Europe’s best road trips

Travelling the most beautiful routes in Europe. Road trips to make your holiday unforgettable.

With the holiday season just around the corner, the Morecast team have been on the lookout to find the road trips you must try. In our two-part series, we present the six best routes in Europe.

Iceland ring road

The Hringvegur (ring road) goes around the entire island starting from the capital, Reykjavík, and driving clockwise. You’ll encounter some unique natural features on your way. The abundant water on the island means there are numerous fjords, waterfalls, lakes and glaciers – a photographer’s dream. In summer, it can be light for 24 hours a day but in winter visitors can experience the breath-taking Northern Lights. As the weather in Iceland can be unpredictable, you should always check before setting out. You can do so with us or with the local tourist authorities to see if any sections of road are blocked.

Austria’s Grossglockner High Alpine Road

The Grossglockner High Alpine Road runs between the Austrian federal states of Salzburg and Carinthia. At 48 kilometres long, the road links the sites of Bruck an der Grossglocknerstrasse and Heiligenblut am Grossglockner. The Grossglockner High Alpine Road is passable from May each year and is a toll road. You can find more information on the operator’s website. The road is also popular with cyclists. At Franz-Josefs-Höhe, you can take the funicular railway to see where the Pasterze, Austria’s largest glacier, used to end in 1963. These days you have to cover another 300 metres to reach the starting point of the glacier.

Scotland’s North Coast 500

The north of Scotland is home to the small town of Inverness. It is the starting and ending point of one of the finest coastal roads in Europe. The 830 kilometres (516 miles) of the North Coast 500 allows you to experience and, more importantly, drive through the beauty of Scotland’s north. The North Coast 500 is marketed by local tourist authorities as the “Scottish Route 66”. Wherever you stop, the road provides breath-taking views over the Scottish landscape. The weather in Scotland can change suddenly and lengthy periods of rain are not unusual. Before you set out along the North Coast 500, find out about the weather along your route using our app or at morecast.com.