Frank and Daphne, two retirees from Canada, are on a leisurely cycle tour following the River Rhone through Switzerland and France on EuroVelo 17. Having just ridden from the west coast of France to Basel, Switzerland, this section continues after a train ride from Basel to Andermatt. From here, we follow EV 17 as far as Avignon. This part of the ride took place in June 2019.
The Swiss portion of this route follows Swiss national cycle Route 1, and the French section is also know as the Via Rhona.
A heat wave at the end of June altered our plan slightly so the last part of the video after Avignon is a brief glimpse of our tour of Provence and beyond by car!
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Thank you for a wonderful trip to France. There are no travel conditions right now. Ukraine is at war. As a result, gasoline prices have reached somewhere in the sky. It is amazing how well Europe has so far absorbed refugees. Everyone helps. Hopefully it will end well soon.
Great trip overview. It's very pretty there. 👍
Thank you Daphne and Frank for your wonderful videos of Eurovelo 6 and 15. I've loved every bit of them. It has definitely inspired me to do some touring.
What a lovely video! I will be riding the Eurovelo 17 from Lyon south and your video had all kinds of great information. France is so beautiful!
Great video, I'm pondering doing this ride later this summer.
Nice ride. I like your combination of still pics and videos; it lets us see some of the more interesting sights. That scenery no doubt has changed after the 2021 floods. It's good that you did this well before.
Wonderful video….and I was very pleased to see the Canadian flag on your bikes.:). You've a very soothing and pleasant voice for narration. This is the second Eurovelo video I've watched, in as many days, as part of my research… wondering which route would be best for me to start with. Also, like your husband, I'd like to visit Chamonix and Annecy, and maybe do the Tour de Mont Blanc. I don't want to ride in any heavy traffic… if necessary, I'd skip those sections with a train ride as well.
Beautiful images, congratulations, it is very good to travel through your videos.
Hi Daphne, thanks so much for your video. I'd like to do the via rhona from Geneva to St Marie de la Mer. I noticed in some parts of your trip you mentioned there were tunnels and some sections on the road. Is it possible to avoid these and cycle through country side instead? I'm not interested in the cities and more in being in nature so I was wondering if some of those difficult routes can be avoided. Also, was it a difficult terrain from Geneva onwards, meaning lots of uphill climbing? Thank you!
Excellent content very enjoyable to watch, thank you for sharing 😊
Freue mich, dass es doch noch Fahrradfahrer gibt, die reisen und nicht nur auf der Jagd nach HM und KM sind.
There is a horrible whistling noise coming from this video (at first I thought there was something wrong with my speakers). Just couldn't watch it. Pity.
I have 11 days off in July im a 23 year old Triathelete and very excited for an adventure but no idea where to go! 😀
Absolutely delightful, and interesting. Many thanks.
Nice video! Thanks for sharing! What was the weight of your bikes?
From indonesia i like the rides …https://youtu.be/c58bkbPd_E0
Thank you. Love the map and route info.
magnificent
Great video , lovely voice for narration, thank you
Thanks for sharing. Love Switzerland