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A postcard from the Riviera

A postcard from the Riviera

Published 2021-06-16 by Peter Ternström

Last week we had the great pleasure of doing our first event of the 2021 season - Gran Turismo Riviera.

The event started in Forte dei Marmi and continued to Portofino, Monaco and Saint-Tropez. In total, we had five days in some of the most iconic places in the world.

The hotels selected for the tour was Hotel Byron in Forte dei Marmi, Splendido Portofino, Hotel de Paris in Monaco and Byblos Saint-Tropez. Three bucket list roads were also on the itinerary, Passo del Bracco, SS1 Savona to Alassio and Route Napoleon.

As always, a million photos were taken during the event. Please find a small selection below. All pictures by Nicolas Grandi.

A new edition of Gran Turismo Riviera is planned for June 2022. Send us an e-mail to register, or sign up for the newsletter to be the first to know.

Peter Ternström
Peter Ternström
peter@granturismo.org

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