What are the most spectacular roads in Greece?

With more than 125 roads listed as the most spectacular in the world, including coastal drives and mountain roads, Greece must be your choice if you want to enjoy driving on two or four wheels. Located in the southeastern part of Europe, Greece covers an area of 131,957 square kilometers. Despite being famous for its beaches, the country also includes mountainous regions, making it home to many mountain roads. When traveling to Greece, don’t miss driving the road through Katara Pass, an epic road trip. It’s a mountain pass at 1,705m (5,594ft) above sea level, on the boundary between Epirus and Thessaly, and one of the highest roads in Greece.

If you’re in love with curvy roads, the country hosts some of the most hairpinned roads in the world, including the road from Patiopoulo to Perdikaki or the challenging road from Kallikratis to Kapsodasos, with 27 hairpin turns.

And if you want to enjoy scenic coastal roads, don’t miss the tricky, scenic road to Balos Beach, where it’s highly recommended to drive at a very low speed. It's one of the best coastal drives in the world.

Livaniana is a small coastal town hanging on the southern outskirts of the White Mountains, located in the Chania Regional Unit, on the Greek island of Crete.

Aradena bridge is a wooden-planked bridge located on the south coast of Crete, Greece. It’s one of the most spectacular bridges in the world.

Βούζι Pass is a high mountain pass at an elevation of 1,747m (5,731ft) above sea level, located on the boundary between the Ioannina and Grevena regional units of Greece. It’s one of the highest roads in the country.

Kleidi Gorge is a stunning canyon located in Evrytania, Greece. The road through the gorge is considered one of the most challenging in Europe, where you will pass beneath a rocky overhang so impressive that you’ll unconsciously bow.

Mount Tymfristos is a high mountain peak at an elevation of 1.862m (6,108ft) above sea level, located in the heart of Central Greece.

Mount Giona is a high mountain peak located in northeastern Phocis, Greece. A gravel road southeast of the peak tops out at an elevation of 2,148m (7,047ft) above sea level. It’s one of the highest roads in the country.

Mount Kofinas is a mountain pass at 1,074m (3,523ft) above sea level, located in southern Crete, Heraklion, Greece. The road to the summit features hairpin curves and steep drops.

Mount Profitis Ilias is a mountain peak at an elevation of 567m (1,860ft) above sea level, located on the coast of Santorini, a Greek island. If you're afraid of heights, just close your eyes during the drive up (as long as you're not driving).

Located on the island of Samos, in the North Aegean region of Greece, the stunning Road EO62 is a drive with stunning views of the sea. It is one of the most beautiful coastal drives in the world.

Faragi Imbrou is a narrow canyon with steep limestone cliffs located in Sfakia, on the Greek island of Crete. It’s one of the deepest and narrowest gorges of the island.

Mount Koutra is a high mountain peak at an elevation of 1,929m (6,328ft) above sea level, located in the Kavala regional unit, East Macedonia and Thrace of Greece. It’s one of the highest roads in the country.

Tris Ekklisies (Τρεις Εκκλησιές) is a tranquil and picturesque beach town in a more remote part of southern Crete, Greece, known for its natural beauty and clear waters. The road to the town is not for the sissies and demands 100% concentration.

Mount Ossa is a high mountain peak at an elevation of 1,819m (5,967ft) above sea level, located in the Larissa regional unit of Greece. It’s one of the highest roads in the country.

Agios Georgios is a quiet sandy beach with crystalline blue waters, located in the Aegean Sea, part of the Cyclades, in Greece. It’s not recommended to visit the beach when it is windy. It’s one of the most scenic coastal drives in the world.

Straddling Larissa and Pieria regional units, in the southern part of the Region of Central Macedonia in Greece, the drive from Leptokarya to Karya is a very challenging road with uncountable turns and twists.

Mount Oeta is a high mountain peak at an elevation of 1,914 m (6,279 ft) above sea level, located in the regional unit of Phthiotis, in Greece. It’s one of the highest roads in the country.

Crete, Greece’s largest and most mountainous island, is renowned not only for its stunning coastline but also for its dramatic interior. Towering peaks rise sharply from the landscape, often leaving only narrow strips of land between mountain and sea. This challenging terrain has given birth to a network of roads full of tight hairpin turns, each designed to navigate steep slopes and connect remote villages. These winding roads aren’t just engineering marvels—they offer adventurous travelers breathtaking views, adrenaline-pumping drives, and a true sense of Crete’s rugged natural beauty.

Therisiano Gorge is a very scenic canyon located at the foothills of the massive Lefka Ori (or White Mountain range) in the Chania regional unit of Greece.

Ainos Oros is a high mountain peak at an elevation of 1.615m (5,298ft) above sea level, located in the southeast of Kefalonia, one of the Ionian Islands of Greece.

The road from Charakopi to Kedros, located in the Ioannina regional unit in Epirus, Greece, is not recommended if your passengers are prone to car sickness. This very exciting drive runs west–east from Charakopi to Kedros.

Athamanika is a high mountain peak at an elevation of 2.142m (7,027ft) above the sea level, located in the Arta regional unit, Epirus, Greece. It’s one of the highest roads of the country.

Mount Ida is a high mountain peak at an elevation of 1.897m (6,223ft) above the sea level, located in central Crete in the province of Rethymnon, in Greece. The summit is also known as Idha, Ídhi, Idi, Ita and Psiloritis. It's one of the highest roads of the country.

Falakro Oros is a high mountain peak at an elevation of 2.081m (6,827ft) above the sea level, located in the Drama regional unit, eastern Greek Macedonia, northern Greece. It’s one of the highest roads of the country.

Mount Ithome is a high mountain peak at an elevation of 800m (2,600ft) above the sea level, located in Messenia, Greece.

Mt. Agios Pantes (Saint Pantes) is a mountain peak at an elevation of 725m (2,378ft) above the sea level, situated in the central part of the Paros island, in Greece. The view is definitely worth it, especially at sunset.

Drakolimni Smolika is a high mountain lake at an elevation of 1.914m (6,279ft) above the sea level, located in the Ioannina regional unit, Epirus, Greece.

The Petsaki-Drosato road is a very challenging drive in the mountainous east-central part of the regional unit of Achaea, Greece.

Mavra Kremna is a high mountain peak at an elevation of 2.016m (6,614ft) above the sea level, located in Western Crete, in the Chania prefecture, Greece. It’s one of the highest roads of the country.

Prophet Elias Chapel is a high mountain chapel at an elevation of 2.232m (7,322ft) above the sea level, located in central Greece. It's one of the highest roads of the country.

Tsouka Petsik is a high mountain peak at an elevation of 1.990m (6,528ft) above the sea level, located in the Ioannina regional unit, Epirus, Greece. It’s one of the highest roads of the country.

Mt. Lakmos is a high mountain peak at an elevation of 2.059m (6,755ft) above sea level, located in Greece. It’s one of the highest roads in the country.

Ziria is a high mountain peak at an elevation of 2.115m (6,938ft) above the sea level, located on the Peloponnesus peninsula in Greece. It's one of the highest roads of the country.

Rema Krikeliotis bridge is a wooden bridge located in Evrytania, in central Greece. It’s one of the most spectacular bridges in the world.

Kastania is a high mountain town at an elevation of 1.030m (3,379ft) above the sea level located in Evrytania, part of the region of Central Greece.

A minor road from Agiassos to Kalantos is a very exciting coastline journey at the southernmost part of the island of Naxos, in the Cyclades, Greece. The unpaved road is 10.8 km long. The route has humbled many egos. It’s not for the sissies and shouldn’t be attempted by novice drivers. 

Flabouro is a high mountain peak at an elevation of 2.131m (6,991ft) above the sea level, located in Central Macedonia, Greece. It’sone of the highest roads of the country.

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