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Looking for a bit of culture on your next cycle trip, but still want to party? EuroVelo 3 might be the answer. The route will give you a taste of some of Europe’s famous pilgrims routes and along the roughly 5,600 km-long way you will be able to discover some of the continent’s most impressive religious buildings, including the magnificent cathedrals of Cologne, Aachen and Santiago de Compostela. Linking these sites you will pass through many exciting cities famous for their unbeatable nightlife, including Hamburg, Liège and Paris. The route finishes in Cape Finisterre, considered to be the end of the known world for many centuries.
Discover EuroVelo 3 - Pilgrims Route in images!
After several trips on EuroVelo routes over the last few years, Silvia Julian Gonzalez considers herself to be something of a EuroVelo collector. She spent the last summer on a fantastic adventure, travelling from Finland to Bretagne. Read her story from a summer full of memories.
Riding on EuroVelo 1, 3, and 8 for close to three months, Julian Herzel covered 4,075 kilometres across four countries and two continents last winter. The route offered a wide range of sceneries, from the mystical Pyrenees to the lush landscapes of northern Spain and the stunning Portuguese coastli…
You see lovely pictures of people on cycling trips all across Europe. You are also wondering how they are doing that and have no idea where to start. We got you covered!
Rohan Daniel takes us along on his epic 5,000+ km adventure from the highlands of Spain to Northern Europe's highest peak, marking the closing of a life chapter for him. He weathered mental and climactic challenges, and grew as a person in the process. Accompanying this article is a feature-length …
You might be tired of hearing about this magical line in the sand after which everything changes - but wait - it happened again. I had just cycled from Lisbon (Portugal) up to Santiago de Compostela (Spain) and done the famed pilgrim hike Caminho Frances contrar (the wrong way through central-ish S…
You dreamt of it and we did, too – here is the brand-new EuroVelo Route Planner to help you organise your future cycling trips along EuroVelo routes.
In April, we shared the first part of Birgit's adventures along the Portuguese section of EuroVelo 1. In this second part of the trilogy, you will find out how Birgit cycled on EuroVelo 3 - Pilgrims Route and the Caminho, in the opposite direction than the flow of pilgrims going to Santiago de Comp…
We are launching the new printed edition of the EuroVelo Overview Map and two route extensions, respectively for EuroVelo 3 – Pilgrims Route and for EuroVelo 14 – Waters of Central Europe.
Thinking about attending Velo-city 2023 Leipzig? Why not make an adventure on two wheels out of it by going by bike? This article will give you some tips on how to get to Leipzig by bike using different EuroVelo cycling routes.
Fabian Küster, ECF Advocacy and EU Affairs Director, took a long break last year to rest, disconnect and reconnect. With free time ahead and such a purpose in mind, Fabian planned a one-month long-distance cycle adventure all the way to Tromsø in the Arctic Circle to check “cycling under the midnig…
EuroVelo 3 is a 5,300 km long cycling route leading from Trondheim in Norway to Santiago de Compostela in Spain and taking you along some of Europe’s most famous pilgrims routes. You can choose to cycle the route, or a section of it, in a linear way, but this is not the only option. Thanks to the B…
The benefits of cycling for our physical health are well known. But did you know that cycling can bring much more to your general wellbeing?
With the start of the cycling season and ideas for bicycle adventures sprouting in the mind, springtime is the perfect time for a new cycle route website. And just on cue, a dedicated website for the French section of EuroVelo 3 – Pilgrims Route, known as La Scandibérique in France, has just been l…
Read our interview with Zoheir and Malika. Hailing from France, they carried out a crowd-funded charity project last June. They cycled on EuroVelo 3 to reach the Spanish city of Saint-Sebastian from their home in Tours. Learn more about their project and discover their travel experiences in this ar…
There is a vast cycle network in Belgium and this charming little country alone has no fewer than five EuroVelo routes! Three of them are in Wallonia (EuroVelo 3 – Pilgrims Route, EuroVelo 5 – Via Romea (Francigena) and EuroVelo 19 – Meuse Cycle Route) and they are part of the RAVeL network.
New cycling infrastructure is flourishing in Wallonia and is helping to improve the section of EuroVelo 3 – Pilgrims Route in the region. On the 27th April 2019, the sun was out for the inauguration of three new sections of Line 38 on the RAVeL network, a network of environmentally friendly routes …
EuroVelo 3 Aachen-Paris ADFC Cycling Guide.
DenmarkByBike is the Danish national webpage for planning a cycle tour in Denmark. It includes information on official cycling routes and can also be used as a cycle route planner.
This cycling guide describes the section of the EuroVelo cycle route in Belgium and in France up to Paris (556 km). The perfect tool before and during your journey: precise and informative maps, 1:75,000 scale, elevation and distance profiles, GPS tracks, accommodation and service directory. Can be used even without any knowledge of German. English translations of the map legend and the user manual of the guide available at esterbauer.com/international.
This official ADFC regional map from BVA Verlag in German depicts, among other things, the Ochsenweg, which runs along EuroVelo 3 from Hamburg to Denmark. Printed on waterproof and tearproof paper at a scale of 1:75,000.
This cycling guide describes the German section of EuroVelo 3 between Bremen and Osnabrück (166 km). The perfect tool before and during your journey: precise and informative maps, 1:75,000 scale, elevation and distance profiles, GPS tracks, accommodation and service directory. Can be used even without any knowledge of German. English translation of the map legend and the user manual of the guide available at esterbauer.com/international.
This cycling guide describes the Spanish section of EuroVelo 3 (910 km). The perfect tool before and during your journey: precise and informative maps, 1:75,000 scale, elevation and distance profiles, GPS tracks, accommodation and service directory. Can be used even without any knowledge of German. English translation of the map legend and the user manual of the guide available at esterbauer.com/international.
This cycle map describes the German section of EuroVelo 3 between Euskirchen und Aachen (92 km). Scale of 1:75,000, laminated and tearproof. Can be used even without any knowledge of German. English translation of the map available at esterbauer.com/international.
This cycle map describes the German section of EuroVelo 3 between Mehlem and Euskirchen (34 km). Scale of 1:60,000, laminated and tearproof. Can be used even without any knowledge of German. English translation of the map available at esterbauer.com/international.
This cycle map describes the German section of EuroVelo 3 between Osnabrück and Münster (70 km). Scale of 1:75,000, laminated and tearproof. Can be used even without any knowledge of German. English translation of the map available at esterbauer.com/international.
This cycle map describes the German section of EuroVelo 3 between Münster and Lüdinghausen (68 km). Scale of 1:75,000, laminated and tearproof. Can be used even without any knowledge of German. English translation of the map available at esterbauer.com/international.
This cycle map describes the German section of EuroVelo 3 between Düsseldorf and Monheim am Rhein (35 km). Scale of 1:75,000, laminated and tearproof. Can be used even without any knowledge of German. English translation of the map available at esterbauer.com/international.
This cycle map describes the German section of EuroVelo 3 between Lüdinghausen and Wesel (84 km). Scale of 1:75,000, laminated and tearproof. Can be used even without any knowledge of German. English translation of the map available at esterbauer.com/international.
This cycling guide describes the section of the EuroVelo cycle route in Denmark and in Germany up to Hamburg (708 km). The perfect tool before and during your journey: precise and informative maps, 1:75,000 scale, elevation and distance profiles, GPS tracks, accommodation and service directory. Can be used even without any knowledge of German. English translation of the map legend and the user manual of the guide available at esterbauer.com/international.
This cycling guide describes the German section of EuroVelo 3 between Hamburg and Bremen (151 km). The perfect tool before and during your journey: precise and informative maps, 1:75,000 scale, elevation and distance profiles, GPS tracks, accommodation and service directory. Can be used even without any knowledge of German. English translation of the map legend and the user manual of the guide available at esterbauer.com/international.
Press kit of La Scandibérique, produced in June 2018. The document contains a detailed description of the route, the addresses of regional websites, a description of the signposting and services adapted to bicycles, and an explanation of the project.
One of the most beautiful cycling routes to Santiago de Compostela. Discover the banks of the Sambre, the Oise, the Loing, Senlis, Paris, Blois, the castles of the Loire... This cycling guide allows you to follow the route from Belgium to the Loire: - 800 km of easy route accessible to all - 39 stages - official route (or variants) entirely marked by bike - good addresses, accommodation, services, train+bike information - everything you need to know to discover and visit
This cycling guide describes the German section of EuroVelo 3 between Leverkusen and Mehlem (119 km). The perfect tool before and during your journey: precise and informative maps, 1:75,000 scale, elevation and distance profiles, GPS tracks, accommodation and service directory. Can be used even without any knowledge of German. English translation of the map legend and the user manual of the guide available at esterbauer.com/international.
This cycling guide describes the German section of EuroVelo 3 between Wesel and Düsseldorf and between Monheim am Rhein and Cologne (108 km). The perfect tool before and during your journey: precise and informative maps, 1:75,000 scale, elevation and distance profiles, GPS tracks, accommodation and service directory. Can be used even without any knowledge of German. English translation of the map legend and the user manual of the guide available at esterbauer.com/international.
This official ADFC cycling guidebook from BVA Verlag in German presents the Wasserburgen route, which runs from Aachen to Cologne via EuroVelo 3. In addition to maps on a scale of 1:50,000, the book in practical landscape format with spiral binding contains information on sights and sites to visit.
The Ancient Road consists of a few hundred kilometres of hiking and cycling trails that reach from the north to the south of Jutland. Along the way the route leads you very closely past everything one could wish for in the Danish countryside: the sea, the coastline, the heath, the forests and the open landscape as well as some of the most interesting locations of Denmark’s history.
Esterbauer guide of the Friedensroute in Germany. 100 pages, scale of 1:50.000. This route is part of EuroVelo 3 – Pilgrims Route.
This map, developed in partnership with Cykelfrämjandet, offer visitors information about roads and paths suitable for cyclists throughout the region.
A map of the French cycle routes (Scale 1:1,000,000 – 1 cm = 10 km) to inspire you to create beautiful routes along the cycle routes and greenways in France. Discover 62 itineraries suitable for all levels: beginner, intermediate, and experienced cyclists!
This map, developed in partnership with Cykelfrämjandet, offer visitors information about roads and paths suitable for cyclists throughout the region.
This map, developed in partnership with Cykelfrämjandet, offer visitors information about roads and paths suitable for cyclists throughout the region.
Every year, the Wallonia Civil Service edits a general map of the RAVeL and cycling routes within Wallonia and a detailed map on the 1:100,000 scale for each province: Walloon Brabant, Hainaut, Liège, Luxembourg and Namur.
The long distance cycling route connects Hamburg and Bremen, the most popular Hanseatic cities in northern Germany. Besides, the cycle route will pass through the Elbe and Weser rivers, the North Sea and Heide. The offer is suitable for regular cycle tourists. Bicycle friendly accommodations will be included in the tour.
The cycle route is full of exploration in to the fairytale palaces, fortified castles and enchanting mansions. The offer is suitable for regular cycle tourists. Accommodations in 3 to 4 stars hotels will be included in the tour.
This offer gives cycle tourists a water experience along the Römer-Lippe-Route and show insights about the Roman culture. This offer is suitable for regular cycle tourists and also cycle tourists with handcycle. Accommodations will be included in the tour.
We propose that you carry out the Wine and World Heritage itinerary through EuroVelo 1, a proposal that we offer the traveler to combine the fascinating World of Wine with a total of 6 Certified Wine Routes in the itinerary, with knowledge of the 8 Goods World Heritage and his passion for cycling.