Buckle up and get ready to hit the road for 50 of Europe’s greatest drives. Ranging in duration from a few hours to a week or more, each route is graded according to difficulty and features a first-hand account accompanied by awe-inspiring photographs, illustrated maps, practical information and suggestions for other similar road trips.

Buckle up for the next installment in our Epic series and the follow-up to Epic Drives of the World. Showcasing 50 of Europe’s greatest road trips, from classic drives such as Route Napoleon through the south of France to longer trips including Ireland's Wild Atlantic Way or taking a campervan through Finnish Lapland in the Arctic summer. We cover a huge variety of themes and experiences across drives that range from a few hours to a week or more.

Each of the featured drives include:

• First-person accounts from writers who have completed the drive
• Challenge level grading: easy / harder / epic
• Inspirational photography, maps and practical information to follow the writer’s journey
• Driving factbox: when is the best time to drive, vehicle hire information, how to get there, what to take
• Expert travel advice: where to stay, recommended detours, the best places to eat
• Suggestions for similar drives

50 epic drives across Europe, including:

• Coast to the Edge of Alps (Albania)
• Grossglockner Hachalpenstrasse (Austria)
• Bulgaria's fortress highway: Plovdiv to Veliko Tarnovo (Bulgaria)
• The Adriatic Highway (Croatia)
• Central and Southern Bohemia Loop (Czech Republic)
• West Coast of Jutland (Denmark)
• The Cotswolds (England)
• Chateaux of the Loire Valley (France)
• To the Nurburgring (Germany)
• Iceland's Ring Road (Iceland)
• Wild Atlantic Way (Ireland)
• Dolomites Passes & Villages Loop (Italy)
• The Belfast Loop (Northern Ireland)
• West Coast - Bergen to Kristiansund (Norway)
• Portugal's National Route 2 (Portugal)
• EV Campervan Around Orkney (Scotland)
• Mallorca - Serra de Tramuntana (Spain)
• Furka Pass (Switzerland)
• The Coastal Way (Wales)

With a vibrant cover illustrated by Ross Murray, this beautiful hardback continues this collectible series. Whether you’re a regular road tripper or just want to explore your destination in a new way, Epic Road Trips of Europe will inspire a lifetime of adventures out on the open road.

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