Bikes & Cultures: Turkey - Georgia - Armenia - Iran (2025)
2 April - 31 May 2025 From Istanbul to Teheran along the Black Sea coast and the Caucasus April - May 2025 Linking Turkey and Iran on two wheels has always been a dream for long-distance cyclists. In 2024, after a three-month ride, I arrived in Istanbul from Granada. It was a great adventure. For the following spring season I wanted a change of landscape, maybe going back to the north of Africa. My plan was to cycle the Mediterranean coast of Algeria and Tunisia in springtime. I applied to the Algerian visa at the consulate in Alicante but it was a waste of time and money. The frustrating process lasted six weeks and it never happened. They considered that a lonely traveler on bicycle could be a danger for the national security (not a joke!). Finally, the choice was the eastward route from Istanbul to reach Tehran before the summer heat. My original plan was to ride through the Turkish highlands directly to Iran. But weather was so...