Less about getting from point to point and all about enjoying the scenery, the long distance bike journey is an antidote to fast-paced modern life. The beauty of bike travel is being able to turn off the well trodden tourist trail and roam through rural landscapes and communities. It’s immersive, slow – a great way to discover Europe. Rather than relying on towns already overstretched by tourism, you can shop in small villages, sleep in family-run hotels and eat home-cooked dishes sourced from the farm just down the road.
Great journeys are about the route, not the destination, so slow down and enjoy the ride.
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In much of Europe, cycling is integral to everyday life, not confined to Lycra-clad Sunday mornings. The land here lends itself to two-wheeled travel; the bike culture makes for safer cycling, city infrastructure is intact and a network of cycle paths runs like arteries through the countryside. Quit the confines of car travel and live like a local for a week. You’ll soon find the humble bicycle makes you more approachable, and your surroundings more accessible, than as a tourist looking through a window.