It is in Italy that the Sun Route really begins to live up to its name, crossing the whole country from North to South, including Sicily.  The first section crosses the Val Pusteria from Prato alla Drava (San Candido) before joining the Isarco cycle path. After Bressanone/Brixen the route becomes practically flat, with apple orchards on one side and the crystalline waters of Isarco on the other. The route passes by Lake Garda and a long list of Italy’s most famous cities – Bologna, Florence, Rome, Naples and follows the popular Amalfi Coast. Tour the strikingly beautiful Calabrian parks and stop at the quaint little villages along the Ciclovia dei Parchi. Before crossing the Messina Strait by ferry, do not miss the Greek masterpieces in Reggio Calabria. The Italian section ends in the Sicilian town of Pozzallo from where ferries sail to Valletta in Malta.

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Legend

Development status
  • Certified Section of at least 300 km that has successfully undergone the certification process in line with ECF’s European Certification Standard. It is the highest quality level on the EuroVelo network
  • Developed with EuroVelo signs Developed route (see category below) with continuous signing along the route, incorporating EuroVelo route information panels.
  • Developed Route developed for cyclists and signed in line with the respective national standard (i.e. it is part of a local, regional or national cycle network). There must also be a website providing information to users. Developed route can be heterogeneous in terms of infrastructure: type of cycling infrastructure, surface, width, gradients, etc
  • Under development Route containing sections that require further development (e.g. stretches on public highways with high levels of traffic). Cyclists are advised to use public transportation to skip these non-developed stretches.
  • Planning Undeveloped route with no detailed information publicly available on the Internet. The itinerary communicated is a proposal for the best possible option currently available. It may also contain dangerous sections. Cyclists are advised to use public transportation to skip these non-developed stretches.
  • Public transport link

Markers

  • Natuurlijk Erfgoed
  • UNESCO-werelderfgoed
  • Cultureel Erfgoed
  • Culinaire Hoogstandjes
  • Maritime Heritage / The Rhine / The Meuse
  • Other Point of Interest
  • Bus station
  • Train station
  • Mobility info center

National & Regional Information

Federazione Italiana Ambiente e Bicicletta

National EuroVelo Coordination Centre

The Italian National EuroVelo Coordinator's website provides plenty of information about cycling in Italy. Further information on cycle tourism is provided on their 'Bicitalia' website. Italian only.

+39 02 84073149

Albergabici

If a hotel, farmhouse, bed & breakfast or camp site is happy to accommodate cyclists, FIAB's Albergabici® service is the way to tell cyclists who are touring their area or just out for a day's excursion about their services. The website offers over 2000 places to stay, tailored for road bike, mtb or touring holidays and with e-maps to help you find accomodation along EuroVelo and national routes.

Bicitalia

If you're interested in the network of Italian national long-distance routes, then this is the right site for you. The aim of the site is to provide online maps of the network of cycleways, together with information about places to stay in and points of interest. The Bicitalia network includes 20 national routes. Download the tracks under 'Routing/GPSx'!

Ciclovia dei Parchi della Calabria

EuroVelo 7 – Sun Route follows the Ciclovia dei Parchi (Calabria Parks Cycle Route) from Laino Borgo to Reggio Calabria. This Apennine itinerary is 545 km long and consists of a combination of low-carriageway roads, tracks and cycle paths. It is entirely signed and crosses tseveral national parks. The route is structured in 12 stages, covering 31 to 58 km each, with three different levels of difficulty. Find out more information on the website. © Pollino National Park | Calabria Region

Kaarten & Gidsen

EuroVelo 7: Adige Cycle Route [Bikeline Esterbauer]

This cycling guide describes EuroVelo 7 from Landeck (Austria) to Verona (Italy). The perfect tool to guide you during your journey preparation and on the road: precise and very informative maps at a scale of 1:75,000, elevation and distance profiles, GPS tracks, accommodation and service directory, LiveUpdate, handlebar bag format, spiral-bound, laminated and tearproof. English translation of the map legend and the user's manual at esterbauer.com/international.

EuroVelo 7: Drava Cycle Path [Bikeline Esterbauer]

This cycling guide describes EuroVelo 7 cycle route in Austria from Möllbrücke and in Italy up to Brixen (184 km). The perfect tool to guide you during your journey preparation and on the road: maps at a scale of 1:50,000, elevation and distance profiles, GPS tracks, accommodation and services, LiveUpdate, handlebar bag format, spiral-bound, laminated. English translation of the map legend and the user's manual of the cycling guide available at esterbauer.com/international.

EuroVelo 7: Via Claudia Augusta [Bikeline Esterbauer]

This cycling guide describes EuroVelo 7 in Italy between Bolzano and Rivoli Veronese (155 km). The perfect tool to guide you during your journey preparation and on the road: precise and very informative maps at a scale of 1:75,000, elevation and distance profiles, GPS tracks, accommodation and service directory, LiveUpdate, handlebar bag format, spiral-bound, laminated and tearproof. English translation of the map legend and the user's manual at esterbauer.com/international.