Tuscany
Sense of life inbetween italians hills.
In the hotel, you will first get detailed information on the tour and your bikes. Afterwards, we recommend taking a walk in the spa park or taking the historical rack railway train to Montecatini Alto.
Vinci
approx. 55 kmAt the beginning of your tour, you will cycle through the vast plains of the valley Valdenievole, which is characterized by a lot of agriculture. You will continue through the first Tuscan villages, through olive groves to Vinci, the birthplace of Leonardo. We recommend visiting the museum in the castle since it is home to one of the largest and most original collections of machines and models of the inventor. Then, you will take quiet roads back to Montecatini Terme.
On your way to Lucca, you will pass the small, medieval wine town of Monte Carlo, where one of the few white wines of Tuscany flourishes. (Alternatively, you can take the train to Lucca). A bike ride on the historic city walls offers magnificent views of churches and towers that rise above the countless roofs of the city. Afterwards, you will continue to Lake Massacciuccoli (also called Lake of Giacomo Puccini) with stunning views of the sea and Pisa with its Court of Miracles (“Piazza dei Miracoli” – Leaning Tower).
First, the bike path leads you along the river Arno. Many fertile fields line your way and you will continue your tour through the Pisan hills, on whose gentle slopes sweet wines, olives and juicy peaches grow. You will see small medieval villages located on the hilltops and soon you will have reached today’s destination, the spa town Casciana Terme.
Today, you will cycle on beautiful trails through vineyards and rolling hills to San Gimignano. On your way, you will see images of the original Tuscany as they have been painted many times. Just before you reach today’s destination, the silhouettes of the famous medieval towers appear in front of you. Each aristocratic family once had their own tower here – and these towers still dominate the townscape.
The beautiful Tuscan landscape on today‘s stage makes you forget the small climbs on the route. Once you reach the small fortified village of Monteriggioni, you will feel as if you were in the Middle Ages. Today’s highlight undoubtedly is the architectonic paradise of Siena.
The tour takes you into the midst of the wide Chianti region. Only here the world-renowned “Chianti Classico” wine, which is much respected among wine connoisseurs, is grown. The charming wine village of Castellina is on your way to Greve. Thanks to its famous wine and olive production, it is called the capital of the Chianti region. From here you will get back to Florence by bus.
Departure or extension
Afterwards: individual departure, extension of your trip, or combination with the tours “Venice-Florence” and “Florence-Rome”.
Tour character
Tuscany has a wonderful but also hilly landscape. You will cycle on quiet minor roads and sometimes even on country lanes from one famous city to another. Close to bigger cities, traffic is unfortunately unavoidable.
Category "Charme": overnight stay in well-selected hotels, mostly in Tuscan style. Each accommodation (except the one in Florenz) offers a pool (opening hours depends on weather). In Montecatini Terme and Florenz we book centrally located hotels**** (from our category A).
Category A: hotels*** and ****, partly with pool
Category B: hotels***
Included:
- Accommodation in your selected category
- Breakfast buffet or an extensive breakfast
- Welcome briefing (German, English)
- Luggage transfer between the hotels
- developed route
- Detailed travel documents 1x per room (German; English; French - with route maps, route description, local attractions, important telephone numbers)
- Bus transfer from Greve – Florence incl. your bike
- signposting
- GPS-data is available
- Service hotline
Optional:
- Bike rental, including rental bike insurance
- Return transfer on saturday by minibus costs € 25 per person incl. your bike, to be paid for at the time, reservation is necessary
Arrival / Parking / Departure
- Montecatini Terme central train station
- Florence and Pisa airport
- Category Charm and Category A garage costs approx. € 45 per week
- Category B: hotel parking costs approx. € 35 per week
- Good train connections from Florence to Montecatini Terme
- Montecatini Terme.
- Good train connections from Florence to Montecatini Terme
- Montecatini Terme.
- Good train connections from Florence to Montecatini Terme
Things to note:
- Tourist tax, if due, is not included in the price!
Hotel Embassy Florence
A luxurious completely renovated hotel within an aristocratic place of the 19° century where the elegance and the style of that age combine with the comfort of the finest technological facilities. Indeed, the use of ecological modern materials has permitted to keep unaltered the fabulous enchanting details of its original structure such as the magnificent vaulted ceilings of the all and of some room.
Grand Hotel Croce di Malta
Welcome to the Grand Hotel Croce di Malta!
Hotel Stella
Stella is a Hotel in Casciana Terme located in the historic centre. The Hotel is an old nineteenth-century residence, overlooking the main square and is just 10 m from the health Spa. Hotel Stella di Casciana has been managed by the Galleschi family for generations, with great care and attention.
