Secret Circuits
The cities of the world offer some incredible drives - if you know where to look.
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Amsterdam
Amsterdam is better known for its barges and bikes than car-friendly streets. Motoring journalist Victoria MacMillan Bell travelled to the Netherlands, the home of Royal Dutch Shell.
Barcelona
Barcelona, prepare to reveal your night-time secrets. We sent journalist Jane Cloete to the midnight streets of the Catalan capital to find a secret circuit.
Berlin
Once divided, Berlin is now a vibrant modern metropolis combining old and new. Automotive journalist James Mills went to check out the sights.
London
Read our article to discover London at dawn – a world away from congestion charges and gridlocked streets
Bruges
The classic city of Bruges is known for its tiny lanes and pedestrian zones. So how exactly was motoring journalist Luke Ponsford supposed to find a cracking circuit?
Madrid
Spain’s capital is a bustling city where sleep takes a distant second to partying. Despite this, we sent motoring journalist James Mills in search of another secret circuit.
Paris
We sent motoring journalist Robert Puyal to the City of Light on a midnight search for a Secret Circuit.
Marrakech
The sights and sounds of Marrakech by night only truly come to life when you travel by two wheels. Gary Inman swings a leg over his motorcycle and heads into the madness.
Prague
We sent motoring journalist Daniel Ford off to the Czech capital, tasked with navigating its medieval, narrow city roads in search of a Secret Circuit.
Rome
We sent Italian motoring journalist Giuliano Pavone to his nations capital, Rome, in search of a Secret Circuit.
San Francisco
We sent motoring journalist Pat Devereux on a tour of San Francisco, the city immortalised in Bullitt, the 1968 movie starring king of cool, Steve McQueen.
Tokyo
Driving through the capital of the world’s most technologically advanced nation is unlike anything else on earth. Motoring journalist Nik Berg guides us through Tokyo on its most famous road.
Warsaw
With a booming economy and national pride at an all-time high, Poland’s star is on the rise. We sent local journalist Maciej Pertynski on a night prowl of the capital, Warsaw. He rediscovered a city that has come of age.
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