Heritage and culture
The Cotswolds, from Blenheim to Castle Combe
Villages of honey-coloured stone, churches paid for by wool and roads between dry-stone walls and sheep. A five-day loop from Oxford, from Blenheim Palace to Castle Combe.
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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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Coast and islands
Southern Sweden, from Skåne to Småland
From the cliffs of Kullaberg to the stones of Ales stenar, then from the forests of Småland to Kalmar Castle. A one-week loop from Malmö, through Sweden’s southernmost province and the land of Astrid Lindgren.
Wide open spaces
Luxembourg, from Little Switzerland to the Moselle
Mossy sandstone rocks, castles above the rivers and vineyards along the Moselle. A four-day loop from Luxembourg City, in a country that measures 82 kilometres from north to south.
Mountains and passes
Graubünden and the Engadine, a loop over the passes
Seven passes, lakes at 1,800 metres and villages with decorated façades, in the only Swiss canton with three official languages. A week on a loop from Chur, with a stretch through Italy, from Tirano to the Stelvio Pass.
Mountains and passes
The Sognefjord and Jotunheimen, from Oslo to Bergen
Three mountain roads closed in winter, stave churches and the fjords of western Norway, listed by Unesco. Six days from Oslo to Bergen, from the Jotunheimen plateau to the inner reaches of the Sognefjord.
Wide open spaces
Tasmania on a loop, from Hobart to Cradle Mountain
Beaches lined with granite, rainforests and the ruins of a penal colony, on an island south of mainland Australia. This trip goes all the way round it in twelve days from Hobart, from Freycinet to Cradle Mountain.
Wide open spaces
Tallinn and Lahemaa National Park
A Hanseatic old town on the Unesco list, then a coast of forests, bogs and fishing villages. A four-day loop from Tallinn, out to the manor houses of Lahemaa National Park.
Wide open spaces
The Estrada Nacional 2, Portugal from top to bottom
From Chaves, a stone’s throw from Galicia, to Faro, on the edge of the Ria Formosa, a single road crosses the whole of Portugal through its interior. Eight days of vines, pine woods and cork oaks — provided you leave the motorway to those in a hurry.
Wide open spaces
Bosnia, from the Una to Sarajevo
Bosnia is a land of green rivers, waterfalls and old Ottoman towns. This trip crosses it in five days, from Bihać and Una National Park to Sarajevo, by way of Jajce and Travnik.
Coast and islands
Zeeland, from Middelburg to the Delta dykes
Zeeland is the province of islands and dykes, in the south-west of the Netherlands. This five-day loop from Middelburg follows the coast, crosses the dams of the Delta Works and passes under the Scheldt to Sluis.
Experiences
Lake Constance, a tour of three countries
Lake Constance is shared between Germany, Austria and Switzerland. This trip goes all the way round it in five days from Konstanz, from the islands of Reichenau and Mainau to the Rhine Falls.
Mountains and passes
The Transalpina, from Novaci to Alba Iulia
The Transalpina is the highest road in Romania: it crosses the Carpathians at 2,145 metres, at the Urdele Pass. This four-day trip follows it from Oltenia to the citadels of Transylvania.