THE ITALIAN JOBBY
4th July to 14th July 2025
10 days - Alpine Roads (Northern Italy and Switzerland)
The 'Italian Jobby' pays its respects to the 1969 classic, The Italian Job starring Noel Coward, Michael Caine and Benny Hill.
Meeting at the Eurotunnel we cross the channel that evening and spend our first night in our Calais hotel where the team receive their briefing for the remainder of the trip.
Being French side of the channel means a significant headstart and we wind our way east to our luxury fort hotel, with evening meal included. The next day is pleasant day south to Dijon where our city centre hotel ensures we get to enjoy the delights of this culinary city.
Further south again and the tempo picks up with a stay at our luxury 4-star hotel on Lake Geneva, evening meal included, and chance to enjoy a little of the Montreux Jazz Festival.
From here it is into the big stuff and we begin a few days of some serious high alpine roads. During this time we visit such locations as the Colle del Nivolet (scene of the coach cliffhanger ending of the Italian Job movie), the Great St Bernard Pass, San Bernadino Pass, Splugen Pass, Maloja Pass, Umbrail Pass, Fluella Pass and of course the mighty Stelvio among many more.
After 4 days designed to scrub the chicken strips we head back west with a slight increase in mileage and reduction in hairpins but never the less beautiful scenery and we wind our way back eventually to Bruges for our final night in one of our favourite regular city stops.
It wouldn't be a Tango Pasty tour if we didn't inject a little fun. This tour comes with some very special instructions from Mr Bridger himself on the first night. The brief is simple - Avoid the Italian Mafia, locate the bullion and get it back to Blightly whilst avoiding detection. Who will be successful locating a rather special golden nugget..?
Included in the price of the tour is some very special accessories to enhance your journey and help get you in character.
Availability
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The Itinerary
Included in your tour:
Tour T-Shirt (and 'Italian Jobby' surprise extras) - Channel Crossing - All Hotel Accommodation & Breakfasts - Tourist Taxes - Hotel Parking Charge - Detailed Information Pack - Full Tour Support - GPX File - 7 evening meals at our hotels.
Not Included:
Fuel - All snacks, lunches, 3 x Evening Meals (Calais, Dijon and Bruges), Péage and Swiss Vignette
Friday 4th July - RV at the Eurotunnel before crossing that evening to Calais. We then have short ride to our hotel where over a cheeky beer, we meet the team and deliver a briefing on what is to come.
Saturday 5th July - Calais to Sedan. Our ride is designed to get us working as a team and practising the all essential 'drop-off' method we use to keep everyone on course throughout the tour. Starting with typical multi-lane roads, we then drop down to smaller single carriageways before even twister and more scenic routes. With ample stops planned to refresh and practise a little of the local lingo we ease ourselves into France. The end of the day sees us enjoying a restful night and evening meal in medival surroundings. Evening meal included.
Sunday 6th July - Sedan to Dijon. A leisurely ride through more stunning French Ardennes region arriving in a calm and relaxed pace at Dijon. Our city centre hotel affording a prime position to walk into the city centre and take full advantage of the culinary delights the city is famous for.
Monday 7th July - Dijon to Montreux. We continue south with both the countryside anenjoy more of the picture postcard surroundings with some relaxing stops and beautiful scenery. We drop into Switzerland and into Montreux and the amazing Lake Geneva. As luck would have it, we arrive during the Montraux Jazz Festival so bring those dancing shoes! Evening meal is included in our luxury 4-star hotel and a morning dip in Lake Geneva, just metres from our hotel, is on the cards for those who fancy an early morning wake up call.
Tuesday 8th July - Monteux to Ceresole Reale - Leaving Switzerland and into Italy. Another fantastic location with evening meal included. To get here we ride the memorable Great St Bernard Pass and also include a special stop lifted directly from the Italian Job movie - but probably not the one your are expecting - yet!
Wednesday 9th July - Ceresole Reale to Lugano. We head west to one of the highlights of this tour and ride the Colle de Nivolet. It is on this very road that the grand finale of the 1969 Italian Job was filmed with the ultimate cliffhanger scene. We stop at the very spot to enjoy the panoramic view from what is now a scenic viewing area and send the drone up for a stunning team photo! You will find that many of the other coach scenes were also fired on the same road and we head back east and continue further into Italy. Keep your 'mince pies' peeled for Signore Altabani. 'Your car? Pretty car!'
Thursday 10th July - Lugano to Bormio. If you think you have seen the best of the twists and turns, you are mistaken. We are just getting started. An incredible day awaits with the sublime San Bernadino Pass. Then as if that wasn't enough, a turn to Starboard and we head south on the Splügen Pass, and the jaw dropping Maloja Pass. Italy - Switzerland and then back into Italy. We eventually find ourselves in Bormio that evening, and some time to enjoy the tranquility of this beautiful Italian Alpine town.
Friday 11th July - Bormio to Schaffhausen. No introduction needed, just two words 'Stelvio Pass'. Yes, our overnight town of Bormio is nestled nicely close by this 'bucket-list' alpine pass known in battlefield history as 'Blood Ice'. Have we scared you? Don't be worried. Despite its fearsome reputation the Stelvio is a joy to ride, and certainly one that every biker should experience. There is also another common belief that you haven't ridden the Stelvio if you have only ridden it 'one-way'. Well to sort that issue we will be climbing the west ramp and descending the east before turning back and ascending back up the famous eastern ramp to enjoy a well deserved coffee and bratwurst! We are riding the Stelvio twice, down and up! Once completed we head north onto the Umbrail Pass and then west on the Fluella Pass. Our evening is spent in Schaffhausen, location of the most powerful waterfall in Europe, a short walk from the hotel.
Saturday 12th July - Schaffhausen to Saarbrucken. Time to chill a little and enjoy some more progressive twists and turns, our route today takes us through the Black Forest. More mileage, but more progressive riding.
Sunday 13th July - Saarbrucken to Bruges. Another progressive day in the saddle and a dash into Belgium and Bruges, the Venice of Northern Europe where our final night together is spent enjoying one of the fine restaurants in the city square. Who fancies climbing the Belfry? This evening rounds off with some rather special presentations in the hotel before we head out.
Monday 14th July - Bruges to Blighty. A skip and a hop down to the Eurotunnel and its across the channel and home for tea and medals.
Prices:
Single Rider - Own Room - £2976
Single Rider - Sharing Room* - £2499.50
Rider & Pillion - Double/Twin Room - £1670 per person
*Please note we do not pair riders, the 'sharing room' option is for friends/partners who already know each other