)
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Absolutely brilliant from start to finish !!! 👏 👌
That’s very kind, thank you ❤️
Hello my friend, I have a very very important question why when making a diagnosis at Audi the dealership tells me that the whole haldex system must be changed when they have not even dismantled the haldex pump, they tell me that it is is subject to change because the vehicle is currently in traction, and the Quattro no longer works. What should be done ? Because the esp is triggered automatically from zero to 50 km/h. I just want to change the pump. Do you think it can work again then I sell it
There’s a lot I need to know to make a conclusion but go to an independent VW AUDI garage or get a fault code scan. If it’s just pump listed as faulty then that’s all you need.
What an amazing trip 😍
Thanks Gerry, hope you enjoyed coming along for the ride 😎
@@volkswizard I did! VW fan, had a few, now on Audi Q5 but love the Porsche! Italy probably one of my favourite places to visit too, Venice was amazing!
Wow what a trip and I throughly enjoyed sharing it with you too, thank you Andrew. Where to next?
Good question, maybe Florence via the Red Rock Road in South of France
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Red Porsche, sunny, scenery, Europe, common borders, common currency what's not to like.
Glad you liked😍
Wow what a beautiful trip, stunning. the Boxster has been perfect.
Thanks Raj, Boxster is the poor man's Porsche (so they say) but it offers rich rewards on trips like this 😍
Love the Mountain View's
Yeah, me too😍
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Brilliant video, thankyou 👍
Glad you enjoyed it
Well done Andrew and Kate what a road trip a fabulous car, beautiful scenery as well and a great video as ever hope you both have had a wonderful time in Venice many happy memories of trips to Austria and Italy with my mom and dad all the best to you both
Thanks so much Daniel 👍 Austria and Italy are 2 very special countries, good on your folks for showing them to you 👌🏻
Another overpriced Porsche
It’s easy to blow a lot more in depreciation on a Golf than this Porsche so it’s actually cheap when you look at total cost of ownership. Stick £45k in a Mk8 Golf R today and let’s talk again in 2 years and see which has lost the most value👍