Spain, Catalonia
Montserrat, the Pyrenees and the Costa Brava corniche are all within an easy morning.
First instinct from Barcelona: head north up the coast.
Scored roads in range
12
Nearest great road
85 mi
Best rated nearby
9.6 / 10
Shortest full loop
4 hr 40 min
Checked by the Drivers Atlas desk
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Last reviewed 15 May 2026
60 to 150 km from the centre
Far enough to feel like a proper trip, close enough to be home for dinner.
Roughly 4 hr 40 min of driving if you string the lot together and come back the way you came.
150 to 400 km from the centre
Leave early, take the long way back and make a day of it.
Roughly 11 hr 52 min of driving if you string the lot together and come back the way you came.
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A driver's icon that loops through a knotted 270 degree hairpin down to the cove.
12 km · 7.5 mi · Atlas rating 9.6 / 10
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Mallorca's spine road strings together sea cliffs, terraces and mountain villages.
75 km · 46.6 mi · Atlas rating 9.5 / 10
148 mi away · Hautes-Pyrenees, France
The highest paved pass in the Pyrenees and the Tour de France's most storied climb.
19 km · 11.8 mi · Atlas rating 9.5 / 10
169 mi away · Pyrenees-Atlantiques, France
Cliff cut hairpins and cirque views link two valleys via the dramatic Litor shelf.
30 km · 18.6 mi · Atlas rating 9.4 / 10
209 mi away · Lozere, France
A river hugging road beneath towering limestone cliffs, one of the Massif Central's great drives.
52 km · 32.3 mi · Atlas rating 9.3 / 10
239 mi away · Ardeche, France
A dramatic corniche skimming turquoise river bends beneath the Pont d'Arc natural arch.
32 km · 19.9 mi · Atlas rating 9.2 / 10
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