Barcelona is one of the most powerful brands
that exist in the world of tourism today. It is no coincidence that the number
of visitors grows every year, even with the crisis. 7.5 million tourists in
2012, is it not impressive? Number of hotels is increasing, more than 350
establishments, 65,000 hotel beds. Figures that do not stop...
However,
the message we receive from Barcelona
by bike is contradictory. In one hand it is a bike friendly city, miles and
miles of bike path, a system of bicycle public transportation as the so named “Bicing”,
a mostly plain city by the sea... On the other hand, it is an urban conglomeration
that scares anyone. One and a half million inhabitants, nearly four counting
the metropolitan area, many cars, traffic, risks...
Is there
something more appealing that wandering in bicycle in Barcelona Maritime front
from Sant Adrià del Besòs until Hotel Vela, passing through the area of the
Forum, the Vila Olimpica area and Barceloneta? Few things are comparable to
this experience, so there are thousands of people who every day make that
journey on cheap bikes, urban bikes, electric bikes, mountain bikes, Dutch
bikes, and even in ours, in road bikes. The purpose is to enjoy the breeze
marina, the views, the smell of the sea, the environment of the beach that is
breathed in that area throughout the year. Yes, definitely Barcelona is also a high level destination
for cyclists. Maybe not in the sense that we are used to, winter cycling stages
in warm areas by the sea, to train hard, but in a broader, more touristic, more
global sense.
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