Norway, land of fabulous fjords and majestic mountains, is a driver’s delight thanks to a road network that zigs and zags along its coast and sends switchbacks up its peaks.

It’s on the Great St Bernard Pass between Switzerland and Italy that the iconic opening scenes of The Italian Job were filmed.

This tropical paradise erupted from the Pacific ocean in an archipelago of 137 islands. Its abundant nature and wild volcanic topography make for some terrific road trips.

For the best roads in the Pyrenees make the town of Luz-Saint-Sauveur the gateway to your mountain getaway.

Bring oxygen. If ever there was a view to take your breath away it is that from Montenegro’s coastal route.

Through its 100 miles of gradual climbing, its flowing curves, sensational vistas and a couple of fabulous pit stops it turned a drive in a dreary Hyundai Santa Fe into one of my most memorable experiences.