Italy Venetian bike route
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Veneto region self guided bike tour
Wonderful landscapes: A tour among European classics, perfect to start discovering Italy by bike. Laid between the Alps and the Adriatic sea, the itinerary is completely flat and develops itself on cycle paths or level roads with low traffic volume. Characteristics of the route. The itinerary is completely in the lowlands except for the 1 km slope in Asolo. You will cover 283 km in 6 stages, riding on secondary streets with low traffic or paved bike paths. Trains with bike transportation connect the main 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.
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Venice lands self guided bike tour
Day 1: Vicenza
Individual arrival. A nice and cosy historical city centre characterized by the buildings of the famous architect Andrea Palladio from the 16th century.
Day 2: Vicenza–Bassano del Grappa – 40 km/25 miles
From Vicenza you pass along the venetian fields heading to Sandrigo, home of the “Baccalà alla Vicentina”. Then along the walls, the castle and the „Square of chess“ of Marostica, scene of the famous chess-game with alive pawn. Finally, you reach Bassano del Grappa, a charming town in the valley of the mountains, famous for its old wooden bridge and the grappa!
Day 3: Bassano del Grappa-Treviso – 40-60 km/25-38 miles
You enter Asolo, which presents us the only real uphill section of our ride. The downhill run takes you to the land of Prosecco vineyards and on to Maser. The trip ends in Treviso.
Day 4: Treviso–Mestre/Venezia – 45 km/25 miles
Leaving Treviso behind you follow the course of the River Sile up to Casale. At the end of the trip Venice awaits for an evening among canals and narrow streets; accommodation is in Mestre. A supplement applies for lodging in Venice. 1st Day for those starting in Mestre.
Day 5: Mestre/Venezia–Chioggia – 35 km/22 miles
LLeaving Mestre this morning you head into Venice pedalling on the 4 km bridge “della Libertà”, then to Tronchetto harbour. From here you take a ferry along the canal Giudecca to Lido. This is the most exciting day, pedalling on two narrow islands that divide the sea from the lagoon: Malamocco and the island of Pellestrina.
Day 6: Chioggia–Padua thermal district – 55 km/35 miles
You will be pedalling along the two rivers that carried trade in and out of Venice in this area centuries ago: Bacchiglione and Brenta. You continue on to Strà, famous for the majestic Villa Pisani. On arrival in Padova, you will find the great basilica dedicated to St. Anthony, the historic Caffè Pedrocchi and Prato della Valle.
Day 7: Padua thermal district–Vicenza – 60 km/38 miles
The Bacchiglione River points the way out of the the city and you reach Costozza, a little town at the foot of the Berici hills. The bike path passes in front of Villa Rotonda, the most famous of the Palladian villas. Just before entering Vicenza you see the Villa Valmarana ai Nani with its marvellous frescoes by Tiepolo.
Day 8: Vicenza – End of tour or extention
After breakfast, end of service or extention
WHAT´S INCLUDED IN THE SELF-GUIDED TRIP?
Duration - 8 days / 7 nights
Departures - On Saturday, Sunday from Vicenza cat. A, B, A+ and Tuesday, Wednesday from Mestre for cat. A & B: From 23 March to 26 October
- Season 1: 23 March – 19 April and 30 Sept – 26 October
- Season 2: 20 April – 21 June and 5 – 29 September
- Season 3: 22 June – 4 September
- Other departure dates possible with at least 5 people
Price per person - 495€ Pp in double room 3* hotels, one 2* hotel in Vicenza category B
- 595€ Pp double room, mainly 4* hotels with some 3* hotels category A
- 1290€ Pp double room 4* and luxury hotels including night in a 3* hotel in Venice category A+ (luxury)
- 180€/230€/380€ single room for cat B/A/A+
- 70€ Supplemento for season 2
- 120€ season 3
Bike rental - 80€ Weekly hibrid 27 gears bike rental
- 190€ Weekly E-bike rental
- 85€ Weekly rental for a child trailer
- 15€ Helmet
Services included - 7 nights hotel accommodation
- Breakfast buffet
- Welcome briefing in English
- Luggage transportation
- Greens Cycling Guide + Maps 1:50:000
- Route descriptions & maps
- Ticket for ferry transfer bike not included, on day 5 valid only cat. A/A+
- Entrance to Villa Valmarana ai Nani
- Ice-cream in the best ice-cream parlour of Vicenza
- Hotline service
Extra nights per person - 45€/75€ Extra nights in double/single room with breakfast in Vicenza/Treviso, cat. B
- 55€/85€ Vicenza/Treviso, hotel cat. A
- 55€/80€ Mestre, hotel cat. B
- 65€/90€ Mestre, hotel cat. A
- 90€/150€ Venice*
- *on request night in Venice instead of Mestre (for departure from Mestre only possible as last night of the tour, with delivery of the bikes in Mestre).
Not included - Local taxes 10-15€
- Only for cat. B ferry boat transfers on day 5 altogether about 25€ per person including bike.
Discounts - 120€/150€ 3rd adult in room for hotel category B/A
- Reductions for children:
- 100% 0-2 years
- 50% 3-6 years
- 30% 7-10 years
How to reserve this trip? - 50% per person upon reservation, final payment 6 weeks before tour departure. CC payments Visa or Mastercard do have an additional increase of 2%. All reservations will have a cost of 25€ per tour.
Dificulty: 
- Price: from 495 €/person
- Type of trip: self-guided bike route
- Duration: 8 days / 7 nights
- Starting point: Vicenza
- Final destination: Vicenza
- Total distance: 280 km / 173 miles
- Bike type: See under “Additional Info”
