Coast and islands
The Amalfi Coast, from Vesuvius to Ravello
Vesuvius and the towns it buried in AD 79, then the Amalfi Coast, its terraced villages and its lemon trees above the sea. Five days on a loop from Naples, from Pompeii to Ravello.
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Wide open spaces
The Julian Alps, from Bled to Kranjska Gora
Two mountain lakes, gorges, waterfalls and the highest road pass in Slovenia. A four-day loop from Ljubljana, at the foot of Triglav.
Coast and islands
The Bay of Kotor, from the water to Mount Lovćen
A narrow bay between high mountains, Venetian towns on the water’s edge and a winding road that climbs up to Lovćen. Five days on a loop from Kotor, taking in Perast, Herceg Novi, Cetinje and Budva.
Mountains and passes
The Transfăgărășan, from Sibiu to Curtea de Argeș
A mountain road built by the army in the 1970s, crossing the Făgăraș Mountains at 2,042 metres. A four-day loop from Sibiu, by Bâlea Lake, Vidraru Lake, Poenari Citadel and the Olt valley.
Coast and islands
Lisbon to Porto, by way of Sintra, Nazaré and Coimbra
Between the country’s two great cities lies almost the whole of Portugal’s history: the palaces of Sintra, the royal abbeys, the wave at Nazaré, the old university of Coimbra. A week heading north, from Belém, where the caravels set sail, to Porto, which gave the country its name.
Wide open spaces
The West Highlands, from Glasgow to Inverness
Six days from Glasgow to Inverness on the great road through the west of Scotland. Lochs, Rannoch Moor, Glencoe, the Road to the Isles and castles by the water.
Wide open spaces
The North Cape and Finnmark, from Alta to the end of Europe
Finnmark, in the far north of Norway, is a land of tundra, fjords and reindeer. This six-day trip starts in Alta, heads up to the North Cape under the midnight sun and ends in Karasjok, in Sámi country.
Wide open spaces
Eastern Canada, from Toronto to Quebec City
From Niagara Falls to the walls of Quebec City, the best way to see Eastern Canada is to follow the water. Eleven days on the road, through the Thousand Islands, the Rideau Canal, Ottawa, Montreal and the lakes of the Mauricie.
Mountains and passes
Mainland Greece, from Athens to Meteora
A temple above the sea, the oracle of Delphi on the slopes of Parnassus and monasteries perched on rocks. A week-long loop from Athens, by way of Delphi, Meteora and Thermopylae.
Heritage and culture
Keukenhof and the tulip fields
In spring, the countryside between Haarlem and Leiden is covered in strips of flowers. This four-day trip starts from Haarlem and runs from Keukenhof to the windmills of Kinderdijk.
Experiences
Finnish Lapland, from Rovaniemi to Lake Inari
Forests, lakes and treeless hills, reindeer on the road and Sámi country around Lake Inari. A one-week loop from Rovaniemi, under the midnight sun or in the snow.
Wide open spaces
Connemara and the Cliffs of Moher
Cliffs 214 metres above the Atlantic, a plateau of bare limestone, bogs and lakes at the foot of the mountains. A five-day loop from Galway, from the Burren to Connemara.