Country guide
The best driving roads in Spain
27 hand-picked driving roads in Spain, every one mapped from real geometry and fact-checked, including 2 world icons.
The five to build a trip around
Our ranking, icons first, with the reasoning on the table. All 27 roads follow below.
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1
2,528 msummitTeide Caldera Traverse
The most spectacular road in the Canaries, climbing from the Canary Islands' highest village through ancient pine forest into the lunar lava fields of Teide National Park, Mount Teide towering overhead across the caldera at over 2,000 m.
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2
3 mi7 minSa Calobra
Mallorca’s coiled serpent, a road that ties itself in a knot.
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3
1,388 msummitPuerto del Pico
Hairpin climb over the Sierra de Gredos beside a famous old cobbled calzada.
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4
2,107 msummitColl de Pal
One of Catalonia’s hardest paved passes, climbing from Baga to a 2,100 m col.
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5
10 mi20 minSierra de Aitana Road
Alcoy to the Guadalest valley over the passes of inland Costa Blanca.
Canary Islands 3 roads
Spain 24 roads
Puerto del Pico7 mi · 15 min · 1,388.1 m summitView the roadbook ›

Sa Calobra

Coll de Pal

Sierra de Aitana Road

Carretera de la Cabra

Puerto de las Palomas (Cazorla)

Puerto de la Ragua

Cabrales to Sotres Road

Desfiladero de La Hermida

Desfiladero de los Beyos

Port de la Bonaigua

Puerto de San Glorio

Coll de Sóller (Ma-11A)

Puerto de Pajares

Alto de Velefique

Eje Pirenaico (Ordesa)

Cap de Formentor

Serra de Tramuntana (Ma-10)

Sierra Nevada

Lagos de Covadonga

Puerto de Navacerrada

Ronda Mountain Road

Puerto de las Palomas (Grazalema)

Puerto de Somiedo
Drive them all in one trip

