There is a South that cannot be seen from a car window. A South made up of ‘quiet’ places that for too long believed themselves to be isolated, but which have always shared the very same heartbeat, with common roots that run deep into the history and very identity of the Mediterranean.
Today, that beating heart becomes a single, great cycle route connecting the geography and history of southern Italy. A single green infrastructure that winds through parks, villages, stories, traditions and communities, uniting projects and people who believe in a different South and are working to preserve its identity and landscape.
A ‘green’ tapestry that takes shape along the Volturno Cycle Route, before following the endless horizon of the Apulian Aqueduct Cycle Route all the way to the tip of Apulia via the Ciclonica.
A journey that encounters the vertical beauty of Vesuvius and the Gran Tour of the Amalfi Coast, amidst the timeless charm of Naples and the legendary curves of the Amalfi Coast.
Further south, the route becomes a deep, intimate breath as it passes through the ancient villages of Cilento on the Via Silente, before climbing up through the sweeping heights of the Anello dei Parchi Lucani and the Ciclovia Meridiana, the very breath of ancient Lucania.
Upon reaching the southernmost tip of peninsular Italy, the route reveals the woods and lakes of the Ciclovia dei Parchi della Calabria, amongst Pollino, Sila and Aspromonte. Until it becomes an adventurous route across the Strait with the Sicily Divide, which pierces the silence of Sicily’s magical hinterland.
Bike Link Sud, therefore, is not merely a map. It is a promise. It is a choice to travel mindfully. To look into the eyes of those who safeguard beauty. To restore the land to its natural rhythm. It is not just a road. It is an embrace and a southern encounter. And it begins here, to the rhythm of your breath.
We are Bike Link Sud and we are uniting southern Italy, one pedal stroke at a time, with tenacity.