Albigny-sur-Saône ➡️ Chalon-sur-Saône, 148.84 km. Magnolia tree near Parcieux Yet another another wonderful sunny day! I followed the bicycle paths along the Saône which were very quiet and scenic. But not as well surfaced as the bicycle paths along the Rhine which I had used during the last days. Here it was lots of gravel, … Continue reading 2020-03-19 Albigny-sur-Saône ➡️ Chalon-sur-Saône →

Mauves ➡️ Albigny-sur-Saône, 135.01 km. Soon after I had started riding again I reached Tournon-sur-Rhône. There is a suspension bridge built in 1958, the Pont Gustave Toursier, which is the only road bridge between Valence 19 km downstream and Saint-Vailler 16 km upstream. There was a police checkpoint at the west end of the bridge. … Continue reading 2020-03-18 Mauves ➡️ Albigny-sur-Saône →

Carpentras ➡️ Mauves, 166.43 km. In the morning, Christine, the charming host of the Airbnb made me a coffee and we talked about the current situation of the corona virus and the curfew starting today in France. Road at Sainte Cécile-les-Vignes I started riding in the direction of Bollène on minor roads passing many vineyards. … Continue reading 2020-03-17 Carpentras ➡️ Mauves →

La Duranne ➡️ Carpentras, 111.70 km. Around 6:00 I woke up cooked couscous and tea, packed my stuff and started riding around 8:00. I tried to make fast progress north but the hills slowed me down. In Cadenet I saw a fruit market and bought two apples and one kilogram of kiwis. Café in Lourmarin … Continue reading 2020-03-16 La Duranne ➡️ Carpentras →

La Favière ➡️ La Duranne, 144.96 km. I continued riding on the cycle path on the former Train des Pignes railroad most of the way to Toulon. Fruit and vegetable market in Toulon In Toulon I bought some bananas and mandarin oranges at a fruit market. Sanary-sur-Mer Bandol. Shops are closed, but it is also … Continue reading 2020-03-15 La Favière ➡️ La Duranne →

Mandelieu-la-Napoule ➡️ La Favière, 107.23 km. After breakfast I talked quite a while with the nice German couple in the mobile home next to my tent. I started riding a bit late, it was almost 11:00. The landscape became very beautiful soon, much nicer than from Nice to Cannes. And the weather was much nicer … Continue reading 2020-03-14 Mandelieu-la-Napoule ➡️ La Favière →

Nice ➡️ Cannes ➡️ Mandelieu-la-Napoule, 42.68 km The train journey from Catania to Genoa was comfortable. I shared a compartment with four beds with only one other passenger, so we had lots of space. I slept very well and arrived relaxed at the Genoa Piazza Principe train station. I checked train schedules on my phone … Continue reading 2020-03-13 Nice ➡️ Cannes ➡️ Mandelieu-la-Napoule →

Mineo ➡️ Catania, 55.76 km. I made couscous and tea for breakfast and warmed up in the morning sun. Around 9:00 I started riding towards Catania. There was some traffic on the road, but not much. Maybe more than half of the vehicles were trucks. Mount Etna from the road to Catania The road went … Continue reading 2020-03-12 Mineo ➡️ Catania →

Ragusa ➡️ Mineo, 80.09 km Hostel San Vito in Ragusa The hostel owner recommended me to ride to Catania and try to return home to Germany from there as fast as possible. I was reluctant to take that advice I wondered why I could not keep cycling around in Sicily and return later at the … Continue reading 2020-03-11 Ragusa ➡️ Mineo →

Ragusa ➡️ Scicli ➡️ Pozallo ➡️ Ragusa, 96.43 km From the San Vito hostel in Ragusa I rode down to Ragusa Ibla and further down into the valley of the river Irminio. It started raining a bit, enough that I did put on my poncho. Shortly before reaching Modica I turned right into a minor … Continue reading 2020-03-10 Ragusa ➡️ Scicli ➡️ Pozallo ➡️ Ragusa →