Heritage and culture
The cities of Castile, from Toledo to Segovia
A week-long loop from Madrid, on the high plateau of Castile. The trip takes in Toledo, the walls of Ávila, Salamanca, Zamora, the castles of the meseta and the aqueduct of Segovia.
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Moldova’s wine route, from Cricova to Orheiul Vechi
Cellars dug for more than a hundred kilometres under the hills, monasteries in the rock and wine estates on the banks of the Dniester. Four days on a loop from Chișinău, along Moldova’s wine route.
Mountains and passes
Maramureș and Bukovina
In the north of Romania, two mountain regions keep wooden churches and monasteries with frescoes on their outside walls. This trip crosses them in eight days, from Baia Mare to the Bicaz Gorge and Lacul Roșu.
Wide open spaces
New England in autumn, from Boston to Maine
Twelve days on a loop from Boston, just as the maples turn red. The road takes in the white villages of Vermont, the White Mountains, the lighthouses of Maine and the towns where the American Revolution began.
Heritage and culture
South Moravia, castles and vineyards around Brno
Castles among fishponds, hills of vines and caves you visit by boat. A five-day loop from Brno, down to the Austrian border.
Heritage and culture
Lake Geneva and Lavaux, from Geneva to Chillon
Lakeside promenades, castles on the water and the terraced vineyards of Lavaux, on the north shore of Lake Geneva. A four-day loop from Geneva, with a detour through the Gruyère on the way back.
Coast and islands
Pelion, between the Gulf of Volos and the Aegean
Pelion is a forested mountain that sits between a calm gulf and the Aegean Sea. This trip takes five days to loop around it from Volos, through its stone villages, its pebble coves and its winding roads.
Coast and islands
Sardinia, from hidden coves to nuraghi
People come for the turquoise water; they leave with Bronze Age towers, shepherds’ villages and a language of its own. Twelve days on a loop from Olbia, through Gallura, Catalan Alghero, Cagliari and the Gulf of Orosei.
Wide open spaces
The Bieszczady, from wooden churches to the połoniny
In south-eastern Poland, on the borders with Slovakia and Ukraine, the Bieszczady are mountains of forest and high pasture, with few villages. A five-day circuit from Rzeszów, by way of Sanok, Lake Solina and the Great Bieszczady Loop.
Wide open spaces
Saxon Switzerland, from Dresden to the rocks of the Elbe
Half an hour from Dresden, the Elbe flows between sandstone towers, beech forests and fortresses on the heights. This trip takes four days to go round the region, from the Bastei to the Schrammsteine and on to Königstein.
Experiences
The Top End: Darwin, Kakadu, Katherine and Litchfield
Floodplains full of birds, rock shelters painted over thousands of years, gorges and waterfalls where you can swim. Eight days on a loop from Darwin, through Australia’s tropical north.
Heritage and culture
The Périgord and the Dordogne Valley
Caves painted more than seventeen thousand years ago, castles facing each other across the Dordogne from their cliffs, bastide towns and truffle markets. A week on a loop from Périgueux, through the four colours of the Périgord.