Taste of Funen and Herregårdsrut/8 days - Klassikeren

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The cycling holiday Smak på Fyn/Herregårdsrute is a Danish cycling classic that gives you the true feeling of Denmark outside Copenhagen. It is a must in line with other cycling holiday classics in Europe. And so it's organized by the only local bike travel agency on the island. So you get the best local knowledge, proximity to the organizer and true passion for cycling holidays on our island.

Are you also into the smell of yellow canola and wheat fields, the view of green rolling hills, blue skies and the fresh breath of seawater? And are you into those little experiences in barely known areas and local flavors? And are you into sustainable travel and food complemented by the most uniquely located hotels?

Then you should experience Funen slowly together with Bike Tours Funen. We offer the best way to experience Funen, Denmark's garden... from the bike saddle.

Taste the Funen tour is a pleasure trip where we guide you to a wide variety of Funen experiences and special flavours, so that you really get the opportunity to “taste” Funen.

Based on our personal experiences with Funen, we have created the perfect setting for your cycling journey. Every day is an experience from the morning bath in the sea and the delicious breakfast to today's cycling stage with the small special experiences ending with the joy of meeting another lovely hotel almost at the water's edge.

An additional highlight of this cycling classic is the meeting with the famous fairytale writer H. C. Andersen's charming hometown, Odense. This is where you start and end, and in this way you get an up-close acquaintance with a city that has been praised to the clouds in travel magazines all over the past few years.

And don't worry: we know what we're talking about :-). We have tried it all and promise you an eventful cycling holiday.

We look forward to giving you a great cycling experience in Funen.

Line and Mick Hartwig, fynbos with a penchant for experiences

Bike Tours Funen - experience slowly

Highlights:

• Odense, the birthplace of H. C. Andersen, a changing city.
• Charming hotels with unique location and unique sea views.
• Bike Tours Funen's personal guide with experiences along the route.
• Nyborg Castle, Heart of the Kingdom of Denmark in the Middle Ages and UNESCO heritage candidate.
• Ærøskøbing on Ærø is Denmark's most beautiful 18th century town.
• Svendborg, Faaborg and Assens - the urban core of the old market towns are exceptionally well preserved.
• The peninsula Helnæs with its magnificent nature (requires a little detour)
• The Funen nature and in season blooming lilac hedges and yellow canola and cereal fields.
• The taste experiences “The taste of Funen” - local specialties.
• Close access to the sea and swimming opportunities all the way around the route.
• Historic Funen castles and manors loosely sprinkled around Funen.

The trip day by day:

Day 1: Arrival Odense 10-40 km. (optional).

• Arrival in Odense and the hotel, located in the middle of the historic H. C. Andersen district with cobbled streets.
• If you have ordered bicycles, they are already at the hotel, so you can choose to cycle for a ride in the very bike-friendly city. In the welcome package, which you will receive at the hotel, we offer suggestions for trips in and out of the city.
• Accommodation in Odense

Day 2: Odense-Nyborg 36 km. 137 meters of altitude.

• Drive east out of Odense and across Funen and hit Nyborg, the heart of the Danish kingdom, where history and proximity to the sea play such a big role. Along the way you will meet, among other things, the Romantic Garden, the unique Cream Ball Tree and one of Funen's most characteristic and distinctive small breweries.
• Accommodation in Nyborg

Day 3: Nyborg - Svendborg 56 km. 322 meters altitude.

• With the sun over the Great Belt, you say goodbye to Nyborg and cycle through the fruit and berry country, Eastern Funen. You will meet several castles and manors, charming Lundeborg, and there is the possibility of a number of winery visits. North of Svendborg you will again follow the sea towards your hotel.
• Accommodation Svendborg

Day 4: Svendborg — Ærø - Faaborg 21 km. 162 meters of altitude.

• You leave Svendborg by waterway with Ærøferry to cycle across Ærø, the largest island in the South Funen archipelago. In Denmark's most romantic and beautiful small town, Ærøskøbing, you can safely have lunch in one of the cobbled streets. From here you cycle north to Søby through villages and rolling countryside where the sea is never far away. Today's hotel is beautifully located in Faaborg.
• Accommodation in Faaborg

Day 5: Faaborg - Helnæs, Assens 32 km. 218 meters altitude.

• It is a relatively short day trip through the hilly South Funen nature towards the next destination. Along the way there is an opportunity to visit a well-kept but beautifully located vineyard and try a fun game everyone can play.
• The peninsula Helnæs is located and offers a detour before landing at the idyllically located hotel.
• Accommodation at Helnæs, Assens

Day 6: Helnæs, Assens — Middelfart 61 km. 308 meters altitude.

• After breakfast with a view, you must say goodbye to your little paradise. But don't despair for the itinerary today, and the destination outweighs it. The tour goes through another market town, Assens, where a lunch on the pedestrian street is obvious before forcing western Funen. Your destination in Middelfart, surrounded by the sea and bridges at the Little Belt.
• Accommodation in Middelfart

Day 7: Middelfart — Odense 60 km. 334 Altitude meters.

• The trip to Odense goes through the coastal North Funen summer country and follows forest and disused railway tracks. Several interesting stops are possible — how about, for example, a tour of Europe's largest bison farm?
• Overnight in Odense.

Day 8: Departure Day

• It's departure day, and if you haven't reached the hike in Odense city or the visit to Egeskov castle, then maybe the opportunity is there now.

Fact:

• Start/Finish: Odense
• Arrival: Sunday
• Departure: Sunday
• Tour length: 7 nights/8 days
• Length per day: 21-60 km.
• Total length: Approx. 245 km.
• Terrain: Asphalt road with very little car traffic, dirt roads and regular bike paths
• Altitude meters: 1481 meters of altitude.
• Level: Medium