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The best driving roads in Europe

From Italy's legendary Stelvio Pass to Switzerland's Big Three, Austria's Grossglockner and Germany's derestricted autobahn — Europe is the world's greatest playground for driving enthusiasts. Every road we list has been driven and rated.

By country

Switzerland
12 roads

Switzerland

Switzerland is the spiritual home of the alpine drive.

Austria
3 roads

Austria

Austria's driving roads are the quieter cousin to Switzerland's headliners — and arguably the better drive for it.

Italy
1 road

Italy

Italy holds two distinct driving worlds.

Germany
4 roads

Germany

Germany's driving story is two-headed.

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France

France gives the European driver the longest continuous good road in the Alps: the Route des Grandes Alpes, 720 kilometres from Lake Geneva to the Mediterranean across seventeen pa

By category

Alpine Passes
14 roads

Alpine Passes

The alpine pass is the original European driving discipline — a road built to cross a mountain when the mountain would rather not be crossed.

Scenic Roads
3 roads

Scenic Roads

Not every great driving road is a pass.

Touring Routes
1 road

Touring Routes

A touring route is a multi-day, multi-road sequence — a curated string of passes, scenic roads and overnight stops that adds up to more than the sum of its parts.

Autobahn Stretches
2 roads

Autobahn Stretches

The German autobahn is the only place in the developed world where a properly engineered car can be driven the way it was built to be driven.

By region

Dolomites
1 road

Dolomites

There is no other driving region in Europe quite like the Dolomites.

Swiss Alps
11 roads

Swiss Alps

The Swiss Alps are the most concentrated good driving terrain on Earth.

Bavaria
3 roads

Bavaria

Bavaria is the gateway to alpine driving for anyone flying into Munich.

Editor's picks: Top 10 driving roads in Europe

Editor's picks: Top 10 driving roads in Europe

If you only have one trip, drive these. The canonical list — passes, scenic routes and grand tours that define European motoring.

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