Friuli Venezia Giulia and Slovenia Cycling Tour
Overview
Highlights
- Two countries: from Friuli to Slovenia with the Alps as the backdrop
- Scenic, quiet roads without traffic
- Outdoor activities: cycling, river rafting, hiking & more
- Wine tasting at a Friulian producer
- Enchanted Radovna Valley and Vintgar Gorge in Slovenia
- Ljubljana and Cividale del Friuli (UNESCO World Heritage Sites)
- Visit of WWI museum with English speaking guide
- Grado's golden beaches
- Aquileia, an ancient Roman powerhouse
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Trip includes
- Bikes equipped with Garmin GPS (choice Bianchi road carbon, hybrid Bianchi Via Nirone 7); Ebikes (EWheel) for an extra charge of $95. In Provence Lynskey Titanium road bikes will be the standard road bikes.
- Two professional tour guides throughout the program
- All accommodations
- All breakfasts
- Lunches and Dinners according to the tour program (usually three lunches are included and all dinners but one)
- Support vehicle during the tour and luggage transfer
- Group shuttles at the beginning and at the end of the tour
- All activities mentioned in the day-by-day description
- Commemorative t-shirt
Itinerary
Meals: Lunch and Dinner
Accommodation: Hotel Villa Bernt
Terrain: Flat
Ride: 13 mi or 22 km
A private shuttle will take you to our hotel on an island-village on the Adriatic. Grado is Friuli’s lagoon city, a town with 1600 years of history,...
Meals: Breakfast and Dinner
Accommodation: La Subida
Terrain: Rolling
Ride: 30 mi or 48 km
After fine tuning our bikes some more, we ride along the Natisone river and we reach Gorizia for a short visit and some lunch. Once a favorite spot o...
Meals: Breakfast and Lunch
Accommodation: La Subida
Terrain: Hilly
Ride: 28 mi or 45 km
Today's ride leads us northward to Cividale del Friuli (UNESCO site). We will be pedaling through the Collio and Colli Orientali del Friuli wine area fo...
Meals: Breakfast and Dinner
Accommodation: Hotel Alp
Terrain: Rolling Hills
Ride: 46 mi or 74 km (shorter option available)
Today's ride takes us out of Friuli, heading northeast to the border of Slovenia. We will notice the landscape chan...
Meals: Breakfast and Dinner
Accommodation: Hotel Alp
Terrain: Rolling Hills
Ride: 23 mi or 37 km
Bovec is known as the adventure capital of Slovenia, and we have a full day here to rest and enjoy a wide range of outdoor activities: kayaking...
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Accommodation: Hotel Astoria Bled
Terrain: Rolling Hills
Ride: 37 mi or 59 km
Today we’ll go across the Alps to reach Tarvisio, a town on the border where Italy, Austria and Slovenia meet. A bus will shutt...
Meals: Breakfast and Dinner
Accommodation: Allegro Garni Hotel
Ride: None
Today we’ll transfer by private bus (about 1 hr) to Ljubljana. Upon arriving, you will have a guided visit of the town center of this UNESCO-recognized gem. You will have s...
Meals: Breakfast
Terrain: Departure
Ride: None
After breakfast, we’ll provide a transfer to the Ljubljana airport.
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Tour route was awesome.
Firstly, Beppe is a great tour guide. I appreciated all the stops for gelato and espresso. Tour route was awesome. The first day was on the line of being too long ...
I really enjoyed the tour.
I really enjoyed the tour. The bike and cycling routes were great, loved the scenery in Slovenia and appreciated the off-bike tours. I loved the Italian lunch at the...
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