European Escapes

Road Trip Co · European Escapes

Europe at
your own pace.

Self-drive holidays through Europe’s most beautiful countries. Coastal roads, wine regions, mountain passes and cultural trails — all planned for you, driven by you.

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Self-Drive European Holidays

The best way to see
Europe is to drive it

Forget tour buses and fixed itineraries. Our European road trips give you total freedom — scenic routes mapped out, beautiful hotels booked, and every detail handled. You just drive.

From the lavender fields of Provence to the fjords of Norway, the Amalfi Coast to the Scottish Highlands — these are holidays built around the journey, not just the destination.

7
Countries
10
Routes
5–14
Night Itineraries
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Italy

Coastlines, culture
& la dolce vita

From the Amalfi Coast to Tuscany, the Italian Lakes to Sicily. Italy is the ultimate European road trip destination.

Italy

Turin · Lake Como · Cinque Terre · Florence

The Italian Job Road Trip

A self-drive ode to the original car-chase movie. Turin’s rooftops, Lake Como, the Cinque Terre coast and Tuscan hill towns. The classic Italian grand tour with cinematic credentials.

⏱ 7–10 nights ★ April – October
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Fly & Drive Italy · France

Sicily · Sardinia · Corsica

Three Med Islands Fly-Drive

Three of the Mediterranean’s most spectacular driving islands in one trip. Fly out, hop the ferries between Sicily, Sardinia and Corsica, and drive coastal roads, mountain passes and ancient ruins.

⏱ 10–14 nights ★ May – October
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Italy

Lake Como · St Bernard Pass · Italian Lakes

Lake Como & Alpine Passes

The Italian Lakes meet the Alps. Lake Como, the Great St Bernard Pass and the dramatic mountain roads that connect Italy to Switzerland. Boat trips, lakeside hotels and serious hairpins.

⏱ 5–7 nights ★ May – September
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Italy

Dolomites · Stelvio Pass · Tre Cime · Cortina

Dolomites & the Stelvio Pass

The greatest driving roads in Europe. The Stelvio’s 48 hairpins, the Tre Cime, the Sella Ronda and the cinematic limestone peaks of the Dolomites. Driving as theatre.

⏱ 7–10 nights ★ June – October
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Italy

Lake Garda · Venice · Verona

Lake Garda, Venice & Verona

Love northern Italy but would rather someone else did the driving and the planning? Eight days, three of Italy’s most beautiful destinations and five guided experiences — an escorted tour with Riviera Travel, ABTA & ATOL protected.

⏱ 8 days / 7 nights ★ April – October
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Spain & Portugal

Sun-soaked roads
& Atlantic coast

The Algarve, Andalusia, the Basque Country and the Douro Valley. Warmth, wine, tapas and some of the most underrated driving in Europe.

Fly & Drive Portugal

Lisbon · Alentejo · Algarve · Sagres

Portugal — Lisbon to the Algarve

Lisbon’s tiled streets, the rolling cork forests of the Alentejo, dramatic Atlantic cliffs at Sagres and the golden beaches of the Algarve. Portugal is Europe’s most underrated road trip.

⏱ 7–10 nights ★ March – November
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Germany

Castles, culture
& the open road

The Romantic Road, the Black Forest, Bavaria and the Rhine Valley. Germany’s road trip credentials go far beyond the Autobahn.

Germany

Baden-Baden · Black Forest · Freiburg · Rhine Valley

Black Forest & the Rhine Valley

Winding forest roads, spa towns, cuckoo clock villages and the dramatic Rhine Gorge with its hilltop castles. Combine the Black Forest’s quiet backroads with vineyard-lined river valleys.

⏱ 5–7 nights ★ May – October
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Scandinavia

Fjords, forests
& midnight sun

Norway’s fjord roads, Sweden’s lake country and Denmark’s coastal charm. Big skies, empty roads and landscapes that stop you in your tracks.

Fly & Drive Norway

Bergen · Hardangerfjord · Trollstigen · Geiranger

Norwegian Fjords & Atlantic Road

Drive Norway’s National Tourist Routes through the deepest fjords in Europe. Trollstigen’s eleven hairpins, the Atlantic Road, Geirangerfjord and wooden stave churches.

⏱ 10–14 nights ★ June – September
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Fly & Drive Sweden

Stockholm · Dalarna · Göteborg · Småland

Sweden — Stockholm to Göteborg

Red wooden cottages, glass-still lakes, dense forests and the quiet back roads of Dalarna and Småland. Sweden is Scandinavia’s most relaxed road trip.

⏱ 7–10 nights ★ June – September
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Scotland & Ireland

Wild Atlantic &
Highland roads

The North Coast 500, the Wild Atlantic Way and the Scottish islands. Dramatic, remote and no passport needed.

Scotland

Inverness · Durness · John o’ Groats · Applecross

North Coast 500

Scotland’s answer to Route 66. The NC500 loops around the Highlands through some of the most dramatic coastline in Europe. Single-track roads, whisky distilleries and empty beaches.

⏱ 5–7 nights ★ May – September
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Tell us where you want to go and we’ll plan the perfect self-drive holiday. Routes, hotels, everything sorted — you just drive.

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