8 Great Cycling Regions in France | EUROtoday

What are one of the best biking areas in France? An avid and passionate bicycle owner lets us in on his favourite vacation spot for a biking vacation.

“What is your favorite place to bike in France?”

I get requested this query by family and friends, who know I journey to France nearly yearly for a biking journey. My go-to response is: “The next one.”

This is an efficient method to keep away from having to reply this unattainable query. France appears to have been designed with biking in thoughts, because the geography and historical past, previous stone villages and cities, the scenic rivers, gorges and mountains, terrific street and bike-path infrastructure, meals, wine and tradition add as much as make France nearly excellent for a biking journey. While I can not – I will not – choose a favourite area, I can present some perception that can assist you resolve what area may be greatest for you or what area could also be subsequent for you.

So, right here we go, 8 nice locations to think about…

The Loire – supreme for a primary biking vacation expertise

I’m beginning with the Loire as a result of that is the positioning of my first French biking journey, all the way in which again in 1985. I used to be overlaying the Paris Air Show, for the third time (I used to be an aviation author again then), and determined I needed to see a few of the well-known French countryside Van Gogh and Monet liked to color. I took the practice to Blois, and on the way in which learn within the Let’s Go France guidebook that the easiest way to see the area was by bike. And so, I rented a motorcycle. I had no thought what I used to be doing again then and would have been in large hassle if I received a flat tire. But off I went…. and liked it (and did not get a flat). In my journal, I wrote, on the final day of my week-long journey: “I’m really enjoying the riding and would love to keep going.”

The Loire is a perfect spot to your first French biking journey. The terrain is gorgeous, however not too hilly. There are a whole lot of bike paths and quiet rural roads, and, in fact, all of the well-known chateaux and fields of sunflowers. There are a number of nice cities to remain in – Blois, Amboise, Tours, Chinon, Saumur, Angers – that are not too far aside. It’s a romantic spot for {couples}. And if one member of a pair likes to trip greater than the opposite, he/she will keep in Tours or Angers and sightsee, whereas the opposite goes on an incredible 25- or 35-mile mile loop.

FYI: I’ve realized repair a flat; a crucial talent on an unsupported bike journey.

Here’s the hyperlink to my Biking the Loire eBook.