EXPLORE TUSCANY BY BIKE GROUP TOUR

Included
Hire of 21speed hybrid cycles and equipment
B&B in 3/4 star hotels accommodation in twin/double rooms with shower/wc

7 evening meals Luggage transport

English speaking cycling guide and vehicle support

Tour booklet with maps and general information

Transfers during tour

Entrance fees to museums as per programme

City tours by bus Florence, Siena and Pisa

 

Excluded
Travel to Florence/ Monticatini
Cycle Helmets

Lunches

 

Extras 
Single rooms

 

Access(advice only, not included)
By air to Pisa(Ryanair) Florence(BA,Alitalia) or Bologna (Ryanair,Easyjet) Airports, train to Montecatini: by car to Montecatini.

 

Duration: 7 Nights/8 Days

 

Start: Saturdays only, please refer to Tariff for departure dates.

 

Level 3

 

Tour Code ETBgroup

 

Price £1,040 per person
Single suppl £210


Extra night Florence, 3 star hotel B&B Dbl room £70 per person. Sngl £98
Extra night Montecatini
4 star hotel B&B Dbl £54 per person. Sngl £69

Day 1. Arrive MONTECATINI TERME
Explore this fashionable spa town. Meeting with the guide at 1930hrs follwed by dinner.

 

Day 2. Circular tour from MONTECATINI TERME 34ml(55km)Tuscany Cyclists

Cycle on small paths through olive groves to the small town of Vinci, the birthplace of Leonardo, where you can visit the castle of the earls Guidi with its Leonardo museum. Return by the golf course to Montecatini Terme.

 

Day 3. MONTECATINI TERME - PISA 31ml(50km)
Take the train to Lucca, a gem of a town enclosed within its ancient walls. Cycle via the dam and hidden paths to the sea and then on to Pisa. Explore this city famous for its Cathedral and "Leaning Tower".

 

Day 4. PISA - CASCIANA TERME 25ml(40km)
Cycle by the River Arno and then through slightly hilly wine country to the spa town of Casciana Terme.

 

Day 5. CASCIANA TERME - SAN GIMIGNANO/POGGIBONSI 34ml(55km)
Through the landscape of vineyards and rolling hills you see in the distance the outline of San Gimignano's high towers. It is the best preserved medieval city in Italy with 15 towers, beautiful streets, churches and public buildings giving an impression that time has stood still.

 

Day 6. SAN GIMIGNANO/POGGIBONSI - SIENA 28ml(45km)
Cycle through Tuscany's wonderful landscape to the architectural paradise Siena. This medieval city, built on three hills, is especially well known for the annual "II Palio" horse race, held on Piazza del Campo, Siena 's main square.

 

FlorenceDay 7. SIENA - FLORENCE 31ml(50km)
On the last cycling day you ride through the hilly Chianti-region where "Chianti Classico" comes from, to Greve. From there by bus to Florence.

 

Day 8. Depart FLORENCE
Individual departure or extension on request.

 

 

 

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