Umbria Gastronomic Bike Tour
Hotel & Bike • 7 nights
VISITING: Italy
Overview
Why we love this tour
Wine tasting, a cookery class and a local tasting menu
Medieval streets of Spello and magnificent architecture in Assisi
Green and undulating landscapes and vineyards
Short daily cycles with electric bikes available
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Get right under the skin of this green and gastronomic region by combining rural cycles and tours of historic towns with tutored wine tasting and cookery classes. Setting out from the medieval town of Spello, you’ll ride past rolling pastures and vineyard-lined hills. The cycling is mostly easy-going with occasional short climbs but pushing your bikes on the uphills is always allowed.
As you tour between towns and traditional hamlets, you’ll stop off for cookery classes with local chefs and learn how to make regional favourites of antipasti, risotto and fresh pasta. A wine tasting session in the medieval town of Torgiano is something to look forward to and in Spoleto, you'll discover the secrets of authentic Umbrian cuisine. Riding into the pilgrimage town of Assisi brings this tour to a striking finish and spending some time here to appreciate the stunning mountain setting, pink marble buildings and the famous Basilica of St Francis makes for a magnificent end.
The Trip
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Accommodation
3 & 4 Star Hotels
We use a pool of 4* star hotels plus two 3* hotels to maximise our availability for this tour, so regardless of the time of year we do our best to secure your dates of choice. The accommodation often has a lovely local flair, with a chance to experience local life with an authentic flavour of your destination.
7 nights accommodation in 4* hotels plus two 3* hotels
Breakfast included, plus three dinners, one tasting menu with wine, a cookery lesson and a wine tasting
Secure bike storage
Luggage transported each day
4 Star Hotels
We use a pool of 4* star hotels to maximise our availability for this tour, so regardless of the time of year we do our best to secure your dates of choice. The accommodation often has a lovely local flair, with a chance to experience local life with an authentic flavour of your destination.
7 nights accommodation in 4* hotels
Breakfast included, plus three dinners, one tasting menu with wine, a cookery lesson and a wine tasting
Secure bike storage
Luggage transported each day
What's included
Price includes
7 nights accommodation in your chosen category
Tasting menu in Spello including wine
Cookery lesson in Spoleto
Wine tasting in Torgiano
Tasting dinner in Torgiano (excluding drinks)
Lunch or dinner in Spoleto (excluding drinks)
Navigation app with maps, route notes & GPS tracks, electronic travel guide with points of interest
Welcome briefing
Luggage transportation
Local contact number for assistance
Price excludes
Flights and transfers
Bike hire
Tourist taxes where applicable (payable locally)
Bike hire and extras
Bike hire
Each bike comes with a pannier. A repair kit, inner tube, pump, lock, map-holder, phone holder and bike computer all included (per pair of bikes) at no extra cost when you hire a bike. Cycle helmets can also be rented - please add at time of booking if required
Hybrid bike
E-bike
Carbon gravel bike - without pannier rack
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Helmet
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Friendly service with expert knowledge
Easy to book and pay online
Full financial protection
Frequently asked questions
Frequently asked questions about this tour. Simply click on a question to reveal the answer.
Take a taxi to Perugia airport from Assisi or take the train (Trenitalia) to Rome or Florence. Fly from Perugia (S.Egidio airport), Rome or Florence.
Some days will be flat, other days will have some modest hills. Easy to Moderate cycling holidays are suitable for most ages and degrees of fitness. We recommend that you have some previous cycling experience.
We are always on hand to offer advice, so please give us a call if you wish to chat about the tour’s grading.
We use a pool of hotels to maximise availability for you.
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