Cycle Touring Club, in UK over 100 years , is much closer , being on the other side of the Pond, so I would Inquire there If I were You.
The national cycling charity | CTC

EU Central Bank Imposed Austerity would certainly make you coming there and spending Money, Welcome.
Though High Unemployment as a result would suggest a heightened need to be aware , as they are short on funds .


Many years ago I got a lesson from a pickpocket in the airport on my way Home , so after that I kept my valuables in a money belt under my Clothes ..