I’m planning to cycle from London to Barcelona or Girona, and I’d love your thoughts on the inland route from Caen (attached) compared to following EuroVelo 1 and then heading east after Bordeaux.
I’m particularly interested in the differences in scenery, the availability of supermarkets, campsites, hostels, budget hotels, pretty towns and villages, and the general quality of cycling infrastructure along each route.
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What time of year will you be doing this? I like the coast route but it is a living hell in the summer. You will also be fighting for tent space or a hotel. I think Carcassonne is a don’t miss but you can go there with either route. I recently visited Albi. I can’t say I liked it. The highlight is a cathedral that frankly doesn’t have much “curb appeal”. It looks good inside. I did [RAA](https://1200desraa.blogspot.com/) in 2022. I had no trouble finding food.
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There is no need to go to Perpignan if you go from Albi to Ripoll. Yo can go through Limoux after Carcassonne.
As for the quality of the routes and paths, it’s difficult to say. You’ll be going against the grain here so many shared routes with cars. As for towns and supermarkets, no problem at all.