Paris is one of the most beautiful cities in the world and you can explore the city in many different ways.
You can choose to stay in the city centre and stroll around to visit the city centre or ride around the city by bike. In fact, thanks to its more than 435 miles of bike paths, Paris is one of the most stunning European cities to get around by bike.
Some sites offer guided bicycle tours that allow you to explore the city from a completely different perspecity and allow you to choose a personal, competent and passionate guide that will tell you in an unique way the story of the City of Lights and Love.
Why should you choose to get around Paris by bike?
By doing so, you will be able to explore unknown pathways and discover places hidden to most tourists.
Getting around by bike is the best way to explore the City of Lights and to fully enjoy its magic spaces: Montmartre, the centre Georges Pompidou, the heart of Paris and the Seine.
Using a bike will allow you to experience the city in a unique way and admire many of its well-known landmarks, such as the iconic Dame de fer and the bridge Alexandre III.
The bicycle is going to be the only transport method that will allow you to take in the local culture and feel the thrill of the beating life of the city.
The best bikes to use for this purpose should be lightweight and comfortable, and allow you to get around the streets of the city and on more challenging tracks. You can simply rent a bike in Paris city centre and have the opportunity to explore the city the way you always wanted, at your own pace. As you are renting the bike, you will be offered other accessories such as helmets, baskets, child seats and maps to hit the street of Paris in total comfort!
If you are more experienced biker and you would like to go a step further, there are tours offered for cyclists with varying mileage options that will allow you not only to visit Paris but also other areas nearby such as Versailles (the palace, the park and the attached gardens), Maintenon castle and its gardens.
If you were to visit more distant areas, we advise you to opt for predefined routes that you can tour by bike with overnight options.
Routes
Here are some routes that we advise due to their beauty:
Paris/Chartres – This route is full of discoveries and adventures that will stimulate your senses and will take you through little-known ways, or it can be a place where you can have a picnic in secret and unmissable places.
Paris/Versailles – This route is 24 miles long and it alternates cycle paths to paths in parks and woods that will allow you to visit France’s most beautiful places: cycling through the Bois de Boulogne, through the St. Cloud Park, located on the top of a hill overlooking Paris, to finally get to Versailles where you can explore the palace, have a picnic or simply dining at one of the recommended places to eat in.
Versailles/Rambouillet – This is a challenging track long 40 miles which consists of both paths in the woods and a cycle path that will allow you to follow the river Bièvre and to get to Rambouillet’s castle and gardens, built into the heart of the forest. Rambouillet/Chartres – It is a route 33 miles long and will take you to the heart of Normandy and will allow you to discover the wealth of another region.
Let yourself be conquered by Maintenon castle and its gardens! Follow the trail of water and take in the view of Chartres as it will slowly be more visible as you cycle.
There are many other different offers and opportunities to visit Paris and its surrounding by bike! Enjoy its endless wonders and its breathtaking landscapes you will remember forever!
