Gourmet Piedmont 8-day Cycling Tour

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?

Details for connoisseurs:

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.

Highlights at a glance:

• Asti – a city full of culture: the city is not only famous for its sparkling wine of the same name, but also for the competition ‘Palio’. A horse race, where competitors fight to become the year’s champion.
• A class of wine in Barbareco: you will cycle through the most famous wine town in Italy. The home of Barolo. Treat yourself to a glass of wine and watch the Italians hurry by from the comfort of your chair.  

Useful information:

Over eight days you will cycle through Piedmont - home to truffles, wine and chocolate. Most of the time you will cycle on low-traffic side roads. On the shorter stages in days three and four, there is plenty time to enjoy leisurely pauses. The route is ideal for the ambitious holiday cyclist. Overall the route is quite hilly with short, but steep passages. Each day features between 35 and 50kms. So you earn a little treat in the evening! Do you love everything that smells, tastes delicious and causes goosebumps on the skin? Then this bike trip to Piedmont is just for you! 

Tour character: Level 3

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.

Included in the Cycling Tour:

• 7 nights accommodation in 4* star hotels and agritourism farmhouses
• Breakfast
• 3 x gourmet meals in the agriturismi
• Welcome briefing (German, English)
• Luggage transfer between the hotels
• Well developed route
• Detailed travel documents 1x per room (German, English with route maps, route description, local attractions, important telephone numbers)
• 1 Transfer by train or bus to Superga incl. your bike
• GPS-data is available and app navigation
• Service hotline

Not included in the tour:

• Drinks
• Bike rental, including rental bike insurance
• Tourist tax, if due

Arrival/parking/departure:

• Turin train station
• Turin and Milano Malpensa airport
• Multi-storey car park, costs approx 15 EUR per day, to be paid for at the time, no reservation possible/necessary
• Departure Saturdays only

Please book your bike (99 EUR) or e-bike (239 EUR) when you book the tour: [email protected]

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