These nine diverse and dynamic countries represent some of the top spots to hit the road in Europe. Discover what makes them so special and kick your trip planning into gear with our recommended road …
Road Trips
Buckle up for a big adventure.
By Lonely Planet
- There are currently over 70 wineries scattered across the hilly, Mediterranean-like landscape, which makes a fine setting for an epic, Texan-style road trip.
- Pack your surfboard, your hiking boots and your appetite and hit the East Coast road.
- Here are a few suggestions to get your Swedish road trip started.
- Lonely Planet staff share their stories of times spent on the road.
- In our latest gear reviews, we look at a range of kit ideal for long journeys by car and motorbike.
- This road trip itinerary takes in 10 centuries of compelling architecture with ample time for rich Gers cuisine along the way.
- Hit the road on a fascinating five-day trip, traversing 560 km and five millennia of history.”
- There’s nothing like an American road trip, and the coast road between Los Angeles and San Francisco offers one of the best...
- Venture here and you’ll uncover time-warped old towns, rickety castles, serene monasteries, beautiful countryside and mouthwatering regional cuisine.
- Road trip this coastline to discover history, nature and epic landscapes.
- Whether by foot, two wheels, or four-wheel drive, the Carretera Austral is an iconic challenge...
- Get your road trip started with our suggested itinerary.
- Here we highlight six classic road trips, ranging from gentle Tuscan jaunts to hair-raising mountain adventures.
- The best way to take in Albania’s ancient castles, lived-in World Heritage Sites and ethnographic museums is on a road trip.
- With jaw-dropping scenery and hundreds of miles of winding roads, western South Dakota is a driver’s playground.
- The following routes are equally impressive and also offer quirky cultural experiences, great food and the irresistible charm of the road less travelled.
- Few experiences bring together offbeat adventure and epic road-tripping quite like bouncing through Mongolia's Gobi Desert in the rear-facing seat of an off-road van.
- Botswana is made for road (and road-less) trips – it is big-sky country, a land of flood plains, deserts and eternal horizons.
- No other part of Greece combines stupendous mountain scenery and scenic hikes with deserted, pristine beaches and an incredible wealth of ancient sites like the Peloponnese.
- When the USSR started opening up for foreign tourists in the 1960s, the authorities devised a circular route through this area, which they called the Golden Ring, and the name stuck.
- Check out a few suggestions for an Omani road trip to remember.
- Rev those engines for the Mother of all Road Trips – the Pan-American Highway.
- Jump in the back seat, strap yourself in, and get comfy as we identify the right wheels for the job.
