Sparkling emerald seas, kilometres of golden sand, mysterious islands, wonderful food, ancient cities… It isn’t hard to find convincing reasons to travel along the Mediterranean! What better way to do it than by bike? Admire Granada’s Alhambra, or Gaudi’s mind blowing architecture in Barcelona, feel the romance of Venice’s canals, Dubrovnik’s old town, or pull your bike up alongside a waiting beach, inviting you to just relax. While EuroVelo 8 connects many already popular tourist destinations, there are still lots of undiscovered gems to be found along the way. So what are you waiting for? Get on your bike!
32-year-old Fiona recently started cycling across 9 countries on EuroVelo 8 - Mediterranean Route to discover the food and people that make this stretch of coastline one of the most popular in the world! Read on to learn more about this journey in her own words.
EuroVelo cycle tourists wishing to discover Greece's rich cultural and natural heritage by bike have a new tool at hand. Find all the information in one place on eurovelo.gr, a new website launched recently by our Greek National EuroVelo Coordinator "Cities for Cycling".
The very best tips for cycling around Ferrara and Po Delta Park: detailed maps and useful information.
Discover the tourist cycling loops in the Alpes-Maritimes according to your desire and your level: family outings, cyclo-tourist routes, sporting loops or itineraries over several days.
Download maps of the cycling routes in the Province of Mantua, Italy.
The “Ciclovia del Po” guidebook presented by FIAB and by Ediciclo editore is the best route available today for cyclists who wants to travel along the two banks of the river, the 750 kilometers that separate Pian del Re, on the slopes of Monviso, from the Lantern of Pila, on the Adriatic Sea.
The Mantova Bike Festival is an opportunity to spread the culture of cycling, linking it to the many possibilities of its use. The bike is the best way to appreciate the environmental, architectural, historical and artistic treasures scattered throughout the territory and the ideal way to move in an ecological and active way
Slovenian Istria with its mild Mediterranean climate provides excellent conditions for cycling until late autumn. Therefore, beginning of October, when the cycling season elsewhere is almost finished, on the coast it is – quite on the contrary – still warm and cosy, enabling a unique cycling experience for all tastes.
The MTB Slavnik Mountain Bike Marathon offers a challenge suitable for the non-professional cyclist along the rugged terrain of Mount Slavnik, the Čičarija region and the Podgrajsko and Matarsko valley.
The Festival invites all cyclists to a trip from the Parco San Lorenzo to the castle of Gonzaga along the river Po banks. A relaxing bike trip for everyone along the Po river valley with expert guides and a tasty lunch stop. A journey characterized by the slowness between Pegognaga, Gonzaga, Suzzara and Motteggiana to discover the San Lorenzo Park and the civic tower of the castle of Gonzaga, along the ancient Po river.
From the natural Park of La Garrotxa to the Mediterranean Sea. The ride is easy and fun. This greenway route in descent way from the Pyrenees to the sea is available for all, and especially for people who appreciate a slow-travel. This route is attractive, safe, accessible, with little slope and very easy to do. In addition, well signposted and car-free. With places to stop to take a picture or rest for a while. Ideal for beginners in this type of tourism by bike.
Cycling in the Greenway Olive Oil to discover the artisanal flavors of the region: olive oil, wine, cheese and traditional sweets. The longest Greenway of Andalusia with 128 km in a sea of olive trees watched Sierras Subbéticas Natural Park. From Jaén to Córdoba lands for a safe, accessible, with little slope and specially designed for people looking for bicycle tourism, nature, heritage and gastronomy tour.
From the Holy Town of Caravaca de la Cruz to the beaches of Mar Menor, passing the vineyards in Bullas and the Northwestern Rail Trail (Vía Verde del Noroeste), this 9-day trip will let you discover the wide variety of landscapes and villages of the Region of Murcia. Heritage, culture, relaxation and local cuisine will mix along the journey on calm local roads, seaside promenades and the Northwestern Rail Trail. From the pines forest to the Mediterranean Sea.
An accessible itinerary to all people, that allows us to know a jewel of the Spanish heritage as Teruel, world capital of Moorish architecture highlighting the towers and the roof of the Cathedral, declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO. From here, reaching the Mediterranean Sea discovering Alto Palancia Valley, a rural area in the province of Castellón. A must see “El salto de la novia” a very nice waterfall in Navajas village. The end of the route is the town of Sagunto.
This greenway route from Olvera to Puerto Serrano in Cadiz and Seville provinces, is available for all, and especially for people who appreciate a slow-travel. You can discover the natural resources of Peñon de Zaframagón, roc declared nature reserve in 1989 and Special Bird Protection Area, that is home of communities of nesting birds and a large colony of griffon vultures. You can see a spectacular holm oak called “Chaparro de la Vega” a Natural Monument of Andalusia.
Nice, Antibes, Cannes, Vence, Saint-Raphaël or Villefranche sur Mer : so many sites that always make us dream of the Côte d'Azur. The sea and the Provence sunshine, of course, but also the preserved beauty of perched villages in the hinterland, the parks and sumptuous mediterranean gardens, an exceptional number of museums, in a region that has always loved painters.