I Bike Tuscany

What could be more Italian than…..Gelato?! This ride features everything you could dream of: beautiful Tuscan countryside, dotted with olive trees and vineyards, a visit to an artisan Gelato maker followed by a tasting of up to six of their ice creams and then down, along the most beautiful (and longest) downhill in the Chianti Classico region!

From Florence you will be transferred by van to Castellina a wonderful medieval village in the heart of the Chianti. Here you will enjoy a visit to the Gelateria, where proud owners will explain and briefly demonstrate how they craft one of Italy’s most famous gelatos. This gelateria, carefully selected as an I Bike Tuscany esclusive place, has been featured in many Italian national newspapers for its high quality, one of a kind ice cream creations.

Afterwards get ready for one of the most amazing downhills in Tuscany... No pedaling, no sweat, just pure FUN as you relax and enjoy the scenery, coasting for miles on a perfect gentle downhill. And the scenery is, of course, spectacular -- the Chianti Classico region with its castles, vineyards and olive groves. Just when you're thinking it can't get much better, it does. At the bottom of the hill the tour continues by van to nearby San Gimignano, UNESCO World Heritage Site and the most famous village in Tuscany. You'll have two hours to explore the beautiful streets of this amazing town, also known as the "Manhattan of Tuscany" due to its fourteen medieval stone towers that make for its dramatic and unusual skyline in the bucolic surrounding. Then you will be delivered back to your hotel by your guide after an memorable day of riding, gelato tasting and touring.

Highlights: Gelato demonstration and tasting, olive groves, gentle curving downhill and quaint medieval villages

ITINERARY

You’ll be picked up at your hotel in Florence (or surrounding area) by your guide and escorted to the starting village of Castellina in Chianti. There we will enjoy a gelato making demo and “gelato tasting”. Then, we hop on our bikes to coast down the most exilarating downhill ever! Afterwards the van will take you to the medieval town of San Gimignano for a 2 hour visit. At day’s end, the van will take you back to Florence, to your hotel or other central location.

PACKAGE INCLUDES

• Fully guided private or semi private tour
• Pick up/drop off at your hotel or other location in Chianti
• Transfers to/from our starting point in Chianti
• High quality 24 speed hybrid bikes
• Helmets and water bottles
• Gelato making demo and gelato tasting