Cycling holidays Piedmont
Cycling: Piemont «Charme»
- 8 Days / 7 Nights
- Self-guided tour
Arrival in Turin
In the evening, you will have a personal tour briefing and bike distribution. The first capital of Italy is awaiting you with a lot of places of interest !
Turin – Pinerolo
On bike paths and side roads you cycle along the river Po. You should take your time for the rococo palace of Stupinigi which was designed by the architect Filippo Juvarra.
This palace was the residence for the family of Savoyen for many years. Through parks and along rivers you continue to Penerolo, which is famous for its well-known cavalry school.
Pinerolo – Saluzzo
You cycle on beautiful paths along fruit orchards and vineyards to Cavour with its quaint fortress “Rocca” – a hill in the middle of flat landscape. You will then reach medieval Saluzzo.
Saluzzo – Bra
Today you will pass the beautiful palaces of Manta and Costigliole. You should visit Benevagienna – a city with Roman roots – and its archaeological excavations. Afterwards you continue to Cherasco and Bra, which is the capital of gourmets. The organisation “Slow Food” was founded here.
Bra – Barolo – Alba
In Pollenzo – also a city with Roman roots – the University of “tastefulness” is located. After Barolo you have to manage some hills, but you will be “compensated” with Italians best wine afterwards. You have to taste! Along the river Tanaro you continue to Alba (very famous for truffles).
Alba – Asti
Today you cycle in the region of Roero. On your way you will see the palaces of Guarene and Cisterna – the museum can be visited. Your overnight stay is in Asti which is a very cultural city. It is famous for its sparkling wine and the rivalry of Palio.
Asti – Chieri – Turin
Your tour leads you on secondary paths and along small rivers back to Turin where you first started your tour. On your way, you will see romantic villages. In Chieri, tasty vines tempt you to have another glass of wine before travelling back to Turin by train.
Departure or extension
Tour character
You cycle on bike paths and side roads. The first two stages are predominantly flat. Afterwards the tour course has a rather hilly routing. On the stage from Bra to Barolo to Alba there are also a few longer ascents to cycle. In the cities you cycle on roads with heavier traffic.
| Season 1 23.03.2024 - 12.04.2024 28.09.2024 - 12.10.2024 Arrival Saturday | Season 2 13.04.2024 - 10.05.2024 07.09.2024 - 27.09.2024 Arrival Saturday | Season 3 11.05.2024 - 06.09.2024 Arrival Saturday | |
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| Piedmont Round Trip, 8 days, IT-PIRTT-08X | |||
| Base price | 1'165.- | 1'319.- | 1'435.- |
| Surcharge single room | 525.- | 525.- | 525.- |
Category: 3*- and 4*-hotels
| Season 1 Mar 23, 2024 - Apr 12, 2024 Sep 28, 2024 - Oct 12, 2024 Arrival Saturday | Season 2 Apr 13, 2024 - May 10, 2024 Sep 7, 2024 - Sep 27, 2024 Arrival Saturday | Season 3 May 11, 2024 - Sep 6, 2024 Arrival Saturday | |
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| Turin | |||
| Double room p. P. | 99.- | 99.- | 99.- |
| Surcharge single room | 65.- | 65.- | 65.- |
Included:
- Accommodation as mentioned, incl. breakfast
- Welcome briefing (German, English)
- Daily luggage transfer
- Carefully elaborated route
- Detailed travel documents 1 x per room (German, English, French)
- 1 Train journey from Chieri – Turin incl. your bike
- App for Navigation and GPS-data
- Service hotline
Note:
- Tourist tax, if due, is not included in the price
- Bicycle rental, including bicycle insurance
- Reservation fee of CHF 20.- per adult (incl. legally required customer money protection)
Arrival/Parking/Departure:
- Turin train station
- Turin or Milano airport
- Multi-storey car park, costs approx. CHF 29.- per day, no reservation possible/necessary
Other important information:
- The distance travelled is approximate and may differ from the actual distance.
- Travel cancellation insurance, including travel interruption insurance is recommended.
