Winter Getaways
Winter Getaways: Three Ways to Drive Through a European Winter
Three ways to drive through a European winter, from Mediterranean sun and Alpine spa days to Italian Christmas markets and Carnevale
Zeus Prestige offers luxury car rental for three winter getaways across Europe: Sun & Sea along the Mediterranean coast, Snow & Spa in the Alps, and Italian City Breaks in Rome, Milan and Florence. Each guide pairs a car with a city, then adds the drives, markets, spa days and late-winter festivals worth planning around.
Winter sun, open roads and a folding roof. Sun & Sea follows the Mediterranean coast through Málaga, Barcelona, Alicante, Lisbon and Naples, with a convertible for each city: a Porsche 911 Carrera S Cabriolet, a Lamborghini Huracán Spyder, an Audi R8 Spyder, a Mercedes E-Class Cabriolet and a Ferrari F8 Spider.
Expect charcoal-grilled sardines at the water's edge, Christmas lights that run through Epiphany, and coast roads that wind from Calpe's sea-cliff rock to the Roman ruins of Tarragona.
Alpine winter as a recharge. Snow & Spa heads into the mountains through Zurich, Munich, Geneva, St. Moritz and Courchevel, with an SUV built for the weather in each: a Mercedes G-Wagon, a BMW X7, an Audi Q7 and SQ7, a Lamborghini Urus SE and a Maserati Grecale.
Expect Christmas markets under Swarovski crystal and Northern Lights projections, spa days that range from a snow room above Zurich to a pool beneath a Murano glass chandelier in Courchevel, and an evening by the fire when the snow keeps falling.
Three of Italy's great cities in their quietest season. Italian City Breaks covers Rome, Milan and Florence, with two cars for each: a Ferrari F8 Tributo and a Ferrari 12Cilindri Spider in Rome, a Ferrari 12Cilindri and a Lamborghini Revuelto in Milan, and a Ferrari SF90 Stradale and a Porsche 718 Spyder RS in Florence.
Expect Piazza Navona's Christmas market, Hanukkah in Rome, the night of Sant'Ambrogio at La Scala, and Carnevale in Venice and Viareggio, plus drives through the Castelli Romani, Franciacorta and Chianti.
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Zeus Prestige winter getaways are three guides for hiring a luxury car on a winter trip, covering the best places for Christmas lights, spa days and winter drives. Sun & Sea covers the Mediterranean coast, Snow & Spa the Alps, and Italian City Breaks Rome, Milan and Florence. Each guide pairs every city with one or two cars and links to the city page where you can hire it. All three are researched around local markets, festivals and drives.
Choose Sun & Sea for coast roads and open-top driving, Snow & Spa for mountain scenery and spa days, and Italian City Breaks for Christmas markets, landmarks and late-winter festivals such as Carnevale.
The markets in Zurich, Geneva and Munich run to December 24th. In Spain, Rome and Naples, the celebrations continue to Epiphany on January 6th, which is why Sun & Sea and Italian City Breaks also cover the weeks after the new year.
Yes. The fleet carries more than 30 convertibles, and Sun & Sea is built around them for the milder Mediterranean coast.
Snow & Spa pairs each city with an SUV from the SUV collection, including the Mercedes G-Wagon, BMW X7, Audi Q7 and SQ7, Lamborghini Urus SE and Maserati Grecale.
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