We start the month of August in Traveling Slowly, with many interesting topics. Angel Planas manager of Girona Greenways Consortium tells us about a great route: Pirinexus.

Xandra Troyano de Other tourism is possible, tells us the results of the study on the economic impact of cycle tourism in Catalonia

Victor Gonzalez Linares presents us with the latest book Tim Krabbe, "The Fourteenth Stage".

And finally, we will meet a traveler, Javi de Bike With Wings, who will tell us about his next adventure, the Camino de Santiago from Madrid.

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These are the topics of today's program:

  • 3:09 – Pirinexus, a cycling route whose one of its objectives is to erase the border effect between Spain and France and allows us to enjoy a great variety of landscapes, while we enjoy pedaling. Ángel Planas tells us about the beginnings of the project and how it is currently working.
  • 21:16 – Xandra Troyano, sustainable and responsible tourism and information technology consultant, explains the study of the economic impact of cycle tourism in Catalonia, the results in 2016 reflect income of 615 million euros, a very important figure.
  • 47:42 – Thanks to Víctor González Linares we are going to learn more about Tim Krabbé's latest book edited by Route Books. A new work by the author of The cyclist.
  • Remember we don't ride a bike to add days to our lives, but to add life to our days. We hope you enjoy the program!!