VBT Bicycling Vacations

Highlights

• Join a farmer and his trusty dog on a hunt for precious truffles on the trails of one of the last unspoiled woods in the area.
• Enjoy a two-night stay at the historic Tenuta di Fontanafredda, whose winery was founded by a king.
• Sip Barolo where it was born when you head into a majestic underground cellar, named one of the 100 most beautiful in the world.
• Learn to prepare pesto as the locals do during a fun and informative cooking class.
• Relax at the private beach at your Riviera hotel, where you spend three nights.

Highlights

• Savor fresh farm cuisine during stays at fattorie lodgings
• Dip your toes, lounge in the sand, or swim in the Tyrrhenian Sea
• Learn from a Tuscan chef how to prepare cantucci almond cookies
• Taste locally pressed olive oil at a local oil mill
• Walk a panoramic trail with a local guide on Giglio Island

Highlights

• Sample delicious sparkling wines at a cantina in Franciacorta, Italy’s “Champagne” region.
• Cycle the scenic lakeside bike paths around Lake Iseo, made famous when the artist Christo installed his “floating piers” here.
• Marvel at breathtaking scenery when you ride the UNESCO-listed Bernina railway, then cycle among the splendid Bernina peaks.
• Ride the easy bike paths of the Valtellina valley, blanketed in vineyard terraces among miles of dry-stone walls.
• Taste delicious Pizzoccheri pasta and local cheeses only found in Valtellina.

Highlights

• Embark on a guided tour of Cordoba featuring a visit to the amazing Mezquita.
• Ride through olive groves and vineyards along the Ruta del Vino Wine Road.
• Sangria!
• Spin downhill past castles, Roman ruins, and mountain villages toward enchanting Granada.
• Explore the Alhambra Palace—one of Spain’s biggest attractions and a UNESCO World Heritage site.

Highlights

• Enjoy a wine tasting at a mountain hamlet famous for its Gewürztraminer.
• Savor house-made specialties from the gourmet restaurant of your 5-star hotel in a ski-resort town beloved by celebrities.
• See spectacular mountains rising around you as you ride through dramatic canyons and ravines.
• Cycle a Mediterranean-like paradise on the shores of Lake Garda.
• Explore the old town of Bolzano, where you can marvel at the museum’s renowned glacier mummy, Oetzi the Iceman.

Highlights

• Ride among alpine peaks and breathe bracingly clean air as you discover the majestic beauty of the Colorado Rockies
• Enjoy easy, hand-selected routes that take advantage of descending canyons, valley floors, recreational trails, and paved bike paths
• Marvel at the breathtaking views of “The Bells,” twin 14,000-foot summits mirrored in sublime reflection at Maroon Lake
• Cycle the gradual descent through the Roaring Fork Valley on the car-free Rio Grande Trail from Aspen to Glenwood Springs
• Learn about early settlers and the history of the 19th-century Colorado Silver Boom during an interpretive walk through a deserted mining town

Highlights

• Marvel at Humboldt penguins and sea lions as they lounge on islands just offshore.
• Join a captain in his small boat and help him bring in the catch of the day.
• Admire the pride of Viña del Mar, the Reloj de Flores—a large clock made of flowers.
• Stroll the cobbled, winding streets of hillside Valparaiso, a UNESCO World Heritage site, with a local guide.
• Blend your own wine with a sommelier, then have it bottled and labeled to go.

Highlights

• Enjoy incomparable accommodations with six nights at luxurious masserie.
• Share a farm-fresh lunch and taste delicious olive oils with your masseria hosts.
• Bike from the ancient walled city of Acaya to the beautiful, rugged coast.
• Enjoy unhurried pedaling along rural pathways heading to the coastal town of Castro Marina.
• Refresh yourself with a swim in Otranto’s crystalline waters.