Ride for miles along the Baie des Anges, go through the tourist centre at your own pace and take in the views and heritage treasures to be found in Nice, the green city on the Mediterranean.

As well as making life easier for you and the city, cycling offers the chance of a holiday off the beaten track, to be enjoyed on your own, as a couple or with your family.

Nice has been awarded the national "Ville Vélotouristique" (Cycle Tourism City) label. It offers cyclists a welcome, services and facilities suitable for cycle touring.

To encourage this economical, ecological, sociable and convivial means of transport, Nice has introduced the following for you:

Vélobleu Nice Côte d'Azur offers an alternative to the car in Nice, Cagnes-sur-mer and Saint-Laurent du Var: self-service bikes. There are 175 stations spread throughout the area (a bike station every 300 metres) offering 1,750 bikes, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year.

125 km of cycleways in the Nice Côte d'Azur Metropolitan Area: nearly 20 % of the road system in Nice where the incline is less than 5 % is laid out with cycle strips or tracks.

Safe, uninterrupted routes, including a discovery trail in 4 languages on Smartphone "Essential Nice: Explore Nice by bike".

Nice Côte d'Azur has 8,206 parking spaces for 2-wheelers. 37% of these are for bikes.