Drive from Grenoble to Turin - through the alps!

Undoubtedly, this is a day both of us will remember.  It was simply so incredibly gorgeous that it was difficult not to pull out the camera every few seconds as a new and equally spectacular vista appeared before us.  This was the road from Grenoble to Turin via Briançon.  It was a no tolls road and well worth the extra time.  I highly recommend it if you can drive through here yourselves one day, because photos only tell a small part of the story. 

About half way to Turin is Briançon, a small town with a medieval old town at the top and we stopped for our customary picnic lunch in this incredible and very uncrowded place.  It was a tourist destination, so one would expect stores etc. to be open but it being Monday, May 28th, a holiday in France and Italy, pretty much everyone took a holiday too and we had the place to ourselves.  Magical view. You owe it to yourself to put this route on your list if you haven't already been!