The EuroVelo 15 - Rhine Cycle Route follows the Rhine and its 1.233 km from its source in the Swiss Alps to its outlet in the Dutch sea. It passes four countries and unique landscapes. Sights and activities for the whole family complete the offer for visitors of one of the largest rivers in Europe.
The new EuroVelo Jerseys have arrived! The design of the colourful jerseys was a collaboration between ECF and Primal Wear. The jerseys are available in sizes S, M, L and XL.
Three of our colleagues cycled along EuroVelo 15 - Rhine Cycle Route this summer, offering us the opportunity to continue our “EuroVelo Insider Tip” series. Ernst Fahrenkrug did the stretch in North Rhine-Westphalia (Germany) on both sides of the river and suggests a “Slow Cycle” approach.
Over the past two months, two contests took place: the EuroVelo 19 Summer Photo Contest and the EuroVelo 15 Summer Video Contest. We received many submissions from enthusiastic cyclists and thank everyone for participating. In the end, however, only one – or rather two – can be the winner!
This summer, three members of the ECF EuroVelo team have been cycling on EuroVelo 15 – Rhine Cycle Route and each has an article for you! This month, we start at the source of the Rhine, cycling towards the North of Alsace with Florence, the EuroVelo team’s Communication Assistant.
Go off the beaten track in Brussels to explore the capital's many different sides.
It’s time for the 2019 EuroVelo 15 – Rhine Cycle Route Summer Contest! This year, we decided to do something a bit different: the 2019 EuroVelo 15 Contest will be a Video Contest. Share the best video of your cycling holidays with us and win a cycle tourist package along EuroVelo 15!
Bridges and ferries along EuroVelo 15 – Rhine Cycle Route
As you would expect, EuroVelo receives lots of emails from people wanting to cycle the EuroVelo routes but we occasionally hear from people wanting to use the routes to travel by other modes too. A few years ago, we heard from La Trottineuse and her remarkable journey along EuroVelo 6 by push scoo…
Summer is here again, and with it, the first edition of the EuroVelo 19 Summer Photo Contest! Share the best picture of your cycle holidays with us and win a cycle tourist package along a section of one of the best long-distance cycle routes in the world: EuroVelo 19 – Meuse Cycle Route. Our Instag…
If you already cycled in France, you might have heard of it: “lebonpicnic.com” is an online marketplace where you can order a delicious locally-made picnic when cycling through the French countryside. We think it is a great initiative that is highly compatible with the needs of cycle tourists.
Ever heard of Bornholm? This intriguing-sounding word is the name of a small Danish island (588 square km and less than 40,000 inhabitants) in the Baltic Sea, south of the Swedish Coast. In Denmark it is known as a cycling paradise and earlier this year it joined the itinerary of EuroVelo 10 – Balt…
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 …
Start of the season along one of the most famous long-distance cycling routes
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.
Do you dream of heading from England and cycling all the way to the South of Italy or from Norway to Spain while only following one route? It’s now quick and easy with EuroVelo 5 - Via Romeo Francigena or EuroVelo 3 - Pilgrims Route.
Today, 8 March 2019, is an important day for EuroVelo because it marks the launch of EuroVelo 19 – Meuse Cycle Route during the Cycling Tourism Day at ITB Berlin 2019. It is the first new route to be added to the EuroVelo network in three years! In this article, we introduce the new route and some …
In this article EuroVelo's Belgian National Coordinator Centre for the Brussels and Wallonia regions, Pro Velo, highlight an example of a successful national cycle friendly service scheme, which was initiated by the Wallonia Tourism Commission in 2011.
The German Cyclists’ Association, ADFC, has published the latest version of its popular cycle holiday planner "Deutschland per Rad entdecken" (Discovering Germany by bike).
Thanks to you, 2018 was another successful year for EuroVelo. We would therefore like to know about your EuroVelo highlights last year and your plans for 2019.
Many people in the cycle-tourism industry share the impression that good food is a crucial motivation for the cycle tourist. It certainly is for the EuroVelo correspondent writing these lines. There are few activities that raise your caloric demand to a similarly high level as several hours pedalli…
Intermodality is becoming increasingly important for tourism and many popular destinations around Europe can be accessed by combining bikes and trains.
Arriving from France and heading back towards Luxembourg, or vice versa, the EuroVelo 5, also known as the Via Romea Francigena, crosses all three Belgian regions (Wallonia, Flanders and the Brussels-Capital region) over about 400 km, and is divided into 10 sections. Let’s make a brief progress rep…
Every day during the summer months, cyclists can be seen making their way up the roads that snake to the summit of Mont Ventoux, in the South of France. Riders from across the world travel to this part of Provence to tackle the storied climb made famous by the Tour de France. Those riders may spend…
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".