Sykkelferie - Holiday by bike

A holiday trip to Italy is between my favorites. This year I also was happy to travel by bike. Veneto and Emilia-Romagna are regions where it's easy to scroll around by bike, but of course it's necessary to have a plan in beforehand. You need to find roads suitable for holiday cycling combined with places to stay during the night nearby main attractions.

Another distance suitable for cycling is by the Brenta channel between Venice and Padova. From Zattere, Venice, you can go by boat to Camping Fusina, where it's possible to rent bicycles. From the Camp site you can cycle the road along the channel for several hours through small towns like Dolo up to Padova and back. Don't forget to look at Giotto's paintings in The Scrovegni Chapel.

During the trip you will see yachts crowded by tourists sailing through the channel and also some small groups paddle kayak. Several places there ar locks where cyclists can cross the channel.

The sun is burning, but it's easy to fin refreshments under the way. There are coffee bars along the road, but to be certain you should also bring your own bottle of water.

Back on the beach we bring our rented bicycles down to the water to be assured that noone tries to steal them during our bath. Here is the beach Venice Lido.

I use to notice how traffic is handled for cyclists in the cities. In Ravenna many streets were covered with white ceramic tiles in the middle to show the cyclist area. A lot of pedestrians in the streets seemed to accept that the white area was preferred as cyclist traffic area.

Other travels this year: look here.