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Trips worth taking

Hand-built routes across Europe's best driving regions.

3-day

Swiss Big Three in 3 days

Furka, Grimsel and Susten — Switzerland's iconic alpine loop in a single weekend.

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5-day

Dolomites Loop in 5 days

The Sella Ronda plus the Great Dolomites Road — every famous pass on one route.

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7-day

Route des Grandes Alpes in 7 days

Geneva to Nice across 16 alpine passes — France's flagship driving route.

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Europe's most extraordinary drives

The roads every enthusiast needs to drive at least once.

Italy

Stelvio Pass

The Stelvio at 2,757m is the second-highest paved pass in Europe and the one every car enthusiast has on their list. The east side from Prad has 48 numbered hairpins — each one tighter than it looks. The west side from Bormio is faster, wider, and arguably the better drive. Surface varies: the Italian side is patched in places, the South Tyrolean side is better maintained. Width is adequate for sports cars but overtaking on the hairpins is difficult in traffic. Go before 8am or after 5pm. The view from hairpin 48 is the shot you've seen a thousand times. It's better in person.

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Switzerland

Susten Pass

The Susten is the smoothest of the Swiss three-pass circuit. Built in the 1940s with wider sweeping curves than the Furka or Grimsel, it rewards a faster driving style. The east side from Wassen climbs through forest then opens into high alpine terrain with the Stein Glacier visible ahead. Surface quality is excellent — recently maintained. At 2,224m the summit tunnel is short and dramatic. Best driven east-to-west for the reveal. Fewer tourist buses than the Furka, more local traffic on weekends.

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Switzerland

Furka Pass

The Furka is Switzerland's most honest pass. No drama, no gimmicks — just 36 tight corners climbing to 2,429m on tarmac that's been resurfaced on the lower section. If you've seen Goldfinger, you already know the view from the top. If you haven't, the real thing is better. Open mid-June to late October depending on snow. No toll. Leave before 9am in summer or the tourist buses own it. The south side from Gletsch is the better drive — steeper, tighter, and the Rhône glacier is right there.

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Planning

When to Drive the Alps: A Month-by-Month Guide

Alpine passes open late, close early, and change character with every season. Here is the month-by-month view of when to go, when to avoid, and the two-week window that every enthusiast should know about.

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Practical

The Swiss Vignette, Explained for Foreign Drivers

Forty Swiss francs, one calendar year, mandatory on every Swiss motorway. Everything a foreign driver needs to know about buying the vignette, sticking it correctly, and the penalty for getting it wrong.

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Practical

10 Tips for Driving Alpine Passes Safely

Alpine passes are more technical than they look. Hairpins, altitude, livestock, weather, buses on blind bends. Ten things that separate a good drive from a tense one — learned from people who drive these roads for a living.

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Guided trips

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Small-group guided driving trips through the Alps with a host who actually knows these roads. Coming this summer — join the waitlist.

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Europe's greatest driving roads — planned properly

Europe is a 6,000-kilometre playground for anyone who loves to drive. The Stelvio Pass and its 48 hairpins. The Furka Pass and its James Bond curves. Austria's Grossglockner High Alpine Road. The Dolomites' Great Road. France's Route des Grandes Alpes. Switzerland's Big Three — Furka, Grimsel, Susten — driveable in a single weekend if you know what you're doing.

Swissotic is the planning platform built for enthusiasts taking a driving holiday in Europe. We've curated every road worth driving across Switzerland, Austria, Italy, Germany and France — with proper editorial guides, photo spots, and live pass conditions tracked from official sources. The trip planner lets you build day-by-day itineraries with hotel stops and one-tap GPX export to your nav.

Whether you're flying into Zurich for a week of swiss alps driving, planning a dolomites road trip with a rented Porsche, or finally checking the Grossglockner off your bucket list — Swissotic gives you the roads, the routes, and the data. No tour buses. No package deals. No dumbing down.

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