A road trip in Slovenia is like journeying into a pastoral past, discovers Charlotte Vowden, even when you’re doing it in an EV of the future.

Victory in 1913’s arduous Alpenfahrt endurance race secured Rolls-Royce as “the best car in the world” and now a group of enthusiasts has rerun the route to prove that the title still holds true.

David Ward’s Smart ForTwo might be tiny but that didn’t stop him from tackling a trip from the northernmost point in Europe to the southernmost.

Ben Coombs flies to Slovenia, buys a very old Renault 4, and drives it home to the UK. Slowly.

The mountains of Italy, Switzerland, France and Austria are home to the most legendary roads in Europe, but it’s high time another country was added to the list: Slovenia.