Coast and islands
The French Riviera and the hills behind Nice
Corniche roads hanging above the Mediterranean, hilltop villages twenty minutes from the beaches, alpine valleys an hour from Nice. A six-day loop to see both faces of the Riviera.
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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
Tyrol, from Innsbruck to the Ötztal
High mountain roads that climb up to the glaciers, mountain lakes and a Habsburg city at the foot of the peaks. Eight days on a loop from Innsbruck, by way of the Achensee, the Zillertal, the Kaunertal and the Ötztal.
Coast and islands
Lake Balaton, from Tihany to Hévíz
Balaton is the largest lake in Central Europe, less than two hours from Budapest. This trip goes all the way round it in five days, from the vineyards and old volcanoes of the north shore to the beaches of the south shore.
Wide open spaces
The west coast of Jutland, from Ribe to Skagen
Dunes, lighthouses and endless beaches, all along the North Sea. Six days one way, from Ribe, the oldest town in Denmark, to the tip of Grenen.
Wide open spaces
The Belgian Ardennes, from the Meuse to the High Fens
Citadels above the Meuse, the loops of the Semois, caves and the High Fens plateau. A five-day loop from Namur, through the forests of southern and eastern Wallonia.
Wide open spaces
Gdańsk and the Baltic coast, from Malbork to the Łeba dunes
A red-brick city on the Motława, white sand beaches and a pine-covered peninsula 35 kilometres long. A six-day loop from Gdańsk, from Malbork Castle to the Łeba dunes.
Wide open spaces
The Curonian Spit, from Klaipėda to the dunes of Nida
A 98-kilometre strip of sand between the Baltic and a lagoon, covered in pine forest and great dunes. This three-day trip starts in Palanga and Klaipėda, takes the ferry and runs down the spit to Nida.
Wide open spaces
Bohemian Switzerland, from Děčín to Pravčická brána
In the north of the Czech Republic, the Elbe runs through a sandstone massif cut into towers, gorges and arches. This trip goes round it in four days from Děčín, taking in Pravčická brána, the Kamenice gorges and the basalt “organ pipes”.
Coast and islands
Istria, from Pula to the hilltop villages
Istria is a largely Croatian peninsula at the top of the Adriatic, between a Venetian coast and hills covered in vineyards and forests. This trip goes round it in five days from Pula, by way of Rovinj, Motovun, Mount Učka and Opatija.
Coast and islands
The white villages, Ronda and the Costa de la Luz
Whitewashed villages clinging to the sierras, a town split in two by a ravine, then the Atlantic, its dunes and the wind of Tarifa. Six days on a loop from Jerez, between the mountains of Cádiz and the wildest coast in Andalusia.
Coast and islands
Sicily, from golden mosaics to Greek temples
Greeks, Carthaginians, Arabs and Normans all coveted this island, and each left their mark: Doric temples, golden mosaics, Baroque towns rebuilt after an earthquake. Eleven days on a loop from Palermo, by way of Etna, Syracuse and the salt pans of the west.
Wide open spaces
The Slovenian Karst and its coast, from Postojna to Piran
Vast caves, a castle set in a cliff, white horses, then three small Venetian towns on the Adriatic. A four-day loop from Ljubljana, across the Karst to the sea.