from € 845,00 PER PERSON
Riding, sipping a glass of wine and tasting typical products of Veneto has never been so beautiful!
Veneto Wine Bike Tour : from the fine bubbly to the typical products, from the sweet pedaling to the vastness of the cultural heritage!
A slow experience in contact with nature, combining passion for sport with history and culture with food and wine.
Veneto Wine Bike Tour: individual departures every Sunday from 2/4/2021 to 8/10/2021
Group departures/ Guided tours: 16/4, 18/6, 15/10
The dates of the guided tours are confirmed with a minimum of 8 participants
SELF GUIDE PACKAGE 8 DAYS/ 7 NIGHTS
1 day: arrival in Venice
Overnight stay in B&B.
2 day: from Venice to Megliadino (79km)
> Stra-Bagnoli di Sopra-Monselice-Este-Carceri-Megliadino San Vitale
After breakfast, departure for the first stop in the direction of Stra, along the naviglio Brenta and stop to visit one of the most beautiful villas in Brenta: Villa Pisani. After the visit you will cycle along the Bacchiglione river through secondary roads to the Bassa padovana until you reach “Dominio di Bagnoli”, famous for the production of the DOCG Friularo Di Bagnoli wine. Here you will have a tasting. Continue to Este, with its medieval walls and the castle and then to Carceri, with its millenary Abbey.
Overnight stay in Megliadino San Vitale.
3 day: from Megliadino San Vitale to Soave (72km)
> Montagnana-Merlara -Adige
You pedal towards Montagnana, the walled city, where we recommend a stop to taste its renowned “Prosciutto crudo DOP”. Then you will continue to Merlara, famous for the production of the homonymous DOC wine.
Cycling along the Adige the arrival is expected in Soave, orange flag of the Italian Touring Club and land of numerous DOCG and DOC wines, where there will be the opportunity to visit its famous castle. Tasting at a renowned rustic estate.
Overnight stay in B&B.
(tip: small detour to Cologna Veneta, famous for its nougat "mandorlato")
4 day: from Soave to Longa di Schiavon (52 km)
> Vicenza-Sandrigo-Breganze-Longa di Schiavon
Taking the B20 route, you will arrive in Vicenza, the city of Palladio. Here you can immerse yourself in art and visit, for example, the villa Capra, called the Rotonda (1km to the south) and the Olympic theater, both designed by Palladio.
From the historic city centre continue towards north, along the I2 route and arrive in Sandrigo, where a stop is strongly recommended for the presence of the “Brotherhood of salted codfish”. Here all the restaurants offer salted codfish matching with Vespaiolo and Torcolato wines from Breganze, Durello from Monti Lessini or Tocai Rosso from Colli Berici. Tasting in a cellar of a local winery.
Overnight stay in Longa di Schiavon.
5 day: from Longa di Schiavon to Valdobbiadene (55km)
> Marostica-Bassano del Grappa-Asolo-Maser-Valdobbiadene
Today will be a high-alcohol-content stage! In Schiavon there is the “Poli Distillery”, where you can visit the distillation room, still made by hand with the ancient steam still. We continue in the cellars where the grappa rests in about 4,000 barriques. You will cycle to Marostica, a city known for its production of high quality cherries. Passing through Bassano del Grappa you will approach the lands of prosecco. In Bassano there is the interesting Grappa Museum, which is worth a visit and the famous Ponte degli Alpini. You will continue to Asolo, considered one of the most beautiful villages in Italy. The taverns in the area offer many wines, such as Prosecco Superiore, Torchiato Di Fregona and Refrontolo Passito. From here you will reach Maser, in the vicinity of which is located the Temple of Canova. Finally you will arrive in Valdobbiadene, birthplace of Prosecco. Tasting at a winery.
Overnight stay in agritourism.
6 day: from Valdobbiadene to Casale sul Sile (71km)
> Montebelluna-Treviso-Casale sul Sile
Valdobbiadene is full of taverns and farms scattered along the slopes of its hills, a UNESCO heritage site. The “Osteria Senz'Oste” is a place where you can taste a glass of Prosecco enjoying a breathtaking panoramic view, only leaving an offer. You will continue to Montebelluna until you reach Treviso, which is a fortified city, rich in history and crossed by the river Sile. It will be the Sile to lead you to the next stop planned in Casale sul Sile.
Overnight stay.
7 day: from Casale sul Sile to Dolo (78km + 13km di navigazione)
> Jesolo-Cavallino-Punta Sabbioni
Today the last stage will take you to pedal until you reach the mouth of the river Sile, which ends in the Venetian Lagoon. You will continue for a long stretch until Jesolo, passing through Cavallino until Punta Sabbioni, accompanied by the view of the lagoon environment. From here you will take a boat to Lido and then a ferry boat to Venice. You will cross the “Ponte della Libertà” to return to Dolo.
For your last evening you can taste the DOC wines of the Riviera del Brenta.
Overnight stay.
8 day: departure
Breakfast. Individual return. End of services.
The price includes: accommodation in hotels, B&B or selected agritourisms in a double room, with bed and breakfast treatment; tourist information material; gpx files of the route; 24h telephone assistance; medical baggage insurance; Travel&Bike gift; four DOC and DOCG wine tastings along the route.
The price does not include: round trip to Venice; meals and drinks where not indicated; bicycle rental; luggage transport; entrances to museums and monuments; extras in general and everything not indicated on " in the price includes”.
supplements:
- Bike rental: € 75 €
Electric bike rental: 175 €
High season supplement: 100 € (13/6 to 12/9)
Single supplement: € 175
Additional nights in Venice: 50 €
Luggage transport: € 250
Transfers from Venice airport on request
The guided tour, on the dates indicated, in addition to the above, also includes the accompaniment of a professional guide and the transport of luggage along the route.
Length: about 425 km in total
Difficulty: easy/medium
Almost completely flat terrain except for a short climb up the hills on low traffic asphalted roads or embankment cycle paths.
Stages ranging from 55 to 79 km per day which at an average of about 15 km / h means from 3.00 h to 5.00 h of pedaling to be divided into the day with time to devote to visiting the places crossed.
The roadbook will show you the steps to follow.
To reach Venice:
by car: directly from the A4 motorway, exit at the Venice Villabona tollbooth then ordinary road system on the SS according to the planned accommodation
train: Trenitalia Venice Mestre station
by plane: Venice and Treviso airports
All the full information will be reported on the "travel program" before departure.
| Individual price in € (min. 2 people) | |
| Participation price | 670 € |
| Single room supplement | 175 € |
| Bike rental | 75 € |
| E-bike rental | 175 € |
| Luggage transport | 250 € |
| High season supplement* | 100 € |
Supplement for the guided tour on the dates indicated € 315 p / person
*High season: from 13 June to 12 September
TYPE: self or guided bike trip
DURATION: 8 days / 7 nights
DIFFICOLTA': low/medium
TERRAIN: low traffic or secondary roads, asphalt 85%
ACCOMMODATION : selected and top hotels, B&B or agritourism in double/twin room breakfast included
