A Fantastic Journey- Tuscany Small Group Bike Tour

Arrival , welcome from the staff.
Presentation of the trip, assembly and preparation of bikes. Welcome drink.
Dinner at Monteriggioni Castle

Siena and Chianti Hills Loop. 70km
Our first contact with this extraordinary region takes place in the Chianti Hills area.
This area, famous all over the world, gives the name to the excellent Chianti wine.
We'll start our cycling day directly from our Hotel in Siena and heading to Gaiole in Chianti, we'll ride on this rolling hills, surrounded by vineyards deep in an enchanting landscape.
Get in Radda in Chianti we'll stop for a cappuccino and cornetto in his magnificent old square.
After our stop, we'll keep on riding up and down, enjoying a breathtaking view: vineyards and wild area. going through historic villages.
Getting to the Hotel, we can wind down in his swimming pool and get ready for our delicious dinner in Siena.

After an excellent breakfast, departure towards Monteroni D'Arbia on quieter secondary roads, through the magnificent Val d'Arbia. We will then continue towards Asciano, with its splendid Monte Oliveto Maggiore abbey. Riding up and down between hills and cypress trees you will arrive at Buonconvento, in the Ombrone valley. The final stretch of the days ride takes us to our destination today: Montalcino. This town is well-known for the production of the famous Brunello wine, here we will visit a local winery. A dinner delicious tasting a glass of Brunello is waiting for us.

A new unforgettable day is waiting for us.
Today we'll get in touch with the unique Val D'Orcia, riding on peaceful back roads.
We'll start our day dealing with the descent from Montalcino to Torrenieri, then we ride with continuous up an down through ancient villages, where we'll have our inevitable cappuccino and espresso.
Then, we can avoid visiting the splendid San Quirico d'Orcia, where we can have lunch in a typical "trattoria" to recovery energy for taking on the demanding Montalcino ascent.
This ascent is 10 km long with a difference in altitude of 500m.
An exclusive dinner in this fairy-tale village will close our fourth day.

Another superb day through villages surrounded by breathtaking nature.
San Quirico d'Orcia is the first village we encounter, the spa in its hamlet Bagno Vignoni is famous. Radicofani, a wonderful village dominated by a castle, is waiting for us along the way. Finally, we ride into the Lazio region at Acquapendente, where we will be justly rewarded for our efforts.

A change of scenery is the main feature of todays ride: we ride back into the Tuscany region and arrive in Sorano and then in Pitigliano, with its characteristic historical centre called "Little Jerusalem" because of the presence of an ancient Jewish community.This enchanting village will leave you astonished. After leaving Pitigliano we head for Lake Bolsena, a destination that coincides with our return to the Lazio region. Here, a very different landscape will provide the ideal setting for an evening in good company and a delicious dinner in the extraordinary Civita di Bagnoregio

Breakfast and transfer by minibus to Siena