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Grand European Loop: From Rome to the Adriatic & Back
This 30-day odyssey takes you through the heart of the Mediterranean, the French countryside, the towering Alps, and the rugged Balkan coast.
30days
82stops
5232km
Day 1: Rome → Monte Argentario → Orbetello
2h 4min · 153km3 stops
Rome
10:00
1h 56min · 147km
Monte Argentario
13:00
8min · 6.2km
Orbetello
17:00
Day 2: Castiglione della Pescaia → Lerici → Sestri Levante
3h 7min · 259km3 stops
Castiglione della Pescaia
10:00
57min · 64km
Lerici
14:00
2h 10min · 195km
Sestri Levante
17:30
Day 3: Sanremo → Menton → Éze
2h 52min · 226km3 stops
Sanremo
11:00
2h 13min · 192km
Menton
14:30
39min · 34km
Éze
17:00
Day 4: Grasse → Castellane → Gorges du Verdon
2h 2min · 125km3 stops
Grasse
10:00
59min · 63km
Castellane
13:00
1h 3min · 62km
Gorges du Verdon
16:00
Day 5: Plateau de Valensole → Moustiers-Sainte-Marie → Gordes
59min · 62km3 stops
Plateau de Valensole
10:00
29min · 31km
Moustiers-Sainte-Marie
14:00
30min · 31km
Gordes
17:30
Day 6: Pont du Gard → Montpellier → Carcassonne
2h 15min · 146km3 stops
Pont du Gard
11:00
1h 13min · 63km
Montpellier
15:00
1h 2min · 83km
Carcassonne
18:00
Day 7: Toulouse → Hossegor → Dune du Pilat
4h 18min · 392km3 stops
Toulouse
11:00
1h 14min · 98km
Hossegor
15:00
3h 4min · 294km
Dune du Pilat
17:30
Day 8: Bordeaux → Saint-Émilion
1h · 67km2 stops
Bordeaux
10:00
1h · 67km
Saint-Émilion
14:00
Day 9: Poitiers → Château de Chenonceau → Amboise
4h 12min · 384km3 stops
Poitiers
11:00
2h 44min · 255km
Château de Chenonceau
14:30
1h 28min · 129km
Amboise
17:30
Day 10: Chartres → Reims → Épernay
4h 45min · 416km3 stops
Chartres
11:00
2h · 171km
Reims
15:00
2h 45min · 244km
Épernay
17:30
Day 11: Strasbourg → Gengenbach → Triberg
4h 21min · 397km3 stops
Strasbourg
11:00
3h 41min · 356km
Gengenbach
15:00
40min · 41km
Triberg
17:30
Day 12: Lindau → Füssen → Neuschwanstein Castle
3h 27min · 258km3 stops
Lindau
10:00
2h 8min · 156km
Füssen
14:00
1h 19min · 101km
Neuschwanstein Castle
16:00
Day 13: Salzburg → Hallstatt → Wolfgangsee
4h 12min · 288km3 stops
Salzburg
11:00
2h 56min · 211km
Hallstatt
15:00
1h 16min · 77km
Wolfgangsee
18:00
Day 14: Zell am See → Grossglockner High Alpine Road → Heiligenblut
2h 49min · 157km3 stops
Zell am See
10:00
1h 57min · 119km
Grossglockner High Alpine Road
12:00
52min · 39km
Heiligenblut
15:30
Day 15: Lake Bled → Lake Bohinj → Savica Waterfall
2h 37min · 198km3 stops
Lake Bled
11:00
2h 10min · 171km
Lake Bohinj
15:00
27min · 28km
Savica Waterfall
17:30
Day 16: Vršič Pass → Soča River → Bovec
3h 34min · 179km3 stops
Vršič Pass
10:00
1h 42min · 86km
Soča River
13:00
1h 52min · 93km
Bovec
16:00
Day 17: Ljubljana → Postojna Cave → Predjama Castle
2h 46min · 206km3 stops
Ljubljana
10:00
2h 4min · 153km
Postojna Cave
15:00
42min · 53km
Predjama Castle
17:30
Day 18: Piran → Motovun → Rovinj
1h 42min · 108km3 stops
Piran
11:00
32min · 35km
Motovun
14:00
1h 10min · 73km
Rovinj
17:30
Day 19: Senj → Plitvice Lakes
2h 10min · 154km2 stops
Senj
11:00
2h 10min · 154km
Plitvice Lakes
14:30
Day 20: Zadar → Šibenik → Primosten
2h 31min · 218km3 stops
Zadar
11:00
1h 32min · 130km
Šibenik
15:00
59min · 88km
Primosten
17:30
Day 21: Split → Marjan Hill → Kasjuni Beach
1h 4min · 62km3 stops
Split
10:00
57min · 59km
Marjan Hill
14:00
7min · 2.6km
Kasjuni Beach
17:00
Day 22: Omiš → Brela → Biokovo Skywalk
1h 13min · 55km3 stops
Omiš
11:00
44min · 30km
Brela
14:00
29min · 25km
Biokovo Skywalk
17:00
Day 23: Pelješac Bridge → Dubrovnik → Mount Srđ
2h 50min · 166km3 stops
Pelješac Bridge
11:00
1h 41min · 90km
Dubrovnik
14:00
1h 9min · 76km
Mount Srđ
17:30
Day 24: Perast → Kotor → Budva
1h 50min · 90km3 stops
Perast
11:00
1h 30min · 76km
Kotor
13:00
20min · 14km
Budva
17:00
Day 25: Sveti Stefan → Bar
15min · 9.7km2 stops
Sveti Stefan
10:00
15min · 9.7km
Bar
13:00
Day 26: Bari → Alberobello
1h 6min · 60km2 stops
Bari
08:00
1h 6min · 60km
Alberobello
14:00
Day 27: Matera → Murgia Materana Park
1h 6min · 68km2 stops
Matera
11:00
1h 6min · 68km
Murgia Materana Park
16:00
Day 28: Paestum → Salerno
2h 23min · 184km2 stops
Paestum
11:00
2h 23min · 184km
Salerno
15:00
Day 29: Pompeii → Mount Vesuvius
26min · 31km2 stops
Pompeii
09:00
26min · 31km
Mount Vesuvius
14:00
Day 30: Cassino → Rome
1h 30min · 113km2 stops
Cassino
10:00
1h 30min · 113km
Rome
14:00
Heads Up
- 1. Buy a "Vignette" (toll sticker) as soon as you enter Austria and Slovenia.
- 2. Book the ferry from Montenegro to Italy well in advance during summer.
- 3. Day 7: 6h 9m driving — plan rest stops
- 4. Day 10: 5h 19m driving — plan rest stops
- 5. Day 11: 5h 10m driving — plan rest stops