Faire du vélo à paris - activities

Where to rent a bike in Paris Our addresses for two-wheeled cycling in the capital

"In Paris à vélo on dépasse les autos" sang Joe Dassin cheerfully. Not only is getting around by bike generally quicker than by car or metro, it's also really enjoyable. Here's where to rent your bike in Paris for an hour, a day or more!

Cycling in the Parc de la Poudrerie: a sporty, bucolic ride along the Canal de l'Ourcq

Did you know that a long cycle path runs along a large part of the Canal de lourcq? From the Bassin de la Villette to Meaux (check), via Pantin, Bobigny, Sevran... Discover the bucolic side of Seine Saint Denis! Whether you're a family, a group of friends, a sportsman or a solo rider, the Canal de l'Ourcq has the immense advantage of being very well served by a cycle path, passing through both industrial and wooded areas.

Véloscénie, the cycling route from Paris to Mont-Saint-Michel, accessible to all

Have you heard of the Véloscénie? This 450 km cycling itinerary takes us from Paris to Mont Saint-Michel, passing through some of the world's most beautiful monuments, five of which are UNESCO World Heritage Sites. From the charming Vallée de Chevreuse through the Perche to the Normandy bocage, it's a real treat for the whole family.

The Cyclotour, a 3-day micro-adventure to discover the third places in the Ile-de-France

From July 7 to 9, get on your two-wheeled bike: let's go for the adventure, or rather, the micro-adventure proposed by the Cyclotour with three days of bike riding over 110 kilometers, from Île-de-France to Normandy.

Agricooltour, the free bike ride to discover Parisian urban farms on April 30

On Sunday, April 30, get on your bike and go on a tour of urban farms in the North of Paris and Seine Saint Denis during the 48h de l'Agriculture Urbaine, an event that raises public awareness of this new type of urban agriculture for two days, Saturday 29 and Sunday 30 April 2023.

Coronavirus: boulevards soon to be turned into bikeways in Paris?

The day after French President Emmanuel Macron confirmed the day to start phasing out measures, naming May 11, Paris deputy mayor Emmanuel Grégoire told BFMTV some boulevards in town could be temporarily turned into bikeways in order to prevent pollution from returning “too massively to public transit”.