Road cycling Tuscany Cinque Terre

Start in Lucca also known as the “the town of 100 churches”. This cycling trip goes through 2 regions, Tuscany and Liguria. The 2 regions are different for landscape, culture and food. During the Tour you’ll visit some fames in Italy; Pisa, Apuan Alps, Lucca and Cinque Terre.

Grade

Difficult

When

All year round

Hotel Price | Single Room

€245

Hotel Price | Triple Room

€740

Willier GTR Disc

€215

Wilier Cento1SR

€320

€1,050

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Road cycling Tuscany- Cinque Terre

Road cycling Cinque Terre Tuscany – Self-Guided tour
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Road cycling Tuscany- Cinque Terre

Your start of the Tour will be in Lucca. Also known as “the town of 100 churches”. This cycling trip goes through 2 regions, Tuscany and Liguria. The 2 regions are different in landscape, culture, and food. During the Tour you’ll visit some families in Italy; Pisa, Apuan Alps, Lucca, and Cinque Terre. The 5 days of athletic cycling over distances between 60 and 90 km with breathtaking landscapes, hills, mountains, and the sea is a amazing experience.

Cycling from Lucca for an enjoyable ride while you discover the surrounding Italian countryside with the most beautiful medieval villages on the hills. As far as the famous Versilia is set between the fascinating Apuan Alps with its unique white marble rock walls. The Cipollaio climb will take you near the quarries that for centuries supplied the blocks of marble used by Michelangelo to create his most beautiful sculptures. In the following days, you will be dedicated to discovering the wonderful coastline of Liguria. Explore the fascinating town of Lerici. Lerici is looking down at the Gulf of Poets. The backdrop! You will visit the Cinque Terre, a natural paradise sheer above the sea where the terraces supported by dry stone walls are cultivated with vines and olives.

Enjoy the great ride through the 2 regions Tuscany and Liguria in Italy

  • Because of the fantastic scenery, perfect roads, and fine food is Italy a real road cycling paradise!
  • The medieval town of Lucca; Lucca is “the town of 100 churches”
  • Visit also in Lucca Torre Guinigi and Torre dell’Orologio
  • Ride into the magnificent Cinque Terre enjoying breath-taking views of the dramatic cliffs below and finishing in Portovenere with a spectacular view of the La Spezia gulf
  • Visiting the 5 villages in Cinque Terre; Vernazza, Manarola, Riomaggiore, Monterosso, and Comiglia
  • Discover Italy and peddle through peaceful medieval villages
Day 1
Arrival in Lucca
Arrival in Lucca and settling into Hotel San Marco.
Day 2
Tour of the Lucca hills and Montecarlo
In the morning, hand over the bikes at the shop, followed by departure for an excursion of about 80 km through the vineyards and olive groves of the Lucca hills, passing through Collodi, the city of Pinocchio, as far as Montecarlo, a small medieval town dedicated to winemaking. You cross the valley, then return to Lucca, skirting the Pisani mountains.
Day 3
Lucca to Forte dei Marmi
Departure in the morning immediately after breakfast heading for the Versilia coast. You ride over the hills of Pieve Santo Stefano, skirt Lake Massaciuccoli (Puccini), then after the climb up Mount Pitoro, cross the splendid small towns of Camaiore and Pietrasanta to reach the final destination of Forte dei Marmi. Accommodation and overnight stay in the hotel.
Day 4
Tour of the Apuan Alps
Departure in the morning for a circular tour of the Apuan Alps. From Forte dei Marmi, you cycle to Serravezza for the climb that winds up Mount Cipollaio. From there, you head for Arni, then on to the Vestito Pass, the highest point of our tour, before riding back down back to the hotel, passing through Massa. A tour through scenery made up of magnificent landscapes, breathtaking panoramas, and delightful glimpses of the marble quarries and countryside.
Day 5
Forte die Marmi to Monterosso
After breakfast, depart for a tour along the coast, first discovering the Gulf of Poets with the splendid Lerici, then the magnificent landscapes of the Cinque Terre. Accommodation and overnight stay in the hotel.
Day 6
Monterosso to Vernazza
A day dedicated to trekking and visiting the Cinque Terre. In the morning, departure for a trek from Monterosso to Vernazza along a spectacular footpath through the Cinque Terre National Park. The walk lasts about two hours. Lunch at Vernazza (not included). In the afternoon, train to Manarola and free time to visit the village. Return to Monterosso by train.
Day 7
Tour Cinque Terre 60km
After breakfast, departure for a cycle tour to the west of the Cinque Terre following a spectacular itinerary up and down the rolling hills above Levanto and Bonassola, following narrow winding lanes with splendid views across the sea. Return to Monterosso in the evening and return the bikes.
Day 8
The end
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  • Double room 3-star and 4-star hotels
  • Luggage transfer between hotels
  • Assistance number
  • Briefing in Lucca
  • Transfer
  • Lunch
  • Dinner
  • Bike rental
  • Single room + €245
  • Road bike Wilier GTR €215
  • Road bike Wilier Cento1SR €320

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