Val d’Orcia bike tour
Siena and Val d’Orcia bike tour:
vineyards, medieval villages and Mount Amiata.
Round trip starts and arrives in Siena to discover one of the most fascinating and beautiful area of Tuscany. The Val d’Orcia (UNESCO World Heritage site from 1994) with its wide grasslands, hills with villages on their tops, the Mount Amiata and many roads with no traffic is the ideal destination for cyclists.
There you will enjoy our exceptional culinary tradition, you will taste the famous Brunello di Montalcino wine, Pienza pecorino cheese, Tuscan oil and many others typical products.
From Siena, passing through Montalcino, you will climb up to Amiata and you will come back to Siena through the beautiful lunar landscapes of the Crete Senesi.
Highlights
• The medieval perched villages of Montalcino, Pienza, san Quirico d’Orcia
• The Sant’Antimo Abbey and Monte Oliveto Maggiore
• the best Tuscan food and wine tradition: tasting the Brunello di Montalcino wine and the cheese “Pecorino di Pienza”
• the natural thermal baths of Bagni san Filippo
What is included in the price:
- Welcome briefing with a Tuscany by bicycle staff member:
- 5 nights in 3star hotel
- 5 breakfast buffet;
- 1 wine tastings of Brunello di Montalcino;
- maps, trip notes and detailed route directions;
- GPX tracks;
- Medical and baggage insurance.
Not included
- meals;
- tourist tax to pay at the hotel (about 10 € per person for the entire holiday);
- admission to museums
- anything else not mentioned in ‘What is included in the price’.
Are you afraid the tour is too demanding?
Do you want to enjoy the landscapes without getting too tired?
RENT AN EBIKE AND ENJOY YOUR HOLIDAY SAFELY!
Short day-by-day program
Siena: arrival. Possibility to book extra nights.
Siena – Montalcino, 55 km, elevation gain + 850 m. Through the Val d’Arbia you will arrive in Montalcino
Montalcino – Abbadia San Salvatore, 44 km, elevation gain +1000 m. The southern area of the Val d’Orcia: the beautiful St. Antimo Abbey and the challenging Monte Amiata climb.
Abbadia San Salvatore – San Quirico d’Orcia, 53 km, elevation gain +650 m. Bagni San Filippo, a real jewel spa at the base of Mount Amiata, the beautiful village of Pienza and San Quirico d’Orcia.
San Quirico d’Orcia – Siena, 56 km, elevation gain +650 m. You will come back to Siena through the famous Crete Senesi.
Siena: departure. Possibility to book extra nights and to combine with tour: Eroica
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