Cycling in Italy can suit anybody's tastes! From mountain landscapes in the Alpine valleys to surprising roads through Appennine pastures, from flat rice fields along the Po river to an endless series of beaches and rocky shores along the seaside, from the famous art towns, with their historical and architectural heritage to countless archeological sites and beautiful ancient villages atop hills and mountains - Italy is full of wonders, both natural and cultural ones, and what better way to discover them than by bike?
The Italian National EuroVelo Coordinator's website provides plenty of information about cycling in Italy. Further information on cycle tourism is provided on their 'Bicitalia' website. Italian only.
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If a hotel, farmhouse, bed & breakfast or camp site is happy to accommodate cyclists, FIAB's Albergabici® service is the way to tell cyclists who are touring their area or just out for a day's excursion about their services. The website offers over 2000 places to stay, tailored for road bike, mtb or touring holidays and with e-maps to help you find accomodation along EuroVelo and national routes.
If you're interested in the network of Italian national long-distance routes, then this is the right site for you. The aim of the site is to provide online maps of the network of cycleways, together with information about places to stay in and points of interest. The Bicitalia network includes 20 national routes. Download the tracks under 'Routing/GPSx'!
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From Andalusia to Cyprus: 7,450 kilometres of cycling through world-famous destinations, wild nature and hidden beaches
The very best tips for cycling around Ferrara and Po Delta Park: detailed maps and useful information.
The “Ciclovia del Po” guidebook presented by FIAB and by Ediciclo editore is the best route available today for cyclists who want to travel along the two banks of the river, between Pian del Re, on the slopes of Monviso, and Cremona. In Italian.
The “Ciclovia del Po” guidebook presented by FIAB and by Ediciclo editore is the best route available today for cyclists who want to travel along the two banks of the river, between Cremona and Lanterna de Pila, on the Adriatic Sea. In Italian.
This cycling guide describes EuroVelo 7 from Landeck (Austria) to Verona (Italy). The perfect tool to guide you during your journey preparation and on the road: precise and very informative maps at a scale of 1:75,000, elevation and distance profiles, GPS tracks, accommodation and service directory, LiveUpdate, handlebar bag format, spiral-bound, laminated and tearproof. English translation of the map legend and the user's manual at esterbauer.com/international.
This cycling guide describes EuroVelo 7 cycle route in Austria from Möllbrücke and in Italy up to Brixen (184 km). The perfect tool to guide you during your journey preparation and on the road: maps at a scale of 1:50,000, elevation and distance profiles, GPS tracks, accommodation and services, LiveUpdate, handlebar bag format, spiral-bound, laminated. English translation of the map legend and the user's manual of the cycling guide available at esterbauer.com/international.
This cycling guide describes EuroVelo 7 in Italy between Bolzano and Rivoli Veronese (155 km). The perfect tool to guide you during your journey preparation and on the road: precise and very informative maps at a scale of 1:75,000, elevation and distance profiles, GPS tracks, accommodation and service directory, LiveUpdate, handlebar bag format, spiral-bound, laminated and tearproof. English translation of the map legend and the user's manual at esterbauer.com/international.
This cycling guide describes EuroVelo 8 in Italy between Sant’Anna (Veneto) and San Giovanni al Timavo (254 km) and in Slovenia between Santa Barbara/Korošci and Piran (55 km). The perfect tool before and during your journey: precise and informative maps, 1:75,000 scale, elevation and distance profiles, GPS tracks, accommodation and service directory. English translation of the map legend and the user manual of the guide available at esterbauer.com/international.
The Service Handbook contains plenty of information on the route's stages, accommodation, attractions, food etc. It was developed as part of the MEDCYCLETOUR project.
Download maps of the cycling routes in the Province of Mantua, Italy.
This cycling guide describes the section of EuroVelo 8 in Italy between Saluzzo and Porte Tolle (Po Delta) and between Sant’Anna (Veneto) and Venice (715 km). The perfect tool before and during your journey: precise and informative maps, 1:75,000 scale, elevation and distance profiles, GPS tracks, accommodation and service directory. Can be used without any knowledge of German. English translation of the map legend and the user manual of the guide available at esterbauer.com/international.
From Trieste to Poreč along the former Istrian railway, between Italy, Slovenia and Croatia. 144 pages, spiral-bound, and with GPX tracks for download. Available in Italian, German and English.
The tour offers the visit of the 3 UNESCO sites of Puglia and Basilicata: Castel del Monte, Matera and Alberobello, connected one to the next by very quiet country roads running along National or Regional Parks. The Greenway running along the Apulian Aqueduct is today open to the public in the first stretch, and offers the very best possible views of the landscape of valle d’Itria. Level of difficulty: medium (relaxed activity).
Experience the long distance cycling trip and vacation in one. From the start in timeless Venice on, beautiful coastal towns line up, first Italian, then Slovenian and finally Croatian, all of them pearls of Mediterranean architecture. Golden beaches and attractive coasts among them are captured in colorful rocks and lush greenery. The sun quickly warms the shallow sea and the atmosphere. The trip starts in Venice and ends in Pula, both known by good public transport connections.
The Via Francigena cycling itinerary takes you from the snowy peaks of Grand St. Bernard then through the Apennines. The scenery varies among millenary churches, continuing on the iconic dirt roads of Siena crossing the Val d’Orcia. You will be amazed by the beauty of Lake Bolsena and by the ancient road of the Via Cassia, still intact after 2000 years. Surprises continue, from the Roman amphitheater of Sutri, to the beautiful cycle path until your destination St. Peter Square.
This tailor made Trieste to Pula cycling tour, self guided, takes you from Italy, through Slovenia and into Croatia to explore the Istrian Peninsula. Cycle to pretty towns and along beautiful coastline, soaking up the culture and history of this unspoiled area.
Cycling on quiet country roads among colourful fields, with a beautiful backdrop of hills covered with silver-green olive groves and fertile vineyards. This leisure cycle tour, takes place mainly in the valley with only a few rolling parts, that will bring you to lively, medieval villages of the green valley ‘Valle Umbra‘, such as Assisi, Spello, Spoleto, Montefalco, Bevagna & Perugia. Thanks to the reduced daily distances, luggage transportation, you will have enough time to visit these towns.
The Valle Umbra is a great starting point for exploring the beautiful Umbria. This fertile valley, full of water and surrounded by green mountains and hills covered with olive groves and vineyards is an excellent place to have a relaxing cycling holiday. The valley is famous for its medieval towns and villages, because here we find them all: Assisi, Bevagna, Montefalco, Spello and Spoleto.
Umbria, nestling between Tuscany, Marche and Lazio, is maybe one of the smallest regions of Italy, but it has a wide range of different landscapes: from harsh gorges, to sweet green hills, wild woods to fertile plains transformed by varied cultivations; oases of fresh, crystal clear spring water and enchanting lakes. This cycle tour combines the beauty of nature with sightseeing in quiet little medieval towns.