che the bicycle was chosen as a means of transport by a large part of Italian citizens it is now a reality. Thanks to the pandemic and a newfound enthusiasm for life in the open air, pedaling in our country enjoys a higher level of favour compared to all other forms of transport.
Italians like to ride a bicycle
One says so Ipsos survey of 2022 which confirms that two-wheelers receive 81 percent of the votes and electric two-wheelers 77 percent.
But the bicycle it’s not just for getting around town or to go to work in a green waybut it is a means with which to make weekends and holidays to discover hidden places that are more difficult to find using the classic means, such as train and plane.
Not only in the city, but also on vacation
In this case, though it must be a passionbecause if pedaling allows you to see special scenarios less frequented by tourism, it also puts a lot to the test. There is a lot of physical activity and therefore you need to be prepared to put in a bit of effort. But if you can get over the idea of the effort, it will be fully rewarded.
Cycle tourism, it’s boom
The cycle tourismin any case, it certainly wasn’t born with Covidbut there were many big fans of this kind of sustainable holiday even before.
And, in fact, Italy is a land of cycling tourism and there are several events that take place between May and Juneperfect months for getting around by bike thanks to the mild and not yet too hot temperatures, are organized for the “two-wheel crazy”.
Valtellina e-bike festival for the laziest cyclists
For example, on 27 and 28 May the “Valtellina e-bike festival” in Lombardy, a weekend dedicated to slightly lazier cyclists who love the electric bicycle thanks also to the support it offers on the most difficult journeys.
This, however, does not mean that even with pedal assistance it does not you can fully enjoy the splendid mountain scenerymoving through the paths of the evocative Orobie Alps.
The Festival is very “inclusive” and allows both experts and less trained people to participate, who will certainly find it to their liking the “Taste of Valtellina” trip whose journey it is an easier route without too many climbs and with, above all, stops at different tasting points set up in palaces and cellars.
In May there is Pavè in Venice
The weekend from 5 to 7 May in Venice, however, returns Pave a mix of talks, workshops and screenings on the first two days and bike rides on Sunday. At the center of everything is the bicycle that describes a new mobility far from the model of indiscriminate mass motorization and an extraordinary vehicle of social cohesion and a new perception of reality.
BAM the hangout for anyone who doesn’t ride a bike to win
The roundup of events cannot fail to mention Bam, bicycle adventure meetingfrom 9 to 11 June in Mantua, the meeting place for those, reads the official website of the event «he doesn’t pedal to win, but to feel alive, sometimes to escape, sometimes to arrive».
The event «to which you arrive by bicycle alone, with friends and with those you meet on the street. It doesn’t matter if you start from Calcutta or from Mantova Nord. Share the road».
But BAM, the organizers still write «it is also a festival: music, shows, workshops, stories and meetingsa large expo area, product presentations, sunrise breakfasts, last night beers and clandestine hugs. A party that arises in a magical place in which we are together day and night».
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