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And it hit me halfway through the session: this is a completely different Frankfurt. Same skyline, same bridges, same streets I’ve driven a hundred times but from the water, gliding a foot above the surface in near silence, it all looks and feels like another dimension entirely. No traffic noise, no crowds, just you, the current, and a city that suddenly looks like it’s showing you its quiet side.

That’s the thing about efoiling that people don’t get until they try it: it’s not just a watersport, it’s a different lens on places you think you already know. A lake you’ve swum in your whole life. A coastline you’ve only ever seen from a beach towel. A city river you’ve only crossed on a bridge. All of it turns into unexplored territory the second you’re foiling over it.

My honest suggestion: if you’ve got an efoil (or even just access to one), throw it in the car and start exploring the water around the cities and lakes near you not just the “iconic” spots. You’ll be shocked how many everyday places become completely new experiences once you see them from the surface up.

Most people wait for the “big trip” to feel like an explorer. You don’t need one. Sometimes it’s just your own city, thirty centimeters below eye level, looking completely unfamiliar.

Get out there. You’ll never see your hometown the same way again.

The route: down through the Italian lakes, along the Croatian coast, a stretch through Montenegro, into Greece, and finally into Turkey to ride some genuinely untouched Aegean coastline empty coves, no crowds, no influencers, just clear water and silence.

Here’s the thing nobody tells you about a trip like this: it’s not about the destination. It’s about pulling over on a whim because a bay looked too good from the highway, unloading the board, and having water nobody else has ridden that week. You can’t do that with a suitcase and a boarding pass.

If you’ve been sitting on a “someday” road trip idea efoil, kayak, bike, whatever forces you onto the road instead of a plane this is your sign. The forced slowness is the feature, not the bug. Europe’s coastline from Italy to Turkey is absurdly underrated when you’re not just flying over it.

Happy to answer questions on routes, border stuff, camping/parking spots, or where the best untouched water actually was if anyone’s planning something similar next summer.

Six weeks. One road trip. Countless coastlines. This summer I drove and efoiled my way across Italy, Croatia, Turkey, and Greece — hugging the sea, exploring lakes, and letting Google Maps guide the route. I booked most stays 2–3 days at a time through Booking.com and Trip.com, calling a few hotels directly when I found hidden gems. It wasn’t an expensive trip — just a smart one. And an unforgettable one!

Board info: I am a real fan of Audi Aerofoils and enjoying it for more than 2 years without any issues!

2 endurance batteries with a fast charger is great for a road trip around the European coasts

I found this place around Ayvalık Turkey not much information about it. Any idea what it can be?

There are so many unexplored beautiful spots in Türkiye and Greece that after a month of traveling still need another 2-3 months to cover may be %10 of it. I have been efoiling 4-6 hours a day 😊 in this holiday

While I was efoiling in between Ören en Akbuk coast I found this:

I am the montly leaderboard challenge winner! Thank you Audi Aerofoils

😊🙏🏽 #lambo

D Maris bay located in Marmaris has Rentals courses and a great location full of possibilities

I traveled from the Netherlands to Turkey as a European this is the 3rd summer I enjoy my great gear Audi Aerofoils! Flawless engineering 🙏🏽🧿😊 I am not getting paid for this video just sharing my experiences ♥️🇹🇷🇳🇱😊🧿🙏🏽

I have been exploring the European cities in the coming 5weeks. Where should I go next? By the way I am here for dental treatment 😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣

The route says it all — starting near Copacabana Beach, tracing the coast past Lokrum, looping twice around the base of the old fortress, then running the full length of the city walls before turning back. A proper efoil adventure.
The Glide Out
The board hummed to life the moment I stepped on, lifting clear of the water within seconds. Dubrovnik’s harbor fell away behind me — Gruž, Lapad, the ferries — replaced by open water and the long green shoreline sliding past. The wind was light, the sea glassy, and for the first stretch I was just another boat wake among many, other tourists and swimmers dotting the coastline near the beach.
Into the Quiet
But rounding the point past Lokrum, the crowds thinned out fast. The cliffs there rise straight out of the sea — pale stone walls stained dark at the waterline, with nothing but the hum of the foil and the slap of small waves against rock. For long stretches there was no one. No boats, no swimmers, no voices carrying across the water — just the massive limestone faces towering overhead and the empty blue stretching out ahead of the board.
It was in one of those quiet pockets, tracing along the base of the cliffs, that the water beneath me darkened — not from a cloud passing over, but from something moving underneath. I cut the throttle and just drifted, watching. It surfaced slow, unhurried, easily the size of a dolphin, gliding beneath the board with this deliberate, ancient kind of motion. I froze. There was no urgency to it, no threat exactly, but the sheer scale of it — passing directly under a board I was standing on, in water suddenly feeling much less solid — sent a jolt through me I couldn’t shake for a few minutes after it disappeared back into the deep.
Back to the Walls
Shaken but still buzzing, I pushed on, tracing the full length of the Dubrovačke zidine before circling back. By the time Copacabana Beach came back into view — sun umbrellas, people wading in the shallows, the ordinary noise of a beach day — it felt like returning from somewhere else entirely. Feet up under the umbrella afterward, board propped against the wall, I couldn’t stop replaying that one still moment under the cliffs, when something enormous passed beneath me and the whole sea felt a lot bigger than it had five minutes before.

Audi Aerofoils in the month July;) do you think I can win?

I have been living here in the Netherlands as you see in the map and enjoying efoiling everyday. The lake in front my home is my favorite spot. the Please share a video or a photo of your favorite spot. Thank you in advance 🙏🏽😊🧿