Explore the local treasures: powered by Swapfiets

Living in Antwerp or around? No problem we got you covered!

With this tour, you get to see the most beautiful spots in Antwerp so keep your phones close to take pictures!
The starting point is on the train station of Berchem but you can literally join from any point on the route.
What will you get to see? A lot that’s for sure for example, you will come across the famous port of Antwerp, the impressive Saint Jacobs church and the beautiful mansion of Lieven Gevaert. This route gives you cultural impressions as well as stunning sceneries, a perfect activity for nice weather!

Here is the link to the route: https://www.routeyou.com/nl-be/route/view/21/fietsroute/antwerpse-stadsroute-voor-de-fiets

Dear Swapfietser,

Take a ride down the riverside 🏞

This bike route is planned in a loop taking you on a long bike ride by the lovely riverside, Schelde. Starting from the centre of Gent, Vooruit to the outskirts of Zwijnaarde, Merelbeke and close to Melle then follow the Scheldt river back to Gent. This is a very calm route with little to no traffic especially now. Once you reach Scheldt, it will take you on the old towpath.

This is a route that I found on Knoppunten (nodes) system. This makes it easier to change the starting point or distances.

Click on this link to make your own route https://www.fietsnet.be/routeplanner/default.aspx.

Are you done with sitting inside all day? Have you seen all Netflix shows, did 10 puzzles and talked enough with your siblings/parents? Done with school and need a break?

The perfect solution is going outside and bike fun routes, with a Swapfiets bike off course. Ghent has always been known for its old buildings, rivers, etc. However, there’s another essential part of Ghent which is streetart. Today’s route will guide you through the graffiti streets, which are truly amazing.

Ghent is actively creating an opportunity for street artists, and therefore created the label sorry, not sorry. This project shows all the legal street art throughout Ghent which are over 100 different graffiti canvases. Ghent highly supports this and makes sure that all illegal street art projects are removed.

This route includes graffiti from artist all over the world including from the UK, Portugal, Mexico, Colombia, the Netherlands, etc. However, it also honours local artists like Mr. Leenknecht, Chase, Phase, etc. To get to know more details about these artists and to know where everything is located (location + artist), please go to these links:https://visit.gent.be/sites/default/files/content/brochure/files/20200225_DO_Street%20art%20map_En.pdf and this https://ghent.streetartcities.com
It’s a very long route so you can do a part every day, go to the artists you like or just choose some street art close to home.

Enjoy the route, stay healthy and think about your well-being!

SDG3: Good health and wealth

As we all know good health and wealth are essential for us in our everyday lives and especially now, in times of the Corona virus.

Us artevelde students and Swapfiets have collaborated to raise awareness about the importance of SDG3.

Find more information in thee video down below ⬇️

Learning about SDG 3

Dear Swapfietsers,

It’s fairytale time! Our second route is full of castles and stunning parks where you can truly find your inner royal.
Starting at Koedreef, the route follows the castles of Laarne, Beervelde and Rozelaar/Lochristi. Be prepared to be impressed by the breath-taking buildings and accompanying parks where you can have a small break and enjoy the view!

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If you create an account and download the app you can follow the route on your phone —> https://www.vlaanderen-fietsland.be/fietsroutes-regio/scheldeland/902

Dear Swapfietsers,

Are you also gloomy because of the weather this week? No worries because we are expecting better weather from Sunday on, which means we can get back on the road with our Swapfiets! To make this quarantine a bit bearable, we’ve come up with cycling routes to keep your days exciting and healthy.

Today’s route will be an iconic city tour of Ghent where we can admire the city’s oldest and prettiest sights. You’ll cruise through the historic city of Ghent and see many of the classic spots such as the Citadelpark, Sint-Pietersabdij, Zuid, Prinsenhof, Gravensteen, Bijlokesite and many more!
The tour will take just about an hour.

Enjoy the greenery in park landscapes, admire the architecture of ‘The Three Towers’ and the historical parts of the city, explore the very popular student area at Overpoort and chill at the picture-perfect Graslei. You will see all sides of Ghent during this one-hour tour and fall in love with the city (maybe all over again).

Share your experience and the photos of the route with us in the comments down below!

Stay safe while cycling and keep a distance if you’re accompanied, and don't forget to enjoy it to the fullest!
Lastly please stay healthy and well.

Swapfiets

In the previous videos, we introduced Swapfiets to you. However, it is time to start with our SDG action.

With this video we provide you a sneak peak of our routes, and the first one is already uploaded tonight.
Biking around Ghent has never been so beautiful, but do it with Swapfiets to make it even better.
Check out our page tonight, because you will be pleasantly surprised.

Route sneak peak

You want to stay fit and work on your condition?
Need to travel from point A to B?
Or you just love biking?
Then your answer for all of this is...Swapfiets!
Check out our new and short information video about the company Swapfiets.
If you are interested, check our page regularly and take a look at Swapfiets.be

Swapfiets short info

Due to corona, we will face a summer without flying. We are five students of Artevelde University of Applied Sciences who collaborated with Swapfiets to create bike routes throughout Ghent.
We also strive to think about the SDG 3: good health and well-being. Follow this page to get information about the amazing bike company 'Swapfiets' and how to use it in a fun way!
Our first video is from Swapfiets itself but translated into English to make sure everyone understands it.
Stay tuned for our own creative videos and the amazing biking routes yet to follow!

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