Self-Guided Leisure Cycling Holiday - Green Heart of Umbria

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Assisi may be the main attraction for most, but our routes enable you to also soak up the lesser visited Spoleto, a visually stunning town situated right on the foothill of the Apennine Mountains.

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Holiday Highlights

Cycling from one medieval treasure to the next along the Valle Umbra
Visiting the World Heritage Site of San Francesco di Assisi
Marvelling over Giotto’s art in the Basilica of Assisi
Enjoying a platter of Umbrian bruschette
Meandering the narrow streets of Spoleto
Sampling crisp local wines

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Day	Description	Distance	Meals
1	Arrival in Perugia airport - Transfer to Assisi
2	Assisi to Casco dell'Acqua	16 Miles / 26 Kms Approx.	B
3	Spoleto Loop Ride	31 Miles / 51 Kms Approx.	B
4	Casco dell'Acqua to Torgiano	34 Miles / 55 Kms Approx.	B
5	Torgiano Loop Ride to Perugia or the Surrounding Area	15 or 29 Miles Approx or 24 or 47 Kms Approx.	B
6	Torgiano to Assisi	16 Miles / 26 Kms Approx.	B
7	Assisi Rest Day		B
8	Departure from Assisi - Transfer to Perugia Airport		B

Meals: B = Breakfast L = Lunch D = Dinner | Please keep in mind the distances and ascent information provided are intended to be indicative and may vary from the actuals due to accommodation changes or when compared on different GPS devices and software

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Holiday Information

This charming Italian tour sees you cycling on quiet country roads with a beautiful backdrop of hills. Umbria has been praised for its pure beauty since the Roman era, thanks to its greenery, refreshing springs, mountain streams and waterfalls. This gentle tour will take you through lively medieval villages and quaint towns in the green Valle Umbra such as Assisi, Spello, Foligno, Spoleto, Bevagna and Perugia. Due to the gentle nature of the trip, you'll have plenty of time to explore these towns.

The tour starts and ends close to Assisi, which rests on a mountainous branch of Monte Subasio. This beautiful pilgrimage town with its narrow alleys, cosy squares and many medieval monuments will make an unforgettable impression. On your first day, the scenic route winds its way through the fertile valley to Campello sul Ciltunno famous for its refreshing springs. After some exploring, you will take a short circular tour among olive groves to Spoleto. You will have plenty of time to visit this lively town, with many squares and lovely streets to wander. You'll have the chance to visit the Duomo with the frescoes of the Florentine painter Filippo Lippi, the Roman theatre, and the medieval bridge and aqueduct; Ponte delle Torri.

The second part of the tour will bring you to Torgiano and Perugia the capital of the province. You'll journey past Renaissance palaces, museums, impressive churches and tightly winding market streets. A short ride along the quiet country roads of the valley will bring you back to Assisi. Beautiful winding roads and charming views mean the best way to explore this region is in the saddle.

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Holiday Feedback

We all had an absolutely lovely time.

We all had an absolutely lovely time. My favourite day was our second day, and we used designated cycle paths all the way on the loop to Spoleto. Because it was a heatwave, we kept the journeys as short as possible and enjoyed quiet traffic-free pedalling, a leisurely lunch and sight-seeing in beautiful Spoleto, followed by the cool comfort of our lovely apartment at Casco del‘Acqua. We rounded the day off with an excellent meal at the Old Mill restaurant a short walk away from our B&B. Particular mention has to be made about the excellent accommodation, superb home-cooked food and friendliness provided by Carla and her family at Casco del‘Acqua.

We were very pleased with the two bikes (one was electric) and the kit. Paolo was really good at appearing quickly at our B&Bs when we had a couple of small issues with the bikes. Petra and Paolo provided a first class service. We really liked them as people as well as their role as holiday providers. Petra was very efficient when dealing with a couple of e-mails we sent to her during our trip about minor bike-related issues and suggestions for route way-marking. Paolo was consistently dependable, friendly, funny and very hardworking. The taxi service provided by Elio was excellent. By our special request, you had booked a taxi for us from our hotel in Perugia to your hotel in Assisi at the start. At the end, you had booked the taxi from your hotel in Assisi to Perugia railway station. Elio was precisely on-time, friendly and a careful driver. His taxi was comfortable people mover. Paolo managed the luggage transfers very well and we didn’t have to wait for delivery at the B&Bs despite our early arrivals after our short cycle rides

Stephen and Wendy, Hampshire
A wonderful time!

As usual all the hotels were great and in good locations. We had a wonderful time in Umbria and each day had a stand out moment.

Andrew, West Yorkshire