Five of the Best
Cols du Galibier, Lautaret & Télégraphe • Route Napoleon • B500 • Nürburgring
Intoxicating few days if you ignore the schlepping to and from southern France and the Eifel Mountains, home of the Nürburgring. On a quiet evening, the historic Nordschleife is a must but the steep elevation changes, blind corners, the lack of runoff areas and the €5000 charge if you bin it suggests that discretion remains the better part of valour.