“Ride across Italy coast to coast”
6 Day Venice to Pisa Coast To Coast Cycling Tour in Italy
Venice, Veneto, Italy
Italy Cycling Tour
Get your best cycling gear on this ride across Italy cycling holidays and prepare for the ride of your life on this modern classic across the greatest cycling nation in Europe (arguably) on the Italy coast-to-coast cycle.
Key information
- Trip type: Guided
- Lodging: Point to Point
- Starts in: Venice
- Ends in: Pisa
- Total Distance: 255 Miles / 410 Kilometers
- Type of bike: Road bike (excluded)
Highlights
- 4 riding days
- Cycle through the beautiful beech forests of the Tuscany hills
- Excursions to the great cities of historic Renaissance Italy
- Peaceful route taking in the very best of Italian culture, cuisine, and hospitality
- 5 nights accommodation
- Tasty breakfasts
- Support vehicle and luggage transfer
Skill level
- Intermediate
- Advanced
4 days with instruction
Group size: 12-18 participants
Accommodation
You will sleep in three- or four-star bed and breakfast accommodations along the route.
Program
Starting from the floating city of Venice, on this cycle Italy coast to coast, you ride through the great renascence cities of northern Italy and traverse the beautiful Tuscan hills before arriving at the iconic city of Pisa complete with leaning architecture and marina to complete your Italian coast to coast - La Dolce Vita. Your personal bags will be carried by the support vehicle throughout the event.
- Distance: 410 kilometers / 255 miles
- Elevation: 2620 meters / 8596 feet
- Maximum altitude: 996 meters / 3268 feet
- Difficulty grade: 3.5/5
Daily itinerary
Day 1
Arrive at Venice airport. Transfer from the airport by water taxi to the hotel. Times of recommended flights are given at the time of application. Build bikes before terrace dinner with spectacular views of Venice city sunset.
Day 2: Venice - Ferrara
- Distance: 115 kilometers / 72 miles
- Elevation: +290 meters / +950 feet
Day 3: Ferrara into the Tuscan hills - Porretta Terme
- Distance: 114 kilometers / 71 miles
- Elevation: +590 meters / +1936 feet
Day 4: Porretta Terme - Vinci (the hometown of the great Leonardo da Vinci)
- Distance: 82 kilometers / 51 miles
- Elevation: +1720 meters / +5643 feet
Day 5: Vinci - Pisa city
Celebrating dinner on the rooftop terrace with spectacular views looking over the city.
- Distance: 96 kilometers / 60 miles
- Elevation: +380 meters / +1247 feet
Day 6
Pack down bikes before transfer for flight home. Times of recommended flights are given at the time of application.
Bikes
This is a road bike tour. Your bike should be well maintained and in good running order with suitable ‘road gears’ and brakes. A full kit list will be issued in your ‘Joining Instructions’ document after your application. European Cycling Tours will be glad to discuss any aspect of kits and your bike with you so please send an inquiry. They strongly ask your bikes to be transported by bike bags (semi-rigid or soft). Please do not arrive at the event with rigid bike travel boxes. Support vehicles will have limited space and unable to stow large solid bike boxes as well as all luggage and equipment through the event.
Fitness and training
This is a level 3.5 cycle event. You will be capable of riding comfortably up to 100 kilometers in a day and/or used to riding distances up to 80 kilometers over hilly terrain as a minimum. If you have any doubts as to your fitness regarding participation in this event, please send an inquiry.
Location
The tour will take place in Italy.
Food
You will be served daily breakfast included in the price. Other meals are at your own expense.
The following meals are included:
- Breakfast
The following dietary requirement(s) are served and/or catered for:
- Regular (typically includes meat and fish)
If you have special dietary requirements it's a good idea to communicate it to the organiser when making a reservation
What's included
- Cycling tour
- 5 nights accommodation
- Daily breakfast
- Experienced cycle leader(s)
- Full vehicle support including driver or mechanic
- First aiders
- Baggage transfer
What's not included
- Flights
- Lunches
- Dinners
- Airport transfers
- Bike rental
How to get there
Recommended Airports
VCE
Venice Marco Polo Airport
7 km
Transfer not provided
Cancellation Policy
- A reservation requires a deposit of 14% of the total price.
- The deposit is non-refundable, if the booking is cancelled.
- The rest of the payment should be paid 30 days before arrival.
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