This week, we head north for a cycling holiday in the Peak District. While it may not have the velvet-smooth roads of Mallorca, the endless sunshine of Tenerife or the hour-long climbs of the Alps, there’s one thing that the Peak District, the UK’s first national park, has in spades: convenience. Perfectly located slap bang…
Thinking of taking a cycling holiday in Emmental, sitting in the western part of central Switzerland, forming part of the canton of Bern, the Emmental is a stunning landscape of picturesque valleys, rolling hills, dotted with traditional local farmhouses. Beautifully green in summer, the region is mostly devoted to farming and the production of its…
A cycling holiday in Valais… Paradise. Just picture riding through open roads, rolling meadows and the misty mountains of the Swiss Alps. Bet you can almost smell the fresh air and hear the cowbells ringing now. Thanks to its extensive network, taking a cycling holiday in Switzerland is one of the best ways to explore…
The French Riviera seems to exude a magical allure, as romantic as it is naturally beautiful – in its heyday it was the glamorous holiday destination of legendary movie stars and latterly has become the home of plenty of professional cyclists. In the latest part of our series on long weekend cycling destinations, we embark…
A cycling holiday in Palma should be on the bucket list of any discerning cyclist. Mallorca has earned a reputation as one of the destinations for cyclists keen to escape the northern European winter. Its capital, Palma, offers plenty for the long-weekender, providing easy access to the island’s two-wheeled delights and enough off-the-bike entertainment for…
We’ve teamed up with Switzerland Tourism to show you the best cycling locations the country has to offer. In our Swiss cycling holiday blog series we will be visiting Emmental Ticino and Valais but our first visit is to Gstaad in southwestern Switzerland. This cycling holiday destination has earned a high level of prestige and…
We have headed out to the east coast of Spain to explore the regions around the beautiful Calpe and go cycling in Alicante. Perhaps not quite as famous for being a cycling destination as its nearby neighbour, Calpe, Javea is a small town on the Spanish Costa Blanca. Its lack of fame though shouldn’t put…
Catalonia – Spain’s high-functioning, chippy and fiercely independent little cousin. Its protracted secession quest has grabbed the headlines in recent months. And if it’s not that, many associate it with stag dos or hen parties, an interminable cathedral project or a language that isn’t quite Spanish. Perhaps all this has led to Girona cruising gently…
Wrapped up in 20 layers, still defrosting from battling the Beast from the East? Read on to help warm you up. It’s the second in our series of travel specials and this month we’re heading on a Calpe cycling holiday on the gorgeous Mediterranean coast of Spain. Not too far from the cycling Mecca that…
There’s no greater joy than getting out on your bike, especially if it’s on holiday. We think it’s the best way to travel (ok, we are biased) but from our experience, seeing a new country by bike allows you to really open your eyes to the new surrounding, having the time to take in the…