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[bike tour] reaching Vienna day 1

During the first night our heroes, Francesca and Andrea, reached Vienna, the capital and largest city of Austria.

Do you want to know more about this bike trip? Here the first chapter!

Apart from being regarded as the City of Music because of its musical legacy, Vienna is also said to be "The City of Dreams" because it was home to the world's first psycho-analyst – Sigmund Freud. The historic centre of Vienna is rich in architectural ensembles, including Baroque castles and gardens, and the late-19th-century Ringstrasse lined with grand buildings, monuments and parks.

Did you know that for four consecutive years (2009–2012), the human-resource-consulting firm Mercer ranked Vienna first in its annual "Quality of Living" survey of hundreds of cities around the world? Good to know!

Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vienna

Once in Vienna Francesca and Andrea realized that sleeping on the bunks of a train was not so comfortable, as you can see.. 

but even if they were a little bit tired, Francesca and Andrea spent all day and evening wandering in the beautiful city center of Vienna.

To restore from this first day and to find the right energies for the coming ones Francesca and Andrea found the perfect solution: a good and abundant Austrian dinner.

During the night their bicycles were resting and were protected from the rain.

The following stop will be Bratislava, they will follow the biking path along the Danube. Don't miss the next amazing landscape!

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[Biking] 10 must paths you can't miss this summer

Trentino offers more than 400 km of bike paths. Thanks to his valleys it's possible to cross the entire region. All the paths are designed to give you assistance, "bici-grill" for your refreshment and internet-point.

Valsugana and Val di Non have an innovative rental network for high quality electric bicycles that includes 80 tourist destinations and an international fleet of 5000 ebikes which is called Movelo.

Valle di Ledro, on the other hand, has a "BIKEXPRESS" project which provides different types of bicycles and mountain bikes for anyone from beginners to experts.

From this 3rd of June has been also activated the new service e.motion, a bike sharing across Trento, Rovereto and Pergine Valsugana with 200 electric bikes.

Ph: Emanuele Cardinali

The other most important cycling paths are:

- Valle dell'Adige cycling path from city to vineyard is the longest and most important path in Trentino (82 km).

- Via del Brenta is 45 km long, and is part of the Valsugana cycling and pedestrian path. It takes visitors to a series of small towns, as it travels along the bank of Lake Caldonazzo and the River Brenta.

- Val di Fassa and Val di Fiemme, this itinerary is approximately 50 km long.

- Lago di Garda, visitors enjoy the unique natural landscape surrounding Lake Garda. The cycling path follows the old railway route on the banks of Lake Garda, before making its way through the towns, vineyards and riotous countryside of the area.

- Valli Giudicarie and Val Rendena. The Valli Giudicarie cycling path is 16 km long and traces its way along the banks of Lake Idro before ending near the town of Condino. The Val Rendena cycling path is approximately 18 km long. It starts in the town of Villa Rendena and ends in Carisolo. The path cuts across the bottom of the valley, travels down one of the banks of the River Sarca and makes its way through meadows as well as through the 10 towns of Val Rendena.

- Val di Sole. Cycling among the churches, castles and mills. This is one of the most striking cycling paths of the area. It is 35 km long and travels along the banks of the River Noce. The path is surrounded by mountains and makes its way through the hamlets and towns of the area.

- Alta Val di Non. Cycle and pedestrian path, it is the new ring of 25 km on paved roads that connects the villages of Malgolo, Romeno, Salter, Cavareno, Sarnonico, Ronzone, Malosco and Fondo to return to Romeno through the boundless "Pradiei" meadows. The route is mostly flat, except some slight climb uphill, for a total of 450 meters in altitude.

- Valle del Primiero. This cycle path  is almost 11 km long, it runs along the Cismon stream and winds through meadows, forests and high peaks, with beautiful views on the Pale di San Martino massif.

Sources: http://bit.ly/1kC71CO, http://bit.ly/UaT5FU

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