5 Epic Tips for Your Self-Guided Cycling Adventure in Italy
Pick Your Perfect Bike
Show Some Local Love
A Cycling Vacation and Wellness Retreat
Picturesque Bagno Vignoni & San Casciano dei Bagni
The joy of cycling with the benefits of thermal waters
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Discover Cultural Treasures Along the Way
A Cycling Paradise Recognized Worldwide
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Tuscany slow living experiences
Pedaling Through the Tuscan Dolce Vita
In may 2020 it was planned the Lead with Love yoga retreat in Beaune, Burgundy and we were signed – of course it was cancelled as any event on the planet due to Pandemic. We joined the first LWL European retreat in 2019, in May, in the beautiful Burgundy’s capital BEAUNE, known for the annual
We are at the end of this odd year, which has been painful and overwhelming all over the world, so we want to send you our greetings, our love. In these dark days the mass vaccination campaigns have started and give hopes. WHAT WE DID: we are so proud to be part and founder of
There were 967 cyclists joining and riding the vintage race, with their vintage bikes! On August 30th, the 4th edition of Eroica Montalcino took place, in the Orcia Valley. The original Eroica, in the past years, has always taken place the first Sunday of October in the Chianti area, but this year, unfortunately, it has been
The history or our bike jerseys… waiting the new one for 2017! The first bike Jersey was the yellow Ho voluto La bicicletta? Ora pedalo! What means? Is a way to say in Italy: did I wanted the bicycle? Now I have to pedal Is a message for client taking the bike tour or renting
LOW IMPACT TRIPS It is in our DNA to be ecological, is the reason we choose to arrange cycling vacation in the unspoilt part of Tuscany 22 years ago. Global warming is a reality and in last 22 years we experienced the change. Here small things we do to minimize environmental impact No brochure: we
How this is true!! All you read and hear about Tuscany is true: breathtaking scenery, amazing landscape, and bunches of hills! It is so important you have on your bike only what you need, only the useful stuff! Stay light on the bike if you take a bike tour! No panniers. No stand! When you
Sunday, May 15th, 2016 it will be a time trial stage, the ninth stage of the Giro d’Italia race 2016, the Chianti Classico Stage. It will start from Radda in Chianti and will arrive in the beautiful square of Greve, between the provinces of Florence and Siena, also passing through Castellina in Chianti. 40,4 km / 25,25 Miles in the
No doubt the best period to plan a bike trip in Italy and in Southern Europe is spring and fall, from April till end of October. In the last 10 years global warming changed a lot our relationship with weather and forecast. Prediction is a gamble, a wager. Also we have new phenomena such as
Technological development has made enormous strides in the last years, until recently it was not possible to provide e-bikes in our bike tours in Tuscany and Umbria, now if we use the state-of-the art e-bikes is possible and we are working for this! We are not pushing for E-bike, as we are mostly “purists” and our motto is: Bike
More and more travellers are finding great options to ease into bike adventure with bike tours that offer riding distances for every ability, easy-to-follow itineraries with detailed route notes and GPS device, and a variety of affordable rates to top luxury. If you are thinking to sign up for your first bike tour here are SOME TIPS
After so many years I guided people in the beautiful countryside of Tuscany, I think to offer cyclocross bike tourson spectacular gravel easy roads. Cycling with cyclo-cross bikes IS AMAZING! Cycling inside vineyards and olive grooves on quiet unpaved roads, and stop in country house and farms where you can enjoy an authentic organic food and
Nice hotels we use in our bike tours & Cycling Vacations Tuscany is simultaneously luxurious and colorfully rustic, resolutely provincial and firmly forward-thinking, you might be surprised. Tuscany’s 9,000 square miles of rolling hills and lush vineyards,pine tree-lined beaches and palazzo circled squares contain the best of what draws bikers adventure here again and
An unexpected invitation to spend a week in Provence at Mont Ventoux ,staying at amazing villa near Vaison La Romaine, came to us. The most amazing villa in Provence: La verriere. We accepted immediately, of course. My husband rider mate Marco (Cicloposse founder), a strong cyclist, started to talk about the absolute “must do climb”
Every year in February the Consorzio del Vino Brunello di Montalcino organizes an event called “BENVENUTO BRUNELLO”. On this occasion the new wines on the market since the beginning or the new year are presented to the press and the stars assigned to the new vintage are announced. The event lasts four days in which the new wines can
Do you know that Sardinia, besides magnificent beaches and rugged landscape, is one of Blue Zone? Fact: After years of extensive studies done by a group of scientists, they identified five habitats in the world, called Blue Zones, where the inhabitants demonstrate extraordinary longevity; Okinawa in Japan, Nicoya Peninsula in Costa Rica, Ikaria in Greece,
January 2015 We decided to be here in France to welcome the new year and scout for new bike tour, new back roads. We already knew Dordogne and St Emilion area, we run cycling tours in beautiful Dordogne already. We felt in love with this land of rolling hills, chateaux, cave & prehistory, and excellent food, where
L’Eroica is a race celebrating the very best of cycling heritage. You can only race on a bicycle made before 1987 and whilst wearing vintage gear, participants dress in merino wool sweaters, leather shoes and caps with raised visors. L’Eroica, which means “the heroic” in Italian, takes place always the first Sunday of October. It
Today June 1st 2014: 20 years ago… june 1st 1994 we moved to Tuscany! When and we said to friend and family we wanted start a bike tour business everyone told us we were crazy. Also local people thought we were insane. We start with 10 hybrid bikes Cinelli brand, Velociraptor and Stratocaster (those were
Italy is top in the list for beautiful and interesting destinations, rich with history and boasting a proud heritage dedicated to art, culture and romance, it’s easy to become swept up in the magical atmosphere of this incredible country. It also happens to be a haven for foodies, serving up delectable traditional Italian fare that
Each first Sunday of the month in Pienza the local farmers sell the organic products, mostly pecorino sheep milk cheese and olive oil. The open market is in Piazza Galetti all day long is the best way to purchase directly from producers and know about the organic system in the area.You can taste the cheese:
We start to offer the Tuscan Maremma bike tour since 10 years, but few people took this trip, usually the client who already done the famous track and want to come back to experience less touristy area.