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Florence – Rome Tuscany - Umbrian - Latium
Individual single tour and guided group tour 8 days/ 7 nights
- approx 210/275 km
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Travelling across the countryside by bike in Italy means
mostly travelling while the sun is shining. As the tour leads you through
the ‘green heart’ of Italy, a really good atmosphere is guaranteed.
This tour, from Florence to Rome shows the country from another side:
calm, mystical and sometimes unexplored. During the approx. 290 km you
will see cities like Assisi, Perugia, Spoleto or Narni, displaying an
incredible wealth of art treasures, which take their visitors back to
the Middle Ages. Because the shapes of the cities have hardly been changed,
the landscape appears harmonious and inviting. On mostly lonely roads
the tour leads through the valleys of the Apennines and through the softly
curved hills of the Trasimeno Lake. Raging torrents, fascinating ravines
and the roaming flocks of sheep shape this part of Italy. You can reconnoitre
this terrain by bike. Then you smell the sweet odours, rest in taverns
and fortify yourself for the next stages. At the end, the Eternal City
of Rome awaits you. There, you should put aside your bike and enjoy its
vitality by having a cappuccino or a glass of red wine. You will never
forget the previous stages through the small and secluded villages in
Umbrian. The experience will become alive once again in your memory and
you will promise to yourself that you will go on another biking tour
through Tuscany and Umbria.
The stages from Florence to Assisi are mostly
flat; then hilly. Nearly just on small roads, country lanes and little
used side streets. Only some very short sections are on normally used
streets. There are fascinating stages along the bank of the Trasimeno
Lake, along rivers and through the untainted nature of Umbrian.
At the first hotel for €10
per day, reservation not possible!
Rome – Florence via mini-bus €60 per person (bike included),
reservation necessary, payable on spot.
Itinerary:
Day 1: Arrival to Florence
Guided Group tour: At 7 p.m. welcome event in the hotel
by the travel courier. Introductory talk and dinner.
Individual single tour: At 7.30 p.m. introductory
talk in the hotel.
Day 2:
Florence – Passignano sul Trasimeno (approx.
70 km by train, 60 km by bike)
In the morning a trip to Arezzo
by train. Visit to the splendid churches and palaces
in this city of antiquities and gold. By bike on beautiful
lanes through the wide plain of Valdichiana, constantly
accompanied by the hill and mountain silhouettes of
Southern Tuscany. You pass Cortona, up to the Trasimeno
Lake, the battlefield where Hannibal fought against
the Romans. Wonderful view over the Trasimeno Lake.
Overnight stay in a village at the lake.
Day 3:
Passignano sul Trasimeno – Perugia (approx. 35
km by bike)
Along the lake to Torricella.
On small and secluded lanes to Perugia – through
wide fields, softly hilly landscapes and idyllic villages.
Sightseeing tour in Perugia: buildings like the San
Lorenzo Cathedral, Palazzo dei Priori and the Arco
Etrusco are impressive.
Day 4: Perugia – Assisi
(approx. 30 km by bike)
Only a few kilometres to the
home town of St. Francis, Assisi. Discover the beautiful
town and cathedrals while a city tour (group tour:
guided tour).
Day
5: Assisi – Spoleto (approx. 55 km by bike)
Along the enormous “Monte
Subasio” to Spello (town of middle age). Along
the dam to Spoleto. Towns like Montefalco, Trevi and
Campello situated around the hills.
Day 6: Spoleto – Terni
(approx. 20-35 km by bike)
Embedded between mountains, accompanied
by a wonderful landscape, you bike to Terni. Terni
is well-known for its pastry shops and the most creative
cuisine in the whole region! In the afternoon the famous
marble falls can be visited.
Day 7:
Terni – Rome (approx. 65 km + train)
Individual tour: by train from
Terni to the cosmopolitan city Rome. Guided tour: the
first stage from Narni to Calvi is quite hilly. Enjoy
the calmness and seclusion of the small Umbrian town
at the foot of the ‘Sabine mountains’,
before you go by train into the hectic large city Rome.
Dinner and overnight stay near the Termini station. “All
roads lead to Rome”, it is said and that’s
why we are here.
Day 8: Rome
Individual return journey and
city tour at guided tour.
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Tour not operating this year |
| Description |
Group
Tour |
Individual Tour |
| Basic price per person
in double room |
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| Single room surcharge |
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| Half board surcharge |
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| Rental bike |
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Additional Nights
| Description |
Category
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Category
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| Price per person
in double room / BB |
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| Single room surcharge |
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Category A |
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Rome  hotel. |
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Category B |
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Florence   hotel. |
Individual Tour
- Personal tour information on the spot.
- Hotels of the chosen category.
- Breakfast buffet.
- Halfboard, when booked, minimum 3 course dinner.
- Luggage transport from hotel to hotel.
- Well elaborated route.
- Detailed travel documents (maps, route discription, places of interest,
important telephone numbers).
- Service – hotline during the tour.
- Train tickets Florence – Arezzo and Terni - Rome.
- E-signposting.
Group Tour
- Company of a trained travel courier who knows about
the country.
- Eurobike-bus during the whole tour.
- Accommodation in chosen hotels.
- Breakfast buffet.
- At least a 3-course evening meal often in restaurants
or trattorien.
- Luggage transport from hotel to hotel.
- All admissions and guided tours according to the
program.
- Detailed travel material (route maps, route description,
places of interest, important telephone numbers).
- Sightseeing tours in Arezzo, Spello and Spoleto
and partly in Florence.
- Guided tours in Assisi, Perugia and Rome.
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