The French authorities have closed the Col de Banyuls and a couple of other cross-border roads with boulders, in order to control migration - but there no signs, migrants still walk across, and cyclists are free to cross too -
Cycleway crossing southwest from the Gare du Nord, Paris
Two-way cycleway and cycle parking
Artist's impression of the latest, less ambitious, plans for the Gare du Nord - plenty of cycle parking, at least.
Cycleway past the Gare du Nord, Paris
Cycleway west from the Gare du Nord, Paris
Cycle parking near the Gare du Nord, Paris
Cycle parking at a side entrance to the Gare du Nord, Paris - the row to the left is pretty useless.
No Entry Except Cycles and well-used cycle parking at the Marché d'Aligre, Paris
Pedestrianisation near the Marche d'Aligre, Paris
Cycle access past the Marché d'Aligre, Paris - more cycle parking needed
Cycle parking near the Marché d'Aligre, Paris
Contraflow cycling markings and bike-sharing station below the Promenade Plantée
Segregated cycleway and route sign
Contraflow cycleway, Paris
Wide well-marked temporary route on the Pont d'Austerlitz
Well-marked temporary route on the Pont d'Austerlitz
End of shared area/start of cycleway
Route marker for the Vélopolitan route, Paris
Riverside shared-use route
Shared-use footway and junction to the left across the RER railway
Shared-use path and bus/cycle lane
Cycle crossing at the Pont de l'Archevêché
Crossing of contraflow cycleways, Paris
Drivers should not expect cyclists to precisely follow the arrows.
Cycle taxi at the Musée d'Orsay
Light for contraflow cyclists
Contraflow cycle lane and parking, Paris
No Entry - Except Cycles plate missing - and cycle parking
No Entry Except Cycles, Paris
Contraflow bus lane, Paris
Signs for a rather narrow two-way road plus cycle lane.
Two-way cycleway past Les Invalides
Two-way cycleway towards the Seine
Lots of cycle parking (empty on a Sunday) at a bus terminal loop.
This is meant to be a major cycle route - some kind of segregation is needed.
Cycle lane and ASL towards the Pont Alexandre III, Paris
This is meant to be a major cycle route - some kind of segregation is needed.
Two-way cycle lane with cycle taxi and bikes
Tuk-tuk dropping passengers in the cycle lane on the Pont Alexandre III, Paris
Route signs on the Pont Alexandre III, Paris
Route signs and sharing bike, Paris
Cycle route sign to the river bus, Paris
Cycle stands above the expressway but not really anywhere useful.
Two-way cycleway past the Petit Palais, Paris
Bicycle counter ('bike barometer') by the Seine
Rising bollards and riverside route, Paris
Rising bollards on access to the route by the Seine
Cyclists heading for the steps and path by the Seine
Interesting bike and dead-end road by moorings on the Seine
Bikes and dead-end road by moorings on the Seine
Steps on the pedestrian route by the Seine (the cycleway is in the former expressway tunnel to the right).
Stepped access only to the Tuileries gardens
Pedestrian access to the Léopold Sédar-Senghor bridge, Paris - there's a cycleway above
The traffic-free Léopold Sédar-Senghor bridge, Paris
The Musée d'Orsay from the path by the Seine (the cycleway is in the former expressway tunnel to the right).
Path under the Pont du Carrousel, Paris (the cycleway is in the former expressway tunnel to the right).
Path under the Pont du Carrousel, Paris (the cycleway is in the former expressway tunnel to the right).
Cyclist choosing the bumpy path over the former expressway tunnel
Cyclists are definitely better off in the former expressway tunnel
Joining the former expressway on the north bank of the Seine
Eexpressway tunnel - now cycles to the left, pedestrians to the right
Entry to the expressway tunnel - now cycles to the left, pedestrians to the right
Slippery Surface sign on the north bank of the Seine
Slippery Surface sign on the north bank of the Seine
Shared space signage on the north bank of the Seine
Young cyclist on the north bank of the Seine
Shared space signage on the north bank of the Seine
Cyclist on the north bank of the Seine
Rising bollards on the ramp to the north bank of the Seine
No Entry (except cycles?) to the north bank of the Seine
Junction of cycleways, Paris
Route sign for the cross-Paris itinerary
No Entry Except Cycles, Paris
Grocery delivery bike, Paris
End of the cycleway south from the Centre Pompidou
Two-way cycleway widening out
Cycle parking between the two-way cycleway and the carriageway
Junction of cycleways by the Hôtel de Ville, Paris
Bike counter and cycleway by the Hôtel de Ville, Paris
Two-way cycleway and bus lane past the Hôtel de Ville, Paris
ASL and access to the underground cycle parking beneath the Hôtel de Ville, Paris
Cyclists and pedestrians only, in theory - city police at a moveable barrier
Route signs and No Entry except buses and bikes at Paris's City Hall
Delivery bikes cluttering the footway
Delivery bikes cluttering the footway
Cargo bike (increasingly common in Paris) using the general carriageway not the cycleway.
Old-school road closure and cycle parking
No Entry except local access and cycles
Sudden widening of the westbound cycleway
ASL, two-way cycleway and cycle parking
Single carriageway, two-way cycleway and cycle parking on the Rue Saint-Antoine
Contraflow cycle route arrow on the Place des Vosges - in fact most cyclists will be eager to swing well to the left here, traffic permitting.