3 Best European Road Trips
Summer vacation is near and it’s time to decide how to spend it. What about a road trip? It’s fun, you manage to visit many different places, discover new cultures and taste many local dishes. Europe offers many fabulous routes to choose from. Let’s take a better look at three of them.
Norway – Starting in Bergen, you can take the via Alvik road and in around 7 hours you will arrive in Oslo. This route will allow you to drive through lovely scenic roads that showcase wide expanses of green bordered by snow-capped mountains and mystic fjords that take your breath away. Be aware of wild animals such as elks that may occasionally cross the roads. On the way back, drive on the coastal side of Kristiansand and Stavanger to see picturesque coastal towns, especially Skudeneshavn.
Tuscany – There are lots of rolling hills, beautiful hilltop towns and amazing architecture in Tuscany. You cannot miss Siena, distinguishable by its medieval brick buildings and narrow winding streets. Its Palio is one of the most visited spectacles in the area, held in Piazza del Campo twice a year. To give your vacation a little bit of glamour, you can find a luxury car rental in Siena and drive anywhere you wish in the most famous Italian Region. You will be able to taste the pecorino cheese and have a fill of wine, porcini mushrooms and regional pasta maybe in an authentic agriturismo located in the Tuscan hills. You should definitely visit also the hilltop town of Pienza, Orvieto and San Gimignano where you can drive by hills of vineyards, taste its famous white wine, Vernaccia de San Gimignano. Naturally Florence with its Renaissance wonders is an absolute must.
Eastern Europe – If you begin your trip in Bucharest and go north through the Carpathian Mountains, you will arrive in Transylvania, where you may visit the Bran Castle in search of Dracula. Then, drive on the high-altitude Transfagarasan mountain road for a chance to take beautiful photos of the scenery and of castles in Brasov and Sighisoara. You can spend a day or two in Budapest to enjoy relaxing baths and to have fun in ruin pubs. Continue your journey to Bratislava for a lesson in history, archaeology, art and architecture with a refreshing walk along the Danube to cap your day. Vienna is just an hour away where you can have a taste of the world’s best coffee and a special chocolate cake called Sachertorte.
*This article has been written in collaboration with Mary D
*Bergen Night Scenery, Norway photo from Shutterstock.
*Beautiful medieval town in Tuscany, Siena photo from Shutterstock.
*Castle of Bran photo from Shutterstock.
Amazing indeed…thanks for taking me there in my mind. Absolutely stunning this is
I would love to do a Norway road trip since I have been and want to see more of it
Unmmmmm I would love to take any of these!!!!!! Ahhhh a girl can dream 😉
I am with you on that – nothing wrong with day dreaming right? x
Traveling around europe is in my bucket list! Hope it is not too late haha
Nah it is never to late! Get on that road trip!! x
I have been to a few places in Europe but none on your list. I’d love to go though, to all of them. 🙂
You can always add them to a one day list 😉 x
Those are absolutely gorgeous! I am pretty sure I would have to bring my camera with me in order to truly enjoy it.
How beautiful! In a perfect world I would take a couple of months and road trip Europe. Like ALL of Europe.
That would be absolutely amazing – I would love to have the time and money to just that and take off. x
These places are beautiful but I will need a visa before I can visit…
I want to go to Europe too! These places are so good, I’d like to see them in person.
What great ideas! I hope to visit Europe one day. It is on my bucket list!
There is so much I would love to see Europe – it is such a beautiful place. x
Europe is love! I like to go there and have a road trip, I think the castle is really interesting.
I have to admit I think that is perhaps my must see spot as well. x
What amazing pictures and going on a road trip through Europe would be an incredible experience.
Tuscany and Italy in general, has always been on my list. I can only image how beautiful an Italian road trip would be.
I have always wanted to go to Europe. I think it looks so beautiful too. Tuscany is one of the places I have always wanted to go. Sounds like it’s an amazing place!
The Bran castle in search of Dracula sounds like an awesome place to visit in Europe. I wish I can see it in person.
I would totally love to do that myself as well – I’d be hoping to bump into him.. Or maybe not lol. x
I have always wanted to visit Europe! This looks like a great road trip adventure.
I have done the train throughout Europe but never the car. This would be so much fun.
I love traveling and wish I could travel more! These are gorgeous places and they will be going on my bucket list for sure!
Lovely images. I’d also add onto there Scotland if you get the chance. Such a mysterious and stunning place. Deffo worth a visit.
Yes definitely I would love to get to Scotland one day as well. x
I would love to go back to Europe. I hadn’t consodered a road trip, but it sounds like a lovely way to sightsee. I’d pick Tuscany, myself.
This would be an amazing trip. I would love to start in Norway.
I would love to do Norway myself as well! It looks like such a gorgeous place. x
Oh Eastern Europe would be wonderful. All those historic sites!
I would love to just travel around seeing different parts of history. x
Beautiful photos! Norway is high up on my list; as in the top 5. There is so much natural beauty there; but mostly I want to visit because of the history.
There is something about Norway I think that just seems like an amazing place to visit. x
These are some wonderful places. I’d love to go to any of them. Maybe Tuscany first.
These are gorgeous pictures! My daughter is getting ready to plan a trip to Europe and could use any and all input possible. I will definitely be sharing this.