CHIANTI 2
A great ride in the southern side of the Chianti area in the outskirts of Siena.
You'll bike mostly on easy dirt roads through vineyards and olive groves. Some climbs are steep but greatly rewarding.
This excursion includes a wine tasting and a guided tour at a medieval castle.
Highlights: Radda, Meleto, Gaiole, Badia a Coltibuono, Vertine.
OVERVIEW
Price: 130 euros per person
- Duration: Full day
- Distance traveled: 20 miles
- Area: Chianti
- Nearest city: Siena
- Tour type: Touring
- Skill level: Intermediate
- Season: Year round
- Number of participants: 2-7
- Minimum age: 14
- Fully guided: yes
- Support vehicles: yes
- Transportation to start site: yes
ITINERARY
From Florence or surroundings you’ll be transfered by van to Meleto where, after a guided tour at the medieval castle, you'll enjoy a Chianti Classico wine tasting in the winery. Then bike to the Abbey of Badia a Coltibuono - one of the most beautiful sites in the Chianti region, passing through the village of Gaiole where a stroll in the piazza is mandatory! At Badia a Coltibuono there is a wonderful restaurant overlooking the valley where you can stop for lunch from simple to gourmet. Afterwards, a rewarding downhill and one of the most scenic back roads in Tuscany, will take you back to Gaiole.
PACKAGE INCLUDES
- Fully guided private tour
- Pick up/drop off at your hotel in Florence or in the Chianti
- Transfers to/from the tour starting point in the Chianti
- High quality 24 speed hybrid bikes
- Helmets and water bottles
- Wine tasting and guided tour at the castle of Meleto
BOOKING
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Payment will be collected at the end of the tour.
