NEW ORLEANS

This morning, pick up your bike and start exploring the Deep South, homeland of Americana music. In the morning, check out some parts of New Orleans, French Quarter and Garden District, before taking Hwy 10 west to Baton Rouge, the capital of Louisiana. Here, you will enter Hwy 61 and arrive to Natchez, a city where time seems to have stopped. Follow the Natchez Trace Parkway, used since the 1700s, and go to Vicksburg, where you will spend the night.

Anyone who loves music could easily spend weeks in this city. Visit Sun Studio or Graceland, before heading to Nashville. From Memphis, take Hwy 40 or Hwy 64 to Shilo National Military Park, 150km east of Memphis. The park celebrates one of the most important battles of the American Civil War, in which more than 20.000 people have lost their life. From there, take Hwy 45 north and head to Nashville, home of the Country Music Hall of Fame and the Grand Ole Opry, where you will spend the night.

From Birmingham, go south to Montgomery, the capital of Alabama. You are in the so-called "black belt," the name that derives from the fertile yet swampy terrain you will find here, but also serves to indicate the prevalence of the African-American population. Montgomery is an important destination that will allow you to see plenty of important things related to the American Civil War. Stay on Hwy 65 to Mobile, an important port city in Alabama. It is a truly interesting place, especially in springtime, when the streets change their appearance thanks to the colors of the delicate local flowers. Overnight stay.