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Tuscany Family Biking

Tuscany Family Biking

Treat your family to Tuscany with a blend of biking, history and exploration. Our family routes in this region are tailored to adults and kids alike and allow for plenty of family time both on and off your bicycle. Explore medieval San Gimignano, crowned with medieval towers, and visit one of the best gelaterie in Italy. Throughout the trip, delight in the friendliness of locals who enthusiastically share their culture and heritage. Tour Tuscany family-style with Backroads.

Days 1-2 San Gimignano

Rendezvous in Florence Head out by bike through the pastoral Elsa Valley Discover how truffles are found and taste at a working truffle farm Kids can try their hand at painting Tuscan landscapes with the help of a local artist In the World Heritage site of San Gimignano, climb one of the renowned 12th- and 13th-century stone towers, check out the medieval cistern (which still works!) and treat yourself to a tasty gelato in the historic town center Pedal country roads en route to Volterra, known for fine alabaster.

Day 3 Vagliagli

Pedal through stunning countryside to the hilltop town of Casole d'Elsa and take in magnificent panoramas  Enjoy lunch on your own in Monteriggioni, best known for its 14 towers that Dante once compared to gigantic Titans Kids have time to frolic at one of the hotel's swimming pools.

Days 4-6 Gaiole in Chianti

Ride through the heart of the Chianti hills, stopping at Castello di Brolio, where the first Chianti wine was first blended Kids can create their own ceramics at a studio in Radda While adults savor a wine tasting with a local expert, the younger set plays chef at a cooking class  Sample estate-produced honey and olive oil at Badia a Coltibuono Embark on a final spin to the town of Monti before saying farewell.

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MEDIEVAL CHARM : Premiere Inns

Castello di Spaltenna (2 nights): Surrounded by Chianti hills and vineyards, this impressive restored feudal hamlet offers spacious and comfortable guest rooms, indoor and outdoor swimming pools, a sauna, gym and Turkish bath.

La Collegiata (2 nights): Originally a Franciscan convent built in 1587, this Relais & Châteaux member overlooks beautiful countryside and features a swimming pool.

Relais Borgo Scopeto (1 night): This traditional and elegant Tuscan estate, set amid vineyards and olive trees and overlooking Siena, offers two swimming pools, a restaurant and contemporary guest rooms with antiques.

Daily Mileage Options & Cumulative Elevation Gain

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On this Family Trip, liberal van shuttling is incorporated into the itinerary to facilitate our activities and mileage is kept moderate to enable you to spend more time exploring on your own.

Tuscany Family Biking
Trips For All Abilities

Every Backroads trip is designed to appeal to a wide variety of interests and fitness levels. We know your pace may vary from one day to the next-and your traveling companion's may differ somewhat from yours. So we present a range of mileage options, and each day you decide exactly what and how much you want to do.

Activity Level Average Time Average Distance
    Biking Walking & Hiking
Level 1 2-3 hours 10-20 mile 2-5 miles
Level 2 2-4 hours 21-30 miles 5-7 miles
Level 3 3-5 hours 31-40 miles 7-9 miles
Level 4 4-6 hours 41-55 miles 9-11 miles
Level 5 5-7+ hours 56-75+ miles 11-13+ miles
2008 DATES
FAMILY TRIPS
2009 DATES
FAMILY TRIPS

Reserve early for the best available price. Prices may change during the course of the year--if they do change, the best prices are available earlier. Once you book your trip, your price is guaranteed.

Recommended Kids Ages

Minimum Ages:

Recommended minimum age for the trip: 9 years

Minimum age restrictions:

General Info on Minimum Ages:

We strongly encourage families to join our Family Trips, designed with kid- and adult-friendly features. Please note that we have a minimum age requirement of 1 year for all Inn trips and 2 years for all Camping trips. Other than that, we do not restrict trips to a minimum age except in the rare case of a hotel age restriction. We do, however, recommend minimum ages based on the following criteria:

Please note that a trip may feature an activity with an older age requirement than the minimum age recommendation for the trip. Younger kids are still welcome on the trip and while they will not be able to participate in the activity, the leaders will suggest an alternate activity. For safety reasons, children under 7 may not ride their own bikes and are required to ride on a Piccolo or in a Burley. For certain destinations, children must be 9 or older to ride their own bikes.

Trip praise

My wife and I have been on 6 other bike trips in Europe with another company and I can say without any reservations that our 3 leaders were the best of any of these trips. They answered all my questions and most important of all they were fun for our daughter and the rest of the kids. They played games and in general showed that they love to work with kids. The van support was also outstanding. We never waited more than a very few minutes to be picked up.
Tim Kennedy - Shawnee Mission, KS
How do you rate perfection? We've taken so many Backroads trips, we're used to the best. And that's just what we get, again and again. Thank you for opening our eyes to more of the world's wonders.
AnnaLisa Erickson - Santa Monica, CA
Everyone in our family was positively thrilled with this trip. The level of professionalism and enthusiasm of our leaders was unsurpassed. The local guides were as terrific. Our family voted this trip the best ever!!!
Donna Moore - Far Hills, NJ