The best places I’ve driven my car in Europe (so far)
Here’s the best places in Europe I’ve been able to enjoy driving my (first) car:
- The Grossglockner High Alpine Road, Austria: specially built for road enjoyment (doesn’t have a practical purpose) and frequently used as a test track for car manufactures. It has a steep toll but it’s a great way to have some fun in different seasons. Austria in general is quite pretty, so can’t go wrong there.
- The trio passes - Furka, Susten and Grimsel, Switzerland: you can easily do all 3 several times in a day. Furka was the scarriest, narrow, many portions without proper protection and a steep drop, Grimsel I’ve found the ugliest with many man made constructions along the way, and Susten the pretties. We’ve got there in the evening, almost empty, sun setting slowly in the distance with a storm visible on the horizon, made one of the most memorable drives for me.
We wanted to do the Susten pass in late autumn but it was already closed for winter so we ended up taking the car train which was a fun experience.
- Tuscany, Italy: not the best quality roads but man the scenery is amazing. Rolling hills with vineyards on one side and hilltop medieval villages on the other. We’ve been there several times and still can’t get enough. It has a special place in my heath being the first roadtrip destination after getting my drivers license. Almost got stuck (physically) on those narrow roads in Florence. Also, the Italians drive fast and it’s ok to follow suite.
- Fjord Norway: the last roadtrip we did before having a baby. Amazing scenery, a lot less populated / built compared to other parts of Europe. Roads are not that great, very bumpy (from all the campers I imagine) and they can be quite narrow. You have to take the ferry many times a day (which can get boring after a while) but man again, the nature is just amazing! Oh also, they have the world’s longest tunnel (24.5 Km / 15.23a Mi) that we crossed twice, not fun honestly, although it has some rest stops along the way (inside the tunnel).
We’re planning a new road trip now that the baby is 1 and a half years old, looking forward to hear some suggestions.