HEART OF TUSCANY CLASSICO Ability Level: Intermediate / Duration: 7 days / 6 nights PEDAL YOUR PASSION ITINERARY OUTLINE Heart of Tuscany Trip Essence / Page 2 The quintessential bicycle touring Daily Itinerary / Page 3-5 experience in our home away from home Arrival & Departure / Page 6 From the quaint town of Radda in Chianti to San Quirico D’Orcia, we cycle Bike Information / Page 6 through the Tuscan countryside along Via Chiantigiana (literally, Chianti Terms & Conditions / Page 7 Street), a classic and rustic route that passes through the heart of the Chianti wine region. Here the landscape resembles a Renaissance painting Reserve Your Space! / Page 7 alive with wildflowers in the spring and crushed grapes in the fall. Our Italian bike trip also features a visit to Siena, where a medieval air lingers amidst the twisting streets of warm, brown brick. Strolling Siena’s narrow maze of cobblestone walkways is an amazing architectural journey – with its incredible masonry, delightful piazzas, a marble cathedral, and Torre del Mangia, and breathtaking views from Siena’s famous tower! Ciclismo Classico 1-800-866-7314 | [email protected] | www.ciclismoclassico.com 1 HEART OF TUSCANY CLASSICO Ability Level: Intermediate / Duration: 7 days / 6 nights PEDAL YOUR PASSION TRIP ESSENCE TRIP DETAILS Ability Level • Stay in luxury hotels and countryside inns • Intermediate • Learn more about Tuscan cuisine, wines and olive oil in exclusive visits Summary of Daily Distances to the home of local producers (a Ciclismo guide at Il Molinello!) • Day 1: 14/20 miles • Day 2: 30/44 miles • Memorable rides in the Chianti area • Day 3: 30/32 miles • Day 4: optional 24 miles • Ride the “Crete Senesi,” one of the most beautiful rides in Tuscany • Day 5: 43 miles • Day 6: 33/45 miles • Discover the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Val d’Orcia and Siena • Day 7: Arrivederci • Immerse yourself in Tuscan life with a cooking lesson Optional extra loops available • Ride to Montalcino, hometown of the most famous Tuscan red wine, the Brunello di Montalcino WHAT’S INCLUDED • Use of carbon road bike (see page 6 for details) • Service of local, professional guides throughout the program • Ciclismo jersey and water bottle • All accommodations • All breakfasts, 3 lunches + 1 picnic, and 5 dinners • Cooking lesson by local chef • Olive oil tasting Have something else in mind? • 2 wine tastings • Itinerary available as a private tour or... • Guided walking tour of Siena • Create a custom itinerary with help from our experienced • 3 cycling clinics travel consultants! • Shuttle at the beginning and end of the tour Contact Us 1-800-866-7314 [email protected] Ciclismo Classico 1-800-866-7314 | [email protected] | www.ciclismoclassico.com 2 HEART OF TUSCANY CLASSICO Ability Level: Intermediate / Duration: 7 days / 6 nights PEDAL YOUR PASSION DAY 1 Highlights RADDA WARM-UP Benvenuti to Tuscany! Daily Mileage - 14/20 miles We’ll get together at 12:30 pm in the hotel lobby for lunch and a brief introduction talk. In the afternoon after a bike fitting, we’ll ride to Castellina Riding Terrain - Rolling with a in Chianti to have a coffee in the main square or stroll around town. An few hills optional extra loop will take you to Lucarelli after a long and fun descent immersed in the Chianti vineyards. Hotel - Palazzo Leopoldo • Location: Radda in Chianti Palazzo Leopoldo is a wonderful villa in 1800 style in the historical center of • Duration: 2 Nights Radda in Chianti. The building dates back to 1300. • Website: http://www. rosshotels.it/eng/palazzo- leopoldo-siena/index.html Meals - L, D DAY 2 Highlights Today we’ll ride on the Chiantigiana road through the Chianti region of Italy! THE CHIANTI Our landscapes are farms and vineyards, towering Cypress trees and olive Daily Mileage - 30/44 miles groves, and ancient and historic buildings. This is the land of the Gallo Nero, the symbol of the Consorzio Chianti Classico, the organization that protects Riding Terrain - Rolling hills the Chianti Classico wine and its trademark. Greve and Panzano in Chianti with one long climb are the two destinations of our ride: we’re literally immersed in the Chianti, an exceptional wine that benefits from a great terroir that creates some of Hotel - See Day 1 the best reds in Italy. An extra loop takes you to Badia a Coltibuono (Abbey of the Good Harvest), an abbey founded in 1051 by Vallambrosa monks who B, D Meals - developed a flourishing wine production and commerce. If time permits, we’ll stop in Gaiole in Chianti where we’ll visit the famous Eroica shop. DAY 3 Highlights Today we’ll leave the Chianti region for another beautiful ride and an extra SIENA loop to Castagnoli. We’ll cycle to the medieval city of Siena. En-route, we’ll stop for lunch and a wine tasting at the Felsina Vineyard. Siena’s heart is its Daily Mileage - 30/32 miles central piazza known as Il Campo, known worldwide for the famous Palio run here (it’s a horse race run around the piazza two times every summer). Hilly, and a Riding Terrain - This afternoon, a friend of ours will invite us to her family’s villa in the longer climb on the extra loop countryside where we’ll meet her family. You’ll learn how to make pasta from Hotel - Palazzetto Rosso scratch, costine (skewers), or tiramisu. You’ll truly enjoy your stay here while • Location: Siena listening to live, traditional Tuscan folk music! • Duration: 2 Nights The Palazzetto Rosso is located in an old building completely made of • https://www.palazzettorosso. bricks, and was most likely a locanda, meaning that it already hosted com/en/ travelers during the Middle Age, as Tuscany was an intense trade and Meals - B, L, D business center in Europe. The Palazzetto Rosso’s brick façade’s lay out follows multiple shapes such as large ribs and geometrical patterns, skillfully organized upon old planning regulations dated from the Middle Age, and distinctive to Siena. Ciclismo Classico 1-800-866-7314 | [email protected] | www.ciclismoclassico.com 3 HEART OF TUSCANY CLASSICO Ability Level: Intermediate / Duration: 7 days / 6 nights PEDAL YOUR PASSION DAY 4 Highlights Today is a rest day in Siena. There is an optional loop ride out of Siena to SIENA & the medieval walled town of Monteriggioni in the morning. MONTERIGGIONI LOOP This afternoon our local guide and friend will take you for a tour of this Daily Mileage - 24-mile UNESCO World Heritage Site. Tonight, we’ll dine at a friend’s villa, where optional ride you’ll savor an authentic Tuscan feast! Riding Terrain - Rolling Hotel - See Day 3 Meals - B, D DAY 5 Highlights We’ll ride through the “Crete Senesi,” a range of clay hills situated SIENA TO SAN QUIRICO between Siena and the Val d’Orcia. With its ever-changing seasonal D’ORCIA colors, its winding roads and the lunar landscape of its clay ridges, this ride is considered a cycling classic in this part of Tuscany. Lunch today will 43 miles Daily Mileage - be at the home of our guide Sandro and his wife Elisa at their beautiful Agriturismo il Molinello, a family-run farm stay that combines agriculture Riding Terrain - Undulating with some climbs and tourism. You’ll be treated to traditional Tuscan cuisine prepared by the family and after lunch, Sandro, an official ONAOO (National Organization of Hotel - Palazzo del Capitano Olive Oil Tasters) taster, will guide you through a tasting of their own olive • Location: San Quirico D’Orcia oil. End the day with a final ride to San Quirico D’Orcia. We’ll have dinner • Duration: 2 Nights tonight together at a local restaurant. • Website: http://www. palazzodelcapitano.com/en/ The 4-star Palazzo del Capitano is a restored ancient mansion from the 15th hotel-borgo-in-tuscany/ century and combines tradition with modern comforts. Meals - B, L, D DAY 6 Highlights Today we’ll ride in the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Val d’Orcia. We’ll LOOP TO MONTALCINO ride to Montalcino, hometown of the famous Brunello di Montalcino Tuscan red wine. From the top of the town we are rewarded with views of the Asso, Daily Mileage - 33/45 miles Ombrone and Arbia valleys, dotted with olive groves, vineyards and small Riding Terrain - Lots of ups and villages. downs with some long climbs After a picnic-style lunch prepared by the guides, we’ll head to the home Hotel - See Day 5 of the Parisi’s, close Ciclismo friends. The family owns a small winery called Nostra Vita. Here, they produce the best Brunello di Montalcino and Rosso Meals - B, Picnic, D, R di Montalcino. After the wine tasting, the Pienza extra loopers have the opportunity to ride some of the gravel roads of the vintage race Eroica. The rest of the group heads back to the hotel. At our delicious farewell dinner at one of the best restaurants in town, we’ll celebrate the unforgettable memories made on this bike tour of Tuscany! Ciclismo Classico 1-800-866-7314 | [email protected] | www.ciclismoclassico.com 4 HEART OF TUSCANY CLASSICO Ability Level: Intermediate / Duration: 7 days / 6 nights PEDAL YOUR PASSION DAY 7 Highlights ARRIVEDERCI! After breakfast at 9 am we offer a 45-minute group shuttle to Chiusi- Chianciano train station. From there you can connect to Florence or Rome in less than 2 hours. Meals - B Ciclismo Classico 1-800-866-7314 | [email protected] | www.ciclismoclassico.com 5 HEART OF TUSCANY CLASSICO Ability Level: Intermediate / Duration: 7 days / 6 nights PEDAL YOUR PASSION ARRIVAL & DEPARTURE OTHER INFORMATION For Flight Reservations GETTING TO RADDA Valerie Wilson Travel Call: 1-855-780-2022 or Fly to Florence (FLR) and take a 15-minute taxi to Santa Maria Novella train E-mail: [email protected] station.
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