Bolzano-Verona-Venice

This tour will offer you the chance to visit the mountains around Bolzano, the beauty of lake Garda, cities full of culture and history like Verona, Vicenza and Padova and, last but not least, the fascinating Venice.

ROUTE PROFILE
As a whole it is an easy to manage itinerary, riding on secondary streets with low traffic or paved bike paths. There are light hilly bits with short uphill sections. Trains with bike transportation connect all the cities of the tour, so in case of bad weather, or if you need a day of rest, you can reach your destination by train. A 4-hour ferry cruise through Lake Garda is included. The train transfers from Verona to Vicenza to reduce stage 4 are not included in the price.

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Bike itinerary

2nd DAY Bolzano–Trento (65/70 km).
Today you will ride mostly along the Adige River, through orchards, vineyards passing the villages of Ora, Egna and Salorno. The dam pathways lead then to Trento.

3rd DAY Trento–Peschiera/Desenzano (50 km + boat).
Always pedalling along the Adige you reach Rovereto and Mori. From here westwards towards Lake Garda. After a short ascent, a refreshing descent will follow and lead you to Torbole and to Riva. The ferry cruise takes you to the southern part of the lake.

4th DAY Peschiera/Desenzano–Verona (35/60 km).
Today you head to Verona. With the Adige crossing it, this is one of the most important and beautiful cities in the Veneto region. Worth visiting are: the roman Arena, the Church of San Zeno and Juliet’s House.


5th DAY Verona–Vicenza (75 km or 40 km).
At first, the route starts out flat and then heads through the Monti Berici, a hilly region just south of Vicenza, with a wonderful view of the city. The old city centre is characterized by the beautiful private palaces and public buildings by Andrea Palladio, the famous 16th century architect known all over the world. The ones who consider this stage too long can take a train from several railway stations.

6th DAY Vicenza –Padova (50 km).
Cycling out of Vicenza you will come across the beautiful Palladian Villa Rotonda. Along the Bacchiglione river, the route will continue to the fascinating city of Padova with its famous Giotto's Chapel and one of the biggest squares of Europe "Prato della Valle".

7th DAY Padova –Mestre/Venice (40 km).
The tour continues easily through the flat Veneto. You will cycle along the Brenta Canal, overlooked by the countryside villas of the ancient Venetian nobility (Villa Pisani, Malcontenta, Villa Widmann) until you reach Mestre, Venice’s mainland. You can chose to stay directly in Venice with a price supplement.

8th DAY Mestre/Venice.
Departure. Transfer back to Bolzano on request when booking the tour.




INCLUDED:

Days	8 days & 7 nights
Price	655 € per person in a double room 3/4* hotels
Included services	7 nights hotel accommodation breakfast buffet tour information on the spot by our representative uggage transportation route descriptions & maps ferry cruise on Garda Lake entrance into Villa Valmarana ai Nani ice-cream in the best ice cream parlour of Vicenza. 7-days Hotline service
Not included services	Local hotel taxes, to be paid on the spot.
Supplements	198 € single room 37 € high season (July and August) 60 € bike 145 € Electro-bike 15 € helmet 170 € half board Supplement half board: included 6 dinners (3 course-meals), beverages are not included and to be paid on the spot. The dinner not included is in Mestre/Venice.
Extra nights	65 € in double room with breakfast in Mestre, Verona and Bolzano 85 € in single room with breakfast in Mestre, Verona and Bolzano extra night in Venice or night in Venice instead of Mestre are on request. Venice Price depending on the saison, day of the week and distance Hotel-Railway station. Info: all extra nights are available before or after the tour. Only for departures on Saturdays from Bolzano there is the possibility of adding an extra night also during the tour in any of the cities.
2012 Departures	Saturday, Sunday and Tuesday from March 31st to October 21st, 2012 from Bolzano.Special departure dates for at least 6 persons!
No services	Stop sales: May 12th and May 13th