There is 3.5 km long cycle path in Athens.
Koper – Trst – Miramar
From Koper through Trst to Miramar castle.
From border just follow the brown FVG 2 signs.
Barcelona – from Pl. Espana to Saint Marti
It is quite simple: go parallel to the beach for some nice cruising and go perpendicular for some climbing. Or use Diagonal for little bit of both.
Near Agbar Tower you can have fun skating at night on some light installation. You can see this at the end of the video.
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Milan – Naviglio Grande
When you are in Milan, check this route. You can go around the city, skate in front of the cathedral and all, but this is the part where people from Milan go jogging. And it is quite good for skating too.
Barceona – from the sea to Parc Guell
Some ‘hill climbing’ in Barcelona.
Barcelona – by the sea
This is smooth skate along the famous Barcelona beach.
But you have to be very careful, I almost died twice. First time i almost died laughing on all the ridiculous electric scootery things people can rent to try to go around the city, usually on guided tours. One was like electric scooter and home chair conceived an offspring inside Fukushima nuclear reactor. And the other like Pat a Mat trying to build flying carpet out of wheelbarrow and RC car. Later i was almost ran over by a i-dont-know-what-i-m-doing-on-that-thing-but-probably-the-best-i-can-do-is-to-grab-on-those-handels turist. I wasn’t laughing any more.
There are 2 skating parks along the way and some nice spots to do some tricks. You can see them here: http://www.barcelonaskatepark.com/barcelona-skate-spots/
Barcelona – downhill from Montjuic
You can use many roads to go from Montjuic (Olympic park on the hill near the sea) to the sea or to the city, even through cementery. The most popular seems to be through the tunnel.
And there is a cable car to go back up.
For longer downhill you can go from Tibidabo. You can use funicular to go up.
Barcelona – around the city
With lots of wide streets, bike lanes and pavements, flat paths, hills and skating parks Barcelona is perfect city for skating vacation. It is not a coincidence that lots of Powerslide promo videos are shot there.
This is really nice overview what Barcelona has to offer.
More videos are at the bottom.
Valencia – by the sea
At the start there is a nice open place with roof to skate, try new tricks, hang with other skaters from Valencia. And some skaters meet there to go on a skate by the sea.
You can also explore F1 track. And see some abandoned American Cup buildings.
There is a lot of sand on the beach, so take care of your bearings. And on the pavement surface is designed to prevent inline skating and using scooters. And they did very good job with that.
So if you want some speed, bus lane is your only option.
Valencia – to the sea and back
Some cycling lane you can use to skate the sea and back. Straight road, some crossroads. But i could not find any cycling lane covered with asphalt.