Bicycle Tours in Italy: Bicycling Venice to Florence 8 Days
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Bicycle Tours in Italy: Bicycling Venice to Florence
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Bicycle Tours in Italy: Bicycling Venice to Florence
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Bicycle Tours in Italy: Bicycling Venice to Florence
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Bicycle Tours in Italy: Bicycling Venice to Florence
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Bicycle Tours in Italy: Bicycling Venice to Florence
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Bicycle Tours in Italy: Bicycling Venice to Florence
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Bicycle Tours in Italy: Bicycling Venice to Florence
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Bicycle Tours in Italy: Bicycling Venice to Florence
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Bicycle Tours in Italy: Bicycling Venice to Florence
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Bicycle Tours in Italy: Bicycling Venice to Florence
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Bicycle Tours in Italy: Bicycling Venice to Florence
Highlights
- Duration: 8 Days
- Comfort: 66.6666666666667%
- Language: English
- Rating: 80.0%
- Trip ID: 119607
- Start Location: Sestiere di San Marco, Italy
- End Location: Firenze, Italy
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- Primary Activities: Road Cycling
- Other Activities: Local Culture & Cuisine, Historical Sites, sightseeing, Urban Exploration, World Heritage Sites, Local Food, Walking Tour
- Activity Level: Basic
- Day 1: Tour begins in Venice, Italy
- Welcome to Venezia! You really should try and come a day or two early to explore this unique city before we begin our bike ride to Florence. We meet this afternoon at our hotel on the Lido of Venice where we'll fit bicycles. We'll enjoy an introductory aperitif before walking to dinner in a small trattoria on the Lido.
- Lodging
- Hotel Atlanta Augustus
- Description
Hotel Atlanta Augustus is housed in an Art Nouveau villa dating from the 1920s that was fully renovated in 2008, and overlooks one of the few inner canals existing on the Lido of Venice (the island facing St. Mark's square). The building is embellished by original friezes and decorations making the hotel quite unique.
- Day 2: Venice to Po River Delta
- The Lidos of Venice and Pellestrina protect the Venetian lagoon from the Adriatic Sea. You'll follow these natural levees this morning as we work our way south via flat roads, ferries and quaint fishing villages to Chioggia, at the south end of the lagoon. Enjoy lunch on your own there before continuing south to Taglio di Po in the Po River delta. Those who want extra mileage can enjoy a great ride into the delta this afternoon. Dinner together. Distance: 59 km (37 miles).
- Lodging
- Hotel Tessarin
- Description
Tessarin Hotel, placed in Taglio di Po, in the heart of "Delta del Po", is placed in a strategic position to accede to the main streets, near the Romea Road, near wonderful art cities as Venice, Padua, Ferrara, Ravenna. The hotel, all the year round open, is the ideal choice for business and holiday travels, for week end and sojourns in absolute relax and comfort.
- Day 3: Taglio di Po to Ferrara
- It's another day of leisurely riding today as we follow the Po river upstream to the Renaissance city of Ferrara. Entering the city, we'll pass under the 16th century walls, one of the most intact Renaissance walls left in Italy. Other highlights of this UNESCO world heritage site include the many palaces of the Este court from the 14th and 15th century. We'll suggest some great restaurants for dinner on your own this evening. Distance: 73 km (45 miles).
- Lodging
- Hotel Carlton
- Description
Hotel Carlton is situated in the centre of Ferrara, near to Estense Castle, to Cathedral, the Theatre, the Palazzo dei Diamanti, the University of Ferrara, the Hospital SantAnna and only five kilometers from the congress centre.
- Day 4: Ravenna
- We shuttle this morning to the nearby lagoon town of Comacchio, once a port town more famous than Venice. After a small float around the canals with a local fisherman as captain, we'll ride across the "valleys of Comacchio", through the Po delta's rich bird habitats. Then it's on to the Anita di Argenta where we'll stop at a local agriturismo (farm cooperative), to enjoy a lunch of homegrown vegetables, homemade ricotta, and other local specialties. A short bike ride later we'll enter Ravenna, the last capital of the Western Roman Empire and home to more early Christian mosaics than any other city in Western Europe. You can walk to Dante's Tomb and the mosaics of San Vitale, Sant'Apollinare Nuovo and the Mausoleum of Galla Placidia this afternoon, as our hotel is near all the city sights. Distance: 43 km (27 miles).
- Lodging
- Galletti Abbiosi
- Description
The Galletti Abbiosi hostel is placed in the historical centre of Ravenna, very close to one of the most renowned sites of the town: the Basilica of Saint Apollinare Nuovo.
- Day 5: Ravenna to Faenza
- We'll head west from Ravenna today, stopping to visit a local Italian bike shop on our way to "the farm" for a light lunch together. "The farm" is our European headquarters and is located on land that Paola Malpezzi-Price's family has cultivated for more than 100 years. We continue on to Faenza, where we visit a local ceramist who will introduce us to traditional Faenza designs. Dinner, if you are still hungry, is on your own! Distance: 54 km (34 miles).
- Lodging
- Hotel Vittoria
- Description
Hotel Vittoria is in anancient palace in the old town of Faenza, very near Piazza del Popolo, its central square.
- Day 6: Over the Apennines
- We head into the Apennines today, passing first through the medieval village of Brisighella for an olive oil tasting in one of Italy's most unique olive oil producing areas. We'll then begin climbing (easily at first!) over the Apennines -- remember to look around as you climb since the scenery changes dramatically as you leave the plains and enter the mountains. Just before we reach the toughest part of our climb to Ronta, there is a very conveniently located train station which allows you a choice in how you reach our destination! We'll enjoy dinner together tonight. Distance: 15 - 63 km (9 - 38 miles)
- Lodging
- Hotel La Rosa
- Description
Via Faentina, 105 - RONTA - Borgo San Lorenzo - Florence - Italy
- Day 7: Florence
- There's a small climb this morning to Vetta le Croci, then it's downhill to the old Etruscan city of Fiesole, where you'll enjoy a great view of Florence rising from the valley floor. We'll ride into town together, and the rest of the afternoon is yours to explore this capital of Renaissance Italy. Our hotel lies on the banks of the Arno River, close to the Uffizi Gallery. We'll enjoy a great farewell dinner together this evening. Distance: 41 km (25 miles).
- Lodging
- Hotel Balestri
- Description
A traditional Florentine Hotel, partially restyled in 2008 to bring its original structure back to light. With its unrivalled location within walking distance from Ponte Vecchio, right in the heart of Santa Croce district and with its stunning views onto San Leonardo and San Miniato hills, the Balestri is a three-star hotel, 51 rooms, catering for guests who care for service quality; ideal for families, it is also one of the most convenient starting points to discover the city and the Oltrarno, the authentic city Village.
- Day 8: Guided walk of Florence, Italy
- After a buffet breakfast in the hotel, we'll have a guided walk of Florence! Be sure to schedule your visits to Michelangelo's David at the Accademia, Botticelli's Birth of Venus and the other masterpieces of the Uffizi Gallery after 12:30PM. If you can't stick around we hope you've enjoyed your bicycling vacation.
Trip Includes
- Use of a quality 27-30 speed bicycle
- 8 days, 7 nights accommodation
- 4 dinners with wine
- 2 lunches
- all breakfasts
- guided walk of Florence
Trip Excludes
Trip ID#: 119607
CANCELLATIONS: 20% cancellation fee applied if cancelled 60 days prior to departure. Cancellations within 60 days are 100% non-cancelable
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Hard to pick a high point. Good group of people, interesting route, fine food, nice to be able to go at my own pace. Great route marking system. Venice and Florence are obviously wonderful, but I enjoyed Faenza as well, and Ferrara, and Brisighella and .....
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70%What was your favorite experience on this trip? Hard to say -- I really enjoyed the boat ride in Comacchio, the pasta making session at headquarters and the old Italian women at the hotel in the mountains.
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80%I'd like first of all to say that my experience with Experience Plus was phenomenal. The bike route, the guides Enrico and Cristina were fantastic and fabulous people, the sites and food along the way...all wonderful.
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100%Wow - what a wonderful vacation it was! Thanks so much to our wonderful tour leaders, Cristina and Enrico. They were always sooo attentive, concerned about our comfort and entertainment, and just had a wealth of knowledge! And what they didn't know, they found out! Love them both!!!
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70%Great Vacation! Many thanks. I enjoyed getting to meet the locals and biking; learning more about the history of Italy on the occasion of its 150th birthday; the food; the camaraderie.
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90%Great trip, fantastic staff including Monica and the crew at the farm well worth the 29 hours from Australia to Venice to commence the tour. The road bikes were excellent a good choice. We had a great bunch of folks in our group and made some good friendships and as already stated we were blessed with three great tour guides.
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70%An outstanding tour that I havent stopped raving about since coming home it exceeded my expectations in all areas and I will be back for another tour.
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100%This was the second ExperiencePlus! trip my wife, Jackie and I have done. It was equally memorable and will certainly cause us to look for a third trip!
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70%I really liked the small, family-run aspect of the hotels. They were well-located in convenient spots in all the towns/cities, and were very clean and nice without being over-the-top. I especially liked staying on the Arno River in Florence. That was a treat.
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70%My favorite experiences were seeing Italy from a bike, the side tours, meeting new friends, tour leaders and other people on the tour. The meal at the "Farm" (ExperiencePlus! Headquarters) and also the agriturismo farm meal. It was a wonderful experience!!
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