Carefree and car-free: the glorious islands where vehicles are banned, from Greece to Wales

Carefree and CAR-FREE: If traffic is driving you crazy and you yearn for seclusion... head to a glorious island where vehicles are bannedIn Hydra, Greece, water taxis take visitors to coves and Tranquil beaches Sark in the Channel Islands is ideal for cyclists and horse-drawn carriage toursREAD MORE: The private jet pilot lifts the lid on his incredible life in the skies

By Angela Epstein for The Mail on Sunday

Posted: 10:44 BST, 16 May 2023 | Update: 10:44 BST, 16 May 2023

There's nothing like traffic to ruin the serenity of a long-awaited vacation.

Whether it's the impatient honking of an overheated taxi driver or other tourists clogging the roads as they wrestle with their GPS.

And that aside from the fumes, dust and all the other environmental horrors generated by modern road travel.

So a tour in a car-Free Island could - barring a weird donkey - be the perfect place for a really quiet break. Here is a tantalizing selection…

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