TUSCAN FANTASY CLASSICO Ability Level: Family / Duration: 7 days / 6 nights PEDAL YOUR PASSION

ITINERARY OUTLINE Tuscan Fantasy Trip Essence / Page 2 An idyllic active family learning adventure Daily Itinerary / Page 3-4 based in a family-run Agriturismo Arrival & Departure / Page 5 Bike Information / Page 5 Enjoy an authentic living experience with a Tuscan family in their energy- independent agriturismo, centrally located to offer a variety of active and Terms & Conditions / Page 6 cultural experiences in the heart of Siena Province. Reserve Your Space! / Page 6 You will spend all 6 nights at Agriturismo Il Molinello, a family-run “farm stay”. Staying in an agriturismo is the best way to experience rustic and authentic Tuscan life. Il Molinello is a working farm with luxury accommodations, perfect for families of varying ages. You will get immersed in Tuscan lifestyle by participating in olive oil tastings and playing with local kids, learn how to make pizza by sourcing your own ingredients, and enjoy a variety of activities - by bike - in the soft rolling hills surrounding the agriturismo.

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TRIP ESSENCE TRIP DETAILS Ability Level • Accommodation in a XIVth century mill • Family

• Learn the art of simple and sustainable living Summary of Daily Distances • Day 1: 10 miles • Visit the Etruscan grave Tumulo del Molinello • Day 2: 28 miles • Day 3: 24 miles • All meals made with locally sourced ingredients • Day 4: Optional 20 miles • Day 5: Family day at the farm • A scavenger hunt in Siena with other Italian kids and visit a Contrada • Day 6: 12/43 miles Museum • Day 7: Arrivederci!

• Pizza making lesson with Nonno Mauro Optional extra loops available

• Create a small vegetable garden with Guido, Sandro’s son, and Nonno Mauro

• Italian lessons with Emma, Sandro’s daughter

• Visit the terracotta museum in

• Visit Adventure Park Saltalbero and SPA, and the natural springs in Raolano Terme

• Soccer match with locals

WHAT’S INCLUDED

• Use of a carbon road bike (see page 5 for details)

• Service of local, professional guides throughout the program

• Ciclismo jersey and water bottle

• Accommodation at Agriturismo Il Molinello

• Entrance to museums and Adventure Park Saltalbero

• All breakfasts, 5 dinners, 5 lunches

• Walking tour of Siena

• 1 pizza making lesson

• 1 olive oil tasting

• 1 wine tasting

• Scavenger hunt in Siena

• Shuttle at the start and end of the tour

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DAY 1 Highlights

ASCIANO Welcome to !

Daily Mileage - 10 miles Meet at Terontola Train Station for a shuttle to Agriturismo Il Molinello. We will get together at 12:30 pm in the Molinello Enoteca for lunch and a brief Hotel - Agriuturismo il introduction talk. In the afternoon after a bike fitting we will ride around Molinello Asciano (with an optional extra loop available). The warm up ride will take • Location: Asciano you to the gelato shop in . After gelato, ride back to Il • Duration: 6 Nights Molinello and visit the village of Serre di Rapolano, a miniaturized version • www.molinello.com/eng of its nearby neighbor, Siena. Well-kept pedestrian lanes meander among pretty piazzas, impressive palazzi and sturdy city gates. There’s an imposing Meals - L, D castle, stretches of the encompassing security walls and breathtaking overlooks of the surrounding Tuscan countryside.

DAY 2 Highlights Today we ride along the Val di Chiana (with an optional extra loop) reaching VAL DI CHIANA Fattoria Santa Vittoria for a truly rustic, historical and organic feeling. The Val di Chiana is a huge fertile plain, bordering Lazio, Umbria and Tuscany. It Daily Mileage - 28 miles has an esteemed agricultural production, becoming the symbol of the Terre Meals - B, L, D di Siena, and of entire region. Many villages dot the surrounding hills jewel with their unique heritage of art and history, which tell us of the Etruscans, Romans, and of the Renaissance age.

From the moment you enter Fattoria Santa Vittoria you’ll feel as if you have stepped back in time. Fattoria Santa Vittoria uses modern day equipment, but it’s set among old rooms and impressive old historical equipment. Here you will visit the cellar, have lunch and a wine tasting.

DAY 3 Highlights Today we will plunge into the Crete Senesi. The area to the south east of CRETE SENESI Siena, with its unique and at times lunar landscape. As the name implies, AND BRUNELLO DI this terrain is particularly rich in clay. The landscape is made up of soft, MONTALCINO rolling hills and winding roads, dotted with dune-like hills that give an almost other-worldly feel to the panorama. Those who first visit this region Daily Mileage - 24 miles will be struck by its unreal appearance and by the extraordinary change of landscape at different times of day and season, ranging from bright orange B, L, D Meals - at sunset to gray.

The ride with lead to Abbadia Ardenga, producer of the famous Brunello di Montalcino DOCG, for a visit to the cellar and the farmers’ museum, wine tasting and light lunch.

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DAY 4 Highlights

SIENA SCAVENGER Siena is an intimate, sleepy place with honey-stoned medieval streets. Siena HUNT hasn’t changed in appearances since the middle age and walking through its streets is like a travel in time, the search of a golden age. The historic city Daily Mileage - Optional 20 is listed as a world heritage site by UNESCO. Piazza del Campo is the heart miles of the town and is the home to the famous summer horse-race, known as Il Palio. Meals - B In the morning there’s an exciting scavenger hunt looking for some of the 17 contradas’ fountains with Emma and Guido (Sandro’s children) and some of their Italian friends.

After a light lunch on your own in a typical Sienese osteria, there’s a guided town visit (including the visit to a Contrada Museum). Dinner is also on your own in Siena.

DAY 5 Highlights Today we will work with Nonno Mauro (Sandro’s Father) and Guido (Sandro’s FAMILY DAY ON THE son) to create your own vegetable garden (when you return home you’ll be FARM able to follow your garden on Facebook!), harvesting the vegetable for our meal and picking the eggs from the hen house. During the activities Emma Optional ride Daily Mileage - (Sandro’s daughter) will teach some Italian. Enjoy the pool, the playground in Val d’Orcia and a soccer match in the garden, or a ride with Guido (Sandro’s son) in the Val d’Orcia. Tonight, we will have pizza! Meals - B, L, D

DAY 6 Highlights Today there’s a short ride to Rapolano Terme to spend the day at the RAPOLANO TERME Adventure Park Saltalbero. Enjoy 7 acrobatic courses among the trees. AND ADVENTURE PARK A fun challenge for measuring balance, coolness, agility, and dexterity in SALTALBERO complete safety. Together we’ll prepare and have a barbecue in the park with an optional visit to the handcrafted fashion workshop in Chiantishire. Daily Mileage - 12/42 miles Ride back to the farmhouse to get ready for our farewell dinner at Castello di . Meals - B, L, D Late afternoon at il Molinello you’ll have an olive oil tasting course with Alessandro, official ONAOO taster.

DAY 7 Highlights After breakfast around 9am we offer one group shuttle (approx. 30 minutes) ARRIVEDERCI! back to Terontola Train Station to make your connecting flight back home. Meals - B

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After breakfast around 9am we offer one group shuttle (approx. 30 minutes) Transportation back to Terontola Train Station to make your connecting flight back home. Rome2rio http://www.rome2rio.com

BIKE INFORMATION ON THE BIKE Included: Bianchi Intenso and Vertigo • Ciclismo Classico water bottle • The carbon frame guarantees maximum performance with minimum stress • Two water bottle holders for the riders, thanks to Bianchi’s special C2C (Coast to Coast) frame design/ • Map holder on handlebars geometry and different material combination. Carbon bikes are equipped and a Garmin Edge GPS with compact crank and 11/32 cassette. • Handlebar bag • Bianchi Vertigo included free on all Easy and Athletic Beginner tours. • Tire pump • Bianchi Intenso included on all Intermediate and Advanced tours. • Combination bike lock • Gel-padded saddle Bianchi C-Sport 2.5 • Choice of pedals • More relaxed riding at a look-around-you pace, this is a highperformance • Card with your tour leaders’ aluminum hybrid bicycle with straight handlebars. It has a sloping design for mobile phone numbers superior comfort and bigger tires and hydraulic disc brakes. Included on all tours. Pedal Options: • Flat pedals Tandems • Half-toe pedals (without Racing position with 700 c wheels. Available for $400, • Cannondale RT 2: straps) limited availability. • Toe cage pedals • Honey bicycles: Racing position with 700 c wheels. Available for $400, limited availability. Things to Bring: • Co-motion Periscope: Racing position with 700 c wheels. Accommodates • Helmet smaller team or even children. Available for $400. • Optional: clipless pedals with • Cannondale Hybrid MT800: Upright position with 26 c wheels and straight shoes handlebars. Available for $400. • Optional: your own saddle

E-Bike: Bianchi Manhattan • Available on all easy and athletic beginner tours, some intermediate and advanced tours. Please contact us for more information. Available for $400.

Bike type outside of Europe may vary, please contact us at 800-866-7314 for more information.

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Insurance Ciclismo Classico will not assume responsibility or liability for any loss or damage of personal effects or for any injury or loss during the duration of the tour. Therefore, we highly recommend that you obtain travel insurance. Information on travel insurance will be sent to you via email once trip deposit is received. We recommend MH Ross, but travelers may choose the insurance carrier of their choice.

Cancellations and Refunds All requests for refunds must be submitted in writing as soon as possible to Ciclismo Classico. Exceptions to their cancellation policy cannot be made for any reason, including weather or personal emergencies. There is no refund for unexpectedly leaving a trip early or arriving late. The purchase of short-term travel insurance policy is strongly recommended. Cancellation fees are determined as follows:

Days before departure – Cancellation fee 121+ days - 50% of the deposit* 91-120 days - 100% of the deposit* 61-90 days - 30% of the trip price 31-60 days - 60% of the trip price 0-30 days - 100% of the trip price

*You may transfer your trip deposit to another departure in the same tour season up to 90 days before your original departure with payment of a $100 per person transfer fee. Prices quoted are subject to adjustment without prior notification. OR your deposit (currently $600) may be carried forward to the following year as a credit toward the final balance of a tour. At the time of booking, we will ask for another $600 deposit to secure your spot. Carried-forward credits expire at the end of the year to which they are applied.

Alterations to the tour itinerary Sometimes modifications may be made to the itinerary. We will notify you of any changes that may affect your arrival, departure or lodging. Any changes to the program are made in the best interest and safety of the group.

To review our policies, please visit http://www.ciclismoclassico.com/plan-your-trip/policies/

RESERVE YOUR SPACE!

To reserve a space, call Ciclismo Classico at 800-866-7314. Or, mail your deposit and contact information to:

Ciclismo Classico 30 Marathon St Arlington, MA 02474

At the time of registration, a deposit of $600 per person is due, payable by Visa, MasterCard, American Express or check, made payable to Ciclismo Classico, along with your full name, mailing address, phone number(s) and email address. We cannot confirm reservations without a deposit. Final payment is due 90 days before departure payable by check, credit card, wire transfer or money order. All travelers must review and sign a terms and conditions statement and a waiver form.

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