EuroVelo · 1 Atlantic Coast Route PEDALING EXTREMADURA www.turismoextremadura.com www.eurovelo1spain.com www.eurovelo1spain.es Extremadura Turismo Extremadura_tur extremadura_tur For more information and to download tracks from the stages, scan the QR code. Edition: Dirección General de Turismo. Consejería de Cultura, Turismo y Deportes. Junta de Extremadura Coordination and editing: +magín Design and layout: www.ideasonboxes.es Printed: Gráficas Rejas Legal Deposit: BA-000363-2020 Index HOW TO USE THIS GUIDE 6 USEFUL TIPS 7 WHAT IS EUROVELO?... 8 …AND EUROVELO 1? 9 EUROVELO 1 THROUGH EXTREMADURA ROUTE 10 EUROVELO 1 ROUTE SIGNAGE 11 STAGE · 1 Baños de Montemayor - Galisteo 12 STAGE · 2 Galisteo - Cáceres 18 STAGE · 3 Cáceres - Mérida 24 STAGE · 4 Mérida - Zafra 30 STAGE · 5 Zafra - Monesterio 36 EXPERIENCES 42 WHERE TO SLEEP, WHERE TO EAT, WHERE TO RELAX AND ALTERNATIVE ACTIVITIES 46 HOW TO GET TO…? 50 EuroVelo 1 · EXTREMADURA 5 EuroVelo 1 · PEDALING EXTREMADURA HOW TO USE THIS GUIDE The guide that you have in your hands is designed with one main objective: to provide you the necessary information to enjoy, in a calm and safe way, the EuroVelo 1 route through Extremadura and the main natural, heritage, gastronomic and cultural attractions of the towns through which it passes. We hope that you have an unforgettable experience! ORGANIZATION OF THE GUIDE · A small map locating the stage and services that companies in Ex- within the complete route through tremadura offer you to make your trip The initial part presents general con- Extremadura. more attractive, comfortable and safe. tents, such as tips for your bike trip, Here you will find all the necessary maps and brief information on the · List of places where the route data for its hiring: name of the com- EuroVelo network, the EuroVelo 1 passes by. pany, contact details, description of route and an explanation of the types the activity and/or service, which it of signs you will find along the route. · You can’t miss... List of the main includes, price and availability. attractions of the route: monu- Below is a chapter dedicated to each ments, natural spaces, festivals of Finally, in the guide you will find of the five stages that divide the Ex- tourist interest, other attractions... Services information you may find tremadura route. The stages, and the useful, such as accommodation, res- contents included in each of them, are · Services. List of establishments taurants, spa and health resorts, ac- ordered from north to south, which that you may need during the tivity companies or the main means of is the official direction in which the stage: tourist information offices, transport to get to Extremadura and route is conceived. bicycle shops and workshops. to the start and end points of the dif- ferent stages. Each stage offers you the following · Detailed sketch of the stage, on a contents: double page, that includes the al- timetric profile of the route to be · A description of the development carried out. The available servic- of the stage, with the main attrac- es are indicated with a system of tions that you will find, possible pictograms in each of the locations incidents to take into account on found along the way. the way, type of roads through which it passes, characteristics of In the next part of the guide we in- the landscape ... clude a list of experiences, activities 6 EuroVelo 1 · EXTREMADURA EuroVelo 1 · PEDALING EXTREMADURA USEFUL TIPS PLANNING The use of electric bicycles is becom- ACCESSORIES AND TOOLS ing more and more widespread. There · Plan your stages according to are several specialized shops along the Recommended: your physical condition and route that can help you choose a bike experience. for your route or rent them. · Liquid and something to eat (energy · Study in advance the route and bars, gels, nuts, chocolate...) · Basic first aid kit. Don’t forget if you the altimetry of the stage. LUGGAGE take any specific medication. · Check the weather forecast. · Documentation and some money. If · Calculate the time you will If you travel with luggage, a good rec- you do the route alone, take a card spend to avoid arriving to your ommendation is to bet on the classic (better if it is laminated) with your destination at night. cycling bags. Another option, offered basic data and medical information by several companies in Extremadu- (allergies and blood group). · Telephone with a charged battery. // It is advisable to bring a route map ra, is to move your luggage between · Portable battery for replacement. CHOICE OF BICYCLE the start and end points of the stage. · Multi-tool. CLIMATOLOGY In these cases, depending on the time · Detachable. Most of the EuroVelo 1 route in Ex- of year, a small bag, or a carrier, will · Small inflation pump. Autumn and spring are the best times tremadura runs on asphalt or paved be enough to carry what you need · Puncture repair kit. to visit EuroVelo 1 in Extremadura. · A couple of inner tubes. roads. Although it can be done with for the day. If you are travelling in a In summer you have to be especially any type of bicycle, it is advisable to · Flanges and quick release link. group, distribute the luggage accord- · Lights. careful because of the high tempera- use a gravel or a hybrid one, which ing to the experience and resistance tures in the central hours of the day. allows you to ride better, and at the that each one has. MAP The first hours in the morning, at same time to do well the more irregu- sunset and even at night, are the best lar sections of track. APPROPRIATE EQUIPMENT Take a schematic map of the route times to pedal in summer. (this same guide that you are reading Wear clothes that are appropriate for is useful) that allows you to locate at a the time of year. Specific footwear and glance in the section in which you are. different accessories (gloves, socks, RULES neckwear, raincoat, windcheater, TRACKS sunglasses, sunscreen ...) will help us √ Respect the way of the route. to have a satisfactory journey. You can find all the information about √ Do not disturb the silence of nature the different stages of EuroVelo 1 in and enjoy it. HELMET Extremadura on eurovelo1spain.com. √ Respect the rules of the road. From there you can download the √ Close the gates you have to open to In Spain, the use of helmets is com- tracks to use them on your bike’s GPS pass through. pulsory for children under 16 and or in various applications for your mo- √ Collect the waste you generate. Do for all persons travelling on intercity bile phone: Wikiloc and Strava are two not leave any rubbish. roads. // Tools of the most popular. EuroVelo 1 · EXTREMADURA 7 1 · Atlantic Coast Route. 10 · Baltic Sea Cycle Route. 2 · Capitals’ Route. 11 · East Europe Route. EuroVelo 1 · PEDALING EXTREMADURA 3 · Pilgrims’ Route. 12 · North Sea Cycle Route. 4 · Central Europe Route. 13 · Iron Curtain Trail. 5 · Via Romea Francigena. 14 · Waters of Central Europe. 6 · Atlantic – Black Sea Route. 15 · Rhine Cycle Route. 7 · Sun Route. 17 · Rhone Cycle Route. WHAT IS 8 · Mediterranean Route. 19 · Meuse Cycle Route. 9 · Baltic – Adriatic Route. EUROVELO?... 13 1 11 10 3 Oslo 7 Helsinki Tallinn Stockholm 12 Moscow Riga 2 12 Copenhagen 10 Vilnius Dublin Minsk 1 Amsterdam Berlin // Sustainable and responsible tourism Warsaw London 2 Brussels 9 11 Kiev It is a network of 17 transnational 13 4 Prague 4 long-distance cycle routes, covering Luxembourg Paris 15 19 5 80,000 kilometres, linking the main Bratislava Chisinau Vienna European cities, from north to south 6 Budapest Bern and east to west, under the brand of 3 14 Ljubljana 7 the European Cyclists’ Federation Zagreb 17 Belgrade Bucarest 6 (ECF), with its central headquarters Sarajevo are in Brussels. It is a network that Pristina promotes a calm and responsible type Skopje Podgorica 13 of tourism. 8 Madrid Rome Tirana 1 Lisbon 5 The routes are designed for the use Izmir 8 Athens and enjoyment of cycle tourists and local people in their daily journeys Nicosia and leisure activities. Valletta 8 EuroVelo 1 · EXTREMADURA EuroVelo 1 · PEDALING EXTREMADURA Atlantic Coast Route (EuroVelo 1) ... AND EUROVELO 1? Sites declared World Heritage by UNESCO ATLANTIC COAST ROUTE: 1 So unique so diverse Officially known as the Atlantic Coast Route, it is a EuroVelo route that runs for 11,150 km, from North Cape in Oslo Helsinki Norway to Caminha, in the northern Tallin n coast of Portugal, via the United King- Stockhol m dom, the Republic of Ireland, France and Spain. On the way the cycle tour- Riga ist can visit 13 places catalogued by 1 Copenhage n UNESCO. Vilniu s Dublin // Monfragüe´s National Park, Cáceres Amst erdam Berlin EUROVELO 1: WORLD HERITAGE AND WINE ROUTES Warsa w Londo n Brussels The so-called EuroVelo 1 World He- Prague ritage and Wine Route in Spain iti- 7 sites declared World Heritage by Luxembou rg nerary, which covers around 1,400 UNESCO: the French Pilgrim’s Route Paris to Santiago (French Way of St. James), Bratislava km, begins in the Atlantic Pyrenees Vienna of Navarre and ends on the Atlantic the monasteries of Suso and Yuso, the Budapest cathedral of Burgos, the archaeological Bern coast, after crossing La Rioja, Castile Ljubljana and Leon, Extremadura and Anda- site of Atapuerca, and the World Heri- 1 Zagreb lusia. tage Cities of Salamanca, Cáceres and Belg rade Mérida. Sarajevo In its itinerary through Spain, the At- Pristina lantic Coast Route (EuroVelo 1) offers Sofia 6 certified wine routes: Navarra Skopj e the traveller a complete proposal Wine Route, Rioja Alta, Cigales, Rueda, Podgoric a Rom e Tirana that combines the passion for cycling Toro and Ribera del Guadiana.