Jump up on Your Bike… A Perfect Way to get to Know Slovenia

Published: 2.6.2011

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Jump up on Your Bike… A Perfect Way to get to Know Slovenia

Cycling is definitely an excellent way to get to know Slovenia. Irrespective of whether you want to jump on your bike only to make your stay in the selected destination more interesting, or you are keen on embarking on diverse and day-long cycling tours, Slovenia will surprise you either way. We have selected some useful cycling suggestions for this summer!

Jump up on Your Bike… A Perfect Way to get to Know Slovenia

Cycling is definitely an excellent way to get to know Slovenia. Irrespective of whether you want to jump on your bike only to make your stay in the selected destination more interesting, or you are keen on embarking on diverse and day-long cycling tours, Slovenia will surprise you either way. We have selected some useful cycling suggestions for this summer!

Thanks to Slovenia’s diverse terrain, there are plenty of possibilities for every cyclist. Families and leisure cyclists will enjoy numerous valleys and flat areas with cycling routes or quiet country roads with little traffic. Advanced road cyclists and mountain bikers can take on Alpine mountain passes and the most spectacular cycling trails in this part of the world, which will delight even the most discerning tastes. You can never get bored in Slovenia, as the country where four distinct worlds (the Alps, the Mediterranean, the Karst, and the Pannonian Plain) converge boasts a fast and frequently changing landscape.

Cycling suggestions for this summer:

CYCLING DESTINATIONS: If you want to have more active cycling vacations, then choose your favourite cycling destination! There are 14 destinations that suit the biking destination standards; which means that these areas give you well-signposted biking routes and trails, maps of biking tours and biking trails, dedicated accommodation for bikers (hotels, campsites, and tourist farms), biking guides, bike hire, bike repairs and at least one bikers’ information point. Five of the biking destinations lie directly alongside the Slovenia’s only national park, the Triglav National Park. Two of the biking destinations are in Pohorje. The Notranjska Biking Park is an intriguing biking destination. The coast is also a great area for biking. And don’t forget the wonderful destinations in the Idrija and Cerknica areas and in Koroška. The south-western part of the country also offers interesting and scenic biking, and so does the area around Moravske Toplice in the far north-eastern corner of Slovenia.

CYCLING ROUTES: But if you want to make you vacations more interesting with another cycling tour, choose the cycling route that best suits your condition and mood! In Slovenia every biker can find a route that suits him. Families with children and recreational bikers can head for the valleys and their quiet country roads with little traffic. Hard-core bikers, who want to prove themselves, can take on mountain passes, while mountain bikers can enjoy some of the most spectacular trails and biking parks in this part of Europe.

SPECIALIZED CYCLING ACCOMMODATION: Many hotels, hostels, and tourist farms in Slovenia provide dedicated services for bikers; they are awarded ratings of between one and five bikes. Check the offer!

CYCLING PACKAGES: If you decide to explore one of the biking destinations and intend to stay for more than a day, look out for cycling packages that are provided by dedicated accommodation facilities for bikers. There are several specialist agencies in Slovenia, where you can hire a guide.

CYCLING EVENTS: Although distances in Slovenia are relatively short even for cyclists, they can opt for other means of transport on specific parts of the routes. Travelling by train is especially practical, since you can take your bike with you. For cycle trips around Slovenia you can hire a cycling guide, who will be able to choose the most suitable route, and since cycling is a very popular leisure pursuit among Slovenians, there are numerous recreational cycling events taking place, as well as major international cycling tournaments.

TRY SOMETHING DIFFERENT: Mountain bikes were invented for riding mountain trails. However, Koroška also provides a unique 6-kilometre cycling route that runs underground. Re-discover mountain biking while riding through a mysterious abandoned mine underneath the Peca mountain.

LEAVE NO TRACES: Let’s point out another new feature! The first eco-hotel and mountainbike park in Slovenia (Ekohotel Farm Koroš in Koroška) is preparing a weekend programme for mountain bike enthusiasts, who will learn the skills of good bycicle ride outdoors in a pleasant and attractive manner, which observes the “leave no traces” phylosophy. Check the offer here.

On the right also check the programme we are focusing on this time.

In any case you can use the Cycling in Slovenia brochure, which will provide you with a comprehensive overreview of all cycling options in Slovenia. For online orders click here or you can also pick up a copy directly from Slovenian representative offices abroad.

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