Magnificent landscapes in a sea of scents and colours… This is Tuscany, a land whose panoramas are the result of centuries of harmonious exchange between nature and her inhabitants. With our expert English speaking professional bikers, Vitaly offers you the chance to discover Tuscany by bike through a wide range of itineraries that you may select based on your own ability, number of miles, length of tour, and location.
Our bicycles and all accompanying gear are top quality, and you may choose among road bikes, hybrids, and mountain bikes according to your itinerary.
Our specialized guide will pick you up from your accommodations and drive you by van to the starting point. After a brief pause to fit your cycles, you will be on the way. A stop along the route to visit a local winery and a tasting of typical local specialties is always a highlight not to be missed, but be careful not to fill up too much!
Chianti
Chianti is a justly famous territory between Florence and Siena, beloved its excellent wines, rustic hamlets, imposing castles, elegant villas, and beautiful views.
Chianti I – full day
level: medium - 18 miles
Radda - Badia a Coltibuono – San Donato in Poggio – Vertine - Gaiole (stop for lunch – lunch not included) - back to Radda.
Departure at 9am – lunch at 1pm – return at 4pm.
Optional picnic a Badia a Coltibuono
Chianti II – half day
level: medium - half day
Radda - San Donato in Poggio – Vertine - Gaiole (stop for lunch – lunch not included) - back to Radda.
Departure at 9am – return at 1pm
Chianti III - full day
level: medium - 20 miles
Radda – Brolio castle, where you can stop for a visit to the garden if you want
(visit and eventual wine tasting not included)- San Regolo ( stop for
lunch - lunch not included)- Monti in Chianti - back to Radda.
Departure at 9am – lunch at 1 pm – return at 4 pm
Optional picnic at Brolio.
Chianti Senese
These tours highlight the beautiful southern edge of Chianti, where rugged hills begin to soften into rolling wheat fields.
Chianti Senese I – full day
level: medium - 20 miles
Pianella – Brolio – San Felice - Castelnuovo Berardenga – San Piero – Pianella
Departure at 9am – lunch at Castelnuovo B. at 1pm – return at 4pm.
Optional picnic at San Felice.
Chianti Senese II – half day
level: medium – 12 miles
Pianella – Brolio – San Felice - Bossi – San Piero – Pianella
Departure at 9am – return at 4pm.
Casole d'Elsa
Casole d'Elsa rises above the Elsa valley, a natural, fertile corridor favored by farmers and travelers alike for centuries. These rides follow loosely the route of the famous Via Francigena, a strategic pilgrimage corridor that joined Northern Europe to Rome in the Middle Ages. Testimony of this heritage of hospitality and hostility include sanctuaries and watch towers, abbeys and castles- all joined together by vineyards, fields, hills, and valleys.
Casole d'Elsa I – full day
level: medium – 22 miles
Casole d'Elsa - Colle val d'Elsa – San Gimignano – Pietrafitta – Poggibonsi – Colle – Casole
Departure from Casole at 9am – lunch at San Gimignano at 12:30pm – return at 4pm
Optional picnic at Pietrafitta at 1pm.
Casole d'Elsa II - full day
level: medium easy – miles 28
Casole d'Elsa – Mensanello – Strove – Badia a Isola – Monteriggioni – Staggia – Colle Val d'Elsa – Casole
Departure from Casole at 9 am – lunch a Monteriggioni Castle at 12:30pm – return by 5pm
Option picnic at Badia a Isola at 12:30pm
Casole d'Elsa III – full day
level: medium high – miles 25
Castello di Casole – Pievescola – Ancaiano – Sovicille – Pian del lago – Castello di Celsa – Scorgiano –
Pieviscola Castello di Casole
Departure at 9am – picnic at Celsa at 1pm – return at 5pm .
Casole d'Elsa IV – half day
level: medium - miles 12
Colle Val d'Elsa – San Gimignano – Pietrafitta – Colle.
Departure from Colle at 9am – return at 1pm
Casole d'Elsa V – half day
level: easy - miles 13
Casole – Mensanello – Colle – Casole
Departure from Colle at 9am – return at 1pm
Val d'Orcia
The Val d’Orcia is a beautiful territory of rolling wheat fields, vineyards, and olive groves below Siena. The territory is home to jewels such as Pienza, a charming hill town of honey coloured sandstone known for its pungent pecorino cheeses and ideal Renaissance center; San Quirico, an important stop for pilgrims heading to Rome with beautiful Romanesque carving and soothing, verdant public gardens; Bagno Vignoni, a thermal spa town famous since the Etruscan era and a perfect spot to soak your feet; Monticchiello, charming fortified hamlet whose ramparts offer breathtaking views over the sweeping landscape below.
Val d'Orcia I - full day
level: medium – 20 miles - rolling terrain with some challenging climbs
San Quirico d'Orcia – 5,5 miles - Pienza - 6,5 miles – Monticchiello – 6 miles – Bagno Vignoni - 4,5 miles – San Quirico d'Orcia
Departure at 9 am – lunch in Bagno Vignoni from 1pm to 2:30pm - end of the tour at 4:30pm
Val d'Orcia II - full day
level: easy – 18 miles – flat terrain
San Quirico d'Orcia – 5,5 miles - Pienza - 5 miles – Gallina – 6 miles – Bagno Vignoni - 4,5 miles – San Quirico d'Orcia
Departure at 9 am – lunch in Bagno Vignoni from 12:30 pm to 2:30 pm – end of the tour at 3:30pm
Val d'Orcia III - half day
level: easy – 10 miles – flat terrain
Pienza – Castello di Ospedaletto – Bagno Vignoni – San Quirico d'Orcia – Pienza
Departure at 9 am – end of the tour at 1 pm in Pienza
Montalcino - full day
level: easy – 18 miles – flat terrain
Montalcino (from the castle) – Sant' Angelo in Colle – Castelnuovo dell'Abate (visit to the cellars, wine tasting with lunch) visit of the cellars, wine tasting and lunch – Abbey of Sant' Antimo - Montalcino
Departure at 9am – lunch in Castelnuovo dell'Abate from 12:30pm to 2:30pm – end of the tour at 4:30pm
