There’s no travel experience quite like the road trip. Unlike travelling by boat, train or plane, the road trip gives us control of our own destiny – to stop and gawp, to get lost, to pick playlists, to pick fights with sat-navs, parking spots and one another. There is a reason there are so many metaphors about roads; so many road-trip movies and songs, from Thelma & Louise to Willie Nelson. They offer the tantalising possibility of a narrative, especially after a year when the prevailing narrative has been one of confinement. When you’re ready to hit the road, here are 10 of the best road trips in Europe. Happy driving.