Bike Friendly Days 2023 (Rethymno): Bike Friendly Cycling Tours
The Municipality of Rethymno on the occasion of the “Bike Friendly Days 2023”, organizes four complementary Cycling Tours for the guests of Rethymno hotels.
Tour Name: Rethymno – Potamoi Dam
Offered by: Ibiscos Garden Bike Center (https://www.ibiscos.gr/)
Date: Thursday, 01 June 2023
Departure Time: 12:00pm
Meeting Point: Ibiscos Garden Hotel, Machiton Scholis Chorofilakis 17, Rethymno 741 00
Distance: 42km Going and Back.
Elevation Gain: 650m
Duration: 3 – 4 Hours
Level of Difficulty: Advanced
Contact: Vangelis Petroulakis, [email protected], +30 6980 781 727
PAX: 10 + 1 Guide
We follow the road heads to Amari from Rethymno. First, going uphill, we visit the Venetian village of Prasses and then all the way down to the lake of Potamoi Dam. The route is full of greenery and offers an impressive view towards Prassano Gorge.
We support all the guests with bike, helmets and locks.
All the participants need to be at Ibiscos Garden Hotel at least one hour before the departure to collect their bike and have a decent bike-fitting.
If you wish to book your bike in advance, please contact with our Bike Master
Vangelis Petroulakis : [email protected] or tel : +306980781727.
Tour Name: City of Rethymnon Tour
Offered by: Best Ride (https://bestride.gr/)
Date: Thursday, 01 June 2023
Departure Time: 19:00
Meeting Point: Best Ride office, Sofokli Venizelou 4, Rethymno 741 00
Level of Difficulty: Easy
Contact: [email protected], +30 6948 175 785
PAX: 10 + 1 Guide
Tour Name: Myli Gorge
Offered by: eBikes Rethymno (https://www.ebikesrethymno.com/)
Date: Friday, 02 June 2023
Departure Time: 08:45am
Meeting Point: eBikes Rethymno office, 1 Panepistimiou str. (Europe Center) Rethymno, 74100
Distance: 22 km cycling and 1,5 km hiking
Elevation Gain: 441m
Duration: 4 hours (30 minutes hiking)
Level of Difficulty: Easy
Contact: [email protected], +30 6944 620 397, +30 28313 01983
PAX: 10 + 1 Guide
Schedule:
08:45 Departure from our office
09:05 Stop at Panagia Halevi church
09:30 Stop at Chromonastery village. Visit at the Military Museum is optional
10:30 Start hiking at Myli gorge. Coffee break in the gorge is optional
11:30 Arriving at Roussospiti
11:45 Visit Agia Irini Monastery
12:45 End of tour
Remarks: Guests should wear proper shoes for hiking.
Important Information
- For every tour we provide a fully charged Agogs e-bike, a helmet and a bottle of water 500 cc.
- Tours start at 08:45Â from our office at Panepistimiou str. It’s necessary to be there 15 minutes earlier to get prepared on time.
- Children from 15 years old are allowed to ride electric bike.
- Riders must be up to 100 kg and fit to ride a bicycle.
- All tours are performed in English with a tour leader from eBikes Rethymno.
- All our bicycles have “Public Liability Insurance” by Allianz.