UNESCO & PROSECCO LUXURY BIKE TOUR – (Leaves every week)
Program for 8 days and 7 nights
Our young and dynamic team is made up of former professional cyclists and Certified Guides and is ready to accompany you on exclusive routes and on roads that have made cycling history.
We offer experiences full of emotions that are the fusion of local traditions, sports, exclusive places, art and history.
Tour with food and wine tastings in wineries and typical places and breathtaking landscapes to enhance the
peculiarities of the area and satisfy the interests and needs of our guests.
Among the wonderful Prosecco hills of Conegliano and Valdobbiadene, a few steps from the Dolomites and Venice,
the three exclusive UNESCO World Heritage sites, Italy Cycling Tour organizes guided bike tours through some of the most evocative cities and destinations in Veneto Region.
With us your tour will become unforgettable because we take care of every detail of your trip for you and you will
only have to think about pedaling and having fun because we will take care of the rest !!!
Day 1. ARRIVAL
Arrival at Hotel Ca ‘del Poggio 4 * (possibility of transfer by shuttle van from the airport + bike transport)
Welcome cocktail with prosecco and raw scampi
Hotel accommodation
Informative Breafing
Bicycle accommodation and tests
If the arrival time allows it, the possibility of a small guided bike tour in the Prosecco hills. About 40 km
Lunch in a typical local restaurant / winery / tavern.
Aperitif and dinner at the hotel or in a typical local restaurant.
Day 2. TOUR OF CASTLES AND HILLS IN CONEGLIANO VENETO
Breakfast at the hotel
Departure by bicycle for the tour of the “Castles and hills of Conegliano”
Total Km 60
Departure from our hotel towards Conegliano, after about 5 km we will begin the first climb that will lead us to our first castle, the “Castello di Conegliano”.
A short stop for photos and then off to reach the Castle of San Salvatore in Susegana, beautiful and still inhabited surrounded by magnificent vineyards.
From here we will go down for our stop at “the Tenute Caldella” of the Vanzella family, a food and wine tasting proposed by Flavio,
former professional cyclist world champion of time trial and yellow jersey at the Tour De France.
We will resume our bicycle and after a few kilometers on secondary roads we will find ourselves in front of the “Castle of Collalto”.
Return to Follina where you can visit the splendid cloister of the “Abbey of Santa Maria”
and after just two kilometers you can already admire the majestic Castelbrando Castle in Cison di Valmarino.
From here we conclude our tour reaching the hotel.
Aperitif and dinner at the hotel or in a typical local restaurant.
Day 3. PROSECCO BIKE TOUR
Breakfast at the hotel
Departure by bicycle for the “Prosecco Tour”
Total km 75
Total elevation 873 mt
The hills of Prosecco di Conegliano and Valdobbiadene are UNESCO natural heritage sites located in the north-east of Italy.
Considered one of the best known and most important areas for world enology, it is characterized by panoramic views
and organic and continuous landscapes that include vineyards and small villages.
The cradle of Prosecco Superiore can be discovered with our exclusive bike tours.
We immerse ourselves in that strip of land which are the hills of Cartizze, the true heart of wine culture, where “everything” is vineyard.
Its 75 kilometers are a succession of landscapes, distant horizons, vineyards, history, art, emotions that leave us amazed at every turn path.
We will take all secondary roads, passing through all the small towns called “The most beautiful villages in Italy” surrounded by the vineyards and hills of the Unesco heritage.
Follina with its charming Abbey, Cison di Valmarino with its majestic Brandolini Castle, Rolle,
a stop at the ancient Molinetto della Croda and then off to Col San Martino, to go up to Valdobbiadene, the city of wine par excellence.
We will stop at the famous Osteria Senz’Oste for a private tasting of typical local products
and a glass of prosecco.
Tasting and visit to a winery
Lunch in a typical local restaurant / winery / tavern.
Aperitif and dinner at the hotel or in a typical local restaurant.
Day 4. TOUR OF SAN BOLDO PASS AND LAKE OF SANTA CROCE
Breakfast at the hotel
Departure by bicycle for the tour of the San Boldo Pass and Lake of Santa Croce
Total km 80
Total elevation 1367 mt
It starts from the hotel in the direction of Tovena from where the climb to the San Boldo Pass,also known by the name of the Hundred Days Road, will start.
Its 18 hairpin bends and 5 spectacular tunnels.At this stage you will pass from the province of Treviso to that of Belluno.
After the long descent you will get to Trichiana and will continue in the direction of the cities of Belluno, Ponte nelle Alpi and Alpago.
You will ride along the beautiful Lake of Santa Croce with its crystal clear waters, boats and windsurfers.
From here you will return back following Fadalto road and Revine Lago with its two lakes, perfect scenery to be admired and then get back to hotel.
Lunch in a typical local restaurant / winery / tavern.
Aperitif and dinner at the hotel or in a typical local restaurant.
Day 5. ASOLO TOUR
Breakfast at the hotel
Departure by bicycle for the tour of Asolo
Total km 85
Total elevation 1029 mt
To describe in detail everything about this cycling tour of Asolo, we should write a complete book and perhaps it would be not enough.
It starts from the hotel in the direction of Valdobbiadene, we will cross Cison di Valmarino and Follina, two of the most beautiful villages in Italy
and then we will head towards Crespano del Grappa until we reach the destination of our itinerary, Asolo.
Asolo is one of the most suggestive historical centers in Italy defined by Giosuè Carducci ” the City of a hundred horizons “,
collected within the ancient walls that branch off from the Rocca, fortress with irregular polygon of the XII th century built on the top of Mount Ricco
which dominates the center of Asolo with its powerful structure.
A splendid village appreciated by very important personalities of culture, art and politics from every historical period.
The coffee break in Piazza Garibaldi with its fountain, the bell tower and the Castle tower is inevitable.
After our little break we will return to the starting point.
Degustazione e visita ad una cantina.
Lunch in a typical local restaurant / winery / tavern.
Aperitif and dinner at the hotel or in a typical local restaurant.
Day 6. TOUR OF “CAGLIERON CAVES” AND VITTORIO VENETO
Breakfast at hotel
Departure by bicycle for the tour of the famous “Caglieron Caves” and Vittorio Veneto
Total km 45
Total elevation 1100 mt
Departure from the hotel towards Vittorio Veneto, a historic and famous city where the homonymous battle was fought during the First World War,
from here we will take the climb that will take us to the “Caglieron Caves”.
The Caglieron Caves are a complex of a series of cavities, part of which of artificial origin and part of natural origin from 10 and 16 million years ago.
We will stop for a short visit and photos and then we will leave for the winery of the cycling champion Marzio Bruseghin where we will stop for a tasting.
We will return along the last 6 km climb of San Lorenzo which will take us to the foot of our hotel.
Aperitif and dinner at the hotel or in a typical local restaurant.
Day 7. DOLOMITES TOUR
Breakfast at hotel
Transfer to Arabba in the Dolomites
Departure by bike for the Sellaronda tour: Pordoi Pass, Sella Pass, Gardena Pass, Corvara and Campolongo Pass, Arabba
Total km 51.8
Total elevation 1682 mt
Why not spending a day crossing those Dolomite passes where many champions of the past and present have written
the history of cycling?
Oh yes dear friends, the bike tour of the 4 Dolomite Passes, the Sellaronda the bike ride around the large Sella massif in the Dolomites,
one of the most beautiful natural landscapes in the world, recognized by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site.
No mountain range in the Alps offers such an impressive panorama, we will climb the Pordoi Pass,
passing through the Sella Pass, the Gardena Pass and finally arriving on the Campolongo Pass.
For bicycle enthusiasts it will be a unique natural spectacle, combined with the typical alpine huts and delicious typical local specialties.
Of course there will be no shortage of stops that will allow you to admire a suggestive panorama
and to experience firsthand that emotion that only the Dolomites can transmit.
Lunch in a restaurant or Garnì with typical local cuisine
Return with transfer to the hotel
Aperitif and dinner at the hotel or in a typical local restaurant
Day 8. DEPARTURE
Breakfast at hotel
Departure
Possibility of transfer by private shuttle van to the airport + bicycle transport
Hotel Villa Ca del Poggio 4 * bb
Double room std
WHAT INCLUDES:
- Hotel 4* standard room with breakfast
- Covered car garage or in the outdoor park
- Use of the heated outdoor pool
- Welcome cocktail with Prosecco and raw scampi
- Personalized guide by bike
- Transfer in the Dolomites with private shuttle van and bicycle transport
- Insurance on bike tour days
- 4 Tastings in cellars with typical local products (replaces lunch)
- Gift to each customer 1 bottle of Prosecco DOCG wine
- Free energy bar and fruit during the bike tour
NOT INCLUDE:
- Access to the wellness area with sauna, Turkish bath and relaxation area euro 10.00 pp
- Sports massage service in the hotel after tour 80 euros
- Lunches and dinners
- Transfer by private shuttle van 1 euro / km (airport extra)
- City tax
- Possibility to choose a superior room or a panoramic suite
- Everything that is not mentioned about what it includes
RENT A BIKE:
- Road bike 50 Euro days (TOP OF THE RANGE) with helmet and assistance kit
- Electric e-bike (mtb) 38 euro days with helmet and assistance kit (TOP OF THE RANGE BIKE)
- Normal MTB euro 38 days with helmet and assistance kit (TOP RANGE BIKE)
Total price for 8 days for 2 person with Std room:
2397 euro VAT included
1198.5 euro per person VAT included
For more information and details please send email to:info@italycyclingtour.it
For the tours we make use of the collaboration of renowned travel agencies that create tailor-made vacation packages
and bike tours to satisfy even the most demanding customers.
