Two EuroVelo routes, EuroVelo 1 - Atlantic Coast Route, and EuroVelo 3 - Pilgrims Route, are set to be extended over the coming years. Under the proposals, both routes will end in Fisterra, Spain, the final destination for many pilgrims on the Way of St. James. The extensions bridge a gap in the ne…
Italy joins growing number of European countries with national evaluation framework for cycle tourism.
Daniel Mourek from the Czech National EuroVelo Coordinator, Nadace Partnerství (Czech Cyclists Federation), explains how the 17th edition of the international cycle tour along EuroVelo 9 - Baltic-Adriatic at the end of August marked an important restart of cycle tourism in Czechia.
A record number of representatives of the National EuroVelo Coordination Centres and Coordinators (NECC/Cs), members of the EuroVelo Council and other key stakeholders participated in the Provisional EuroVelo General Meeting (EVGM) 2020 on 6 October 2020.
Is cycling only a local issue? This claim is often used to argue that cycling does not fit into the theme of the Trans-European Transport Network (TEN-T). However, a closer look at the TEN-T reveals that the majority of traffic on the existing road and rail networks is local or regional. At the sam…
Sunday was World Tourism Day. The United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) designated this year’s 40th edition to “Tourism and Rural Development” by the United Nations. Let us have a closer look at what role cycling tourism can play in this.
As part of the official announcement of Barcelona being the host of the EuroVelo and Cycling Tourism Conference 2021, the city is hosting two webinars on the morning of Tuesday, 6 October 2020, focusing on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on cycling tourism and the EuroVelo network.
10 countries, 7,500 km of cycle routes and 23 UNESCO sites: EuroVelo 8 – Mediterranean Route has a lot of potential as a cycle tourism destination. With the Interreg-funded MEDCYCLETOUR project coming to an end, we look back at some of the results of these last three years while keeping an eye on t…
The country witnessed record number of cyclists after the tough ‘confinement’ period. Now, the latest data confirms that EuroVelo and cycling tourism have been a big part of summer and recreational activities.