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LegendaryRing RoadA complete clockwise Reykjavík-to-Reykjavík circuit of Iceland Route 1, paced across the south coast, East Fjords, Mývatn, Akureyri and the west.EV-friendlySUV onlyLoop / circuit
LegendaryAmalfi CoastThe SS163 may be the most beautiful road on Earth, hairpin bends cut into cliffs, pastel villages above an impossibly blue sea, lemon groves scenting the air.EV-friendly
LegendaryNorthern and Western Wild Atlantic Way to the Ring of KerryA linear ten-day journey from Malin Head through Donegal, Sligo, Achill, Connemara, Galway, Clare, Dingle, Killarney and the Ring of Kerry.EV-friendly
LegendaryNorth Coast 500A correctly ordered six-day clockwise NC500 from Inverness along the east and north coasts, then through Ullapool, Wester Ross, Applecross and back to Inverness.EV-friendly
IconicThe Romantic RoadA four-day Würzburg-to-Füssen journey with the classic towns in order and Neuschwanstein on a separate reserved final day.EV-friendly
LegendaryThe DolomitesThe Grande Strada delle Dolomiti, the Great Dolomites Road from Bolzano to Cortina d'Ampezzo through the most spectacular mountain scenery in the Alps. Huge cathedrals of rock, the Val di Fassa, the Sella Ronda massif, the Alta Badia, and vertiginous switchbacks between peaks of 3,168m and 3,218m.EV-friendly
LegendaryGrossglockner High Alpine RoadThere's a reason the Grossglockner Road is often cited as the finest drive in the Alps, a 48 km rollercoaster of sheer glacier-encrusted mountains, waterfalls, forested slopes, jewel-coloured lakes, and 4,000 m peaks on almost every distractingly lovely bend. The crown is Grossglockner itself at 3,798 m, Austria's highest peak, and the rapidly retreating Pasterze Glacier below the Kaiser-Franz-Josefs-Höhe lookout.EV-friendly
LegendaryTrollstigenThe Troll's Path, eleven hairpins on a 10% gradient rising 850m above the Istra valley, with the 180m Stigfossen waterfall cascading alongside the road. Norway's most dramatic single route descends to Geiranger, the country's most celebrated fjord.EV-friendly
LegendaryTransfăgărășan: Poenari to SibiuA two-day northbound crossing from Curtea de Argeș via timed Poenari Castle, Vidraru Dam and Bâlea Lake to Sibiu.EV-friendly
IconicDouro Valley Wine RouteThe oldest demarcated wine region in the world, the Douro Valley winds east from Porto through terraced vineyards carved into schist hillsides, past baroque manor houses and centuries-old quintas that produce some of the world's finest port and table wine.EV-friendly
IconicCappadocia Valleys LoopA four-day Cappadocia loop that groups the northern valleys, a short Ihlara section and the quieter Soğanlı–Mustafapaşa corridor without rushing.EV-friendlyLoop / circuit
IconicThree Corniches: Nice–Menton LoopA two-day loop that names the actual Moyenne and Basse Corniche segments while giving Èze, Monaco, Menton and Villefranche realistic time.EV-friendlyLoop / circuit
LegendaryAdriatic Coastal HighwayA linear Trogir-to-Dubrovnik Adriatic route with Split first, then Makarska, Biokovo, the Neretva delta and Ston.EV-friendly
IconicBlack Forest North-to-South Road TripA broader north-to-south Black Forest trip whose first day follows the classic High Road and whose second continues through the southern forest.EV-friendly
LegendarySwiss Alpine PassesA coherent five-day high-pass figure-eight: Lucerne to Andermatt, west over Susten to Meiringen, east over Grimsel and Furka back to Andermatt, then south over Gotthard and Nufenen to Brig before parking at Täsch for car-free Zermatt. Each road day follows a continuous drivable order without the former Susten-to-Grimsel reversal.EV-friendly
LegendaryRoute des Grandes AlpesA true Alpine spectacular, La Route des Grandes Alpes traverses the French Alps from the shores of Lake Geneva to the French Riviera, ascending and descending 16 mountain passes including some of the highest sealed roads in Europe. The route took almost 30 years to construct and passes through three national parks, Vanoise, Queyras, and Mercantour, with views of Mont Blanc from the opening passes.EV-friendly
IconicGorges du VerdonFrance's answer to the Grand Canyon, a 25 km gash through the limestone hills of Provence where the Verdon River has carved sheer cliffs nearly a kilometre high. The usual route begins in the hilltop town of Moustiers-Ste-Marie, creeps around the gorge rim with roadside viewpoints galore, loops the 23 km Rte des Crêtes with 14 lookouts (keep eyes peeled for eagles and vultures), and ends at Castellane.EV-friendly
IconicChianti RoadToscana simply doesn't get more bella than the SR222 through Chianti country, linking two great medieval cities through gently rolling countryside striped with cypress trees, olive groves, and vines. Most photogenic during the late springtime eruption of poppies and wildflowers; stop at every enoteca for Chianti Classico, a sangiovese-dominated drop that tastes like the landscape.EV-friendly
IconicRing of KerryThe classic one-day 179 km Ring of Kerry on the N71/N70/N72 from Killarney through Muckross, Kenmare, Sneem, Waterville and Cahersiveen back to Killarney.EV-friendlyLoop / circuit
LegendaryStelvio PassThe classic one-way east-to-west Stelvio ascent from Prato through Gomagoi, Trafoi and Franzenshöhe to the summit, then down to Bormio.
LegendaryAtlantic Ocean Road: Kårvåg to BudThe classic 36 km Norwegian Scenic Route from Kårvåg over the Atlantic Road bridges and island walks to the fishing village of Bud.EV-friendly
IconicAlbanian Riviera and Llogara PassA correctly ordered two-day Vlorë-to-Sarandë coast route over the old Llogara road, with one day-one beach and the Porto Palermo–Qeparo–Borsh sequence on day two.
IconicVršič PassA full-day Kranjska Gora-to-Trenta crossing over Vršič, with the Russian Chapel and one carefully gated Soča-source outing.EV-friendly
IconicEryri Scenic TraverseA two-day point-to-point Eryri traverse from Betws-y-Coed through Llanberis to Beddgelert, Portmeirion, Porthmadog and Harlech.EV-friendly
NotableA Venetian SojournPink palaces, teal canals, golden domes, the Veneto is unlike anywhere else. From Venice's lagoon by vaporetto to Murano's glass furnaces, then on to the Brenta Riviera's Palladian villas, Vicenza's architectural masterpieces, and Asolo's hundred hilltop vistas.EV-friendly
NotableAbruzzo HighlandsItaly's most underrated region, the SS17 and mountain roads through the Apennine backbone past medieval hill towns, the wolf-and-bear wilderness of Gran Sasso, and a coastline that the Adriatic sun turns an extraordinary turquoise.EV-friendly
NotableAlentejo & Algarve BeachesPortugal's southern Atlantic coast, from the long, uncrowded beaches of the Alentejo costa vicentina through the wild Sagres peninsula to the Algarve. This isn't the Mediterranean; it's the Atlantic with surfable waves, maritime history, pine and rosemary dunes, and beaches so remote that access tracks are unmarked. The drive takes in the finest beaches in Portugal's least developed coastline.EV-friendly
IconicAlgarve Coastal DrivePortugal's golden south, the Algarve runs from the white-cube towns of the eastern barrier islands to the wind-battered sea stacks of Sagres, with the most dramatic sandstone cliff scenery in Western Europe between.EV-friendly
IconicAlsace Route des VinsThe complete Marlenheim-to-Thann Alsace Wine Route, paced through the northern villages, Haut-Koenigsbourg, Colmar, Eguisheim and the southern vineyards.EV-friendly
IconicArctic HighwayFrom St. Petersburg north through the Karelian lakes and birch forests to Murmansk, the world's largest city above the Arctic Circle, and an ice-free naval port that never closes. In summer the sun never sets; in winter the Northern Lights arc overhead without interruption.
IconicAthens to AntiquityAn eight-day Athens-to-Thessaloniki archaeology journey via Corinth, the Argolid, Delphi, Meteora and Aigai, with each major site given a workable visit block.EV-friendly
IconicBaltic Capitals and CoastA nine-day Tallinn-to-Vilnius coast variant with a Kolka overnight, Riga’s Art Nouveau district, the Hill of Crosses, a real Kaunas day and Trakai from Vilnius.EV-friendly
NotableBrescia-to-Rome Heritage DriveA transparent Brescia-to-Rome heritage drive through Cremona, Mantua, Modena, Bologna, the Apennines, Florence and Siena.EV-friendly
NotableCatalan Pyrenees: Olot-to-Les Angles TraverseA three-day Olot-to-Les Angles traverse with a dedicated Vall de Núria rail-and-walk day and a separate N-260/Collada de Toses crossing.EV-friendly
IconicCauseway Coastal Route: Belfast to DerryA two-day Belfast-to-Derry journey along the Antrim and Causeway coasts, with Carrick-a-Rede, Giant’s Causeway, Dunluce and Mussenden in geographic order.EV-friendly
IconicChâteaux of the LoireThe Loire Valley is the garden of France, a UNESCO World Heritage landscape of Renaissance royal châteaux, troglodyte wine cellars cut into chalk cliffs, and river islands of white-sand beaches linking Chinon's medieval fortress to Chambord's Renaissance fantasy.EV-friendly
IconicCircuit of MallorcaA full loop around the Mediterranean's most beautiful island, southwest from Palma through Palmanova to Sóller's mountain village in the Serra de Tramuntana, east through Sa Pobla and the flat grape-growing Manacor plains to the east coast beaches, then back to Palma. Six Endesa EV charging stations make it Spain's smoothest electric island loop.EV-friendlyLoop / circuit
NotableD-Day BeachesA paced three-day east-to-west D-Day route from Pegasus Bridge and Juno through Arromanches and Longues-sur-Mer, then Bayeux, Omaha and Pointe du Hoc, finishing with Utah Beach and Sainte-Mère-Église. It limits each day to one major museum and the defining outdoor sites.EV-friendly
IconicFinnish Lapland Arctic RoadA seven-day E75 Arctic spine from Rovaniemi through Saariselkä and Inari to Utsjoki/Nuorgam, then back via a southbound overnight.EV-friendlyLoop / circuit
LegendaryFrench and Italian RivierasA six-day Nice-to-Cinque Terre route with Hanbury before Sanremo, separate Genoa, Portofino/Tigullio and train-based Cinque Terre days.EV-friendly
IconicGerman Alpine RoadA seven-day west-to-east drive on the classic Deutsche Alpenstraße from Lindau to Berchtesgaden, with the major castles and lakes paced separately.EV-friendly
NotableGerman Avenue Road: Wittenberg–Duderstadt SectionA five-day official-section drive from Wittenberg through Dessau, Köthen, Staßfurt, the Harz edge, Goslar and Northeim to Duderstadt.EV-friendly
LegendaryIsle of Skye CircuitA four-day Inverness circuit through Eilean Donan and across the Skye Bridge, with dedicated time for Trotternish, Dunvegan and Neist Point, then the Fairy Pools, Cuillin and Talisker before returning to Inverness. The island’s single-track roads and exposed walks reward deliberately short daily lists.EV-friendlyLoop / circuit
NotableKakheti Wine Country CircuitA paced three-day eastbound circuit through Kakheti: Bodbe and Sighnaghi first, Tsinandali and Telavi second, then Alaverdi, Gremi, and Kvareli before a daylight return to Tbilisi. Each drive day has at most one planned cellar or tasting-led meal, always with a non-tasting driver.EV-friendlyLoop / circuit
IconicKarelian White NightsThe Finnish-Russian lakeland where 60,000 lakes, ancient pine forests, and wooden Orthodox chapels create Europe's most pristine wilderness drive, from St. Petersburg along the shore of Lake Ladoga to Sortavala's granite skerries and the island monastery of Valaam.
IconicKola Peninsula LoopA road-only Arctic circuit from Murmansk to Teriberka, Lovozero, Kirovsk and Monchegorsk, pairing the Barents coast with Kola Sami history, Khibiny geology and Lake Imandra.Permit requiredLoop / circuit
IconicLake Maggiore and Lake Como to BergamoFormed at the end of the ice age and a holiday destination since Roman times. Lake Maggiore's Borromean Island palaces, the cross-lake ferry to Laveno, then Lake Como, the siren call of Hollywood stars, traced from the silk capital of Como to Bellagio's perfect promontory and beyond to Bergamo.EV-friendly
IconicLycian CoastA six-day Antalya-to-Fethiye coast journey that separates the ancient cities, a licensed Kekova boat day, Patara and the Fethiye/Ölüdeniz finish.EV-friendly
NotableMediterranean MeanderFrom the Costa Daurada to the Costa del Sol, from Catalan pride in Sitges to Andalucian passion in Almería, from the Roman ruins of Tarragona to the Modernisme buildings of Barcelona, proving that not all of southern Spain's Mediterranean coast is tourist clichés. Follow the A7 northeast from Málaga through four regions, two languages, the buzzing urban centres of Barcelona, Valencia, and Málaga.EV-friendly
IconicMinoan Crete: Heraklion to ZakrosA one-way archaeology-led Crete route connecting the Heraklion museum, Knossos, Phaistos, Malia and Zakros, while retaining a correctly planned Samaria day.EV-friendly
NotableModern Art MeanderThe French Riviera and its hinterland produced more Modern Art masterworks per square kilometre than anywhere on earth, from Matisse's cut-outs in Nice and Chagall's biblical message to Renoir's olive grove studio, Picasso's antibes castle, and Cézanne's Mont Sainte-Victoire, ending with Van Gogh in St-Rémy.EV-friendly
NotableNormandy & BrittanyFrance's northwest corner carries the biggest scars of WWII alongside the most intact medieval coastline in the country, spartan watchtowers and solemn cemeteries haunt the idyllic pine-backed shores of Normandy, while Brittany's rocky coastline of dramatic tides and purple-pink twilight feels like it predates the nation's union. Mont St-Michel rises from the bay at the hinge between the two.EV-friendly
IconicNorth Caucasus Mountain RoadA guide-controlled North Caucasus itinerary from Kislovodsk through Kabardino-Balkaria, North Ossetia, Ingushetia, an explicitly disclosed Chechnya transit, Dagestan and Derbent; it is not offered as independent self-drive.SUV onlyOff-road sectionsPermit required
LegendaryNorwegian West CoastNorway's National Tourist Routes string together the most dramatic fjord scenery on Earth, hairpin switchbacks over Trollstigen, the Geiranger serpentine road above a UNESCO fjord, Atlantic Ocean Road's storm-bathed bridges, and Flåm.EV-friendly
IconicPalermo-to-Taormina Archaeology and Baroque CrossingAn eight-day eastbound crossing through Palermo, Agrigento, Piazza Armerina, Ragusa, Syracuse, Etna and Taormina, with Scala dei Turchi clearly separated and access-gated.EV-friendly
IconicPeloponnese Coastal LoopA seven-day clockwise Peloponnese loop through Epidaurus/Nafplio, Monemvasia, Elafonisos/Gytheio, Mani, Pylos, Olympia and back to Corinth.EV-friendlyLoop / circuit
IconicPicos de EuropaThe Picos de Europa are where the Atlantic meets the Alps, limestone massifs rising 2,600m from a green Asturian coast. The Cares Gorge, Covadonga, and mountain passes through silent medieval villages make this Spain's finest mountain drive.EV-friendly
IconicRila and Rhodope MountainsA complete seven-day Sofia mountain loop through Rila Monastery, Sapareva Banya, the Seven Lakes, Bansko/Dobarsko, the western Rhodopes, Plovdiv and back to Sofia.EV-friendly
IconicScandinavia ExplorerA fourteen-day Copenhagen-to-Bergen journey using the Øresund link, E6 corridor, a single default Jotunheimen hike, Sognefjellet, Flåm/Nærøyfjord and a separate Bergen day.EV-friendly
NotableScotland, Highlands & HistoryA separatist sentiment and an assertion of independence has long been the hallmark of Scotland vis-à-vis its southern neighbours, this highland drive from the Wallace Monument at Stirling (where the Scots earned their first decisive victory over England in 1297) through Glencoe's massacre landscape and Jacobite country to Culloden, site of Scotland's last battle, and Inverness.EV-friendly
IconicSintra to Arrábida LoopA compact loop around the Lisbon peninsula, from the fairy-tale UNESCO palaces of Sintra on the Atlantic clifftops to the westernmost point of continental Europe at Cabo da Roca, then south through Cascais to the impossibly turquoise bays of the Arrábida Natural Park.EV-friendlyLoop / circuit
NotableSnaefell Mountain CourseThe world's oldest motorcycle race circuit, since 1911 the TT course has looped from Douglas up through mountain villages to the 621-metre Snaefell summit road and back. Outside TT week you can drive the full circuit at your own pace through stone walls, coastal hedgerows, and moorland; during TT the roads close and 250 riders race at an average of 216 km/h.EV-friendly
IconicSouth West ExplorerAn eight-day itinerary with London as a car-free pre-route day, then Stonehenge, Bath, Glastonbury, Exmoor, Dartmoor, St Ives and a tide-planned Mount’s Bay finale.EV-friendly
IconicTenerife and La Gomera DriveA six-day Tenerife-to-La Gomera route with separate Teide, north-island, Masca and ferry days, ending only after the booked vehicle’s return ferry to Tenerife.EV-friendly
NotableThe Golden RingA seven-day Moscow loop through Sergiev Posad, Pereslavl-Zalessky, Rostov Veliky, Yaroslavl, Kostroma, Ivanovo, Suzdal and Vladimir.Loop / circuit
NotableThe Great Outdoors, SpainA seven-day Andalusian journey beginning with Granada and the Alhambra, then crossing the Sierra Nevada and Alpujarras before Caminito del Rey, El Torcal, Seville, Doñana, Vejer and Tarifa. Major timed attractions each receive their own usable day rather than being stacked behind transfers.EV-friendly
IconicThe Long Way Round, IrelandIreland's jagged, spectacular edges, this two-week circuit explores the island's coastline from Dublin through Belfast and the Causeway Coast, west to the dramatic cliffs and mountains of Connacht, south through Connemara and Clifden, the Cliffs of Moher, Kerry's Ring, and Cork to the final destination of Ardmore, one of the southeast coast's loveliest seaside villages.EV-friendly
IconicTurkish Black Sea HighlandsA genuine Black Sea highlands route from Samsun through Akdağ, Perşembe and Bektaş yaylası, then Sümela, Uzungöl, Fırtına/Ayder and Şavşat.SUV only
IconicTürkiye Grand TourA realistic seventeen-day Istanbul-to-Antalya grand tour with protected transfer days and overnights in Ankara, Cappadocia, Konya, Pamukkale, Selçuk and Bodrum.
IconicTyrol & VorarlbergFrom opera-festival Bregenz on Lake Constance east through the Alpine valleys of Vorarlberg and Tyrol to Salzburg, past 50 schnapps distilleries in Stanz, the cheese-making secrets of the Bergkäserei Schoppernau, the monumental abbey at Stift Stams, and the treasures of Innsbruck. Austria's great mountain transect.EV-friendly
IconicVal d'OrciaThe World Heritage-listed landscapes of Val d'Orcia have featured in Gladiator, The English Patient, and countless Renaissance paintings. Patchwork hills of cypress and wheat, walled medieval cities, Brunello di Montalcino paired with chestnuts and truffles, and the fortress of Radicofani at the end.EV-friendly
NotableVolga Heritage RouteAlong Russia's national river, from the golden domes and kremlin heights of Nizhny Novgorod through the Tatar capital of Kazan, past the city that turned the tide of WWII, to the flamingo-fringed delta at Astrakhan where the Volga fans into the Caspian through 500 channels.
IconicWestfjords Route 60 CircuitA six-day, genuinely closed Westfjords circuit from Reykjavík through Hólmavík, Ísafjörður, Dynjandi, Patreksfjörður, Látrabjarg, and Brjánslækur. It returns by Route 60 by default, with the Baldur crossing only as a preconfirmed alternative, and gives Ísafjörður a full cultural day instead of wasting an overnight in Borgarnes.EV-friendlyLoop / circuit
Hidden GemBeatles TourThe world's most famous band grew up in the suburbs of Liverpool, a self-guided loop from the Beatles Story at Albert Dock through Penny Lane, Strawberry Field, Paul McCartney's childhood home, John Lennon's Aunt Mimi's house, the Cavern Club, and the NEMS record shop site where Brian Epstein first heard them play. Liverpudlians tell the story with fierce pride.EV-friendly
LegendaryGeiranger–TrollstigenNorwegian National Tourist Route 63, one of the world's greatest drives and a UNESCO World Heritage site. Steep inclines averaging 9%, slam-on-the-brakes-and-grab-the-camera hairpin bends, and views of Geirangerfjord's sheer 1,400 m walls make for terrific slow touring. The Trollstigen (Troll's Path) bombards you with mountains named Kongen (the King) and Dronnigen (the Queen), waterfalls spilling down sheer cliff faces, and fjords of the bluest blue.EV-friendly
IconicLa Rioja Wine RegionA two-day west-to-east Rioja wine journey: Haro, Briñas, Briones and the Vivanco museum first, then Laguardia, Ysios and Elciego. The order follows the Ebro corridor without the former Briones backtrack, and every tasting requires an alcohol-free driver.EV-friendly
NotableTarga Florio Grande Circuit-inspired Madonie LoopA two-day Palermo–Cefalù–Madonie–Palermo adaptation inspired by the historic Grande circuit, with its actual modern loop distance disclosed.EV-friendlyLoop / circuit
Hidden GemWooden Churches Route, PolandThrough southern Małopolska's UNESCO-listed wooden churches, shaped like dainty wizard's hats, these all-wooden medieval churches survived centuries of wars, Tatar raids, and two world wars. The route east of Kraków visits Lipnica Murowana, Binarowa, Sekowa, and the largest Gothic-style wooden church in Europe at Haczów.EV-friendly
IconicZagorohoria, GreeceInto the slate-and-stone villages of the Zagori in the Pindos Mountains of Epirus, one of Greece's most untouched regions where roads are steep and narrow, stone bridges arch over rushing rivers, and village squares are shaded by centuries-old plane trees. The antidote to the Greek islands.EV-friendly
NotableAlnwick to LindisfarneNorthumberland's panoramic coast road from Alnwick north along the A1 to the Holy Island of Lindisfarne, through one of Britain's finest stretches of undeveloped shoreline past Bamburgh Castle, Seahouses harbour, and the causeway that connects Holy Island only at low tide. Lindisfarne Priory closes November through January.EV-friendly
IconicAtlantic Highway and West Cornwall ExtensionA four-day route that follows the classic A39 Atlantic Highway to Newquay, then transparently continues through St Ives to Mount’s Bay and Land’s End.EV-friendly
IconicAustria Cities and Lakes CrossingAn all-Austrian five-day Innsbruck-to-Vienna journey via Kufstein, Salzburg, Hallstatt and Linz; it is a city-and-lakes crossing, not a high-pass Alpine-road route.EV-friendly
NotableBaku to Shaki via LahijA one-way three-day westbound route from Baku through Shamakhi and Lahij to Gabala and Shaki, with a full final Shaki block.
NotableBaroque Southeast SicilyA paced three-day sampler of the Val di Noto: Noto and Cava d’Ispica, Modica and Ragusa Ibla, then Scicli’s UNESCO-listed Baroque core.EV-friendly
IconicBasque Coast: Bilbao to UrdaibaiA one-way Basque coastal route from Bilbao through San Sebastián, Getaria and Zumaia to Gernika and Urdaibai, with reservation-controlled sights paced honestly.EV-friendly
IconicBay of Kotor to DurmitorA three-day western Montenegro route from Kotor via Lovćen/Cetinje, Nikšić and Piva Lake to the seasonal Trsa–Durmitor Ring and Žabljak.EV-friendly
NotableBieszczady Wilderness LoopA three-day Lesko loop with a Solina side trip, one chosen Połonina hike and the mountain road through Ustrzyki Górne and Baligród.EV-friendlyLoop / circuit
NotableBohemian Paradise to South Bohemia Road TripA point-to-point three-day Czech route from Turnov/Hrubá Skála through Jičín and Třeboň to České Budějovice and Český Krumlov.EV-friendly
Hidden GemBulgarian Black Sea Coast Burgas to SinemoretsA two-day southbound Bulgarian coast route from Burgas and Pomorie through Sozopol to Arkutino, Ahtopol and the Veleka mouth at Sinemorets.EV-friendly
NotableDanube Bend and Balaton LoopA complete five-day Budapest loop through the Danube Bend, Esztergom, Balatonfüred/Tihany, Badacsony, Szigliget and Keszthely.EV-friendlyLoop / circuit
NotableDebed Canyon and Northern MonasteriesA two-day Armenian Debed Canyon route from Vanadzor through Odzun, Haghpat and Sanahin to Akhtala, stopping before the Georgian border.
LegendaryFaroe Islands Weather-Flex DriveA five-day Tórshavn-and-Vágar itinerary with Kirkjubøur restored, separate Sørvágsvatn and guided Drangarnir days, and a movable weather reserve.EV-friendly
NotableGobustan and Absheron PeninsulaA two-day Baku-based circuit: Gobustan rock art and the official mud-volcano complex, then Ateshgah, Yanar Dag and the Baku waterfront.EV-friendly
Hidden GemGuča Festival DriveSerbia is one of the most exciting places to hear live music in the world, the drive from Belgrade to Guča for the Dragačevo Trumpet Assembly is a pilgrimage to the planet's greatest brass band festival: several days of free music, folk dancing, and a final battle-of-the-bands jury that chooses the finest blowers from across the Balkans.EV-friendly
IconicIstria and Plitvice LakesA five-day Pula-to-Plitvice route with three paced Istrian days, an Opatija–Karlovac transfer and a separately prebooked full national-park day.EV-friendly
IconicLake District Passes TraverseA two-day Keswick-to-Windermere traverse via Borrowdale/Honister, then the demanding Wrynose–Hardknott crossing through Eskdale to Coniston.EV-friendly
NotableLake Ohrid Cross-Border LoopA complete three-day clockwise Lake Ohrid circuit from Ohrid through Saint Naum and Pogradec, returning via Lin and Struga.EV-friendlyLoop / circuit
IconicQuba and Khinalig HighlandsA three-day Baku–Quba–Khinalig return with Quba/Red Settlement and the Khinalig cultural landscape as the core; Shahdag/Laza is a separate optional extension.
NotableRoadAtlas Hidden Highway: Shropshire to LlangollenAn original RoadAtlas two-day route linking Ludlow, Stokesay, the Long Mynd, Powis Castle, Pontcysyllte and Llangollen; it is not claimed as a historic named highway.EV-friendly
NotableRoman ProvenceProvence preserves the densest concentration of Roman monuments outside Italy, in 205 km from Nîmes to Vaison-la-Romaine, this drive passes a complete Roman amphitheatre, a three-storey aqueduct bridge older than the Colosseum, a perfectly preserved triumphal arch, and an entire excavated Roman town still visible under a medieval village.EV-friendly
IconicSarajevo to Mostar and SutjeskaA four-day Sarajevo loop via a short Konjic stop, Mostar, Počitelj/Blagaj, Foča and a controlled Sutjeska National Park day.EV-friendly
IconicShadow of VesuviusIn the shadow of the volcano that buried two cities in 79 CE, 90 km through Herculaneum's intact Roman houses, Pompeii's extraordinary preserved streets, the crater rim of Vesuvius itself, and Sorrento's clifftop lemon groves with the Amalfi Coast visible across the bay.EV-friendly
LegendaryTbilisi, Kazbegi and KakhetiA four-day Georgia route with Tbilisi/Mtskheta, an overnight in Stepantsminda, a return day and a separate Kakheti wine-country day.
IconicThe Great Glen: A82 Fort William to InvernessThe A82 follows the Great Glen fault line from Fort William to Inverness, a geological crack splitting Scotland in two, now filled by Loch Lochy, Loch Oich, and the most famous stretch of water in the world: Loch Ness.EV-friendly
IconicTroodos Mountains and Akamas PeninsulaA five-day paved-road Cyprus route from Limassol and Omodos through Troodos/Kykkos and Paphos to Latchi and the Aphrodite Trail.EV-friendly
IconicVildmarksvägen Wilderness RoadThe complete official three-day Vildmarksvägen loop from Strömsund through Gäddede and Stekenjokk to Vilhelmina, Dorotea and Hoting back to Strömsund.EV-friendly
NotableWales Mountain CrossingA five-day south-to-north Wales crossing built on the A470, with clearly labelled Aberystwyth/Cadair Idris and Beddgelert excursions and separate mountain days.EV-friendly
IconicYorkshire Moors and DalesA four-day York-to-Richmond route with a defined heritage-rail day, a logical Moors sequence and a separate Ribblehead–Hawes transfer into the Dales.EV-friendly
NotableZeeland Delta Works: Renesse to VlissingenA north-to-south point-to-point route from Renesse and Brouwersdam over the Eastern Scheldt barrier to Veere, then across Walcheren to Vlissingen.EV-friendly
NotableCirque de Combe LavalThe D76 through the Vercors Natural Park cuts a ledge into sheer 400m limestone cliffs above the Lyonne valley, a vertiginous corniche through one of France's least-visited mountain regions, ending on the high Vercors plateau with its dark wartime history.EV-friendly
IconicCorsica Island DriveA seven-day Bastia-to-Bonifacio traverse with proper Cap Corse, Corte, Porto/Scandola, Ajaccio and Bavella days.EV-friendly
NotableEmilia-Romagna Food and Art CircuitA four-day Parma, Reggio, Modena and Bologna food route followed by a labeled Ferrara/Ravenna art detour.EV-friendlyLoop / circuit
NotableGerman Castle Road Sampler: Mannheim to BayreuthA transparent Castle Road sampler linking Mannheim/Heidelberg, the Neckar castles, Rothenburg, Ansbach and Bayreuth.EV-friendly
NotableLavaux VineyardsA short but sublime drive along Route 9 above the northern shore of Lake Geneva, through the UNESCO World Heritage Lavaux wine terraces that stagger up from the water in sheer stone-walled tiers that beggar belief. The road links the higgledy-piggledy French-speaking city of Lausanne to Château de Chillon, an extraordinary 13th-century fortress immortalised in Lord Byron's poem.EV-friendly
IconicSardinia Island LoopA genuine clockwise Cagliari loop through Barumini, the Supramonte, La Maddalena, Stintino, Alghero, Bosa and Oristano.EV-friendlyLoop / circuit
LegendarySusten–Grimsel–Furka LoopThe most concentrated Alpine pass loop on Earth, three legendary roads in a single circuit. The Susten crosses a granite wilderness, the Grimsel skirts black glacial reservoirs, and the Furka passes the Rhône Glacier, where Bond once drove an Aston Martin.EV-friendlyLoop / circuit
IconicAbergwesyn Mountain PassA full-day west-to-east Cambrian Mountains crossing from Tregaron past Llyn Brianne and Soar y Mynydd, over the Devil’s Staircase and Abergwesyn Pass, and into Llanwrtyd Wells. The short mileage is deliberately slow because the road is remote, narrow, exposed, and rich in signed landscape stops.EV-friendly
NotableBran Pass, RomaniaThrough Romania's medieval Transylvania from Brasov to Rucar, past Râșnov's maze-like citadel on a high hill, Bran Castle's Gothic towers (forever linked with Dracula), and along hairpin bends above forlorn country villages to the Bucegi Mountains. Best driven between May and October; the Bran–Rucar stretch can be perilous in winter.EV-friendly
IconicCastaway on Flores, AzoresA weather-led two-day Flores route: central crater lakes and Rocha dos Bordões first, then the west-coast waterfall circuit and Fajã Grande.EV-friendly
IconicCuronian SpitFrom the Hill of Crosses through the Baltic coast to the Curonian Spit, a 98 km slip of dunes and pine forest shared between Lithuania and the Russian exclave of Kaliningrad. The route ends in Nida, a village of painted fishing cottages and Thomas Mann's summer house above the world's tallest moving sand dunes.EV-friendly
IconicDublin to the Wicklow MountainsFrom Dublin's Georgian streets into the granite mountains of the Wicklow interior, through Sally Gap's bare moorland, the oak forest of Glenealo Valley, mirror lakes, and stone ruins. The Emerald Isle's most accessible wilderness drive, returning via the coast at Bray.EV-friendly
NotableEastern Slovakia Caves and ParksA two-day east-to-central Slovakia route joining Košice, Betliar, the Ochtinská and Dobšinská caves, Slovak Paradise and Banská Bystrica without the false I/59 label.EV-friendly
NotableGlasgow to Fort WilliamThe perfect introduction to the Scottish Highlands, from Glasgow's urban grit north through Loch Lomond's pastoral shoreline, the Trossachs National Park villages of Tarbet and Crianlarich, and along the great loch itself before the landscape shifts into the imposing drama of Glen Coe and Ben Nevis.EV-friendly
NotableLivradois-Forez, FranceThrough the Livradois-Forez Regional Park from Vichy's thermal waters south to the volcanic towers of Le Puy-en-Velay, via time-trapped Thiers (knife-making capital of France), creamy Ambert (birthplace of Fourme d'Ambert cheese), and the enigmatic abbey church of La Chaise-Dieu. Deeply provincial, deeply French.EV-friendly
NotableMullerthal Little SwitzerlandA focused one-day Echternach–Mullerthal–Larochette circuit using a short named Schiessentümpel approach and one sandstone segment.EV-friendly
NotableRoute de TuriniThe most celebrated stage of the Monte Carlo Rally, a sinuous mountain road climbing from the Ligurian coast through chestnut forest to the Col de Turini at 1607m. Every hairpin is banked, every view cinematic.EV-friendly
NotableThe CévennesA two-day classic corridor beginning at Florac, crossing the limestone causses and the gorges of the Tarn and Jonte, and ending at Millau and its landmark viaduct. The distant Saint-Jean-du-Gard approach is deliberately excluded from this paced version.EV-friendly
IconicTunnel du Mont-BlancFrance with extras, hop two borders and drive through a mountain on this riveting route between Switzerland and Italy. From Geneva across the French border to Chamonix (with a cable car ride to the Aiguille du Midi at 3,842 m), then through the 11.6 km Tunnel du Mont-Blanc directly beneath Europe's highest peak to Courmayeur and the Roman aqueduct town of Aosta.EV-friendly
NotableAndalusian Flamenco Cities: Seville to GranadaA four-day curated route pairing verified flamenco experiences with Seville, Carmona, Córdoba and Granada.EV-friendly
NotableBelgian Ardennes RouteA realistic three-day Namur loop through Dinant, Han/Durbuy, La Roche, Bastogne and Bouillon.EV-friendly
IconicFurka PassSomething of a rite of passage for hardcore Alpine cyclists, Switzerland's Furka Pass is enshrined in motoring legend through its starring role in the Aston Martin/Ford Mustang car chase in James Bond's Goldfinger (1964). An Alpine pass and a half, with hairy switchbacks to an otherworldly 2,431 m plateau, the Rhône Glacier visible from the Hotel Belvédère, and deeply fissured blue ice grotto.EV-friendly
IconicHighlights of SloveniaA five-day Ljubljana-to-Piran route separating Bled/Vintgar, Vršič/Soča, Kobarid/Škocjan and Lipica/Piran.EV-friendly
NotableLisbon to PortoA four-day northbound route through Óbidos, a short Nazaré stop, reserved Coimbra, Aveiro and a full Porto/Gaia day.EV-friendly
IconicMálaga to Seville via Ronda and JerezA four-day Andalusian route delivering Málaga, Antequera, Ronda, Arcos, Jerez and a full final day in Seville.EV-friendly
NotableRiga to Cape Kolka Coastal RouteA two-day Riga-to-Cape Kolka paved-coast route via Jūrmala, Ķemeri, Engure/Mērsrags and an official Slītere trail.EV-friendly
NotableSalento Coast, PugliaA two-day Adriatic-to-Ionian Salento coast run from Otranto through Castro and Leuca to Gallipoli.EV-friendly
NotableMoldova's Monastery RouteOrheiul Vechi above the Răut, followed by the cliff and wooded-valley monasteries of the Dniester/Rezina corridor.