Make small Europe getaways It is one of the best ways to travel and get to know some of its most incredible places. Having full freedom to decide when and where to stop, is one of the greatest pleasures of this way of traveling, in addition to forgetting the many uncomfortable times of public transport. In Europe there are many ideal areas to make a perfect route in your own car or rental car, freeing you of schedules and being able to enjoy all the time you need in the places you want to visit.
We are not going to deny that this is one of our preferred ways of traveling, especially when we have more days than not just a weekend and that we put into practice whenever we can. We leave you a list with some of the 5 best car getaways in Europe.
1. Tuscany
Tuscany, with its dreamlike landscapes, full of vineyards and cornfields, is one of the perfect destinations in which to rent a car and enjoy a few days touring villages full of charm. Is car break It will take you to visit medieval towns and cities such as Lucca, Volterra, Siena, San Gimignano, Pienza or Bagno Vignoni. Italy and especially this area has one of the best gastronomies in the world based on fresh products, good pasta and good wine, another of the great reasons to choose this destination as one of the 5 best car getaways in Europe.
You have several options to travel by car, one of them is to establish as a base Siena and go on one-day routes or decide on a circular route that will take you through the different points of interest. In 4 or 5 days you can know the main places in this area, although if you have more days much better, you can include cities like Pisa or Florence, an incredible open-air museum that we are sure, will not disappoint you.
The Toscana
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Practical guide to prepare a trip to Tuscany2. Switzerland
Switzerland is one of the best car getaways in Europe, since at least according to our experience, it is one of the countries in which it is almost essential to travel through this means of transport to fully enjoy all its attractions. Although, do not go in a hurry: Switzerland is the typical place where its impressive landscapes will make you always have your foot ready on the brake pedal ready to stop every few meters.
In a Switzerland car trip you can not miss places like Lake Leman with the beautiful Castle of Chillon, the mountainous landscapes and lakes of Interlaken, the 72 waterfalls of the Lauterbrunnen Valley or the beautiful cities of Bern, Freiburg, Lucerne or Thun. Being a small country you can travel some of its areas in 4 or 5 days landing in Geneva and making a circular route route or choose to make the route entering Geneva and leaving through the Zurich airport, something that will save us time and Be able to expand the places to visit.
Chillon Castle in Switzerland
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3. Alsace, one of the best car trips in Europe
There's a lot car routes through France They are worth it, but if you want to see some of the most beautiful villages in the world, the one that runs through Alsace we are sure that you will not be disappointed. Although it is a trip that can be done at any time of the year, enjoying a few days there in the middle of Christmas has a special charm, since the villages are adorned with spectacular decoration and the atmosphere that surrounds their famous Christmas markets make this area from France one of the most visited at this time.
There are many villages in Alsace that you can not miss as Turckheim, Kaysersberg, Riquewihr, Hunawihr, Ribeauvillé or Obernai although there are some that we would mark in red as essential: Eguisheim, Colmar and the beautiful city of Strasbourg, three places that are the soul of Christmas and Alsace.
In about 4 or 5 days you can visit most of the villages of Alsace and even visit the beautiful Haut-Koenigsbourg Castle arriving and departing from the Basel airport in Switzerland. Another option is to fly to Baden-Baden, in Germany, and start the route through the villages of Alsace from Strasbourg.
Eguisheim in Alsace, one of the best car trips in Europe
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4. Cotswolds or the English countryside
In southern England you will find some of the most beautiful landscapes and villages in Europe: The Cotswolds or the English Countryside. Landing with a low cost flight in Bristol we can tour the area by rental car in about 4 or 5 days. Its beautiful villages, in which its honey-colored stone houses stand out, such as Castle Combe, Tetbury, Broadway, Chipping Campden, Stow on the World or the considered prettiest town in England, Bibury, will surprise you wrapped in green landscapes, that the they turn into idyllic and privileged places in which to spend a season.
Another thing you can not miss in this area are its Bed And Breakfast, accommodations where you can sleep at home, enjoy the typical English breakfasts and of course, delight in the kindness of the owners that will make you feel like the family.
By the way, something very important: do not forget to drive on the left!
Bibury Villages of the English countryside
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5. Bavaria
Bavaria is another of our favorite areas of Europe to travel by car. A fairly complete itinerary can begin by getting to know Munich and then approaching by car to the spectacular Neuschwanstein Castle, chosen by Walt Disney as an inspiration to design the Sleeping Beauty Castle in Disneyland. Very close to the castle you will find the beautiful village of Fussen, a lovely place to spend a day and even stay.
When you return to Munich, you cannot miss the town of Oberammergau, a story town, never better said, in which many house facades are painted with scenes of famous children's stories.
The landscapes of this area also made us stand out and although the gastronomy cannot be compared with other places in Europe, we cannot leave Bavaria without trying some of its famous sausages such as Bierwurst, finely seasoned with black pepper, paprika and mustard , Wollwurst, beef or pork or Regensburger Wurst, the largest of all, made with pork.
Neuschwanstein Castle in Bavaria
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