What are E-Bikes? E-bikes, short for electric bikes, are a wonderful innovation that combines the joy of cycling with a little boost of power. These two-wheeled wonders feature a pedal-assist system, meaning they provide assistance while you pedal. Don’t be fooled, though: e-bikes are genuine bicycles and require active participation from the rider. The
Popularity of Gravel Biking: Exploring the Success Behind the Trend Gravel biking has become a resounding sensation in recent years, captivating cycling enthusiasts and garnering widespread attention. Its rise to prominence can be attributed to a combination of factors that have made it a formidable trend in the cycling world. In this article, we will
Cicloposse achieves Travelife sustainability certification We’re excited to announce that Cicloposse tour operator, has achieved Travelife partner certification for sustainability in December 2022. This is an important milestone for us, as it shows our commitment to environmental and social responsibility, and to providing our customers with high-quality, low-impact travel experiences. The certification process involved measuring
First of all what exactly means this word? We take the etymology agritourism – What is an agriturismo? The word agriturismo is a combination of the Italian words agricoltura (agriculture) and turismo (tourism). An agriturismo is effectively a farm designed to also receive guests, whether for food (lunch and dinner), holiday accommodation, or a combination of the two. The term refers
The 2022 season has been terrific, we feel so grateful we are back to have guests on our bike trips after pandemic Our last guided tour, the active gourmet Tuscany, was the best way to close the year. The people, the weather, the atmosphere all perfectly framed One of the clients told us he joined
#SUSTOURforsustainability Cicloposse Bike Tours is pleased to announce to have been admitted into the EU-funded SUSTOUR project that supports over 600 small and medium-sized tour operators and travel agents from 35 European countries in improving their sustainability performance. Sustainability is a core value of the tourism experiences that we want to provide for our customers.
Yoga is a beautiful activity, that has been growing for decades all over the world and that has recently helped a lot of people to get through the difficult times we’ve been living because of the pandemic. It helps our body in many ways, adding flexibility and strength, while calming our mind and helping to
Year 2021 in Review: Top Bike tours Unfortunately – 2021 was supposed to be the year when travel would completely go back to normal” it wasn’t! Despite that fact, we were able to welcome guests on self guided bike tours starting late August. In fact was possible to travel and we had many people here
We did it! Sunday May 30 2021 in the brunello town Eroica vintage bike race took place. We were 1390 cyclists, 160 were women So many young, millennials, all very enthusiastic to ride the strade bianche or our beautiful corner of Tuscany – the val d’Orcia mostly! It was the 5th edition of Eroica Montalcino,
We are excited to announce that we signed up with Ride with GPS tour operator Account Cicloposse That means, our guest will have access to premium navigation features on the route we will share with them Voice Navigation in mobile app – is enough to download for free Offline Maps in our mobile app PDF
When we started Cicloposse Bike Tour in 1994, we heard about REI in Seattle: that’s why during our first trip in Us in 1998 we decided to go and visit their headquarter. It was so impressive for me and my husband. We were at the very beginning of our business and we tried to arrange
Here we are!! Yesterday Spring officially starts and we are still in the pandemic nightmare, but we can see the lights at end of tunnel. Potential guests started to contact us, planning next bike trip in Europe. We do not know yet when exactly, many of us in the Tourism business presume by summer, we
Visitors to Italy ordering their first real cappuccino and caffè espresso should remember that they’re in sacred territory. It is sure we invented the way the rest of the world prepares, serves and drinks coffee! Using our words: cappuccino, latte macchiato, Venti, Grande Using espresso machine steam driven – first pioneered by Angelo Moriondo in Turin in 1884. Fashion
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
I was reading this article on The Economist: How lockdown converted the world to cycling, and the speed bumps that lie ahead Seems like after pandemic is the cycling moment and I reflect on it. First of all in all Europe and America bike shops are selling almost twice new bikes. In Italy the government give
Spring is not canceled, on the contrary is coming into full force. We want to share those photo we start to take on May 1st – when after 8 weeks of very strictly lock down in all Italy, we were allowed to go out for a ride in our town countryside It has been a strictly
The top 5 Italian cycling tour destinations for when travel restrictions are lifted and we will explore safe and confident. This is our top 5 regions as Italians, as bike travelling experts, as cycling lover! Tuscany: Evergreen Puglia: Trendy Sardinia: Emergent Piedmont: wine attraction Sicily Why not? Where to cycle in Italy? Tuscany in first
A Cycling Adventure Through Canaries islands When we can finally travel again this bike tour will be in our must-to-do list. We did the fantastic scouting bike trip at Canaries Island first week of February – we are AMAZED, as we discovered the chic eco-sustainable cyclist’s friendly Island of Lanzarote Canaries is a trendy destination for
Pienza, the little town where Cicloposse is located, has nowadays become very famous, not only in Italy. The reasons are multiple: pecorino cheese, the fact that it is one of the towns inside Orcia valley and also for being itself a turning point for history of architecture, because it can be also called “the ideal
Why more and more sport people – cyclists too- practise yoga, is not only a fancy fact or really have benefits on performances and helps as stress reliver? First of all, yoga is very similar to cycling because it takes time and constancy before you can start to see and feel results. When you start
Bike tour focus on Langhe region end in Liguria We put together a special itinerary: La Morra- Benevello – Vicoforte -Alassio Enchanting castle, towns and rural landscape for food and wine connoisseurs. This special tour on Gastronomy route took place in september 2019 with a group of friends/repeat customers: “cycle oregon” alumni We are going to offer
On our last Culinary tour in half October a film maker followed for one full day: the morning bike ride from orcia Valley to Bagno Vignoni and Sant’Antimo- destination Montalcino. Brunello wine tour at Corte Pavone with lunch at cellar. Back to country house and cooking Lesson with Paolo – Gusto Evoluto- WATCH IT!
Italy consists in 20 regions … it can be said that every region has its own taste and culture of creating food experiences that last! Each region have hundreds of pasta recipes, different cheese, wine grapes. The culinary tradition of Italy is diverse and wide, is not possible sat which are the best wine and