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June 5 - Depart
USA for Rome, Italy.
June 6 - Welcome
to Rome! Following your arrival, check into our 4-star
airport hotel before taking the train into Rome or enjoy a dip in
the pool while our professional mechanics build your bike up for
you. This evening, we'll kick off the festivities with our "Welcome
Meeting and Dinner" in the Eternal City.
June 7 - Rome
to Todi. After breakfast, we'll transfer to Perugia where
you'll begin your day's ride through the Umbrian hills to the hilltop
village of Todi! Following your adventure, check-in to our 4-star
hotel for two nights and relax with a swim or a massage before dinner
in the center of town.
June 8 - Spoleto
Loop.Today you'll ride some of the most scenic roads of
Umbria on our route to the hilltop village of Spoleto! Enjoy an
Italian lunch in this lively village at a local "tratorria"
before exploring it's piazza's and castles. This evening,
we'll enjoy a group dinner to celebrate our time in Umbria.
June 9 - Todi
to Montalcino via the Val d'Orcia. Our route for today
takes you through Umbria to the hilltop village of Orvieto before
entering Tuscany via the Val d'Orcia, a UNESCO World Heritage Site
that will be sure to take your breath away - both with the scenery
and the hills! Your destination for today is our deluxe 3-star hotel
in Montalcino, where you'll enjoy the endless view over the Tuscan
hills for the next two nights.
June 10 - Pienza
Loop. Enjoy a fun day on the bike to the charming village
of Pienza! Relax with a gelato following lunch before riding our
optional loop to Montepulciano or cycle back to the hotel in Montalcino.
We'll enjoy a group dinner this evening in the center of town with
some of the local Brunello wine!
June 11 - Montalcino
to Siena. Imagine the perfect Tuscany ride...rolling hills,
stately villas, cypress trees, perfect roads that hug the countryside,
charming estates...and that is the reality of today's route. A dreamride
in every sense of the word! Following your ride, we'll enjoy our
"Farewell Dinner" in the heart of Siena.
June 12 - Siena
to Florence. Savor a quiet cappucino in Siena before your
final day's ride through the famed Chianti Classico wine growing
region. Afterwards, we'll return to our airport hotel in Rome for
evening departures (or book an additional night at your own expense
under our group block) or choose to stay in Florence and we'll take
your bike back to the hotel in Rome for later pickup.
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