Cycling in France
For many is France the number one cycling holiday destination. Ride your own Tour de France and get inspired by the beautiful landscapes, famous cuisine and rich culture.
Cycling holidays in France
Cycletours Holidays offers you an selection of bike tours in several regions. You can choose between bike and barge or bike and hotel tours in the Champagne, Loire Valley or the Provence. All our tours will give you the opportunity to experience the history and beauty from your saddle in the outdoors. The only thing you need to accept is, that you will probably want to go again next year.
Paris
The top things to do on a first-time visit: enjoy a panoramic view of the city from a 324-metre height at the top of the Eiffel Tower, admire Victor Hugo’s beloved gargoyles at Notre Dame Cathedral and stand at the top of the tallest hill in Paris at the Sacré Cœur Basilica. These are the three monuments most popular with visitors to Paris. Not far from Notre Dame Cathedral, the Sainte Chapelle with its beautiful stained glass windows is also well worth visiting.
A short distance from the Champs-Elysées, the Grand Palais, a huge stone, steel and glass structure, hosts prestigious exhibitions. Built by Napoleon, the Arc de Triomphe offers a breathtaking bird’s-eye view of the city.
In the heart of Paris, the Louvre is a former royal residence which was transformed into a museum after the Revolution and has since become the world’s most visited museum. The Musée d’Orsay houses the largest collection of Impressionist and post-Impressionist paintings in the world.
Another must-see is the Palais Garnier with its ornately decorated façade and its ceiling painted by Marc Chagall. Finally, a trip out to the Père Lachaise cemetery offers the opportunity to pay homage at the tombs of many famous people.
Cycling holidays Île-de-France
Steeped in exceptional heritage, the Île-de-France region, the historic heart of the country and the world's number one tourist destination, is first and foremost associated with Paris, the capital of France and a prestigious world-famous city.
As the top tourist destination in Île -de-France, the famous City of Lights is full of beautiful sights, with several centuries' worth of unusual architecture, an abundance of culture venues and museums. The French capital is considered among the prettiest cities in Europe, and a bike tour of Paris is a wonderful way to take in the top attractions.
Cycling holidays Loire
The Loire is one of the most important rivers in France – also for us cyclists, because it’s hardly possible to cycle as well along any other river! Cycle along the Loire cycle path from castle to castle.
The picturesque Loire Valley is known worldwide not only for the Loire itself, but also because of its many enchanting castles. And also for us cyclists, the Loire has not gone unnoticed. The famous cycle path starts in the centre of France, near Briare, and ends on the Atlantic coast in the small town of Saint-Nazaire. You have to cover about 700 kilometres of cycling if you want to say that you have cycled the entire Loire Cycle Path.
Our advice: embark on the Clair de Lune to cycle from Nevers to Briare or vice versa.
Cycling in Champagne
When you think of Champagne you can hear the sparkling. But did you know it is a beautiful and easy cycling trip from Paris to the Champagne region?
You bike through rural countryside via the region of Meaux -famous for its Brie cheese-, into the vineyards of the Champagne region. At Epernay you arrive at the centre of the Champagne industry. You will visit Reims, with its cathedral where almost all kings and emperors were crowned until 1825.
Cycling holidays Provence
It’s not only the sweet scent of lavender and the rich history of romans and Popes that will seduce you during your cycling holiday in Provence. The purple fields, the blooming gardens and the locations of the paintings of Van Gogh are also good arguments for booking a bike tour in the Provence.
Wonderful bike and barge tours through the wild Camargue nature with its bulls and horses: you will either start or end in Aigues Mortes, with its medieval fortress and either end or start in Avignon, the city of the popes.
You will visit the most typical Provence landscape, including the Rhone Valley, Van Gogh’s Provence, the Roman Pont du Gard and a visit to Arles, known for the richness of its antique and Roman patrimony.