After your arrival into Perugia airport, we’ll pick you up and transfer you to your first accommodation, set in a rural location, around 7kms from Assisi. Here you’ll be met by a local representative who will chat through the trip ahead and will fit your bikes (if hiring).

There are lots of facilities at your hotel which you can make use of from tennis or fishing to the hotel pool, from where you’ll have a stunning view of Assisi. Depending on flight times, you may have time to venture into Assisi, a medieval city in which history, traditions and art are harmoniously combined. Hopefully you’ll have some time to wander through the small alleys, stopping at cosy squares and of course having your first ice cream of the trip! There’s lots to see including the Basilicas of St. Francis and St. Clare, museums and the Roman Forum.

• Meals: Breakfast

After breakfast it’s time to get on your bikes as you begin to discover the green Umbrian Valley – there’s plenty to get excited about! With a lovely little downhill section, along quiet streets, you’ll reach Spello, which is fiercely situated on the slopes of Mount Subasio.

The city has preserved its medieval charm and you’ll soon find yourself exploring alleys and cheerful squares, surrounded by flowering balconies. Leaving your bikes at the foot of the historic centre, it’s a short walk uphill to visit the main sights of the city: the churches of Santa Maria Maggiore and St. Andrea, the Pinacoteca (art gallery), the Roman mosaics and the Porta Consolare (Roman Gate).

There are plenty of gelateria to choose from to re-fuel (if you need any excuses), before cycling back to your hotel through cultivated fields planted with cereals, sunflowers, vines and olive trees. This afternoon there’s time for a spot of wine-tasting for the adults, whilst your children can enjoy a treasure hunt in the vineyard!

• Meals: Breakfast

This morning you will cycle to Santa Maria Degli Angeli, where there’s plenty of time visit the basilica; the impressive dome covers the Porziuncola, where St. Francis and his friends lived. If you didn’t have chance to visit Assisi on your arrival, then you can leave your bikes here and take a bus up to Assisi, which is built on a hilltop.

Back on the bikes and cycling along quiet country roads, you’ll reach Torgiano; here you’ll find some reminders of the village’s glorious past, including the Baglioni Tower and the remains of the ancient city wall. Torgiano is situated at the confluence of the River Tiber and one of its tributaries (Chiascio), making it a fertile wine region. The Museum of Wine and Olive Oil, situated in the 17th century Graziani-Baglioni Palace, is worth a visit. In the museum, the history of cultivation of grapes and olives is explained and documented by archaeological finds and ceramics.

• Meals: Breakfast

The Umbrian countryside will be your companion for the day today as you cycle to Bevagna; a rare example of a historic centre built on a plain rather than on a hill, Bevagna boasts both a Roman and medieval aspect. Piazza Silvestri is a very interesting square to visit – a cheerful meeting place for the locals, with its gothic Palazzo dei Consoli and two Romanesque churches, Roman mosaics and a medieval house.

• Meals: Breakfast

Today is dedicated to reaching Foligno, a welcoming city situated on the River Topino. Here you’ll have time to visit the Duomo and its late Gothic Palazzo Trinci, which hosts the Pinacoteca and the archaeological museum; you can go shopping in Corso Cavour or stop at Piazza della Republica for a rest and of course the obligatory ice cream!

From Foligno you will continue cycling among cultivated fields and canals to your home for the night, in Casco dell‘Acqua. The accommodation, a beautiful eco-guesthouse, is situated along the River Clitunno, a great spot for enjoying the local countryside or simply relaxing by the pool.

• Meals: Breakfast, dinner

It’s your last day in the saddle today, when you’ll reach Spoleto; which you can’t miss, even from a distance, because of its fortress which dominates the city from above. You will enter the city on a bike path and, after Porta Garibaldi, you can leave your bikes and discover Spoleto on foot.

The historic centre and its Duomo, the Ponte delle Torri (Tower Bridge), the fortress, the Roman house and the amphitheatre are situated in the upper part of the city. After you’ve explored, it’s just a short ride to your hotel, situated just outside the city in the beautiful countryside.

Tonight you’ll have the option to put your skills to the test and try out some pizza making (and ultimately eating the result!) – a brilliant way to spend your final evening in Italy!

• Meals: Breakfast

It’s time to say Ciao to your cycling adventure and to begin your journey home. We have arranged a transfer for you back to Perugia airport, but if you‘re not ready to say goodbye yet and would like some extra time in the region then just let the Skedaddle office know and we can help you with arrangements.