Located in the northeastern part of Aetolia-Acarnania in Greece, the road from Patiopoulo to Perdikaki is one of the most dangerous drives in the world. It's not recommended to attempt this road if you are visiting the country. It's not a fun drive to say the least. The best way to visit this road is to arrive at Patiopoulo village and then to follow the sign for Agia Marina church and then to Perdikaki. Experienced drivers only.
Mount Vitsi is a high mountain peak at an elevation of 2.113m (6,932ft) above the sea level, located in the southern part of the Florina and the northeastern part of the Kastoria regional units, in northern Greece.
Built in an area with high seismisity, the Rio-Antirrio bridge is an engineering marvel spanning the Gulf of Corinth, in Greece.
Located on the western side of Crete at the edge of the peninsula of Gramvousa, the bumpy road to Balos Beach is said to be one of the most demanding drives in Greece. It’s highly recommended to drive at very low speed. It's one of the best coastal drives in the world.
Located in the inland area of Kissamos, at the western end of the Chania prefecture in the Greek island of Crete, a narrow road through the Topolia Gorge is said to be one of the most breathtaking road trips in the country.
Located in Arcadia, in the central part of the Peloponnese peninsula of Greece, this is a dangerous winding mountain road, very steep, with some sections up to 12%.
Located in southwest Crete, Greece, the road from Kallikratis to Kapsodasos with 27 hairpin turns is one of the most hairpinned roads in the world.
Seitan Limania (“Ports of Satan”) is a remote sandy beach nestled in a canyon leading out to the sea, located on the northeast side of the Akrotiri peninsula, on the northwest coast of the Greek island of Crete. It’s one of the most scenic coastal drives in the world.
Moni Agion Theodoron-Lefkes road is a short mountain drive situated in the central part of the Paros island, in Greece.
Katara Pass is a high mountain pass at an elevation of 1.705m (5,594ft) above the sea level, located on the border of Ioannina and Trikala regional units, in northern Greece. On November 2011, the road to the summit was officially closed. It's one of the highest roads of the country.
Agia Effimia-Karavomylos Road is a very scenic coastal drive located on the east coast of the island of Kefalonia (Cephalonia) in Greece. It's one of the best coastal drives in the world.
Mount Helmos is a high mountain peak at an elevation of 2.340m (7,677ft) above the sea level, located in the Northern Peloponnese, southern Greece. It's one of the highest roads of the country.
Mount Pantokrator (or Pantocrator) is a mountain peak at an elevation of 906m (2,972ft) above the sea level, located in Corfu, in the Ionian Islands Region of Greece. The drive offers the best panoramic views of Corfu from above.
Qafë Botë is an international high mountain pass at an elevation of 142m (465ft) above the sea level located in the Albanian mountains along the border between Albania and Greece.
Mount Kyllini is a high mountain peak at an elevation of 2.376m (7,795ft) above the sea level, located in the west of the prefecture of Corinthia in Greece. It's one of the highest roads of the country.
Baros Pass is a high mountain pass at an elevation of 1.898m (6,227ft) above the sea level, located on the boundary of Epirus and Thessaly, in central Greece. It's one of the highest roads of the country.
Epar. Od. Olympos-Diafani is a spectacular road located in the heart of the Karpathos, the second largest of the Greek Dodecanese islands, in the southeastern Aegean Sea.
Skinakas Mountain is a high mountain peak at an elevation of 1.752m (5,748ft) above the sea level, located in the Heraklion regional unit, Crete, Greece. It’s said to be the highest paved road of Crete.
Located in southeastern Europe, Greece is the southernmost of the countries of the Balkan Peninsula. About 80% of Greece consists of mountains or hills, thus making Greece one of the most mountainous countries of Europe. It’s a mountainous, peninsular mainland jutting out into the sea at the southern end of the Balkans, with more than 300 larger or smaller mountains.
Mount Parnassus is a high mountain pass at an elevation of 2.305m (7,562ft) above the sea level, located in Phthiotis, in southeastern Thessaly, central Greece. It's one of the highest roads of the country.
Mount Voras-Kajmakčalan is an international high mountain pass at an elevation of 2.524m (8,281ft) above the sea level, located on the border of Greece and the Republic of Macedonia. It's one of the highest mountain roads of the country.
Ancient Thera is an antique city of the 9th century BC, located on the east coast of Santorini, a Greek island. The road to the city has 22 hairpin switchbacks.
Mount Olympus is a high mountain peak at an elevation of 2.423m (7,949ft) above the sea level, located in the Larissa regional unit, on the border between Thessaly and Macedonia, in Greece. It's one of the highest roads of the country.
The road from Rhodes to Kamiros Skala is a very scenic coastal drive located on the east coast of Rhodes, the largest of Greece’s Dodecanese islands.
Located in the region of Sfakiá, on the southern coast of Crete, in Greece, the road from Hora Sfakion to Anopolis is not recommended if your passengers are prone to car sickness.
Lampiri-Kouli Road is a narrow and dangerous high mountain road located in Evrytania regional unit, Central Greece.
Kotsifou Canyon is a gorge located in the prefecture of Rethymno, on the south coast of the Greek island of Crete. It’s one of the most beautiful gorges of the island.
Mount Kaliakouda is a high mountain pass at an elevation of 1.741m (5,711ft) above the sea level, located in the Evrytania region of Greece. It's one of the highest roads of the country.
Aristi-Papingo Road is a very scenic drive in the Ioannina regional unit, Epirus, Greece, going through the Pindos Mountains. On the drive down you are rewarded with views of a mountainous landscape blanketed in forest as far as the eye can see. It’s one of the famous hairpinned roads in the world.
The Asi Gonia-Kallikratis road is the name of the sharply winding and precipitous ascent in a steep and narrow zig-zag road located in the eastern part of the Chania regional unit, southwest Crete, in Greece. Drive with care as this is a mountain road with hairpin curves and dangerous dropoffs.
Located on the north east coast of Laconia, in Greece, the road leading to Kyparissi is said to be one of the most frightening drives in the country.
Located at the eastern part of the island of Chios in Greece, the road from Epos to Vrontados is a curvy mountainous road which rarely permits speeds over 50km/h.
Livaniana road is a hairy road located on the south coast of Crete, Greece. The road is 9.3km long and features 16 hairpin turns.
Langada Pass is a high mountain pass at an elevation of 1.524m (5,000ft) above the sea level, located in the Taÿgetos Mountains, in the Peloponnese region of Greece. The road to the summit is one of the most scenic routes in the region.
Paralia Melidoni is a secluded beach with pristine sand, clear water and terrific views located on the island of Cythera (Kythira), once part of the Ionian Islands, in Greece. If you are afraid of driving next to cliffs and narrow roads reconsider beforehand.
Located on the northern coast of the island of Crete, Greece, Kolokytha is said to be one of the loveliest beaches of the country with white sand and turquoise waters.
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