Five Of Europe s Most Scenic Car Hire Drives

W ith a rental car you          during the Middle Ages and takes   can always afford to take     you through long forgotten         the scenic route. Europe      countryside, knitting together     offers some splendidly scenic         walled towns and picturesque       trails that are a joy to explore      villages. The drive is             with car hire. As we spring into      worthwhile, if only to experience  summer, you’ll agree that this is     the novelty of entering a town     the most pleasant, (if not the        through an arched gateway          best) time of year to enjoy a         complete or stopping off to        good road trip. To celebrate the      photograph historic guard towers.  beauty of this season, we’ve          Once inside, you’re free to        selected five of Europe’s             discover Gothic cathedrals,        prettiest itineraries for you to      half-timbered Fachwerk houses,     experience nature at it’s finest.     and stunning Alpine views.                                                                                  1. Romantic Road (Germany)            2. Ring of Kerry (Ireland)                                                                                  Travel agents invented the term       The Ring of Kerry is one           ‘The Romantic Road’, (Romantische     Ireland’s most spectacular drive   Straβe) in the 1950s to          destinations. Such is the feeling  describe a disarmingly beautiful      of enchantment that you’ll no      360km stretch of highway linking      doubt be imagining mythical        Würzburg to Füssen in the             heroes like Chúcalainn beating a   foothills of the Bavarian Alps.       path its glassy lakes and          The medieval bell towers, elegant     brooding mountains. The route      palaces and turreted walls that       encompasses a 170km circular       you encounter en route certainly      road, which winds its way from     conjure up images of fairytale        Killarney to Killorglin, taking    knights and princesses. The road      in the stunning sights of          was originally a trade route          Kenmare, the Iveragh Peninsula,    Sneem, Waterville and Cahirciveen     its red wine, spectacular views    along the way.                        of patchwork scenery ensure that                                         wine isn’t the only thing you’ll   3. Ruta de los Pueblos Blancos        be drinking in. Chianti sits       (Spain)                               snugly between Florence and                                              Siena. Both cities are famed for   Fearless bullfighters, gleaming       their beautiful artistic heritage  cottages, zealous flamenco            and are well-worth exploring.      dancers-Andalusia’s ‘road of the      Back on the Chiantigiana Wine      white villages’ offers drivers        Route you’ll encounter an          the chance to experience the          interesting landscape of wildly    essence of one of Spain’s most        knotted chestnut woods and rugged  beautiful regions. The most           hillside slopes.                   impressive sights along the route                                        include the Castelar de la            5. Loire Valley (France)           Frontera which was built in the                                          12th century. Seventy tightly         Myriad whimsical castles,          packed houses are to be found         impressionist’s landscapes and     within its walls, each a living       writer’s muses make the Loire      museum of culture, tradition and      Valley one of the most enchanting  good old-fashioned stoicism.          places you’ll ever visit.                                                Travelling through this scenic     4. Chiantigiana Wine Route            landscape, you can’t help but      (Italy)                               encounter some shiny nugget of                                           history or other. Whether it’s     Situated in perennially popular       Jules Verne’s House, Jean          Tuscany, the Chiantigiana Wine        Proust’s famous Guermantes Way or  Route takes you through a             Claude Monet’s favourite views,    landscape of picturesque villages     you’ll find driving through the    and lush vineyards. Renowned for      Loire Valley brings art and        literature to life.                    About the Author Fiona writes for Argus Car Hire and Car Hire Germany Published At: www.Isnare.com