Exploring Spain Through Bicycle Tours

Apr 13
10:48

2017

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Explore Spain at your own pace, Spain bicycle tours offers an array of valleys, rural landscapes and medieval towns that no one can afford missing.

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Spain is known for its cycling-friendliness and an impressive cycling heritage. It is a nation with a wonderful diversity and offers everything a cycle tourist will love,Exploring Spain Through Bicycle Tours Articles be it well-maintained cycle paths, ever changing landscapes, wonderful weather to cycle, quiet roads, challenging mountain climbs to flat valley bottoms, globally renowned architectural & cultural sights and genial people in addition to the very obvious the hearty food and drink.

If you are looking forward to paddling through the green valleys, check out this brief guide for self-guided bicycle tours Spain.

Your tour will probably take off from the charming village of San Vicente de la Barquera for briefing and explore the local fine dining restaurants renowned for seafood. This is followed by the Parque National de Oyambre and the stunning beaches of Meron and Oyambre. Take a short pause at the seaside village of Comillas to explore a fine beach and the pretty village. Paddel through the charming medieval village of Santillana del Mar to discover the cobbled streets and the contemporary museum of the Altamira Caves.

Head westwards along the coast, around the elegant headland of Pechon to enjoy the bravura views of its coastline. This will be followed by cycling along the Deva Valley, riding through the implausible rocky gorge of La Hermida and paddling towards Potes and the valley of La Liebana, which is entirely encircled by mountains. Your bicycle tour will further continue cycling along the valleys in Potes. Enjoy a walk through the lush green valleys, spend time in the bustling market and several other quaint villages around. Do not miss the charming country monastery of Piasca.

The next spot to reach in the tour is the village of La Hermida to begin the climb out of the Deva Valley, through the Cantabrian Mountains from where you can opt for a challenging ride through the wonderful beauty to reach the pretty rural landscapes and charismatic villages of the valley of Cabuerniga. The tour continues with cycling towards some of the lesser-known valleys of Cantabria, with various pleasant medieval villages such as Cartes. Do not miss to visit the art museum of the Palacio de Elsedo. Santander is the last spot where bicycle tours in Spain, paddling through green valleys conclude.