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Changes in the design of cities, prioritizing pedestrians and implementing infrastructure for the adoption of bicycles as a means of transport, have fostered cycle tourism. Therefore, concepts defined and discussed until now for the tourist activity about spaces and places no longer apply. Thus, from the analysis of the studies, discussions anda concepts of Gehl (architecture), Santos (geography) and Kant (philosophy), in addition to online quantitative research in Portuguese, English and Spanish with South and North American and European cyclists, it was verified slow travel is the best alternative for reflection in the development of studies relating space, place and bike paths. This is because the essence of slow travel is terrestrial, slower and considers the tourist experience from home to destination and during their stay at the destination. In addition, the research found similarities in the mobility behavior of South and North American and European cyclists, differing only in the transport used to start the travel by bicycle when it does not start in a place close to the city of residence or in the same country/continent. And in this case, South Americans use buses more, North Americans use planes and Europeans use trains.