MedCycle Tour
The MedCycleTour project has developed EuroVelo 8 – a 7,500 km Mediterranean route through 10 countries, including 1,116 km in Croatia. It promotes sustainable cycle tourism and connects regions
MedCycleTour: Promoting sustainable cycle tourism in the Mediterranean
The MedCycleTour project – MEDiterranean CYCLE route for sustainable coastal TOURism is one of the pioneering and most attractive international projects technically and financially supported by Eupolis Group, from preparation and application to implementation and successful project closure.
The project, which was conducted from 2017 to 2020, aimed to develop and promote cycling tourism in the Mediterranean by establishing the EuroVelo 8—Mediterranean Route. It involved 11 partners from 7 Mediterranean countries and Belgium, as well as seven associated partners.
The project was led by the Government of the Andalusia region from Spain. The partners were the European Cyclist Federation (Belgium), Cyprus Tourism Organisation (Cyprus), Conseil départemental des Alpes-Maritimes (France), Autonomous Region Friuli Venezia Giulia (Italy), Regional Development Centre Koper (Slovenia), Croatian Tourist Board (Croatia), Directorate General for Tourism of the Generalitat of Catalonia (Spain), Region of Western Greece (Greece),
Cluster for Eco-Social Innovation and Development CEDRA (Croatia) and Consortium Oltrepo’ Mantovano (Italy).
The implementation period was from 01.02.2017. to 22.08.2020, and the total project budget was €2,578,131.89. The project was co-financed through the EU transnational cooperation program INTERREG Mediterranean.
The EuroVelo 8 route covers the entire European Mediterranean from Cádiz to Cyprus
Strategies and innovations for the development of EuroVelo 8 in Croatia
Establishing a quality cycle tourism route is conceived as a tool for connecting the entire Mediterranean region according to sustainable transport and tourism principles. The project has carried out numerous activities, such as evaluating the existing route and mapping new sections, developing transnational and national action plans for better integration of the route into the future development and financial framework of key stakeholders in the countries along the route, developing and installing pilot signage, analysing route usage and economic potential, developing websites and mobile applications, and creating and implementing a cycle-friendly program.
Some of the key project results in Croatia are the EuroVelo 8 route development action plan, which defines strategies and proposes specific measures and activities for further development and improvement of the route, and a website dedicated to the Croatian part of the route, available at www.eurovelo8.hr. The website provides detailed technical and tourist information about the route and its sections and will help better plan trips for domestic and foreign cycle tourists.
You can find more about the project at https://www.htz.hr/hr-HR/projekti-i-potpore/medcycletour
The entire route of the new EuroVelo 8 – Mediterranean route is available on the official website of the European Cycling Federation (ECF), which manages the EuroVelo route network.
Useful links:
Documents and good practice examples from the MedCycleTour project: https://pro.eurovelo.com/resources
EuroVelo route network website: https://en.eurovelo.com/
EV8 route website: https://en.eurovelo.com/ev8
Croatian part of EV8 route website: www.eurovelo8.hr
INTERREG Mediterranean transnational cooperation programme: https://interreg-med.eu/
Official MedCycleTour project website: https://medcycletour.interreg-med.eu/
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