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Season calendar

Holidays already booked and no idea where to go? Read the column for your month.

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Route	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
The Billionaires’ Road10–14 days
The Arctic Road13–15 days
The Whale Road21–26 days
The Dragon Road14–18 days
The Danube Road25–32 days
The Rhine Road5–7 days
The Coaster Road12–16 days
The Pass Road10–14 days
The Harvest Road21–28 days
The Cala Road14–18 days
The Triglav Road6–8 days
The Dolomite Road8–10 days
The Fjord Road14–18 days
The Icon Road8–10 days
The Lofoten Road10–14 days
The Border Road13–17 days
The Kings’ Road5–7 days
The Normandy Road6–7 days
The Advent Road10–12 days

The windows are those from each route's “when to go” panel. “Works” means it can be done, with the caveats written there.

The Billionaires’ Road
The Maloja is open all year; the Riviera is best in spring and autumn, when Monaco and Saint-Tropez are not full.
The Arctic Road
20 November – 15 December: whales at their peak, Christmas already running in Rovaniemi. The whales stay until the end of January.
The Whale Road
Leave on 1–5 July to catch the orcas at Tarifa in the last ten days of the month. The slow version: mid-June and six weeks.
The Dragon Road
September: the Transfăgărășan still open, the crowds gone, the colour beginning in Maramureș. Before 1 July the Transfăgărășan is closed.
The Danube Road
May and early June: the delta in full migration, the plain still green. July–August means mosquitoes in the delta and 40 degrees on the Bărăgan.
The Rhine Road
May–June with the vines green, or September at the harvest — when the Rhein in Flammen fireworks run too. November–March, the castles close and the ferries run rarely.
The Coaster Road
May–June and September: the parks open, the school holidays not yet begun or already over. In winter only Europa-Park and Phantasialand open.
The Pass Road
July–September: every pass open, the snow gone from the road. The high passes open between late May and late June and close in October.
The Harvest Road
From mid-October to the end of November, leaving around 20 October. Earlier, the south has not begun; later, the north has finished.
The Cala Road
June or September: the water warm, the paths bearable, the car parks open. July–August only with the rule of the hour — on the beach before eight in the morning.
The Triglav Road
June and September: the Vršič open, the Soča as warm as it gets, Bled without the crowd. November–April the Vršič is closed and the loop cannot be driven.
The Dolomite Road
September: low light all day, the tourists gone, the snow not yet come. In summer, access to Braies, Tre Cime, Alpe di Siusi and Sella is restricted.
The Fjord Road
June and early July: the mountain roads open, the waterfalls full of meltwater, the day without end. October–May, the Trollstigen and the Aurlandsfjellet close.
The Icon Road
May–June and September: the green complete, low light on the walls, the coaches absent. In winter the monasteries are open and empty, and the Prislop needs winter tyres.
The Lofoten Road
From late September to early November: nights long enough for the aurora, days long enough for the landscape. In summer it never gets dark; in winter there are four hours of light.
The Border Road
June and September: the passes open, the green complete, neither the August heat nor the crowd. November–May, the Tourmalet closes with snow.