Coast and islands
Central Dalmatia: Split, the Krka and Biokovo
Towns of white stone on the Adriatic, a river of waterfalls and a road that climbs to 1,762 metres above the sea. Six days on a loop from Split, between the coast and the hinterland.
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Mountains and passes
Kraków and the Tatras
A former royal capital, a salt mine, then Poland’s highest mountains two hours’ drive away. A six-day loop from Kraków, from Wieliczka to Zakopane and on to the Dunajec gorge.
Coast and islands
The Albanian Riviera, from Vlorë to Ksamil
Between Vlorë and Ksamil, the Ionian coast road crosses the Llogara Pass, then runs past pebble beaches and hilltop villages. In six days, you also visit the ruins of Butrint, Ali Pasha’s forts and the blue spring of the Blue Eye.
Heritage and culture
The Flemish cities: Bruges, Ghent and Antwerp
Belfries, canals and old master paintings, in cities rarely more than an hour’s drive from each other. A six-day loop from Brussels, through Antwerp, Ghent, Bruges and Ypres.
Wide open spaces
South Bohemia: Český Krumlov, Telč and the land of fishponds
Castles by the water, Renaissance towns with arcades and hundreds of carp ponds. Five days on a loop from České Budějovice, from the Vltava valley to Telč, in Moravia.
Heritage and culture
Mostar and Herzegovina
Ottoman bridges over a green river, stone plateaus and waterfalls you can swim under. A five-day loop from Mostar, from the upper Neretva to Trebinje.
Coast and islands
Normandy, from Giverny to Mont Saint-Michel
Monet’s garden, the cliffs of Étretat, Honfleur and the Côte Fleurie, the D-Day beaches, then Mont Saint-Michel at the end of its bay. A week along the Seine and the Normandy coast. Nine centuries of history, from William the Conqueror to 6 June 1944.
Mountains and passes
The Bavarian Alps, from the Zugspitze to the Königssee
The castles of Ludwig II, about ten lakes and the highest peak in Germany. A nine-day loop from Munich, from Neuschwanstein to the Königssee, with two short stretches through Tyrol.
Heritage and culture
Transylvania, from the Saxon villages to Bran Castle
In the heart of Romania, Transylvania lines up Saxon towns, fortified churches and castles at the foot of the Carpathians. This trip makes an eight-day loop from Brașov, through Sighișoara, Sibiu and Bran.
Coast and islands
The Baltic states along the Via Baltica, from Tallinn to Vilnius
From Tallinn to Vilnius, the Via Baltica crosses Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania, through forests, beaches and old merchant towns. Nine days on the road heading south, by way of Riga, the Hill of Crosses and Trakai Castle.
Mountains and passes
The Vršič Pass and the Soča Valley
The road over Slovenia’s highest pass crosses the Julian Alps, then follows an emerald-green river towards the Adriatic. Four days from Kranjska Gora to Nova Gorica, from the Vršič Pass to the vineyards of Goriška Brda.
Coast and islands
Cornwall, from Tintagel to Land’s End
Granite cliffs, fishing harbours, mines on the edge of the Atlantic and Tintagel Castle. A week on a loop from Exeter, by way of Dartmoor, to Land’s End and the Lizard.