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Venetian Highlights

Italy Bike Tour

The beautiful landscapes between Venice and Vicenza..

Canals and beaches, foothills of the Alps, the soft hills of Monti Berici and Euganese hills, green riversides of the Adige & Brenta - all these beautiful varieties of landscapes await you during this week long bike holiday. The cities and towns between Venice and Vicenza will also offer many cultural highlights. Little towns and villages scattered in between like pearls as well as the recreational thermal spas of Abano complete the overall impression of a fascinating mixture connected by ideal bike routes.

Where You’ll Stay

Very nice hotels of the 3 and 4 star category.

What’s Included

  • 7 nights accommodations
  • Breakfast buffets
  • 24-hour transportation ticket for Venice
  • Train ride Rovigo - Monselice
  • Luggage transportation
  • Detailed route descriptions & maps
  • 7 day service hotline
  • Sign posted route

What’s Not Included

  • Individual arrival to your first hotel
  • Lunches and dinners
  • Visitors taxes, payable in each hotel (0 to 4 Euros per person/night, depending on city)

Venetian Highlights Map

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TourBike
TypeSelf Guided
SkillEasy
Length8 days
From€723
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Tour Dates

  • Every Saturday from April 14 to June 30 and August 25 to September 22, 2011.
  • Special arrangements can be made of groups of at least 6.

Skill Level

Easy; self-guided or guided hotel tour (by request)

Route is considered easy. Cycling is mostly flat or rolling hills. Only a few steep, but short climbs. Routes take place on mainly asphalted country roads or on other good surfaced roads. Daily cycling distances range from 22 to 41 miles (35 - 65 km).

Day-To-Day Itinerary

Venetian Highlights Map
  1. Arrival in Venice/Mestre.
  2. Mestre - Venice - Chioggia/Sottomarina, 22 mi. (35 km)
  3. Chioggia/Sottomarina - Rovigo, 41 mi. (65 km)
  4. Rovigo - Vicenza, 35 mi. (55 km)
  5. Lago (Lake) di Fimon, 22 mi. (35 km)
  6. Vicenza - Abano Terme, 22 mi. (35 km)
  7. Abano Terme - Venice/Mestre, 32 mi. (50 km)
  8. Departure.

Distances are approximate.

SATURDAY: Arrival in Venice/Mestre.
After arrival to your first hotel in Mestre (on the mainland, just across the bridge from Venice) in the afternoon, you will receive further tour information and your bikes. You will also have the opportunity to visit the city that lives on water - Venice, easily reached by public transportation in about 20 minutes.

SUNDAY: Mestre - Venice - Chioggia/Sottomarina, 22 mi. (35 km)
Start the day by crossing the Freedom Bridge to Venice. By ferry you'll go to the famous Lido where you'll hop back on the bike. Via Pellestrina, with a marvellous view of the sea, you pedal your way to Chioggia. This is a quiet little town, taking you back into the times of Venice’s sea power. Enjoy your dinner in one of the typical seafood restaurants. Overnight in Sottomarina, with it's famous large, sandy beach.

MONDAY: Chioggia/Sottomarina - Rovigo, 41 mi. (65 km)
On quiet roads you cycle to the Adige River. Fertile fields, melon plantations and solitary villages seam your way to Rovigo. This charming little town with it's narrow alleyways, spacious piazzas (squares), comfortable cafés and friendly people is your place to stay overnight.

TUESDAY: Rovigo - Vicenza, 35 mi. (55 km)
The day starts with a train ride to Monselice. Back on your bike, you cross the rolling Euganese hills to Arquà Petrarca. You will realize this little town was able to maintain the medieval character over the centuries. Further on, you cycle on solitary roads to the foot of Monti Berici (mountain range). They will be your steady companion unto the very center of Vicenza. Here, in the old town, you can feel the influence of Palladio, the famous medieval architect.

WEDNESDAY: Lago (Lake) di Fimon, 22 mi. (35 km)
No need to repack this morning, as you will stay overnight in Vicenza one more time. Today you have the choice of an excursion to the idyllic Lago di Fimon (lake). This is the perfect place to enjoy beautiful, unspoiled Italian nature. Cycle on quiet minor roads to the lake, nestled in the midst of the Monti Berici. Maybe you feel like swimming or take a tour around the lake. When you decide to return to town, there is just a 1 km climb and then it is down hill to Vicenza. Enjoy the unique architecture of the city. The basilica and Teatro Olimpico are only two examples of striking architecture of the famous son of the city.

THURSDAY: Vicenza - Abano Terme, 22 mi. (35 km)
Many a splendid Venetian villa can be admired on your way out of Vicenza, for example Villa Rotonda. Along the Bacchiglione River you bike to Abano Terme, a famous thermal spa town. Padua, the city of St. Anthony and the 2nd oldest university town of Italy, can be reached easily by public transportation from Abano Terme.

FRIDAY: Abano Terme - Venice/Mestre, 32 mi. (50 km)
A warm back-wind will ease your cycling day to the sea. Through picturesque fields and pastures, you bike back to Venice.

SATURDAY: Departure.
Departure after breakfast, or extend your stay in Venice!

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