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.
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Scenic roads
Destinations told one at a time, each with the trip that goes with it — ready to make your own.
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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.
Wide open spaces
The Grossglockner Road, from Salzburg to the Krimml Falls
The Grossglockner Road crosses the Hohe Tauern at the foot of Austria’s highest mountain. Five days on a loop from Salzburg, with gorges, an ice cave and the Krimml Falls.
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.
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.
Coast and islands
The Peloponnese, from Mycenae to Cape Tainaron
Bronze Age cities, the sanctuaries of Olympia and Epidaurus, Byzantine towns and villages of tower houses. A nine-day loop from Athens, through Arcadia, the Mani and Monemvasia.
Wide open spaces
The Lysefjord, from Preikestolen to Kjerag
A narrow fjord between granite cliffs, two hikes to rocks on the edge of a sheer drop, and a road with 27 hairpin bends. Five days on a loop from Stavanger, to the head of the fjord and then to the beaches of Jæren.
Wide open spaces
The Red Centre, from Alice Springs to Uluru
In the middle of Australia, a red desert, gorges that hold water all year round and two great sacred sites. Eight days on a loop from Alice Springs, through the MacDonnells, Kings Canyon, Uluru and Kata Tjuta.
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Valais, from the passes to the Matterhorn
Six days on the road across Valais, from the Grimsel and Furka passes to the abbey of Saint-Maurice. On the way, the Aletsch Glacier, Zermatt and the Matterhorn, and valleys where the road zigzags up to the dams.
Heritage and culture
The Douro Valley, wine country carved out of the schist
Upstream from Porto, the Douro flows between slopes of schist that generations of winegrowers have shaped into terraces. Six days on a loop, from the port lodges of Gaia to the far reaches of the Douro Superior, by way of Lamego, Pinhão and the viewpoints.
Wide open spaces
The northern Wild Atlantic Way, from Donegal to Mayo
Some of the highest cliffs in Europe, moorland where people speak Irish and beaches at the end of the road. A week on the west coast of Ireland, from the tip of Inishowen to Westport.