Fiat’s Mini Chariot Conquers Spain’s Citadels: Jason H. Harper

Dios mio, but these streets are narrow! Squeezing a car through the walled medieval town of Cuenca, Spain, is hard, not least because it was built on the edge of a cliff, its founders determined to keep invaders out.

Little thought was given to how automobiles a thousand years later were going to navigate the citadel. Good thing we’ve made the right choice for a 10-day vacation driving around the country: the super-compact Fiat 500.