Richseen Private Journeys · Europe

Alpine Grand Touring

Supercar Grand Touring · Swiss Alps · Italian Lakes · French Riviera · Monaco F1
7 Days · 6 Nights
From EUR 35,000+ per person
"Zürich to Monaco by supercar — the Julier Pass, the Maloja, Lake Como at dusk, the Corniche at dawn, and the Circuit de Monaco on race day."
The Journey

The Alps,
the Riviera, and Monaco

The Monaco Grand Prix is the most glamorous race in the world — 78 laps of the Circuit de Monaco through the streets of the Principality, where the barriers are close enough to touch from the grandstand and the elevation changes of Beau Rivage, the Casino Square hairpin, and the tunnel-to-chicane sequence produce the most technically demanding single circuit in Formula 1. The race has been held every year since 1929 (bar the wartime interruption) and holds a position in the cultural imagination that no other motorsport event replicates: the combination of the Principality's setting, the harbour full of superyachts, the celebrity spectator culture, and the specific quality of Formula 1 machinery navigating streets designed for traffic at 300 kilometres per hour makes Monaco the event that every serious motorsport enthusiast and every curious observer eventually places on the list.

The Alpine Grand Touring journey is designed around the argument that the Monaco Grand Prix deserves an arrival that matches its setting — not a flight to Nice and a helicopter transfer, but a supercar driven from Zürich through the Swiss and Italian Alps, across the Ligurian coast, and into Monaco via the Grande Corniche. The 1,100-kilometre route from Zürich to Monaco through the Julier Pass, the Maloja, Lake Como, and the French Riviera's coastal road constitutes the most complete grand touring itinerary in Europe: four countries, four mountain passes, two lakeshores, and a coastal road, with each day's destination matched to a hotel whose individual quality makes the non-driving programme as rewarding as the routes that connect them.

This seven-day itinerary stays at The Dolder Grand in Zürich (the 1899 forest castle above the city); Badrutt's Palace in St. Moritz (the hotel that invented the winter sports holiday in 1856); Villa d'Este on Lake Como (the 16th-century cardinal's villa converted to a hotel in 1873); and the Hôtel de Paris Monte-Carlo on the Casino Square (the 1864 palace hotel directly on the Grand Prix circuit, whose terrace overlooks the Virage du Bureau, Casino Square, and the start/finish straight).

Signature Moments

Six Encounters
with the Alps and Monaco

Zürich to Monaco in a supercar — the Julier Pass, Maloja, Villa d'Este, the Corniche, and the Circuit de Monaco on race day.

01
The Julier and Maloja Passes — The Engadin in a Supercar
The Julier Pass (2,284 metres) east from Chur toward St. Moritz — the Roman road that has crossed the Engadin since the 2nd century, whose combination of open alpine landscape and the specific quality of Swiss mountain road engineering makes it the most satisfying single high-altitude crossing in Switzerland. The Maloja Pass descent from the Engadin valley into Italy: the 12-kilometre series of hairpins from 1,815 metres to the Italian border, where the gradient and the switchback frequency produce the most technically engaging descent on the entire route. Both passes in a single day from Zürich to St. Moritz, in conditions that make the supercar's chassis most directly comprehensible as an argument.
02
Villa d'Este — Lake Como from the Cardinal's Garden
Villa d'Este in Cernobbio — the 16th-century cardinal's villa on the western shore of Lake Como, converted to a hotel in 1873 and operated by the same family-led management philosophy since, whose mosaic pool floating on the lake surface and the hillside garden terraces above it produce the most immediately legible luxury hotel image in northern Italy. The supercar parked in the forecourt of the villa that has been receiving guests since the Grand Tour established Como as the necessary Italian lake; the dinner on the terrace with the lake directly below and the Lombard Alps behind Bellagio visible across the water.
03
The Grande Corniche — Napoleon's Road Above the Riviera
The Grande Corniche from Nice toward Monaco — Napoleon's 1808 military road at 550 metres above the Côte d'Azur, where the view of the Mediterranean and the Riviera coastline below constitutes the most dramatic single coastal panorama accessible by road in Europe. The road that Alfred Hitchcock used for the car chase in To Catch a Thief (1955) and that Grace Kelly drove before her accident on the lower Corniche in 1982: the specific combination of historical association and driving quality that makes the Corniche the most resonant single road on the route to Monaco.
04
Circuit de Monaco — The Race in the Streets of the Principality
The Circuit de Monaco — 3.337 kilometres of Principality streets where the barriers are close enough to touch from the grandstand and the Beau Rivage climb, the Casino Square hairpin, the tunnel exit, and the Rascasse corner produce the most technically demanding lap in Formula 1. The Paddock Club hospitality above the start/finish straight; the pit lane walk during the allocated window; and the race itself — 78 laps through streets where the margin between the fastest lap and the barrier is measured in centimetres and where the specific quality of Monaco's setting makes every lap more visually extraordinary than any equivalent in the sport.
05
Hôtel de Paris Monte-Carlo — On the Circuit, Since 1864
The Hôtel de Paris Monte-Carlo on the Casino Square — the 1864 palace hotel directly on the Circuit de Monaco, whose terrace above the Casino Square hairpin provides the most historically weighted single viewing position on the race circuit. The Louis XV restaurant (Alain Ducasse, three Michelin stars, the finest single dining experience in Monaco); the Bar Américain; and the specific quality of a hotel that has been present at every Monaco Grand Prix since the race began in 1929, whose guest history reads as a catalogue of the 20th century's most celebrated figures in motorsport, cinema, and royal succession.
06
Private Yacht — Monaco Harbour During the Grand Prix
A private yacht in Port Hercule during the Monaco Grand Prix — the harbour position that provides the most comprehensive view of the Nouvelle Chicane, the Tabac corner, and the Swimming Pool section, where the racing is visible from the water at a distance that no grandstand replicates. The 300 yachts moored in the harbour during race weekend constitute the most concentrated assembly of superyachts in any single port on any single weekend in the world; the yacht's position within this fleet provides the most complete expression of what Monaco Grand Prix week actually is when viewed from outside the circuit's barrier infrastructure.
Key Highlights

What Makes This Journey

01 🏎️
Supercar Across the Alps — Zürich to Monaco in 4 Days
A supercar across 1,100 kilometres of the finest driving roads in Europe — the Julier Pass and Maloja descent from the Engadin; the Como lake road; the A8/A10 autostrade along the Ligurian coast; and the Grande Corniche from Nice to Monaco. Route briefed daily by the Richseen support team; a support vehicle accompanies throughout. The car selection confirmed based on the client's preference and the route's alpine profile.
02 🏁
Monaco Grand Prix — Paddock Club, Pit Lane Walk, Race Day
Full Monaco Grand Prix experience across qualifying and race day — Paddock Club or equivalent hospitality above the start/finish straight; the pit lane walk during the allocated window; and the race itself, 78 laps of the Circuit de Monaco through the streets of the Principality. The optional private yacht in Port Hercule provides the harbour perspective that completes the Monaco experience from both inside and outside the circuit.
03 🏨
Four Legendary Addresses — Dolder, Badrutt's, Villa d'Este, Hôtel de Paris
The Dolder Grand above Zürich; Badrutt's Palace in St. Moritz (the hotel that invented the Swiss winter sports holiday in 1856); Villa d'Este on Lake Como (the 16th-century cardinal's villa with the floating mosaic pool); and the Hôtel de Paris Monte-Carlo on the Casino Square, directly on the Circuit de Monaco since 1864. Four addresses whose individual distinction makes each night's arrival as rewarding as the driving day that preceded it.
Sample Itinerary

Key Moments & Movements

The Monaco Grand Prix takes place annually in late May, the weekend before Memorial Day. The itinerary runs Zürich → St. Moritz → Lake Como → Monaco across four driving days, with the Grand Prix weekend on Days 5 and 6. Total driving distance approximately 1,100 kilometres. A support vehicle accompanies throughout; the Richseen driving specialist provides daily route briefings and manages all logistics.

Every Richseen grand touring journey is individually crafted. Supercar model selection, route variants, and hotel availability are confirmed at the time of booking. Monaco Grand Prix hospitality and yacht access require early engagement — the most sought-after positions are confirmed 12 months or more before the race.

Day 1
Zürich Arrival — The Dolder Grand · Lake · Old Town
Arrive at Zürich Airport with private transfer to The Dolder Grand — the 1899 Jugendstil castle on the Adlisberg above the city, with the lake visible to the south and the Alps to the southeast in the conditions that make Switzerland's geography most immediately comprehensible from a single elevated position. Afternoon: the Zürich Old Town on foot — the Bahnhofstrasse, the Grossmünster (the Romanesque cathedral where Zwingli launched the Swiss Reformation in 1519), and the Limmat quays where the evening light on the guildhalls produces the most photographed view in the city. The supercar delivered to the hotel for the morning; the route briefing with the Richseen driving specialist.
The Dolder Grand, Zürich
Day 2
Zürich to St. Moritz — Julier Pass · Maloja · Engadin
Departure from Zürich east toward Chur (60 kilometres, Autobahn A3). The Julier Pass from Tiefencastel: the 55-kilometre ascent to 2,284 metres through the Albula valley, where the road's width and surface quality make it the most satisfying high-altitude crossing in Switzerland. The Engadin valley descent to St. Moritz: the long lake sequence whose south-facing orientation and the specific quality of the light at 1,800 metres produce the alpine atmosphere that made St. Moritz the reference destination for the European aristocracy in winter and summer since Badrutt's opened in 1856. Check in at Badrutt's Palace; the Corviglia mountain for the evening view across the Engadin lakes.
Badrutt's Palace Hotel, St. Moritz
Day 3
St. Moritz to Lake Como — Maloja Pass · Italian Border · Villa d'Este
The Maloja descent from the Engadin — 12 kilometres of hairpin switchbacks from 1,815 metres to the Italian border crossing at Castasegna, where the vegetation changes from alpine meadow to chestnut forest within the distance of a single kilometre. The Chiavenna valley south to the Lake Como shore: the SS36 along the eastern shore through Varenna and Menaggio to Cernobbio on the western shore, where Villa d'Este's private jetty provides the lake arrival. The floating mosaic pool, the hillside garden terraces, and the dinner on the terrace with the lake and the Lombard Alps constituting the most complete single Italian lake view available from a hotel restaurant.
Villa d'Este, Lake Como
Day 4
Lake Como to Monaco — Ligurian Coast · Grande Corniche
The longest driving day — Como south through Milan's western tangential, the A26 autostrada to Genoa, and the A10 Ligurian coast motorway west to Nice: 450 kilometres of predominantly motorway driving punctuated by the coastal sections where the Ligurian cliffs and the Tyrrhenian Sea produce the most dramatic autostrada driving in Italy. The exit at Nice for the Grande Corniche: Napoleon's 1808 road at 550 metres above the Côte d'Azur, through Èze village (the medieval perched village above the cliff) and La Turbie (the Trophy of Augustus, 6 BCE, the highest Roman monument in France), and the descent to Monaco. Check in at the Hôtel de Paris Monte-Carlo; the first walk on the Casino Square circuit.
Hôtel de Paris Monte-Carlo, Monaco
Day 5
Monaco Grand Prix Qualifying — Paddock Club · Harbour Yacht
Qualifying day at the Circuit de Monaco — the Saturday session that determines the starting grid, in conditions that make Monaco qualifying the most watched single-session programme in Formula 1: the circuit's specific demands make the pole position lap here the most technically accomplished single lap of the season, and the Paddock Club's position above the start/finish straight provides the vantage point from which the lap's corner sequence is most legible. Afternoon: the optional private yacht in Port Hercule — the harbour view of the Nouvelle Chicane, Tabac, and the Swimming Pool section during the qualifying runs, from the position that makes the circuit's harbour geography most comprehensible.
Circuit de Monaco — Qualifying · Port Hercule
Day 6
Monaco Grand Prix Race Day — VIP Hospitality · Post-Race Monaco
Race day at the Circuit de Monaco — 78 laps of the 3.337-kilometre street circuit, where the Paddock Club gourmet dining, the pit lane walk in the pre-race window, and the elevated viewing positions above the start/finish straight constitute the most complete hospitality experience in Formula 1. The race itself: the Casino Square hairpin where the tightest braking zone on the calendar produces the most consequential overtaking attempts; the tunnel exit where the speed differential is highest; and the Rascasse corner in the final sector where the positions that determine the podium are most frequently settled. Post-race: the Casino Square celebration, the Louis XV restaurant at the Hôtel de Paris for the farewell dinner, and the particular atmosphere of Monaco on race evening.
Circuit de Monaco — Race Day
Day 7
Departure — Nice Côte d'Azur Airport
Final morning in Monaco at leisure — the Jardins Exotiques for the cactus collection and the panorama of the Principality from the western cliff face; the Oceanographic Museum (founded by Prince Albert I in 1910, whose aquarium collections and the historical maritime research programme make it the most distinguished single institution in Monaco outside the Grand Prix itself); or the Casino Square terrace at the hour before the Formula 1 infrastructure begins its three-day disassembly. Private transfer to Nice Côte d'Azur Airport (25 minutes) for onward connections.
Nice Côte d'Azur Airport
Luxury Stays

Where You Rest Matters

Via Serlas, St. Moritz, Engadin, Switzerland
St. Moritz — 1 Night
Badrutt's Palace Hotel
Via Serlas 27, 7500 St. Moritz, Switzerland
Badrutt's Palace — the hotel that invented the Swiss winter sports holiday when Johannes Badrutt bet his English summer guests in 1856 that the winter Engadin sun was warm enough to sit outside in a deck chair, and won. The hotel has been operating on the same principle since: the specific quality of the St. Moritz environment, presented in the building that defines the town's skyline above the lake. The King's Club; the Veglia restaurant in the 17th-century farmhouse; and the position that places the Corvatsch skiing and the Engadin cross-country circuit within the distance that the Palace's concierge considers reasonable.
Via Regina 40, Cernobbio, Lake Como
Lake Como — 1 Night
Villa d'Este
Via Regina 40, 22012 Cernobbio, Como
Villa d'Este — the 16th-century cardinal's villa on the western shore of Lake Como, converted to a hotel in 1873 and operated with the continuity that makes it the reference address on the most visited lake in Italy. The floating mosaic pool — a platform on the lake surface connected to the villa's terrace by a gangway, unique in European hotel design; the hillside garden terraces rising to the cypress forest above; and the Veranda restaurant whose terrace dinner with the Como Alps visible across the water constitutes the most immediately recognisable luxury hotel image in northern Italy. Open April to October.
Place du Casino, Monaco
Monaco — 3 Nights
Hôtel de Paris Monte-Carlo
Place du Casino, 98000 Monaco
The Hôtel de Paris Monte-Carlo — the 1864 palace hotel on the Place du Casino, directly on the Circuit de Monaco at the Casino Square hairpin. The Louis XV restaurant (Alain Ducasse, three Michelin stars, opened 1987 in the hotel's Belle Époque dining room); the Bar Américain; the cave containing some of the oldest vintages in the world, undisturbed since the Second World War; and the specific quality of a hotel that has been present at every Monaco Grand Prix since 1929. The rooms whose windows look directly onto the circuit at the Casino Square: the most historically weighted single hotel view available in motorsport hospitality.
Exclusive Experiences

Moments Designed for You

🏎️
Grand Touring
Zürich to Monaco — Four Alpine Passes, Four Countries
A supercar across 1,100 kilometres of Europe's finest grand touring roads — the Julier Pass and Maloja descent from the Engadin; the Como lake shore road; the Ligurian autostrada; and the Grande Corniche from Nice to Monaco. Each day's route briefed by the Richseen driving specialist against the day's road profile; the support vehicle managing photography, logistics, and mechanical contingency. The route that makes the argument for grand touring as the most complete single automotive experience available: the car, the road, and the landscape in their most direct relationship.
🏁
Monaco F1
Paddock Club and Pit Lane Walk — The Circuit at Its Most Intimate
Full Monaco Grand Prix hospitality across qualifying and race day — the Paddock Club above the start/finish straight, whose gourmet dining and elevated viewing position provide the most operationally complete Formula 1 hospitality experience in the championship. The pit lane walk in the allocated pre-session window: the most requested single access credential in Formula 1 hospitality, where the distance between the team garages and the visitor is measured in arm's length rather than barrier width. The race itself: 78 laps in the streets of the Principality, watched from the position whose historical weight and physical proximity to the cars make Monaco uniquely compelling.
⛵
Yacht
Private Yacht in Port Hercule — The Race from the Harbour
A private yacht in Port Hercule during the Grand Prix — the harbour view of the Nouvelle Chicane, Tabac corner, and the Swimming Pool section, where the racing is visible from the water at a distance and angle that no grandstand replicates. The 300 superyachts moored in the harbour during race weekend constitute the most concentrated assembly in any single port on any single weekend globally; the yacht's position within this fleet provides the most complete expression of what Monaco Grand Prix week actually is: the race as one element of a larger social and cultural occasion whose specific quality belongs to no other event in motorsport.
🍽️
Louis XV
Alain Ducasse at the Hôtel de Paris — Three Stars, One Room
Le Louis XV — Alain Ducasse's three-Michelin-star restaurant in the Belle Époque dining room of the Hôtel de Paris Monte-Carlo, where the Provençal and Mediterranean cuisine has been served since 1987 at the standard that makes it the finest single dining experience in Monaco and one of the most consistently celebrated restaurant rooms in Europe. The wine list drawn from the hotel's cave containing vintages undisturbed since the Second World War; the service whose formality is deployed in the specific Monaco register — confident rather than distant, celebratory rather than ceremonial — that matches the occasion of arriving at this room by supercar from Zürich.
Visual Journey

Through the Lens

Begin Your Story

Craft Your
Private Journey

Every detail — from your first alpine pass above the Engadin to the Casino Square on race morning — is composed entirely around you. Speak with your dedicated Richseen journey consultant today.

From EUR 35,000+ per person

Request This Journey