top 10 places to bike in italy

Top 10 Places to Bike in Italy

An active vacation by seeing Italy on two wheels...

Italy has a long history of cycling with the Giro d’Italia being one of the world’s most competitive and famous races. These are our top 10 places to bike in Italy.

Giro d’Italia

This world renowned three-week long race is one of the cycling world’s most important. The route changes every year but always covers a lot of the country.

Abruzzo

This off the beaten track destination is a favorite for mountain bikers. Climb hills dotted with silvery olive trees into the Gran Sasso mountain range.

Amalfi Coast

Ride the 40 kilometers of the legendary SS163 with its numerous twists and turns and breathtaking views. You can also climb the steep cliffs up from the town of Amalfi to Ravello for unbelievably spectacular views.

One of the roads along the Amalfi Coast

Try the route from pastel Positano up to Sant’Agata sui Due Golfi and you can glimpse both the Amalfi and the Sorrentine coasts.

Dolomites

Start in the swanky ski resort of Cortina d’Ampezzo and take your bike onto the chair lifts that will bring you high up into the mountain range for a thrilling ride back down.

You can opt to stay in the South Tyrollean town of Bolzano and ride to the Seiser Alm, the largest Alpine meadow in Italy.

Florence

Ride along the Arno River or head to the city’s largest park, the Parco delle Cascine. For a day trip out of Florence, heading in almost any direction you will find vineyards and rolling hills.

Spend a day in Chianti, biking, eating and drinking the region’s specialties.

Lucca

This gem of a Tuscan town is one of Italy’s cycling capitals. The town was recently the starting point for the Road Cycling World Championship.

Steep walls from the middle ages surround Lucca and along the top of these walls is a 4.3 kilometer loop for strolling and cycling.

Piedmonte

This region at the foothills of the Alps offers scenic vineyards, hilltop towns, fertile valleys and mountain scenery.

Rome

The bike path along long sections of the Lungotevereis car free.

The ancient Appia Antiqua was once the most important roads in ancient Rome. Ride along large stones that date back over 2,000 years under green umbrella pines and see incredible archeological sites.

Sardinia

Sardinia’s wild interiors and spectacular coastline make it an incredible destination for a biking trip. You can choose a leisurely itinerary along the glamorous Costa Smerelda.

Challenge yourself with some rigorous mountain biking in the interior near the ancient mine of Sulcis.

Venice

While riding a bike (even roller-skates and skateboard) is forbidden in Venice, you take a vaporetto to one of the islands, Lido, Sant’ Erasmo or Pellestrina and visit some of the lagoons’ lesser known areas.

In Lido, you can ride safely along a 5 km stone breakwater built by the Venice Republic in the XVIII century known as Murazzi.

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