Diving from Stuttgart to Calais

I%26#39;m due to fly into Stuttgart in early March to collect a car to return to the UK via Calais.

I%26#39;m planning to take a couple of days to travel over to Calais, spending a night somewhere along the way.

Can anybody suggest a route which will allow me to take in some of the most interesting places along the way?

I%26#39;m not bothered about going into any of the really big cities (although am intrigued about Luxembourg maybe?) and speed is not really of essence as I reckon 2 days should give me ample time to get accross at my own speed.

Particularly attracted to scenic views and medieval villages rather than museums and shopping malls!

Any suggestions gratefully received.

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Driving through the Rhine gorge (Rudesheim/Bingen to Koblenz) and along the Mosel River to Luxembourg would be a good scenic route with way too much to stop and see. You could also use the autobahns that are a short distance away and dirve off of them to visit a few towns. And then on through Luxembourg and Belgium. The city Luxembourg is also interesting to visit.

While in Stuttgart make sure to see the excellent Mercedes Museum with 120 years of their history on display in the form of 160 automobiles. If you have any questions about Sindelfingen or Stuttgart, I%26#39;d be happy to answer them as I now live in Stuttgart and my wife has lived in Sindelfingen many years. If you%26#39;re happening to pick up a Porsche instead of a Mercedes, their museum is much smaller but a new one is being built to be completed next year.

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