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Awesome Grand Tour of Switzerland Part 2

Andy Mossack continues his iconic drive around the Grand Tour of Switzerland. In this second installment we pick up his story in Ascona, deep in Switzerland’s Italian speaking region and journey around to Neuchatel.

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Grand Tour of Switzerland

Epic Grand Tour of Switzerland

Join Andy Mossack in this three part series as he drives the iconic 1,600 kilometre Grand Tour of Switzerland, a route now made available with bespoke road signs throughout the country.

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Northcote Restaurant

Not for the first time, my wife and I ventured to Northcote restaurant in the delightful Ribble valley, just twenty minutes from our home. Chef-patron Nigel Haworth, has held a Michelin star for many years for, as the Michelin guide says, ‘Refined, sophisticated cooking [that] shows depth of flavour and a lightness of touch’.

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Northcote Gourmet Break

Within minutes we were whisked to the sumptuous embrace of a Garden Lodge Deluxe room, designed exclusively for Northcote by Jill Holst co-founding director of Ward Robinson from Newcastle upon Tyne.

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Restaurant Favre D'Anne

Restaurant Favre d’Anne. Angers

Only a short time after returning to Angers following a year’s sabbatical, which cost him the Michelin star he rightly deserved at the original Restaurant Favre d’Anne, the eponymous Pascal Favre d’Anne had regained his distinction. If you think about it, that tells you a great deal.

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Hotel D'anjou

Hotel d’Anjou

Set on the boulevard Maréchal Foch, the Hotel d’Anjou is a perfect base from which to explore the city of Angers. Each of the 53 rooms has individual style with historical furniture, not that far from the original design of 1865.

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