The two wheels run fast. They are creating new tourism and, beyond fashion, they are promoting positive values such as sustainability, proximity to nature, “slow” travel, while discovering beautiful but little-known places and, why not, the pleasure of the table and of traditional dishes still tenaciously alive in many out-of-the-way places.

The network of cycle paths or routes to discover by bike between villages, archaeological sites, historical places, rivers and valleys is increasing more and more. Here is a shortlist of possibilities to jump on the saddle and start pedaling.