Throughout the summer, we will use the #RestartCycleTourism hashtag in relation to the various initiatives popping up to revive cycle tourism. The campaign aims to highlight these actions and connect them together as an answer to this year’s unprecedented COVID-19 crisis. We want to build on the cu…
Bernd Schadowski (47) is an enthusiastic long distance cyclist, blogger and author. He loves bicycle touring. The proximity to nature. The unforeseen encounters with exciting and unconventional people.
The Hungarian website www.EuroVelo.hu was launched a few months ago, following the structure of EuroVelo.com. This website offers detailed information and news about the EuroVelo routes crossing Hungary: EuroVelo 6 – Atlantic-Black Sea, EuroVelo 11 – East Europe Route, EuroVelo 13 – Iron Curtain Tr…
We are delighted to be able to present the seventeenth route in the European cycle route network: EuroVelo 14 – Waters of Central Europe.
While lockdown measures are progressively being eased all around Europe, travelling is likely to remain limited in the coming weeks and months. Planning the summer holidays is therefore proving a bit of a challenge this year. With #EuroVeloAtHome, we would like to let you know that it’s okay to dre…
Following a detailed survey based on the European Certification Standard (ECS), a significant section of EuroVelo 15 – Rhine Cycle Route has been re-certified as being a high-quality route within the European cycle route network.
Are you keen for some more ideas for films and books to inspire your next cycling adventure? During our research into our first article we discovered many more films and books about exciting journeys on two wheels, so we thought we share these with you too.
The COVD-19 pandemic and the lockdowns currently happening in most parts of the world make it difficult for many of us to plan cycling holidays in the summer. Times are uncertain and we do not know when it will be safe to travel again. With #EuroVeloAtHome, we would like to let you know that it’s o…
“There’s nothing I like better than coming up with challenges that other people consider crazy, impossible, or simply too difficult and tiring to be fun.” In 2019, Myra Stals decided to make a statement against plastic pollution by picking up as much plastic waste as possible while she was on her b…
In this period of lockdown, which provides a good opportunity for learning new things, we invite you to discover the work of Mégane Millet Lacombe, a landscape designer who graduated from the National School of Landscape Architecture in Versailles, France in 2017.
In many places in the world right now, we are facing an extraordinary period confined to our own homes in order to stop the spread of the coronavirus outbreak. Although we might not be able to undertake cycling adventures far from home at the moment – indeed some of you may have had to postpone or …
The ADFC again presented its traditional Bicycle Travel Analysis this year. It is already the 21st time! The ADFC’s figures are among the best available data on bicycle travels and the popularity of individual routes in general. EuroVelo routes again featured prominently among the top routes this …
Eight of Germany’s 16 federal states have developed a Germany-wide cycle route planner. This new tool facilitates tour planning by bringing together the individual cycle route planners of each state in one website.
Over 86,000 km or 53,000 miles of cycle routes across Europe are now summarised in one map. On a scale of 1:5,000,000, the map now includes the recently-added EuroVelo 19 – Meuse Cycle Route and the extension of EuroVelo 8 – Mediterranean Route in Turkey.
Last summer Ben van Baardwijk and Linda Reimersdahl went on a 30 day test ride in Ireland to prepare for an upcoming round-the-world adventure.
Lukas Sentner is a European slow traveller and cycling enthusiast. Since 2018 he has covered over 10,000 km around the globe powering his bike on passion! His longest journey led him across Scandinavia for the UNICEF charity action Dreams are borderless. This month we are happy to share Lukas’ expe…
Sparkling emerald seas, kilometres of golden sand, mysterious islands, wonderful food, ancient cities…it is not surprising that many people are interested in cycling EuroVelo 8 – Mediterranean Route. And now there is a new tool available for people wanting to find out more - the first ever brochure…
At EuroVelo, we like to pay attention to the relaxing times that follow a good bike ride. It goes without saying that these often include good food and the discovery of local culinary specialties when cycle touring in a foreign country! The slow pace of cycling holidays allows for a deeper understa…
As the newest EuroVelo route, the ECF’s EuroVelo Team is regularly contacted by people wanting to find out more about EuroVelo 19 – Meuse Cycle Route. This article provides an overview of some of the on- and offline resources, including the latest Bikeline guide, which will help you stay on track …
Cycling in Europe? There is an app for that! Our official app is free and designed to help you discover the most developed EuroVelo routes. Available now on Android and iOS devices.
Tracy Saade, a journalist student from Poland, discovered EuroVelo when she spent time in Brussels during the EU Regions Week in October 2019. She was fascinated by the idea of bringing Europe closer together through cycling and would like to encourage less experienced cyclists to go on a longer tr…
The cross-border public transport module provided on www.EuroVelo19.com makes it easier for cycle tourists to find flexible travelling solutions such as train stations, bus stations and mobility info centres indicated on interactive maps; country-specific intermodality information and an unusual pu…
Lauren Pears went for a 3 month solo bike ride across Europe last summer - from London to Istanbul - whereby she used the EuroVelo 6 – Atlantic-Black Sea for most of the way. This journey was to raise money for The World Wildlife Fund, and also to promote the idea of greener travel. This month, she…
Over the past few months the ECF’s EuroVelo Team have been collecting the detailed tracks of the entire EuroVelo network, including those sections that are still under development or at the planning stage. The results? For the first time ever we have up-to-date and accurate route lengths for all Eu…
Festive flair and Christmas feelings in unique locations. One of the most famous long-distance cycle paths, the EuroVelo 15 – Rhine Cycle Route, follows one of the mightiest rivers in Europe through Switzerland, France, Germany and the Netherlands. Many towns along the route transform into a winte…
Following an application submitted by the İzmir Metropolitan Municipality, the European Cyclists’ Federation (ECF) decided on 12th October 2019 that a 500-km coastal cycle route developed in Izmir, Turkey would join the European cycle route network as an extension of EuroVelo 8 – Mediterranean Rout…
Earlier this year, the ECF was contacted by a group of Scouts in the Italian city of Como about their big plans for raising awareness about climate change using EuroVelo 5 – Via Romea (Francigena). Read on to find out about their proactive approach to convincing the local government to improve the…
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…
Three of our colleagues cycled along EuroVelo 15 - Rhine Cycle Route this summer, offering us the opportunity to continue our “EuroVelo Insider Tip” series. The ECF’s Infrastructure Officer Aleksander Buczyński did the stretch in the Netherlands, where the Rhine widens into a large delta.
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.