18Aug 24
Ten (easy) bike routes to “escape” Milan
Dedicated to those who seek a bit of tranquility on a bike. Dedicated to those who want to “escape” from Milan. To those who, while pedaling, even a few kilometers from a big city like Milan, rediscover an unexpected and surprising nature, which offers glimpses of peasant traditions that once were crops, livestock, farmhouses that for the most part still are, capable of “resisting” economies that have now become mostly virtual and elusive. Dedicated to those who want to discover, even in the time of a morning or an afternoon, large waters and large canals that are history and work and transport routes that once served to build this city. Dedicated to those who on two wheels appreciate the joy of moving slowly, of the short trip, of stopping and starting again without the rush of the frenetic Milanese normality that requires running and not stopping. Dedicated to those who love to combine the joy that a bike can give with the joy that art and history have always been able to offer, because from the country villas of the great Milanese lords, to the Cistercian abbeys, to the holiday and hunting places of the nobles of the past, everything is within easy reach. Dedicated to those who want to pedal even just to move a little, to feel good, to travel miles, to stay in shape, to have a chat with friends, to avoid lounging on the sofa, to release some tension, for the simple pleasure of doing it. Dedicated to those who have understood the value of cycle tourism, to those who bend over backwards to continue explaining it, to those who fortunately believe in it and to those who are investing in it. And also dedicated to those who have not yet understood it. To those who believe that cyclists should be made war on, that they are a domineering world to be faced, that they are a danger or gangs of criminals. Dedicated to all those mayors who have bet on cycle paths and also to those who row against, who instead of sending workers to do maintenance on cycle paths send the traffic police to issue fines…