Alpine PassStelvio Pass
South Tyrol
The Stelvio at 2,757m is the second-highest paved pass in Europe and the one every car enthusiast has on their list.
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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 is the spiritual home of the alpine drive.
Austria
3 roads
Austria's driving roads are the quieter cousin to Switzerland's headliners — and arguably the better drive for it.
Italy
1 road
Italy holds two distinct driving worlds.
Germany
4 roads
Germany's driving story is two-headed.
France
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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
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
Not every great driving road is a pass.
Touring Routes
1 road
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
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.
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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Alpine PassGrimsel Pass
Bern / Valais
The Grimsel connects the Bernese Oberland to the Valais over 2,164m of granite and reservoir lakes.
Scenic RoadDeutsche Alpenstrasse
Bavaria
Germany's oldest tourist road runs 484km from Lindau on Lake Constance to Berchtesgaden near the Austrian border.
Alpine PassKlausen Pass
Uri / Glarus
The Klausen at 1,948m is one of Switzerland's oldest pass roads — narrow, twisting, and untouched by modern widening.
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