SELF GUIDED

From Verona to bike tour By bike among 's rivers and vineyards, old cities, and monuments From Verona, the city of love, to Venice, the most unique city in the world. The itinerary winds through vineyards, medieval villages, Venetian Villas, cities rich of art as , and Treviso. 2018: from 24th May to 31st May • from 19 th June to 26 th June • from 3 rd July to 10 th July • from 31 st July to 7 th August • from 11 th September to 18 th September • from 9 th October to 16 th October

The route crosses Veneto region from the west to the east, passing though many Unesco heritage sites, historic cities and villas. We overnight in Vicenza, rich of beautiful building designed by the famous architect , and Treviso, a old city crossed by romantic canals, but also in the towns of Montagnana, surrounded by high medieval walls and built at the foot of the Euganean Hills; Bassano del Grappa, overlooked by high mountains and crossed by Brenta River, and Lido di Venezia, an island of the lagoon with a great view over Venezia.

The itinerary skirts the Berici Hills, the Prealps and the hills of Asolo, beautiful areas where you can find lush nature, old villages and elegant villas. Getting to Venice is exciting: after a great ride along the Sile river, we cross San Giuliano Park in Mestre, where you can enjoy a fantastic view over the city, and we reach the old town cycling on the 4 km-long Ponte della Libertà, the only bridge that links Venice to the mainland. Then, we get to the island of Lido on a ferry-boat: by the water we admire the beautiful buildings of the city, San Marco’s Belltower and the elegant Palazzo Ducale. Finally, we explore the small island of Lido and Pellestrina.

Our suggestion: extend your stay for one or two days in order to visit Venice by your own. The city is unique and it deserves some time to be discovered!

Unesco World Heritage Sites: the city of Verona, the city of Vicenza and the Palladian Villas in Veneto region, Venice and the lagoon.

PROGRAM DAY 1 / Arrival to Verona Individual arrival to Verona. Meeting with the local agency and bike delivery at the hotel. Overnight in Verona – Hotel Verona ***

GIORNO 2/extra Verona > Lake Garda > Verona – EXTRA DAY ON REQUEST Approximately 60 KM – SOME SMALL CLIMBS Verona > Lago di Garda > Garda > Bardolino. Transfer to the Hotel. From the city center of Verona, we bike towards Garda Lake among vineyards and olive trees. The view on the lake is wonderful: a charming blue mirror among high mountains. We visit the villages of Garda and Bardolino. Way back in minibus or train.

DAY 2 / Verona > Montagnana Approximately 62 KM – FLAT From Verona we head east following the river Adige, cycling on bike paths and small country roads. We stop in Cologna Veneta, city of the delicious mandorlato (nougat) and then we get to Montagnana, a small medieval city surrounded by well-preserved old walls. Overnight in Montagnana (Padova) – Hotel Ristorante Aldo Moro ***

DAY 3 / Montagnana > Vicenza Approximately 50 KM – SOME SMALL CLIMBS We cycle from the flatlands to the foot of the Berici Hills along little roads in the middle of the vineyards, passing through ancient villages with hundred-year-old villas and parks. Before getting to Vicenza, the charming city of Andrea Palladio, we visit from outside one of his most famous masterpieces, La Rotonda. Overnight in Vicenza – Hotel De La Ville ****

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DAY 4 / Vicenza > Bassano del Grappa Approximately 47 KM – FLAT The route winds in the countryside of Vicenza and approaches to the foot of the Prealps, an area rich of rural houses and elegant Venetian Villas. We stop in the walled city of Marostica, famous for its living chess event and square, and in Villa Angarano, designed by Andrea Palladio: there we taste their nice organic wines. Finally we arrive to Bassano del Grappa crossing the well-known wooden bridge and enjoying the beautiful view over the mountains. Overnight in Bassano del Grappa (Vicenza) – Bonotto Hotel Belvedere ****

DAY 5 / Bassano del Grappa > Treviso Approximately 64 KM – MOSTLY FLAT We skirt the lush Monte Grappa and the hills of Asolo, then we follow bike paths along streams of spring water until Castelfranco Veneto, a walled city famous for being Giorgione’s hometown. We get to Treviso following a shady bike path built over a old railway. Overnight in Treviso – BHR Treviso Hotel ***

DAY 6 / Treviso > Lido di Venezia Approximately 62 KM – FLAT From Treviso we follow the windy Sile river on a beautiful bike path, deep in the green of the woods, just interrupted by some noble Venetian Villas that reflect on the clear water of the river. We reach Venice passing through San Giuliano Park in Mestre, a green area with a great view over the city, and crossing the long bridge Ponte della Libertà. Finally, in Venice we take the ferryboat to Lido di Venezia. Overnight in Venezia Lido – Viktoria Palace Hotel **** (Hotel Villa Edera *** only the Tour in May)

DAY 7 – Lido di Venezia > Pellestrina > Lido di Venezia Approximately 40 KM – FLAT Lido di Venezia > Pellestrina > Lido di Venezia We explore the island of Lido di Venezia: first its new side with elegant villas and great Liberty-style hotels, and then Malamocco, one of the most ancient settlement of the lagoon, with beautiful Venetian houses from the XVI century. After a short ferryboat transfer we reach Pellestrina island, famous for its colourful fisherman’s houses. Going back to Lido we might enjoy the sunset over the unique city of Venice, forbidden to the bicycles because of its 400 bridges: those who want visit Venice can extend their stay in Lido.

DAY 8 – Departure Departure: after breakfast, individual departure from the hotel. On request, it’s possible to extend the stay with extra overnights for visiting Venice and the islands of the Lagoon.

Deadline for inscriptions: 30 days before departure Duration: 8 days, 7 nights, 6 biking days When: May/October Difficulty: easy Where: > Veneto Itinerary: this six-days bike tour starts from Verona and ends in the Venetian island of Lido. The itinerary is mostly flat with a few easy climbs and follows bike paths, low traffic secondary roads and short sections of medium traffic roads. The path is predominantly paved, with some good dirty roads.

PRICE AND CONDITIONS Number of participants Minimum 2 participants.

PRICE PER PERSON 1.070 € in single room (extra 250 €) 820 € in double room 780 € in triple room

2018-Verona-Venezia_SELF_EN pag 2 di 3 INCLUDED • 7 overnights with breakfast: 5 overnights in four stars hotels, 2 overnights in good three stars hotels situated in the city centres. Only the Tour in May: 3 overnights in four stars hotels, 4 overnights in three stars hotels. • 7 city taxes. • Bike ticket for 3 ferry-boat transfers. • Individual and unlimited 2-days ACTV “vaporetto” ticket in Venice (ferry-boat). We suggest to use it for visiting San Marco Square by night. • Luggage transportation. • Medical and luggage insurance. • Gpx tracks of the itinerary. • Road-book with cultural information about the bike itinerary. The details about the hotels are written on the program; due to reasons of force majeure, hotels might be substitute with others of the same (or higher) category.

NOT INCLUDED Transfer from private accommodation to the starting point of the tour, lunches and dinners, bike rental, entrance to museums or monuments, tips and everything not mentioned in the section “included”. Information about the price The tour starts with minimum 2 participants. If minimum number is not reached, the tour doesn’t start and the downpayment is refunded. Registration costs 25 €, already included in the individual tour price, and includes insurance and secretarial allowances; once the tour is confirmed, this price can not be refunded if the customer withdraws. 220 € single room supplement is requested to the customers that want to use a double room as single room.

EXTRA Bike rental. 120 € for high-quality bike rental. Padlock and one side bike pannier are included. The bike is handed in Verona and collected in Venezia Lido. E-Bike rental. 220 € for high-quality e-bike rental. Padlock and one side bike pannier are included. The bike is handed in Verona and collected in Venezia Lido. Helmet rental. 5 € for helmet rental. Dinners with drinks. 180 € for 6 three-course-dinners with local recipes side dishes and drinks (½ l water, ¼ l wine or 300 cl beer). Extra overnights, B&B treatment and city tax. In Verona in Hotel Verona ***, 60 € per person in double room, 98 € in single room. In Venezia Lido in Hotel Viktoria **** / Hotel Edera ***, 85 € per person in double room, 145 € in single room. Extra day in Verona – Lake Garda tour. Bike rental, overnight with B&B treatment and city tax are included. 65 € per person in double room, 105 € per person in single room.

OTHER INFORMATION Booking, substitution and penalties 200 € needs to be deposited as downpayment at the moment of the enrolment. Once the tour is confirmed, balance needs to be deposited not later than 30 days before the departure. Customer renouncing may be substitute by another person if the organizer receives written notice. The substitute must satisfy all the conditions necessary to the service fruition. The substitute must reimburse the organizer for all the secretarial allowances, 20 € are to be deposited plus any extra costs related with the substitution. If the customer withdraws from the contract, penalties are applied. Penalties may be refunded by the withdraw insurance, if taken out. Penalties are: from the moment of the enrolment to 46 days before departure, the downpayment; 45 days before departure, 50% of the cost of the tour; 30 days before departure, full cost of the tour. Information and program changes Full information will send via email before the departure, with tour leaders’ name and contacts. Due to logistic or weather problems, there might be some program changes.

Technical organization: Simonetta Bike Tours | www.simonettabiketours.it Vicoletto Cieco San Carlo, 2 – 37129 Verona – Province of Verona authorization n. 6382/2010 Insurance ERV n. 62370160 - RC16 – Insurance AMITRAVEL 365 n. 6002002517/R Project sent to the province of Verona. The project complies with all the regulations of the International Agreement as for law n. 1084/77 and regulation n. 79/2011. Mandatory notice: the Italian law punishes prostitution and child pornography with imprisonment, even when committed abroad. Law 38/2006, art. 17.

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