FULL ITINERARY
DAY ONE SAT 2 JUL | ARRIVAL AND WELCOME
Transfer from Montevarchi station to your hotel Radda-in-Chianti. Settle in, check the bikes and enjoy some lunch. Then a tour briefing followed by an easy, winding route through the vineyards surrounding Radda. Welcome to Tuscany!
DISTANCE | 28KM | 18MI
EELEVATION | 400M | 1300FT
DAY TWO SUN 3 JUL | RADDA LOOP TO GAIOLE
An enchanting ride in the Chianti hills to Gaiole, famous for being the start of the legendary Eroica race. This race is where you must ride a vintage bike on the unsealed roads of Tuscany, the 'Strade Bianche'. We can visit the bike museum in this delightful village before the ride back to Radda, and a little taste of the 'white roads'.
OPTIONAL ACTIVITY | Afternoon visit to San Gimignano
DISTANCE | 35KM | 22MI
ELEVATION | 750M | 2450FT
DAY THREE MON 4 JUL | RADDA TO RAPOLANO
Today you ride from Radda-in-Chianti to Rapolano Terme, a wonderful spa town with thermal baths dating back to Roman days. A winding route that takes you back to Gaiole, and on through gorgeous villages like San Gusme and Castelnuovo Berardenga.
OPTIONAL ACTIVITY | Visit to the thermal baths
DISTANCE | 53KM | 33MI
ELEVATION | 900M | 2950FT
DAY FOUR TUE 5 JUL | REST DAY
Sleep in or have a short morning ride, before setting off in the van to Siena. No visit to Tuscany is complete without visiting the beautiful duomo and seeing the Piazza del Campo, where the famous bareback horse race, the Palio, is held. Dinner in Siena.
DISTANCE | 30KM | 19M
ELEVATION | 350M | 1150FT
DAY FIVE WED 6 JUL | RAPOLANO TO SAN QUIRICO
In a valley of picture-perfect Tuscan villages, San Quirico d'Orcia is lovely. The landscape around this charming village must be the most photographed in Tuscany. With the cypresses and sloping fields of the World Heritage Val d'Orcia, it just has to be experienced, no matter the season.
DISTANCE | 47KM | 29MI
ELEVATION | 850M | 2800FT
DAY SIX THU 7 JUL | LOOP TO MONTALCINO
An amazing ride where we have a mix of 'white' and tarmac roads, with the spectacular scenery of the heritage listed Val d'Orcia to feast your eyes on. This is the Tuscany you have imagined! We visit Montalcino, home of one of Italy's finest wInes, the celebrated Brunello. It's a climb to Montalcino, but oh so worth it! And then you will have the wonderful descent.
OPTIONAL ACTIVITY | Visit to the Daniel Spoerri Sculpture Gardens
DISTANCE | 34KM | 21MI
ELEVATION | 750M | 2450FT
DAY SEVEN FRI 8 JUL | LOOP TO PIENZA
Have we saved the best to last? A wonderful ride to charming Montichiello, and then on to Pienza. Pienza is fantastic! UNESCO listed the village as a World Heritage site in 1996. It is tiny and an absolute delight.
OPTIONAL ACTIVITY | Tasting experience in Pienza
DISTANCE | 36KM | 22MI
ELEVATION | 600M | 2000FT
DAY EIGHT SAT 9 JUL | GOODBYE
Morning transfer to Florence.
Sadly time to say farewell, until next time!