Umbria to Adriatic Bike Tour
Assisi to Italy's Hidden Coast
From $3,699 pp dbl. occ. | 6 days / 5 nights
(+$640 for sgl. occ.)
Rolling bike routes through the incandescent Umbrian countryside. Cappuccino breaks in Montefalco and Bevagna. Discover the World Heritage city of Assisi. Ride onward but step back in time as you approach the ancient stones of Gubbio. Then cross the wild Apennine mountains to the coastal wonderland of Le Marche. Olive groves and vineyards roll down to the Adriatic Sea. The food. The people. The landscape. It's Italy at its finest.
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Italy
Start Arezzo / End Bologna
Highlights
- Experience a different side of Italy in the magnificently lush and undiscovered regions of Umbria and Le Marche
- Bike through timeless towns and enchanting farms nestled in Umbria's rolling landscape, Italy's so-called Green Heart
- Dive into an old-world atmosphere and then into the sparkling Adriatic as you reach Le Marche's sun-drenched coast
- Treat yourself to a post-ride massage at Borgobrufa's decadent spa and take in the unbelievable views over Perugia
Italy
Start Arezzo / End Bologna
Itinerary
Days 1-2 Discover the quiet roads and rolling hills of the Umbrian countryside by bike | Meet our local friends at their farm and enjoy lunch fresh from the garden | Arrive at our elegant retreat in Brufa di Torgiano | Soak up a dazzling 360-degree view over Perugia | Ride tranquil backroads flanked by bright red poppies, cypress trees and picturesque hills | Follow a route through timeless towns like Montefalco and Bevagna | Hearty Italian cuisine awaits in the Valle Umbra | Join a guide for a tour of Assisi, a World Heritage site and one-time home of St. Francis | Pamper your muscles at our hotel's decadent spa – it's one of Umbria's finest!
Day 3 A scenic climb brings you to lost-in-time lands where shepherds still tend their flocks | Follow breathtaking forgotten roads to hilltop Gubbio, an ancient stone village and the cradle of Umbrian civilization | Visit the Palazzo dei Consoli Museum and witness the Iguvine Tables, bronze inscriptions from the 2nd-century BC | Savor traditional fare at a ristorante in one of Gubbio's impressively preserved medieval buildings.
Day 4 Pass through the magnificent Furlo gorge as you bike along the Via Flaminia, an ancient Roman road | Cross over the Apennine mountains – Italy's geographic spine – to Le Marche | Enter an off-the-beaten-path landscape filled with sprawling vineyards, silver-green olive groves and golden wheat fields | Arrive on two wheels to the sun-drenched Adriatic coast | Unwind in the village of Trebbiantico at our luxurious hotel, a 17th-century villa.
Days 5-6 Cycle along the sparkling Adriatic Sea | Ready for a swim? Do as the locals do and head to the beach | Ride up to San Bartolo mountain and regional park for spectacular coastal views high above the shore | Enjoy a sunset cruise, aperitivo in hand, before dinner in the seaside resort town of Pesaro | Take one final spin through the area's postcard-perfect hills.
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