{"id":38798,"date":"2025-03-01T16:35:18","date_gmt":"2025-03-01T15:35:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/la-bella-vita.club\/?p=38798"},"modified":"2025-06-21T19:43:49","modified_gmt":"2025-06-21T17:43:49","slug":"cicloturismo-why-italy-is-booming-on-two-wheels","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/la-bella-vita.club\/en\/cicloturismo-warum-italien-auf-zwei-raedern-boomt\/","title":{"rendered":"\"Cicloturismo\": Why Italy is booming on two wheels"},"content":{"rendered":"
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What a panorama! Around Lake Garda on a mountain bike<\/em><\/strong> Photo: stock.adobe.com\/Val Thoermer<\/sub><\/sup><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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From our editorial team<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Until now, when you thought of Italy and two-wheelers, you automatically thought of rattling Vespas. Another form of transport has long since conquered the country: cicloturismo, or cycle tourism, is currently experiencing a hype in Bella Italia<\/strong>.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Cicloturismo stands for environmentally friendly travel that revitalises small villages and remote landscapes while offering a new kind of holiday. More and more people are discovering the beauty of the country from the saddle of a bike, and as the infrastructure grows, cycling in Italy is becoming easier and more attractive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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From niche to billion-dollar market<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Just ten years ago, cycling in Italy was mainly a passion of ambitious amateur athletes and racing bike enthusiasts. Today, cicloturismo is one of the fastest growing travel segments in the country. According to a recent study by the environmental organisation Legambiente and the ISNART Institute, over 56.8 million cycle tourism visits were counted in 2023 alone - this corresponds to 6.7 % of all tourist trips in Italy. German cycling holidaymakers, for example, already name Italy as their second favourite destination after Austria.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The development has economic consequences: Over 5.5 billion euros in revenue was generated by cycle tourism in 2023 - and the trend is rising. By comparison, the figure was around half that in 2019. Small, sustainable accommodation, bike hire and local producers in particular are benefiting from this trend: people who travel by bike often travel more consciously, stop more often and spend more on regional specialities and experiences. The increasing demand has led to the development of numerous events and trade fairs centred on cycle tourism. One example is the \"Fiera del Cicloturismo\", the largest Italian trade fair dedicated exclusively to cycle tourism, which will take place in Bologna from 4 to 6 April 2025.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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