Balkan Boulevard
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| "Balkan Boulevard 2025" fully booked We have reached the limit for "Balkan Boulevard". You can still register if you definitely want to join the tour in 2025. We write your name at a waiting list and we inform you as someone else cancels his/her participation. |
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| In a nutshell... | ||||
| Start Finish |
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Ljubljana, Slovenia Athens, Greece |
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| Countries | : | Slovenia, Italy, Croatia,
Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Albania, Greece |
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| Stages Rest days |
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36 7 days Pula (CR), Split (CR), Dubrovnik (CR), Tirana (AL), Ksamil (AL), Kastraki (GR), Olympia (GR) |
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| Total distance | : | 3.600 km. | 2.250 miles | ||
| Average distance | : | 100 km. | 63 miles | ||
| Total climbing | : | 52.500 m. | 172.000 ft. | ||
| Average climbing |
: | 1.450 m. | 4.750 ft. | ||
| Road condition |
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99%
paved |
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Monday September 1st, 2025 Monday October 13th, 2025 |
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| Accommodation | : | Mixture of
camping (26) and hotels (18) |
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| Price (full tour) | : | € 7.195,- | |||
| Discount | : | € 300,- for early registration | |||
| Description | |||||
| The Balkan.
It is where Europe greets the Orient; where Christians and Muslims have
cohabited for centuries building its own culture and unique society. The
Balkan is a fascinating region that has also shaped the history of
modern Europe. This beautiful geography hosted huge incidents in history
from the splitting of the Roman Empire into two, to the assassination of
Archduke Ferdinand that sparked World War I. It has witnessed many wars
and struggles, and was named the "powder-keg of Europe" due to strong
ideals of the natives. Whilst the Balkans hold such a rich history, it
is also truly blessed with its astonishing natural beauty. From
magnificent mountains covered in tall green forests, to crystal waters
and a myriad of islands with endless white beaches. The Balkans are a
unique facade of Europe with its familiar, yet distinct style and vibe. There is not universal agreement on the region's components. Some define the Balkan in cultural and historical terms and others geographically, though there are even different interpretations among historians and geographers. The interpretations might give discussion, one thing is sure : the history and geography of the Balkan is an ideal blend for another wonderful bike tour. We would like to welcome you on the Balkan Boulevard. We start our journey in Ljubljana, the attractive capital of Slovenia. The small country is still covered in forest for more than half of its total surface, which makes it one of the greenest countries of Europe. It's an earthly paradise of snow-capped peaks, turquoise-green rivers and a Venetian-style coastline. On our way to the Julian Alps in the north west of the country we pass Lake Bled. This bluish-green lake with a tiny baroque chapel on a picturesque island, a medieval castle clinging to a rocky cliff and high peaks as backdrops, has been a world-renowned paradise for centuries. It will be hard to start a tour in a better way. When you think that the Balkan Boulevard is mainly a cycling tour over wide flat avenues with waving palms along the turquoise Mediterranean, you are wrong. Completely wrong. Already on day three we make a side trip to the Mangart Saddle near the border of Italy. An epic one-way road leads up to more than 2.000 meter and gives spectacular views over the Julian Alps. It's not only in the beginning of the tour that you will need all your granny gears, it's all the way down to Athens that the route is everything, except flat. |
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