“We specialize in gravel bikes, bikepacking and tailor-made,” the co-owner of Loose Cycles tells me. It was enough for me to spend more than two hours in this small shop in Ljubljana, the Slovenian capital.

Best European destination 2022, historic city center reserved for cyclists and pedestrians, 300 km of cycle paths and more under construction... Ljubljana, the Slovenian capital, is motivated and motivating.

After a one and a half kilometer tunnel taking me south from Austria, I am welcomed in Slovenia by a divine serpentine descent of almost 20 km. I don't know anything about this country yet, but it's the most beautiful of welcomes.