Cycling the Western Malopolska
Cycling Thread > Poland > Malopolska

The Vistula Cycling Route is the first cycle route constructed as part of the Velo Małopolska project, aimed at developing modern cycling routes. Established in 2017, the Vistula Cycling Route has been gaining popularity among both residents of Kraków and the broader Malopolska region (called Lesser Poland sometimes), as well as among tourists exploring Poland on two wheels. Seven years after my initial visit, I returned to the western section of the Vistula Cycling Route to explore how a one-… [» read more]

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Cycling tourism in Brandenburg
Burgundy by bike

Cycling through the mountains

One of the top-ranked beauties and popular cycle routes in Europe is the Alpe-Adria bike route. Austrians call it the Alpe-Adria… [»]

Cycling bridge in Val Rendena

Nearly five hundred kilometers on a bike, four alpine passes, including two off-road, hundreds of ciaos and salves exchanged with… [»]

Cycling in South Tyrol, Italy

South Tyrol in northern Italy is undoubtedly one of the most beautiful regions in Europe. It entices with classic Alpine views,… [»]

Bicycle Lakes Route in Switzerland

"Switzerland from a postcard" - this is how the official website describing Swiss cycling routes depicts the Lakes Route and its… [»]

EuroVelo cycling routes

Loire Valley cycling route in France
Castles and palaces along the Loire. France by bike ✔️

Our experience of cycling the Loire à vélo - the famed bike route in the Loire Valley in France - was quite different from what… [»]

Baltic Sea Coast cycling route
Baltic Sea Coast Route. Cycling EuroVelo 10 in Germany

When the inauguration of the Polish section of the EuroVelo 10 Baltic Sea Coastal Route began in Gdańsk, we saw it as a fantastic… [»]

Cycling through the Burgundy vineyards
France by bike: cycling through the vineyards of Burgundy

Last year's journey along the Loire River bike route left us with fond memories of cycling tourism in France. So, we decided to… [»]

Drava Cycling Route in Austria
Drava Cycling Route in Carinthia: Austria for a cycling holiday

The Drauradweg cycling route is one of only four routes in Europe to receive the highest rating - five quality stars - from the… [»]

Bicycle inspirations

Drauradweg near the city of Völkermarkt
Cycling Thread > Poland > Malopolska

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]

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Bicycle panniers and trailers
Cycling tourism in Brandenburg
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Cycling by the sea

Cycling on Latvian EuroVelo routes

The Baltic States - Latvia, Lithuania, and Estonia - are often associated by the older Polish generation with an uninspiring… [»]

View of Gudhjem

A journey of over 100 kilometers to Bornholm transports the Polish cycling tourist into a different culture. On this Danish… [»]

Spectacular tunnel over the Hardangerfjord

Our cycling expedition to Norway began in May with the purchase of "just in case" flight tickets to Bergen. Then, we… [»]

Black moonlit landscape on route F225 in Iceland

Our bicycle expedition to Iceland surprised us as much as Wizz Air's announcement of a new route from Gdansk to Keflavik took… [»]

Rail-to-trail cycling routes

Schlitz: the city of five castles in Germany
Hessen Railway Cycle Route: the German land of extinct volcanoes

Unused railway lines are eagerly repurposed by many regions in Europe for new cycling routes. Germany leads in transforming… [»]

Cycling path before Polczyn-Zdroj
Old Railway Route in Western Pomerania: cycling to the Baltic Sea

The Old Railway Route is the second cycling route we've visited this year that has been developed along former railway lines.… [»]

The Blue Velo route in Western Pomerania
Blue Velo and the Western Pomeranian Lakelands Route: cycling in Western Pomerania

Western Pomerania is another Polish region investing in cycling tourism. On disused railway lines, the first segments of the over… [»]

Mists over the Liptov Basin
The Tatra Mountains Cycling Route: nature, history and culture

The cycling route around the Tatra Mountains holds a significant place in the hierarchy of achievements for most Polish cyclist-… [»]