Bike rides around Paris
by admin on December 1st, 2011
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Enjoying a bike ride around Paris could be a truly wonderful experience that you will never forget. Riding a bike around Paris requires your attention and car, but once you are off from the main boulevards and thoroughfares, then it could be very relaxing. It is very wise to book for a guided bike tour, since when you have an experienced guide to take you around, then it will be much easier for you to find your way back to your Paris apartment. In this way you will also be able to see things that otherwise you will miss, if you are on your own.
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In the city of Paris there are many streets open only for pedestrians and many paths that are only for cyclists and for roller bladers. There are also bus lines and different cycle tracks on the main roads. It should be mentioned as well that on Sundays, the roads placed along the side of Seine River are open only for cyclists and pedestrians. Actually the city of Paris is considered a safe place for those who love to go on bike rides around it.
This photo of Fat Tire Bike Tours Paris
In case the tourist wants to combine a bike ride with the public transport, that could be tricky and possible only to a limited extend. The RER trains accept people with bikes but not in the peak hours, while the underground system allows bikes only in Line 1 on the weekends and the public holidays. Buses in Paris do not allow people to get on them with a bike. However, travelers are allowed to ride their bikes on the bus lanes, when there are such. There is something, which is quite new for Paris city and this is the self-service known as bicycle transit system.
This photo of Fat Tire Bike Tours Paris
There are several companies in Paris, which organize bike tours around the city for tourists. These include the tour “Paris at Dawn Cycling Tour”, which lasts for three hours and goes in the early hours on Sunday from April until November. The tour visits Montmartre region. Another possible bike tour is “Paris at Night Cycling Tour”, which also lasts for three hours and covers the ancient districts and the Marais narrow streets, the Palais Royal and the Louvre. This tour is also seasonal. There are also “Paris Cycling Tours” that lasts for 4 or 5 hours and come with English speaking guides. These tours could be during the day and during the night. In addition, there is also “Heart of Paris Cycling Tour”, which covers Marais streets, the Halles and Palais Royal, the Louvre and Seine River, the Islands or actually the 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th districts of Paris.
There are also other tours around Paris with a bike that should be mention here and they include the ‘Villages of Paris Cycling Tour” for three hours, which covers the former villages set around Paris. Also interesting is the “Versailles Cycling Tour”, which lasts for eight hours and includes a picnic in the Versailles gardens. The last bike tour around Paris to be mentioned here is the “Monet’s Garden Cycling Tour”, which also lasts for eight hours.
A guest post written by Elise Morel who writes about Prague apartments and London apartment
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