One of the top-ranked beauties and popular cycle routes in Europe is the Alpe-Adria bike route. Austrians call it the Alpe-Adria Radweg, while Italians refer to it as Ciclovia Alpe-Adria. Both highlight the route's most significant feature - its transalpine course, stretching from the northern Alps in Austria to the Adriatic in Italy. What sets Alpe-Adria apart from other European cycling routes is its captivating 60-kilometer stretch that repurposes an unused railway infrastructure in the Alps… [» read more]
Bicycle routes worth your ride
Cycling through the mountains
We were told that Italy, bikes, and summer are a terrible combination. Scorching heat pouring from the sky, crowds of tourists… [»]
Nearly five hundred kilometers on a bike, four alpine passes, including two off-road, hundreds of ciaos and salves exchanged with… [»]
EuroVelo cycling routes
This was the best of our cycling trips to Germany. Franconia and the bike route along the Main River took us on a long romantic… [»]
More adventurous - that's the briefest way to describe the EuroVelo 10 bike route along the Baltic Sea in Pomerania, especially… [»]
The Drauradweg cycling route is one of only four routes in Europe to receive the highest rating - five quality stars - from the… [»]
Last year's journey along the Loire River bike route left us with fond memories of cycling tourism in France. So, we decided to… [»]
Bicycle inspirations
Bicycle tourism in Europe ranks among the most popular ways to spend leisure time. In most European countries, long-distance cycling routes are situated on comfortable and safe bike paths, well away from motor vehicle traffic. In other areas, cycling tourists make use of public roads with limited access and various other surfaces suitably prepared for biking. Discover our best cycling trips across Europe - these are ready-made suggestions for spending cycling holidays or a few days off on… [» read more]
River and lake bicycle routes
Cycling by the sea
A segment of the EuroVelo 10 European route around the Baltic Sea, two-thirds of the R10 cycling route along the Vistula Spit, a… [»]
After the excellent cycling routes that southern Poland has boasted in recent years, northern Poland has now received a new and… [»]
Rail-to-trail cycling routes
Unused railway lines are eagerly repurposed by many regions in Europe for new cycling routes. Germany leads in transforming… [»]
We should have dozens of places like the Lower Silesian Cycling Land in Poland. The cycling project in the Barycz Valley on Lower… [»]
The Old Railway Route is the second cycling route we've visited this year that has been developed along former railway lines.… [»]
South Tyrol in northern Italy is undoubtedly one of the most beautiful regions in Europe. It entices with classic Alpine views,… [»]