EuroVelo · EV8
La Méditerranée à vélo
The French section of EuroVelo 8, from the Catalan border to Italy: Languedoc lagoons, the Camargue, the calanques, the Maures range and the Riviera.
Occitanie → Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur
Where to sleep on La Méditerranée à vélo
Halta lists 589 places to sleep within 5 km of the route: 478 campsites, 2 mountain huts, 10 bivouac spots, 99 hotels. For each one, the app shows the real detour from your stage — and it is that distance, not the straight line, that decides how a day ends.
- Campsites
- Mountain huts
- Bivouac spots
- Hotels
Alongside the campsites, mountain huts and bivouac spots drawn from open data, there are the hosts of the Halta community: travellers who welcome others into their homes, usually for free. You write to them before you come; you do not book a slot.
The 10 stages of La Méditerranée à vélo
An indicative split, drawn on real roads: distances and elevation come from route calculation, not from an estimate. In the app every stage can be adjusted — stretched, cut short, or pushed back a day.
| # | Stage | Distance | Elevation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Le Perthus → Perpignan | 38 km | 214 m |
| 2 | Perpignan → Narbonne | 77 km | 691 m |
| 3 | Narbonne → Sète | 76 km | 233 m |
| 4 | Sète → Montpellier | 34 km | 110 m |
| 5 | Montpellier → Arles | 76 km | 189 m |
| 6 | Arles → Marseille | 96 km | 439 m |
| 7 | Marseille → Toulon | 69 km | 780 m |
| 8 | Toulon → Saint-Raphaël | 105 km | 567 m |
| 9 | Saint-Raphaël → Nice | 70 km | 655 m |
| 10 | Nice → Menton | 29 km | 860 m |
Frequently asked questions about La Méditerranée à vélo
How many days does La Méditerranée à vélo take?
La Méditerranée à vélo takes about 12 days, split into 10 stages over 670 km — an average of 56 km a day. The split is indicative: stages stretch or shorten depending on your form and the weather.
Where can you sleep on La Méditerranée à vélo?
Halta lists 589 places to sleep within 5 km of La Méditerranée à vélo: 478 campsites, 2 mountain huts, 10 bivouac spots, 99 hotels. On top of those are the hosts of the Halta community, travellers who welcome others into their homes, usually for free.
How hard is La Méditerranée à vélo?
La Méditerranée à vélo is rated moderate, with 4 738 m of cumulative elevation gain over 670 km. Per stage, that works out at roughly 474 m of climbing a day.
Where does La Méditerranée à vélo go?
La Méditerranée à vélo runs from Le Perthus to Menton, by way of Sète, Marseille, Saint-Raphaël, across Occitanie → Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur. It is travelled by bike and totals 670 km split into 10 stages.
Figures established on 17 September 2026, from Halta’s own data. How they are calculated.
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Contient des données EuroVelo (ODbL, eurovelo.com). Étapes indicatives, Halta 2026-07. Places to sleep: OpenStreetMap, refuges.info and DATAtourisme (ODbL). Photo : Wikimedia Commons (CC).