{"id":11531,"date":"2026-06-19T10:39:43","date_gmt":"2026-06-19T08:39:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tripmyfrancebiketours.com\/?post_type=blog&#038;p=11531"},"modified":"2026-04-29T10:49:46","modified_gmt":"2026-04-29T08:49:46","slug":"tourism-by-bike-alternative-mass-tourism","status":"publish","type":"blog","link":"https:\/\/tripmyfrancebiketours.com\/en\/blog\/tourism-by-bike-alternative-mass-tourism\/","title":{"rendered":"The bicycle, a concrete alternative to mass tourism"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"11531\" class=\"elementor elementor-11531 elementor-11503\" data-elementor-post-type=\"blog\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5cca1ec2 art-container e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"5cca1ec2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-692904e3 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"692904e3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2db642f elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"2db642f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5cf3a67 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5cf3a67\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The bicycle, a concrete alternative to mass tourism <\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-69ac1808 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"69ac1808\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-381338b3 e-con-full art-img-big e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"381338b3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2a3e7fac elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2a3e7fac\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"446\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/tripmyfrancebiketours.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/\u00a9jossuha-theophile.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-11525\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tripmyfrancebiketours.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/\u00a9jossuha-theophile.jpg 446w, https:\/\/tripmyfrancebiketours.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/\u00a9jossuha-theophile-300x202.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 446px) 100vw, 446px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1f6a6373 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"1f6a6373\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6fa3de41 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6fa3de41\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3160d0b4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3160d0b4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Faced with the saturation of certain destinations and the ecological impact of mass tourism, more and more travelers are seeking more responsible alternatives. The bicycle is now becoming an obvious choice: both a gentle means of transport, an immersive experience, and a true travel philosophy. <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-84a9bb0 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"84a9bb0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1cc28ed2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1cc28ed2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">A sustainable and gentle form of mobility <\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-62a92afd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"62a92afd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In a context where environmental concerns are becoming central, choosing the bicycle seems almost obvious. It embodies a transition toward a more environmentally respectful form of mobility, but also a deeper transformation of our relationship with travel. Traveling by bicycle involves accepting a certain slowness, a form of physical simplicity. We rediscover the value of distance, no longer as an obstacle to be quickly overcome, but as a full experience in itself. Each kilometer traveled becomes a lived moment, far from the logic of speed and consumption typical of conventional tourism.    <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-69844b89 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"69844b89\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Slow travel: traveling differently <\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-22c515a5 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"22c515a5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3c845920 e-con-full art-mini-container e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3c845920\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-296d3045 e-con-full art-img-portrait e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"296d3045\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4ab439b9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4ab439b9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"446\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/tripmyfrancebiketours.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Evian-les-Bains-Lac-leman-\u00a9T.Garcia.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-11526\" alt=\"Slow travel and sustainable tourism by bike\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tripmyfrancebiketours.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Evian-les-Bains-Lac-leman-\u00a9T.Garcia.jpg 446w, https:\/\/tripmyfrancebiketours.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Evian-les-Bains-Lac-leman-\u00a9T.Garcia-300x202.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 446px) 100vw, 446px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b600c29 copyright elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b600c29\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>T.Garcia<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-171cace6 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"171cace6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6ea3f03c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6ea3f03c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The bicycle imposes a rhythm. But far from being a constraint, this rhythm becomes a form of freedom. You no longer chase time; you move with it. Each day is shaped by desires, encounters, and discoveries. This relationship to time fully aligns with a slow travel logic, where experience is prioritized over performance. It is no longer about seeing as many things as possible, but about fully experiencing what you see. A local market, a break by a river, or an unplanned conversation become central moments of the journey. The journey itself takes on a new importance, and the traveler learns to appreciate details: morning light, the silence of a rural path, the steady sound of wheels on asphalt.       <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8154228 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8154228\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Getting off the beaten track <\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-76aadea3 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"76aadea3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6594cc61 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6594cc61\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3b6afa4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3b6afa4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>One of the great advantages of the bicycle is its ability to open up different paths. Where the car takes fast roads and the train connects major cities, the bicycle explores the in-between spaces: secondary roads, towpaths, forgotten small departmental roads. It is in these spaces that another reality of the territory is revealed. A quieter, more rural, more authentic France. Villages where people still take the time to talk, landscapes shaped by the seasons, roads where you can ride for miles without meeting anyone. The bicycle makes precisely this possible: allowing yourself to be surprised.     <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-145716a4 e-con-full art-img-portrait e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"145716a4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-297c7714 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"297c7714\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"446\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/tripmyfrancebiketours.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/\u00a9loris-boulinguez-Ile-de-Brehat.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-11527\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tripmyfrancebiketours.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/\u00a9loris-boulinguez-Ile-de-Brehat.jpg 446w, https:\/\/tripmyfrancebiketours.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/\u00a9loris-boulinguez-Ile-de-Brehat-300x202.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 446px) 100vw, 446px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6c4492ed copyright elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6c4492ed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>loris-boulinguez<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d543330 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d543330\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">More authentic encounters<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-54697c5e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"54697c5e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The bicycle has this particularity of arousing curiosity and kindness. It makes the traveler accessible, identifiable, almost familiar. Exchanges happen more naturally. A simple break can turn into a conversation, a piece of advice into an invitation, a journey into a shared moment. These often unexpected encounters give the journey human depth. They also make it possible to better understand the territories being crossed, through the stories, advice, and anecdotes of the locals.     <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-67c5f030 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"67c5f030\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2fe4d740 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2fe4d740\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">France, the leading destination for bicycle tourism <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-35e02ff1 e-con-full art-mini-container e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"35e02ff1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-44f5bd1d e-con-full art-img-paysage e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"44f5bd1d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-12735ff3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"12735ff3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"446\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/tripmyfrancebiketours.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/3_velo-sur-les-bords-du-cher-\u00a9jean-christophe-coutand_2030-12-31_medium.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-11528\" alt=\"Cyclotourisme sur la Loire \u00e0 V\u00e9lo en France\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tripmyfrancebiketours.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/3_velo-sur-les-bords-du-cher-\u00a9jean-christophe-coutand_2030-12-31_medium.jpeg 446w, https:\/\/tripmyfrancebiketours.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/3_velo-sur-les-bords-du-cher-\u00a9jean-christophe-coutand_2030-12-31_medium-300x202.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 446px) 100vw, 446px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3a0abb18 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3a0abb18\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7e472f7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7e472f7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>If there is one country where cycling travel makes perfect sense, it is France. Not only because of the quality of its infrastructure, but above all because of the incredible diversity of its landscapes. What is striking when crossing France by bicycle is the ability to change atmosphere in just a few days. You can go from<a href=\"https:\/\/tripmyfrancebiketours.com\/bike-tours\/region\/alsace\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> the Alsatian vineyards<\/a> to the bright landscapes of <a href=\"https:\/\/tripmyfrancebiketours.com\/bike-tours\/region\/provence\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Provence<\/a>, then reach the peaceful valleys of the <a href=\"https:\/\/tripmyfrancebiketours.com\/bike-tours\/region\/dordogne\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dordogne<\/a>, where time seems to naturally slow down.   <\/p><p>Some iconic routes, such as <a href=\"https:\/\/tripmyfrancebiketours.com\/en\/bike-tours\/loire-valley-by-bike\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the Loire \u00e0 V\u00e9lo<\/a>, accompany travelers over long distances and offer an almost meditative experience, shaped by the river, villages, and castles. What makes France so special for cycle tourism is not only the beauty of its landscapes, but their continuity. Everything seems to flow naturally, as if the territory had been designed to be traveled slowly.  <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-31787c58 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"31787c58\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Go at your own pace, take back control<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-281a1764 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"281a1764\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Traveling by bicycle also means freeing yourself from the constraints of conventional tourism. There are no imposed schedules, no fixed itineraries, no pressure of time efficiency. You choose your pace, your stops, your breaks. You can stop for an hour or for an entire day. You can change direction, follow advice, improvise. This freedom is precious. It gives travel a personal, almost intimate dimension.      <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-25e2ca30 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"25e2ca30\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">A response to the challenges of tomorrow\u2019s tourism <\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ec225d0 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ec225d0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6c3b27a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6c3b27a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-71fcdfc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"71fcdfc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Faced with the excesses of mass tourism\u2014overcrowding, pollution, standardization\u2014the bicycle appears as a credible and desirable alternative. It helps distribute tourist flows, highlight lesser-known areas, and support local economies. By favoring <a href=\"https:\/\/tripmyfrancebiketours.com\/en\/reasons-to-travel-with-trip-my-france-bike-tours\/#expertise\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">short supply chains and local actors<\/a>, it contributes to a more balanced form of tourism. It also encourages a form of respect: respect for places, for inhabitants, for the natural rhythm of things.   <\/p><p>But beyond these challenges, it above all offers another way of traveling. Slower, more conscious, more human. And in a world where everything is constantly speeding up, that may be the real luxury.  <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-15189c2 e-con-full art-img-portrait e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"15189c2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1d33890 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1d33890\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"446\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/tripmyfrancebiketours.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/\u00a9ny-hasinavalona-randriantsarafara.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-11529\" alt=\"Cycliste sur route rurale en France\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tripmyfrancebiketours.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/\u00a9ny-hasinavalona-randriantsarafara.jpg 446w, https:\/\/tripmyfrancebiketours.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/\u00a9ny-hasinavalona-randriantsarafara-300x202.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 446px) 100vw, 446px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c230d48 copyright elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c230d48\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>ny-hasinavalona-randriantsarafara<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4553a136 e-con-full art-mini-container e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4553a136\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4fc706e6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4fc706e6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Our favorite cycling trips<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-56b538e4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"56b538e4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-66086fbd e-con-full iti-incontournable-container e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"66086fbd\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6b6c697e e-grid e-con-full e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6b6c697e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-697d8f6e e-con-full art-img-big iti-incontournable e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"697d8f6e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" href=\"https:\/\/tripmyfrancebiketours.com\/en\/bike-tours\/loire-valley-by-bike\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2ae0d9f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2ae0d9f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-513e1c2f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"513e1c2f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1168\" height=\"778\" src=\"https:\/\/tripmyfrancebiketours.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/2_chateau-de-chenonceau_jean-christophe-coutand_2030-12-31_medium.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-9300\" alt=\"\" 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src=\"https:\/\/tripmyfrancebiketours.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/France-\u2013-Dordogne-\u2013-Cycle-Touring-3\u00a9-Declic-Decolle.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-9280\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tripmyfrancebiketours.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/France-\u2013-Dordogne-\u2013-Cycle-Touring-3\u00a9-Declic-Decolle.jpg 500w, https:\/\/tripmyfrancebiketours.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/France-\u2013-Dordogne-\u2013-Cycle-Touring-3\u00a9-Declic-Decolle-300x195.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tripmyfrancebiketours.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/France-\u2013-Dordogne-\u2013-Cycle-Touring-3\u00a9-Declic-Decolle-1024x664.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/tripmyfrancebiketours.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/France-\u2013-Dordogne-\u2013-Cycle-Touring-3\u00a9-Declic-Decolle-768x498.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-892d064 copyright elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"892d064\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Declic-Decolle<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7ff4a55a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7ff4a55a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Dordogne by bike<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6f01ec75 e-con-full art-img-big iti-incontournable e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6f01ec75\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" href=\"https:\/\/tripmyfrancebiketours.com\/bike-tours\/region\/provence\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-40702c05 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"40702c05\" data-element_type=\"container\" 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https:\/\/tripmyfrancebiketours.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Vidrasca-V-2021-25711-Isle-sur-la-Sorgue-4-768x498.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e8adf5e copyright elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e8adf5e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Vidrasca V<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-67da6548 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"67da6548\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Provence by bike<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5270c8c2 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" 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