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Self-guided Gourmet Piedmont 8-day Cycling Tour Level 3
Truffles, Wine and Chocolate!
Be prepared to over-indulge on the bike tour in the Piedmont region. This tour takes you to the place where quality is paramount and greatly enjoyed. Fragrant, white Alba truffles, sparkling Asti Spumante or seductive chocolate from Ferrero – oh foodies, what more could you want?
Eight days, and eight chances to be seduced by the delicacies – that’s what you get on a cycle tour to the north of Italy. Gourmets will indulge in heavenly pleasures and sample all the delicacies Piedmont has to offer. From Turin via Cerreto d’Asti, Canelli via Alba to Montafia, you will cycle through lively, historic cities and experience a varied programme. In the ‘cittá’ there are modern four-star hotels with a chic atmosphere. The complete opposite awaits you in the villages of Piedmont where you will live in comfortable and quaint ‘Agritourismi’ (farm houses) with authentic country cuisine and Italian charm that will complete your cycling adventure in northern Italy.
You cycle mainly on side roads with very little traffic. Due to the shorter stages you have a lot of time of your hands to just enjoy. The terrain is hilly overall with a few short but steep ascents. There will be slightly more traffic when entering or leaving a town as well as on short connective sections.
Please book your bike (99 EUR) or e-bike (239 EUR) when you book the tour: [email protected]
(2024 PRICES) Please book your bike (99 EUR) or e-bike (259 EUR) when you book the tour: [email protected]
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Arrival in Turin
In the evening you will have a personal tour briefing and bike distribution. The first capital of Italy awaits you with lots of places of interest!
Turin - Capriglio/Surroundings approx 35km
In the morning, bus or train transfer up to Superga. Enjoy the marvellous view from the basilica over Turin and all the way to the Alps. The cycle route takes you through colourful vineyards from one village to the next. Today you spend the night in an ‚agriturismo’, a Piemontese country house, where the 'mama’ will prepare an authentic regional dinner menu for you.
Capriglio/Surroundings - Asti approx 30km
More and more vines line the route now. You cycle past little mountain villages and the Piedmont presents itself with breathtaking views. Your overnight stay is in Asti, a town teeming with culture. Not only famous for its eponymous sparkling wine, but also for its renowned Palio-contest, a horse race where each borough competes for supremacy for the coming year.
Asti - Canelli approx 35km
Today you cycle right through the heart of the Asti wine growing area. Each of the villages has their own distinctive traditions and invites you to a tasting of course. We recommend you take a cappuccino-break at the medieval piazza in Nizza Monferrato before you proceed to your accommodation. In proper style you spend the night in an 'agriturismo’ with its own vineyard, in which you get to enjoy the culinary specialities in the evening.
Canelli - Alba approx 40km
Today’s cycle route is characterised by marvellous views across the renowned vineyards. In Neive you walk through one of the most stunning old part of towns in Italy and in Barbareco you find yourselves in the – next to Barolo - probably most famous wine-growing town of the Piedmont. Your Day Finish however is the medieval town of Alba. This is the place where the white truffle, highly coveted by gourmets worldwide, grows in exceptionally high quality.
Alba - Montafia approx 45km
Initially you cycle in the Roero region, renowned for its heavy-bodied red wines, which can also be sampled for instance in the Enoteca del Roero in Canale. Afterwards you proceed along little streams and through dark green forests all the way to Montafia. Congenial to the rural surroundings, you spend the night yet again in a beautiful 'agriturismo’, typical dinner included.
Montafia - Turin approx 50km
Along the route you come across little sleepy villages and many a grapevine will entice you yet again to a small glass of wine. In Chieri we recommend you take a break and enjoy the beautiful piazzas and cosy little alleyways, before you cycle along the river Po for the final few kilometres. Much too soon will you have returned to the starting point of this holiday - the magnificent Turin.
Departure or extension
Tours marked with are special prices.
Start | End | Max. No. Guests | Accommodation | Price p.p. | ||
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Mar 30 2024 | Apr 06 2024 | 10 | Single rooms | 1,578€ | ||
Double rooms | 1,159€ | |||||
Apr 06 2024 | Apr 13 2024 | 10 | Single rooms | 1,578€ | ||
Double rooms | 1,159€ | |||||
Apr 13 2024 | Apr 20 2024 | 10 | Single rooms | 1,668€ | ||
Double rooms | 1,249€ | |||||
Apr 20 2024 | Apr 27 2024 | 10 | Single rooms | 1,668€ | ||
Double rooms | 1,249€ | |||||
Apr 27 2024 | May 04 2024 | 10 | Single rooms | 1,668€ | ||
Double rooms | 1,249€ | |||||
May 04 2024 | May 11 2024 | 10 | Single rooms | 1,668€ | ||
Double rooms | 1,249€ | |||||
May 11 2024 | May 18 2024 | 10 | Single rooms | 1,718€ | ||
Double rooms | 1,299€ | |||||
May 18 2024 | May 25 2024 | 10 | Single rooms | 1,718€ | ||
Double rooms | 1,299€ | |||||
May 25 2024 | Jun 01 2024 | 10 | Single rooms | 1,718€ | ||
Double rooms | 1,299€ | |||||
Jun 01 2024 | Jun 08 2024 | 10 | Single rooms | 1,718€ | ||
Double rooms | 1,299€ | |||||
Jun 08 2024 | Jun 15 2024 | 10 | Single rooms | 1,718€ | ||
Double rooms | 1,299€ | |||||
Jun 15 2024 | Jun 22 2024 | 10 | Single rooms | 1,718€ | ||
Double rooms | 1,299€ | |||||
Jun 22 2024 | Jun 29 2024 | 10 | Single rooms | 1,718€ | ||
Double rooms | 1,299€ | |||||
Jun 29 2024 | Jul 06 2024 | 10 | Single rooms | 1,718€ | ||
Double rooms | 1,299€ | |||||
Jul 06 2024 | Jul 13 2024 | 10 | Single rooms | 1,718€ | ||
Double rooms | 1,299€ | |||||
Jul 13 2024 | Jul 20 2024 | 10 | Single rooms | 1,718€ | ||
Double rooms | 1,299€ | |||||
Jul 20 2024 | Jul 27 2024 | 10 | Single rooms | 1,718€ | ||
Double rooms | 1,299€ | |||||
Jul 27 2024 | Aug 03 2024 | 10 | Single rooms | 1,718€ | ||
Double rooms | 1,299€ | |||||
Aug 03 2024 | Aug 10 2024 | 10 | Single rooms | 1,718€ | ||
Double rooms | 1,299€ | |||||
Aug 10 2024 | Aug 17 2024 | 10 | Single rooms | 1,718€ | ||
Double rooms | 1,299€ | |||||
Aug 17 2024 | Aug 24 2024 | 10 | Single rooms | 1,718€ | ||
Double rooms | 1,299€ | |||||
Aug 24 2024 | Aug 31 2024 | 10 | Single rooms | 1,718€ | ||
Double rooms | 1,299€ | |||||
Aug 31 2024 | Sep 07 2024 | 10 | Single rooms | 1,718€ | ||
Double rooms | 1,299€ | |||||
Sep 07 2024 | Sep 14 2024 | 10 | Single rooms | 1,668€ | ||
Double rooms | 1,249€ | |||||
Sep 14 2024 | Sep 21 2024 | 10 | Single rooms | 1,668€ | ||
Double rooms | 1,249€ | |||||
Sep 21 2024 | Sep 28 2024 | 10 | Single rooms | 1,668€ | ||
Double rooms | 1,249€ | |||||
Sep 28 2024 | Oct 05 2024 | 10 | Single rooms | 1,578€ | ||
Double rooms | 1,159€ | |||||
Oct 05 2024 | Oct 12 2024 | 10 | Single rooms | 1,578€ | ||
Double rooms | 1,159€ | |||||
Oct 12 2024 | Oct 19 2024 | 10 | Single rooms | 1,578€ | ||
Double rooms | 1,159€ |
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