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Serene Tuscany, Umbria and Latium
Florence to Rome

Type:	Self-Guided/Guided
Level:	Moderate
Duration:	7 nights
Distance:	29 miles/day average
Departure Dates:	Self-Guided: Saturdays 4/24, 5/15, 6/5, 6/26, 9/4, 9/25, 10/16/2010 Guided: Saturdays 4/24, 5/15, 6/5, 6/26, 9/4, 9/25, 10/16/2010
Base Price:	Self-Guided: €748 Guided: €998
Start City:	Florence
End City:	Rome
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Description

Traveling across the countryside by bike in Italy means mostly traveling while the sun is shining. As the tour leads you through the ‘green heart’ of Italy, a really good atmosphere is guaranteed. This tour, from Florence to Rome shows the country from another side: calm, mystical and some-times unexplored. During the approx. 290 km you will see cities like Assisi, Perugia, Spoleto or Narni, displaying an incredible wealth of art treasures, which take their visitors back to the Middle Ages. Because the shapes of the cities have hardly been changed, the landscape appears harmonious and inviting. On mostly lonely roads the tour leads through the valleys of the Apennines and through the softly curved hills of the Trasimeno Lake. Raging torrents, fascinating ravines and the roaming flocks of sheep shape this part of Italy. You can reconnoiter this terrain by bike. Then you smell the sweet odors, rest in taverns and fortify yourself for the next stages. At the end, the Eternal City of Rome awaits you. There, you should put aside your bike and enjoy its vitality by having a cappuccino or a glass of red wine. You will never forget the previous stages through the small and secluded villages in Umbrian. The experience will become alive once again in your memory and you will promise to yourself that you will go on another biking tour through Tuscany and Umbria.

Route Features:
The stages from Florence to Assisi are mostly flat; then hilly. Nearly just on small roads, country lanes and little used side streets. Only some very short sections are on normally used streets. There are fascinating stages along the bank of the Trasimeno Lake, along rivers and through the untainted nature of Umbria.
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Daily Program

All photos are from our own Florence to Rome tour with Eurofun in September 2005. It was great!

1st Day: Florence
Individual arrival. Welcome event in the hotel by the travel courier, introductory talk and common dinner at group tour.

2nd Day: Florence – Passignano sul Trasimeno (approx. 70 km/43 miles by train, 60 km/37 miles by bike)
In the morning a trip to Arezzo by train. Visit to the splendid churches and palaces in this city of antiquities and gold. By bike on beautiful lanes through the wide plain of Valdichiana, constantly accompanied by the hill and mountain silhouettes of Southern Tuscany. You pass Cortona, up to the Trasimeno Lake, the battlefield where Hannibal fought against the Romans. Wonderful view over the Trasimeno Lake. Overnight stay in a village at the lake.

3rd Day: Passignano sul Trasimeno – Perugia (approx. 35 km/22 miles)
Along the lake to Torricella. On small and secluded lanes to Perugia – through wide fields, softly hilly landscapes and idyllic villages. Sightseeing tour in Perugia: buildings like the San Lorenzo Cathedral, Palazzo dei Priori and the Arco Etrusco are impressive.

4th Day: Perugia – Assisi (approx. 30 km/19 miles)
Only a few kilometers to the home town of St. Francis, Assisi. Discover the beautiful town and cathedrals while a city tour (group tour: guided tour)

5th Day: Assisi – Spoleto (approx. 55 km/34 miles)
Along the enormous “Monte Subasio” to Spello (town of middle age). Along the dam to Spoleto. Towns like Montefalco, Trevi and Campello situated around the hills.

6th Day: Spoleto – Terni (approx. 25-35 km/16-22 miles)
Embedded between mountains, accompanied by a wonderful landscape, you bike to Terni. Terni is well-known for its pastry shops and the most creative cuisine in the whole region! In the afternoon the famous marble falls can be visited.

7th Day: Terni – Rome (approx. 65 km/40 miles + train)
The first stage from Narni to Calvi is quite hilly. Enjoy the calmness and seclusion of the small Umbrian town at the foot of the ‘Sabine mountains’, before you go by train from Poggio Mirteto into the hectic large city Rome. “All roads lead to Rome”, it is said and that’s why we are here. HINT: The luggage has to be taken along with the train at train ride to Rome!

8th Day: Rome
Individual return journey. Guided sightseeing tour for guided tour.

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Services
Self-Guided:

Welcome and orientation meeting at first hotel

Accommodation in chosen hotels

Breakfast buffet or extended breakfast

Luggage transport from Florenz to Poggio Mirteto

Carefully researched route

One set of detailed travel documents (maps, route description, places of interest, important telephone numbers) per room

Service – hotline during the tour

All transfers according to the program

Train tickets Florence – Arezzo and Poggio Mirteto - Rome

Marked route

Guided:

Company of a trained travel courier who knows about the country

Eurofun-bus during the whole tour

Accommodation in chosen hotels

Breakfast buffet

At least a 3-course evening meal often in restaurants or trattorias

Luggage transport from hotel to hotel

All admissions and guided tours according to the program

Detailed travel material

Carefully researched route

Sightseeing tours in Arezzo, Spello and Spoleto and partly in Florence

Guided tours in Assisi, Perugia and Rome

All transfers according to the program
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Dates
Self-Guided: Saturdays 4/24, 5/15, 6/5, 6/26, 9/4, 9/25, 10/16/2010

Guided: Saturdays 4/24, 5/15, 6/5, 6/26, 9/4, 9/25, 10/16/2010
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Tour Price (per person, double occupancy)
Self-Guided:
€748: Double room
€218: Single Supplement (if 1 person per room)
€60: Bike Rental
€140: Electrically assisted bike

Additional Nights:
Florence:
Double room: €76
Single room: €105

Rome:
Double room: €82
Single room: €130

Guided:
€998: Double room
€218: Single Supplement (if 1 person per room)
€60: Bike Rental
€140: Electrically assisted bike

Additional Nights:
Florence:
Double room: €76
Single room: €105

Rome:
Double room: €82
Single room: €130
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Travel Information
Nearest Airport to Start: Florence
Nearest Train Station to Start: Florence

Nearest Airport to End: Rome
Nearest Train Station to End: Rome

Transfers via van are available on the final day from Rome to Florence (reservations required, €60).

Parking in Florence available for €10/day (reservations not possible)
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