Mont Cenis is a massif and pass (2,081m) in Savoie, France, which forms the limit between the Cottian and Graian Alps, and the road over the pass was built between 1803 and 1810 by Napoleon. A 'Fell' ...

Ohrid Lake sits on the mountainous border between the southwestern Republic of Macedonia and eastern Albania. It is one of Europe's deepest and oldest lakes, preserving a unique aquatic ecosystem with...

When you have explored Reykjavik, visited the museums, the landmarks, the churches, head 47km west towards The Blue Lagoon, and relax in the geothermal spa, as you gather your energy for the next few ...

The northern route across the top of Iceland brings you past some of Iceland's most spectacular landscapes and geological phenomena. Vatnajokull National Park, created by the combined forces of rivers...

Like most districts of Artvin this is a beautiful hilly area surrounded by high mountains on all sides, including the 3,537 m Karçkal mountains to the west, and watered by many mountain streams and p...

Albula Pass or Pass da l'Alvra (2,315 m) is a Swiss mountain pass in the canton of Graubünden, in the Albula Range of the Alps. The road from Thusis through Bergün leads to La Punt in the Inn Valley...

Simplon Pass (2,005m) sits high in the mountains between the Pennine Alps and the Lepontine Alps in Switzerland. It connects Brig in the canton of Valais with Domodossola in Piedmont (Italy). The pass...

The Picos de Europa are situated 20 km inland from the northern coast of Spain, located in the Autonomous Communities of Asturias, Cantabria and Castile and León, forming part of the Cantabrian Mount...

Fern Pass (1,212 m) is a mountain pass in the Tyrolean Alps in Austria. It is located between the Lechtal Alps on the west and the Mieming Mountains on the east. The highest peak in Germany, the Zugsp...

The Nürburgring is a motorsport complex around the village of Nürburg, Germany. It features a modern Grand Prix race track built in 1984, and a much longer old North loop track which was built in th...

Take the Military road from Dublin into Wicklow, then from Johnny Foxes Pub to Glendalough (Gleann Dá Locha), the Valley of the Two Lakes, buried deep within the Wicklow Mountains National Park. A gl...

The Dolomite Mountains, with their characteristic flat-crested, vertically monolithic appearance, is unique to the Alps, and are one of the great biking regions of the Alpine range. There many mountai...

Only only one hour from the Mediterranean coast, Granada is situated in the autonomous community of Andalusia, Spain, and the city of Granada is placed at the foot of the Sierra Nevada mountains, at a...

Metsovo is a beautiful mountain town in Epirus, high in the Pindus mountains of northern Greece, between Ioannina to the north and Meteora to the south. The town is famous for its local cheeses (Metso...

Mont Ventoux is a mountain in the Provence region of southern France, located some 20 km north-east of Carpentras, Vaucluse. On the north-side, the mountain borders the Drôme département. It is the ...

A ride from Sankt Oswald to Lavamünd takes you through the southernmost Austrian state of Carinthia (Kärnten). Situated within the Eastern Alps, Carinthia is chiefly noted for its mountains and lake...

Shipka Pass is a scenic mountain pass through the Balkan Mountains in Bulgaria. It marks the border between Stara Zagora province and Gabrovo province. The pass is part of the Bulgarka Nature Park, an...

The area between Sondrio and Stelvio is significant for many reasons, one of which is Industrially, as the area is famous as the home of the world's first mainline electrified railway. The electrifica...

Svolvær is located in Lofoten on the south coast of Austvågøy, facing the open sea to the south, and with mountains immediately to the north. There is also a well known and very interesting World W...

Riding the coast road from Dubrovonik down into Montenegro, you can see why the city of Dubrovnik has always been based on maritime trade. In the Middle Ages, as the Republic of Ragusa, also known as ...