You’ll be met on arrival at Perugia airport and transferred to Assisi (approx. 30 minutes), to your first hotel. After your transfer, your bikes will be fitted and a local representative will provide you with your route notes and maps, and will brief you on the adventures to come.

• Meals: Breakfast

You’ll leave your first hotel and cycle along the slopes of Mount Subasio to Spello. There is enough time this morning to wander around this charming ancient town, pleasantly situated on the southern slopes of Mount Subasio. In urban, architectural and artistic terms Spello is an extremely interesting town, displaying many features dating back to the Roman and medieval eras. Spello is known as ‘the town of flowers’ due to its many colourful little alleys embellished with greenery and flowers.

After Spello you’ll descend to Foligno, in the valley. You’ll pass along the main square with its beautiful Duomo which still has a Romanesque facade. Continuing along the lively main shopping street you’ll leave the town and cycle the last kms of your route across the fertile valley with its vibrant fields and rippling waterways. Your accommodation for the evening is a country house situated in the village Casco dell‘Acqua.

• Meals: Breakfast

This morning, a short tour among olive groves will take you to Spoleto. You’ll see Spoleto from afar, with its castle dominating the hilltop on which the medieval part of town is built, (the centre is still largely inside the medieval town walls). Spoleto is famous for its music festival ‘Dei due Mondi’ held in the first weeks of July.

There is plenty to see today, including the cathedral with its famous frescoes by the Florentine painter Filippo Lippi, the Roman house and theatre, with an annexed archaeological museum. Leaving Spoleto you’ll cycle among the fields back to Casco dell’Acqua.

• Meals: Breakfast

Biking through an undulating landscape you will see Montefalco from a distance. At the foot of this town you will have the option to continue along the valley directly to Bevagna or to visit Montefalco itself. If deciding on the latter, you’ll first have to conquer a steep climb as Montefalco sits at 472m/1548ft above sea level! Worth it though for the panoramic views!

Montefalco is well-known for its excellent wines, Rosso di Montefalco and Sagrantino produced on the sunny slopes around the town. Of course it is almost impossible to leave the town without tasting them in one of the many wine bars.

From Montefalco you’ll go downhill to Bevagna. This town has a lovely medieval square with a fountain and two Romanesque churches. The square is a real meeting place for the friendly inhabitants of the town. After the last hill you will reach Torgiano, at the confluence of the rivers Chiascio and Tiber (Tevere).

• Meals: Breakfast

Riding to Perugia (24 Km)

This route takes you to the neighbouring town of Perugia, the capital of the province. A short cycle tour takes you to the station in Ponte S.Giovanni at the foot of Perugia. From here, a local train will take you into the historical centre of Perugia. The centre is a vibrant location, with its quaint alleys and characteristic town squares. The renaissance palaces, medieval churches, museums and many galleries will make a lasting impression. After your visit you will return by train and bike to the peaceful, hospitable town of Torgiano.

A Ride Through Torgiano’s Surroundings (23 Km)

Close to Torgiano (3.7miles/6 km) is the village of Deruta which has, in part, managed to retain the highly distinctive features of its medieval buildings. Deruta is universally famous for its ceramics. The origins of this ancient art go back as far as the Etruscan times and nowadays the many local workshops still make excellent quality ceramics. Numerous Italian and foreign museums have pieces of Deruta ceramics on show, including the Victoria and Albert Museum. The town hall hosts the art gallery and the ceramics museum.

The next stop is the sanctuary of Madonna del Bagno, which was built after a miracle, which took place in the year 1657. Inside the church there are more than 600 votive tiles, all testimony to the tradition of the Deruta ceramics. Cycling through a beautiful rolling landscape you’ll pass typical Umbrian hamlets like Casalalta. Your cycle back to Torgiano is through the Tiber valley. Torgiano, like Montefalco, is famous for its excellent red and white wines and you’ll also have the chance to visit the fascinating wine museum. Next to the museum you can sample the wines of the Lungarotti family in the ‘osteria’.

• Meals: Breakfast

Today you will cross the valley, cycling on quiet country roads. Assisi stands proudly in the distance, built upon a hilltop like many other Umbrian towns. Before reaching Assisi, you’ll have the chance to visit the Franciscan basilica in S.Maria degli Angeli. The humble little chapel ‘Porziuncola’ where Saint Francis came to pray still lies under its impressive dome.

After a short steep climb, you’ll reach the beautiful historical centre of Assisi. Once you wander through the town, you’ll agree that it was worth the effort. You will have enough time to visit some of the main monuments of the town, like the Basilica of Saint Francis with its beautiful frescoes by the painters Giotto, Simone Martini, Cimabue and Pietro Lorenzetti. Your overnight stay will be in the hotel where you started your tour outside Assisi.

• Meals: Breakfast

With so much to see in Assisi, today you have time to explore its surroundings. An optional loop ride will take you through Assisi around its most important cultural monuments. From the Porta Cappuccini town gate, you can alternatively opt for a walk through a tangle of little alleys and medieval squares. You will pass by the remains of an amphitheatre, the medieval castle, the basilica of St. Francis, the temple of Minerva, the church ‘Chiesa Nuova’ and the basilica of St. Clare, finally walking down to the monastery of St. Damiano. You can then continue down the valley, back in the saddle, to the Basilica and then your accommodation.

Wine tasting can be arranged in a nearby local winery, please let us know if you would like us to organise this.

• Meals: Breakfast

Time to head to the airport for flights home (the transfer is approximately 30 minutes).