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The Backroads-European Union
BERKELEY, CA (February 2007)—It’s been 19 years since Backroads’ first active European adventure—biking in the Loire Valley, and since then the company has cultivated a wealth of knowledge and local friendships that make for unparalleled travel experiences. Backroads now offers more than 80 active itineraries and over 700 departures in 17 European countries, each providing the best of European hospitality and Backroads’ world-class service.
New to the Backroads lineup in 2007 are two amazing trips (biking and hiking) through relatively undiscovered parts of Eastern Europe: Hungary, Slovakia and Poland. In Italy, there’s a biking trip along the vineyard-draped hills of Piedmont, and family trips in seaside Puglia and the mountainous Dolomites. Also not to be missed is a new walking trip amid the unspoiled beauty of Croatia’s Dalmatian Coast.
Returning favorites include biking and walking & hiking trips through the Czech Republic and Austria; biking and multisport trips along the Dalmatian Coast; a handful of unique itineraries in Ireland; a dozen itineraries under the Tuscan sun in Italy; not to mention several following France’s Greatest Bike Race, numerous in sun-splashed Provence, and through the off-the-beaten-path Dordogne.
With a choice of Premiere or Casual Inns Trips, each Backroads itinerary showcases the unique aspects of each European destination, from its natural beauty to art and architecture and wine and cuisine. Come join the Backroads-European union!
For more information contact Allyson Quibell, 800-462-2848 ext. 143