From the decadence of Italy to the majesty of the Alps - every day will be pure hedonism.
A Busabout pass for the South Loop will enchant you with the romance, the gastronomic delights and the historic marvels of Italy and the awe inspiring beauty of Switzerland. Start from any city on the loop and travel at your own pace - stay as long as you like at each stop .... then when you've finished exploring, jump on the next bus and move on to the next destination.
Pacing it - 3 weeks +
Racing it - 15 days
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Munich (München) is truly the capital of all things Bavarian. It’s a heady mix of world-class museums, historic sites, cosmopolitan shopping, exhausting nightlife, trendy restaurants, roaring beer halls, vast parks and, of course, Oktoberfest.
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Venice is a hauntingly beautiful place: a strange, surreal city in which everyday life seems somehow more dramatic than elsewhere. Even Venetian traffic jams are impressive – chintzy gondolas, vaporetti (water buses) and delivery barges, all massed on the Grand Canal.
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Unless you’re taking a ferry to Greece, Croatia or Turkey, you won’t want to hang around in Ancona, Le Marche’s regional capital and Italy’s largest Adriatic port.
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Rome: just the name conjures 2700 years of Western civilisation. Possibly the most influential city the world has ever seen, Rome might now be filled with more foreigners carrying maps of Rome than actual Roman citizens.
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A Gothic gem, Siena is one of Italy’s most enchanting towns. Its walled centre – a beautifully preserved warren of dark lanes punctuated by medieval palazzi, piazzas and churches – is a lovely place to pass a few idle hours.
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Florence has a strange effect on visitors. Travellers who normally loathe art galleries queue for hours to get into them, and people with no interest in Renaissance architecture start raving about tiered façades and frescoed apses.
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For the Italian coast’s best scenery strike south to the Parco Nazionale delle Cinque Terre. Named after its five tiny villages – Riomaggiore, Manorola, Corniglia, Vernazza and Monterosso – this World Heritage–listed park encompasses some of Italy’s most picturesque coastline.
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Naughty Nice is one of the highlights of the French Riviera. Sun seekers sip cocktails on parasoled lounges lining its pebbled shores, kids splash in the azure seas and rollerbladers cruise the promenade des Anglais, but Nice is more than just a place for fun in the sun.
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Tiny Lauterbrunnen, with its attractive main street cluttered with Swiss chalet architecture, is friendly and down-to-earth.
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Lapped by a scenic lake and surrounded by mountains of myth, Lucerne is one of the most beautiful cities in Switzerland.
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