VBT Bicycling Vacations

Highlights

• Cycle along the harbor of Postira, a beautiful village nestled between the ocean and hillsides graced by centuries-old olive and pine groves.
• Visit a world-renowned stone-cutting school.
• Connect with daily life in this stunningly beautiful region during two home-hosted meals.
• Behold breathtaking views from Vidova Gora, the “summit of the Adriatic.”
• Take a dip in the Adriatic at Zlatni Rat, Croatia’s most famous beach.

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 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.

Highlights

• Savor delicious Mediterranean cuisine, including paella, all flavored with unique Majorcan touches and accompanied with delicious local wines.
• Complement your cycling days with stays in luxurious boutique hotels, each a unique property with its own character and history that embody the region.
• Ride in a cyclist’s paradise of diverse landscapes: turquoise Mediterranean waters, dramatic Tramuntana mountains, coastal wetlands, emerald farmland and vineyards, rice fields, and more.
• Stroll small coastal villages with deep farming traditions, each graced with beautiful honey-stoned buildings and a breathtaking setting of mountains and valleys.
• Meet the owner of one of Mallorca’s oldest fincas and learn how his family has been producing olive oil for 17 generations using the only traditional press on the island.

Highlights

• Discover the historic old town of Passau at the confluence of the Danube, Inn, and Ilz Rivers.
• Stay at comfortable lodges with spectacular river views and hotels brimming with history.
• Ride along one of Austria’s most famous bike paths, the Ybbs Valley Cycle Trail (Ybbstalradweg), formerly a railroad connecting the Alps with the Danube.
• Bike on one of Europe’s most well-known bike paths, the EuroVelo 6, along the banks of the Danube combining easy terrain with fabulous views from both sides of the river.
• Taste the famous white wines of the UNESCO World Heritage Wachau Valley whose vineyards date back to the medieval Roman settlements.

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

• Explore the medieval fortress and fascinating fishing museum in the tiny village of Komiža on the island of Vis.
• Cycle into historic cities central to the past and culture of the Dalmatian Islands: Korčula, Hvar, Jelsa, Stari Grad, Postira, Pučišća.
• Learn some Croatian cooking tips during a demonstration with your onboard chef—and savor the results for dinner.
• Visit one of the last remaining stonecutters’ schools, on the island of Brač.
• Taste unique Dalmatian wines in one of the well-known local wineries.

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