Seven days of supercars through the Dolomites and the Italian lakes with YPO, from Trieste to Lake Maggiore. TheHad with Tatiana and Oleg.

Itinerary

Event chairs Francesco Barontini and Perry Britton, 4–10 October 2024: Trieste, the Dolomites, the Porsche Experience Centre, Lake Iseo, Lake Garda, Lake Como and Lake Maggiore.

Event Program Slides

Supercars

Ferrari 812 Superfast, 812 GTS, F8 Tributo, F8 Spider, Portofino M, 296 GTB, 296 GTS, Roma and Roma Spider, Lamborghini Huracán Evo, Huracán Evo Spyder and Huracán Tecnica, and Maserati MC20 and MC20 Cielo (line-up confirmed as of 15 April 2024).

Wednesday, 2 October 2024

Netherlands · Schiphol

Italy · Trieste

Carter and I enjoyed dinner at the Michelin-starred Harry’s Piccolo.

Thursday, 3 October 2024

Italy · Trieste

Italy · Altavilla Vicentina

Italy · Trieste

Day 1: Trieste · Friday, 4 October 2024

Trieste is a beautiful Italian town once part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, and it’s the only access to the Mediterranean. It’s changed hands over the years and is adjacent to Slovenia. I love the neoclassical architecture, the pastels, its proximity to the sea, and the food. Trieste is home to Illy coffee and is the origin of its coffee culture.

Italy · Trieste

Lunch with Oleg and Tattiana at Becco Osteria

After lunch, we walked the town.

By the Sea

Day 1 Reception

Day 2: Grotta Gigante and the Dolomites · Saturday, 5 October 2024

Italy · Trieste

Italy · Sgonico · Grotta Gigante

Italy · Azzano Decimo

Italy · Alpago

Italy · Ponte nelle Alpi

Italy · Belluno · Villa Miari Fulcis

Italy · Sedico

Italy · Corvara in Badia

Day 3: Dolomites to L’Albereta · Sunday, 6 October 2024

Italy · Corvara in Badia

Italy · Riva del Garda

Riva del Gardo is an absolutely beautiful town on the north shore of Lago di Garda. Nearly as beautiful as Lake Como.

Italy · Toscolano Maderno

Day 4: Porsche Experience and Riva Shipyard · Monday, 7 October 2024

The next morning, we drove to the Porsche Experience Center in Franciacorta for a day of driving lessons, off-roading skills, kart racing, and laps in a 911 GT3 RS.

After a fun afternoon at the track we drove to Lage d’Iseo to visit the famous Riva boatyard.

Italy · Erbusco

Italy · Castrezzato · Porsche Experience Center Franciacorta

Italy · Sarnico Riva Boat Yard

Italy · Iseo

Italy · Sarnico

Day 5: Lake Como to Lake Maggiore · Tuesday, 8 October 2024

Well, as luck would have it, the rain unfortunately caught up with us—nothing like wrecking a Ferrari 820 Superfast. Oil and water do not mix in tunnels. Fortunately, Carter recovered from the spin, but not before sustaining some bruises and dealing with the Italian Police.

Italy · Erbusco

Italy · Endine Gaiano

Italy · Malgrate

We hit a wet and slick road in the tunnel coming into Lake Como, did two 360-degree spins, and landed in the right lane facing forward. Fortunately, we were alone in the tunnel. One needs to respect the power of these powerful machines. We were fine, except for Carter’s face, which was slightly burned when his airbag went off. The worst part is we missed lunch in Lake Como as the accident took about three hours to manage with the authorities.

Italy · Bellagio · Ristorante La Punta

We recovered from the accident in good spirits, but our punishment was being driven to the hotel in the crew truck at 40 km/h.

Italy · Pognana Lario

Italy · Stresa

Day 6: Lake Maggiore, Cardada and Isola Bella · Wednesday, 9 October 2024

Italy · Stresa · Grand Hotel des Iles Borromees

I love these old hotels.

Amazing sunrise

Switzerland · Locarno

I’ll take over driving duties on the final day.

Italy · Stresa · Villa Frua

Isola Bella

There are three small islands right off the shore of Stresa where we stayed.

Day 7: Departures · Thursday, 10 October 2024

Italy · Stresa · Villa Frua

The finale dinner

Italy · Stresa · Grand Hotel des Iles Borromees

Italy · Orta San Giulio · Villa Crespi

Carter and I took Uncle Sean to Villa Crespi, a three-Michelin-starred restaurant for his 60th birthday.

Friday, 11 October 2024

Italy · Stresa

Photo Montage

After a great wrap to our 2024 Super Car Trip, Carter, Sean, and I headed off to celebrate Sean’s 60th birthday at Villa Crespi, then Milano.

Thanks for traveling with TheHad🩵