Regardless of which Moto Guzzi we have in our garage at home, we all know the fascinating – albeit brief – history that connects the brand we love to the legendary rallies in the African deserts. Of course, our Guzzi experience might not be taking us all the way to the Sahara – like Claudio Torri’s epic adventure at the Paris Dakar – but the desert element has carved out a place of honour within the legend of the Mandello Eagle. And if we’re among the lucky owners of a V85 TT, we can’t help but hear the call of the desert loud and clear, reminding us in an almost primordial way of the visceral relationship between a mechanical vehicle and extreme, uncontaminated natural environments.
And we answer the call of the desert in our usual way: by jumping onto the saddle to discover European landscapes with an exotic flavour distinguished by desert nature, including sand dunes and arid expanses. So let’s take a look at five deserts in Europe that we can reach with our Moto Guzzis and that are sure to give us moments of pure ecstasy, in the company of the unmistakable symphony of our V-twins…
