As a follow-up to my post about computing optimal road trips across the U.S., I thought it’d be fun to make a road trip map for Europe as well. If you’d like to get into the nitty-gritty of how these road trips are created, check out the first post.

Europe is a massive continent with a diverse mix of cultures, so there’s no way I’m going to pick a set of stops that will please everyone. However, last year Business Insider published a nice article listing “50 Places In Europe You Need To Visit In Your Lifetime.” These stops seemed like a nice mix of inner city exploration and outdoorsy fun from an eclectic collection of countries, so I made a map showing what an epic road trip across Europe hitting most of these spots would look like. (Some of the locations couldn’t be reached by car, so I had to exclude them.)

Click here for the interactive version

In total, the trip covers 16,287 miles (26,211 km) and 14 days of driving, so expect to dedicate at least 3 months if you’re going to take on this road trip. You may notice that eastern Europe is somewhat underrepresented in this road trip, so if you want the full taste of Europe, it’ll be worthwhile to add some stops between Poland and Estonia.

Here’s the full list of stops in order:

Innsbruck, Austria Munich, Germany Pag, Croatia Venice, Italy Tuscany, Italy Florence, Italy Rome, Italy Vatican City Amalfi, Italy Gozo, Malta Dubrovnik, Croatia Santorini, Thira, Greece Rila Monastery, Rilski manastir, Bulgaria Istanbul, Turkey Sighisoara, Mures County, Romania Budapest, Hungary Vienna, Austria Prague, Czech Republic Krakow, Poland Jägala Waterfall, 74205 Harjumaa, Estonia Lapland, Finland ICEBAR, Marknadsvägen, Jukkasjärvi, Sweden Bergen, Norway Copenhagen, Denmark Berlin, Germany Amsterdam, Netherlands Keukenhof, Stationsweg, Lisse, Netherlands Edinburgh, United Kingdom Inverness, United Kingdom Ballybunion, Ireland Cliffs of Moher, Clare, Ireland Cornwall, England Stonehenge, Amesbury, United Kingdom London, United Kingdom Brussels, Belgium Paris, France Pamplona, Spain Lagos, Portugal Granada, Spain Ibiza, Spain Barcelona, Spain Luberone, Bonnieux, France Nice, France Monte Carlo, Monaco Interlaken, Switzerland

Make your own road trip

If you’d like to customize your own road trip, I’ve released the Python code I used in this project with an open source license and instructions for how to optimize your custom road trip. You can find the code here.

Happy road tripping!