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What better way to start the trip through a port like the Col de Turini in the French Alps.Here is one of the most difficult, dangerous stages and, perhaps for that same reason, more spectacular in the Montecarlo Rally.The 32 km route through the Mercantour National Park, from Sospel to the Bollène-Left has all the ingredients of one of the best routes to drive and learn about Europe, not to mention the world: amazing views of mountains and forests, to theLess 34 closed challenging curves interspersed with straight stretches, equally seductive and the culminating point of the tour: the colini cabbage.A 1.607 meters above sea level, this famous top can boast incredible views, from the Alps to the Mediterranean.Rally cars pilots come to reach 180 km/h in the right sections.However, unless you are preparing your own debut in the World Rally Championship, we recommend that you take your time and enjoy the views, the smell of lavender, the marine breeze and the emotion of traveling this exciting road throughof one of the most mountainous and spectacular regions of France.

Another route known not only for motor lovers but also for those of cycling, since the Italian turn has traveled it several times.It is also famous among ski lovers, since a nearby glacier allows you to practice this sport in the summer months.In fact, this skiing station - and logically, the road on which it is accessed - is only open from June to November due to high mountain weather conditions the rest of the year, which makes it impossible to remove such a number of snow.Its 2.760 meters of altitude make it the paved mountain cross.The Top Gear program had to arrive almost two hundred years later to make it a pilgrimage place for motorists and motorists, so you can get up early if you want to enjoy it.48 closed curves that are even numbered over 24 kilometers, with an average level of 7.6%.The asphalt is in perfect condition but the road is narrow.You are doing the curves and you don't want them to end.You want to go back and go down ... It's a whole attraction, pure fun and pleasure of driving.

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It was built by Romanian dictator Nicolae Ceauşescu so that his people could escape the mountains quickly, if the former USSR invaded the country.He even passes through Vlad's castle the impaler, which served as inspiration for Count Dracula.It measures 330 kilometers long, it has more than 100 closed curves and offers some of the most incredible views that can be found in Europe.Connect the regions of Transylvania and Valaquia.The northern part is the most spectacular and is full of closed curves and infarction height changes.Between October and June it is usually covered with snow and closed, so summer is the ideal time to enjoy it.

The passage of Furya, Puerto de Furya or Furbapass (in German) is a mountain port located at 2.436 meters high in the Swiss Alps that separates the cantons of Valaís and Uri.This mountain port is one of the most popular and tourist in the Alps.His spectacular views and landscapes attract thousands of people.It was already traveled in the time of the Romans, back in the thirteenth century, and by transporting food and skins between the two valleys that the mountain separates.The road was a military construction that was carried out between 1864 and 1866 but it was not until 1921 when a motorized vehicle first rose.When it was built, it was the longest port in the country, a record that stopped holding after the construction of new alpine steps asphalted during the twentieth century.Furya's pass is one of the 30 highest mountain ports in Europe.The road became very popular after appearing in the James Bond movie, ‘Goldfinger’, in 1964.In the same, Sean Connery goes up the port of Furya with his mythical Aston Martin DB5 and Tania Mallet, one of the female protagonists, in a convertible Ford Mustang.

In Austria there are already 50 million people who have traveled La Grosslockner.Built between 1930 and 1935 this Alpina road was built on an old road.This project could be carried out thanks to the 1929 crisis that allowed to hire a lot of workers.The road passes through the Hochtor through a 300 -meter long tunnel.Interestingly, by digging this tunnel an ancient sculpture of Hercules was discovered.The road has become the second most visited tourist curiosity in the country.The bad thing is that it is toll (33 euros for cars, although rates depend on the type of car and the hour).Due to the snow, the road closes from the beginning of November to the end of April.If we take the bifurcation that leads to Franz-Josephs-Hôhe you can enjoy a magnificent view on the Pasterze glacier.The Grosslockner joins the Austrian laeners, crossing the central chain of the Alps for 48 kilometers.On each side of the road, forests and majestic mountains and cultural interest points are raised with many remains of the Celtic era that turn this road into one of the best known for engine lovers.

With the diversity and cultural wealth as protagonists, the reader can choose from the thirty routes by car that pass through the most prominent scenarios of Germany, the Balkans, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Scandinavia, Spain, France, the Baltic countries, Great Britain, Greece, Italy, Poland, Portugal, Malta, the Czech Republic, Russia, Switzerland and Turkey, in which both cultural and architectural heritage and the gastronomy and history of these authentic European cultural jewels have a place for both European cultural jewels.

Like the rest of the travel on free, European cultural jewels also has a marked practical character.

The book begins with a complete chapter with tips to travel by car, and each of the routes offers a section of practical information with addresses, transports, roads or restaurants that give the independent traveler all the information you need to travel Europe by car from car fromAn easy and safe way.

Author and how to buy

The author of the book, Jordi Canal-Soler is a writer and photographer specialized in trips, collaborator of the most prestigious travel magazines (National Geographic, Altaïr and Air Free Trips, among others) and the Radio La Buen afternoon programs (from Ratp) and Els Viatgers of the Great Anaconda (from Catalunya Ràdio).In addition to being the author of several books and travel guides, including the most fascinating natural landscapes in Europe.

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