2017 Brochure for Tour Operators. Cycling and Bike & boat tours

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1 2017 rochur for Tour prators Cycling and ik & boat tours irolibro srl via Conforto da Costozza, Vicnza T

2 Cycling and ik & boat tours ik & oat U ASS U TUS Slctd hotls W handpick your clints accommodation to nsur it s both comfortabl and convnintly locatd for th tour. asy cycling n th mov but rlaxd. ff th batn track but all organisd for you. ik & Family oadbik FANC Luggag transfr All includd in th pric, as thy cycl from hotl to hotl. Your clints njoy thir biking w tak car of thir bags. 3 Tour typs Slf-guidd, guidd and tailor-mad: choos your option. TALY nfo matrial W prid ourslvs on our tour-spcific maps, dtaild roadbooks and ad-hoc travl guids. Popl just lov thm. ik rntal vr 1,500 biks, all spcially dsignd and prsonally assmbld by our mchanics to suit our tours. Assistanc ur Hlplin is availabl 7 days a wk. Support at hand whn ncssary. rléans as for nothrn Franc Vicnza Company HQ and as for northrn taly Arls as for southrn Franc Lcc as for southrn taly CNTACTS irolibro SL Via Conforto da Costozza Vicnza Vat Numbr T Monday to Friday 8.30 to and to (MT +1) Tl (+39) Fax (+39) booking@girolibro.it raphics: About us About irolibro...p. 4 Tour Typ...p. 6 ur iks...p. 8 Accompanying Matrial...p. 10 rns guids... p. 12 Utilitis for tour oprators p. 14 ur bargs...p. 18 Lif on board... p. 22 Chartring... p. 24 ik and oat booking conditions... p. 33 ik & oat in taly Mantua Vnic... p. 26 Vnic Mantua... p. 27 olzano Mantua Vnic p. 28 ik & oat in Franc Aigus-Morts Avignon..p. 30 Avignon Aigus-Morts...p. 31 in taly Vnic Lands...p. 36 Vicnza Vnic... p. 38 Vnic Lagoon round tour p. 39 olzano Vrona Vnic..p. 40 nnsbruck Vrona/Vnic p. 42 siapass Vrona/Mantua p. 44 olzano Vrona...p. 46 siapass olzano... p. 47 olzano assano Vnic p. 48 olzano Cortina Vnic p. 49 St. Moritz rnina Como Lak p. 50 South Tyrol Vallys...p. 51 Vnic Porč... p. 52 Lak arda Vnic... p. 54 Lak arda Adriatic... p. 55 Lak arda... p. 56 Vnto Thrmal aths... p. 57 Pidmont... p. 58 Tuscany: Pisa Sina... p. 59 Tuscany: Pisa Flornc..p. 60 Tuscany: Chianti...p. 61 Umbria... p. 62 Apulia short brak... p. 63 Apulia...p. 64 Apulia: manor farms...p. 66 Sicily... p. 67 in Franc Loir Vally: rléans Saumur...p. 68 rléans Tours...p. 70 lois Ambois...p. 71 Paris London...p. 72 Provnc Camargu... p. 74 ik & Family in taly Lak arda... p. 78 Vicnza Abano... p. 79 South Tyrol...p. 80 ik & Family in Franc Loir Vally... p. 81 oadbik in taly olzano Vnic...p. 84 South Tyrol... p. 85 Vnic Lands...p. 86 Lak arda... p. 87 Pidmont... p. 88 Tuscany...p. 89 -bik availabl

3 rochur 2017 About irolibro About irolibro rochur 2017 AUT L Simply put: w ar th xprts for cycling holidays in taly and Franc. ur rputation is built on trid and tstd tours that ar accssibl to most cyclists, dsignd along quit and njoyabl routs. W r also rnownd for th quality of our biks, rliabl support, gnrous info packs, comfy accommodation and som grat food to go with it. ASY CYCLN, SMAT WKN U TP DSNS ur brand nw hadquartrs in Vicnza U TU LADS VST US N VCNZA From product managmnt and logistics to markting, from sals staff and numbr crunchrs to tour ladrs, from mchanics to drivrs ovr 40 popl work in synrgy to provid your clints with th bst possibl holiday xprinc. ur brand nw hadquartrs ar locatd in historic Vicnza, not far from Vnic, and consist of 1,500 m² of offics, soundproof walls and workshops (all in qual masur). Not forgtting 70 moving dsks, 15 pottd lmon trs and whn th huffing and puffing all gts too much a Staff Chillout Zon as wll. Tak a virtual tour of our hadquartr girolibro.com/virtualtour Mting our clints rqusts is a mattr of prid. W can supplmnt or adapt our srvics to your nds; w can xtnd stags or arrang spcific dparturs. r why not ask us to dsign a nw itinrary xclusivly for you, whthr th dstination s in th brochur or not? W lov a good challng. Hand-pickd, profssional and thoroughly traind, our tour ladrs also attnd a spcial irolibro training wknd vry yar. Thir job is to do what it says on th can: Lad Tours. Thy will b familiar with all things local from th popl and thir cultur to th trrain and th sits and thy r thr to mak th xprinc as rich and njoyabl as possibl. S thir latst training wknd: vimo.com/girolibro S NSD our workshop girolibro.com/ virtualtour 4 irolibro - via Conforto da Costozza, Vicnza - T booking@girolibro.it - irolibro - via Conforto da Costozza, Vicnza - T booking@girolibro.it - 5

4 rochur 2017 Tour typ Tour typ rochur 2017 WHCH N S F M? Slf-guidd / guidd / Tailor-mad, it s your CHC! Som lik cycling undr thir own stam, othrs prfr a carfr guidd tour, whil som may ask for a tailor-mad holiday... What dos not chang is our willingnss to plas all and sundry. UDD TUS Th idal holiday for th cyclist who njoys th company of othrs and mting lik-mindd popl. Plus, th pac of mind of travlling with a Tour Ladr: thy guid th group along th rout and ar informd about all things local; thy ar also thr to hlp if ncssary and gnrally run th show. Th following ar availabl as group tours in this brochur: Mantua Vnic by ik and oat (p. 26), Provnc Camargu by ik and oat (p. 30), Vnic Lands (p. 36), olzano Vrona Vnic (p. 40), Paris London (p. 72). SLF-UDD TUS For th indpndnt ridr whthr solo or with frinds and family following our own st rout using our maps and dtaild dirctions for ach stag. No group, no Tour Ladr: just ridr and bik. irolibro will book your hotls, transfr your luggag from stop to stop, and provid you with all ncssary information matrial and assistanc. You will b spoilt for choic: discovr taly on two whls, had to to or why not had for Franc and discovr som its most bautiful rgions? TAL-MAD TUS Whthr it s for a spcial intrst group, an xtndd family clan or a trib of frinds; for an association, a club or a businss: w can adapt our xisting tours or crat nw ons from scratch. Flxibility is th nam of this particular gam: 1) hotls pickd to suit your nds, 2) shortr or longr cycling strtchs as rqustd, 3) customisd background matrial, 4) an xprt Tour Ladr. And ths ar th cards w play with: 5) top quality hir biks (pp. 8-9), 6) bik trailrs to transport thm anywhr around urop (up to 200), 7) floating hotls for any ik and oat tours (s pp ), 8) Plus, w can book th bst rstaurants, uidd tours and any othr xtra srvic. 6 irolibro - via Conforto da Costozza, Vicnza - T booking@girolibro.it - irolibro - via Conforto da Costozza, Vicnza - T booking@girolibro.it - 7

5 rochur 2017 iks iks rochur 2017 U KS vr 1,500 bicycls assmbld by our own mchanics spcifically with your nds in mind. U XPNC, YU WHLS UNSX CYCL Dor Shimano: 27 gars availabl also with Nxus Shimano: 7 gars with pdal brak. MN S CYCL Dor Shimano: 27 gars availabl also with Nxus Shimano: 7 gars with pdal brak. ACN K With carbon fork and Shimano Tiagra. SPCALSTS AND CAFTSMN irolibro s unmistakabl orang bik (brandd with our famous rn!) is assmbld in Vicnza. t s a low-ntry citybik with an aluminium fram, mudguards, a saddlbag rack, comfortabl gl saddl, puncturrsistant Schwalb Marathon tyrs, and with rsponsiv braks and gars. At th point of hir w also provid watrproof rtlib saddlbags, handlbar bag or mapholdr, rpair kit and combination lock all for fr. All biks ar srvicd, tund and cland prior to ach dpartur. HANDLA A klickfix.d connction TANDM DP Low ntry, 8 gars: th prfct tandm for a cycling tour. pdalpowr.d TANDM PN volutionary, asily manouvrabl. Prfct vision for both. has-biks.com PA KT Ncssary quipmnt to adjust th haldlbar and rplac th tub in cas of punctur. Th kit includs: - on pump - on tub - on Alln kys - tyr lvrs - patchs and mastic salant LCTC KS y popular dmand, irolibro has now invstd in a considrabl numbr of -biks, much favourd by cyclists who lov th rat utdoors, but prfr to lt th bik tak th strain. With powr-assistd pdalling, anyon can njoy a cycling holiday ths days. FLY T8.1 MDL Low-ntry fram Panasonic or osch battris of top safty and long lif. Panasonic motor (36 V, 15 AH Capacity, 540 WH availabl powr) ars: Nxus 8-spd. ang: approx 9 (flat trrain, avrag spd) KALKHFF AATTU MDL Motor: 36 volts, 540WH availabl powr mpuls, locatd cntrally. Th high-capacity battry is scurd to th sat tub. ars: Nxus 8-spd. ang: approx. 9 (flat trrain, avrag spd). FAMLY TANDM A vrsatil bik for cycling with mor than on child (ags 3-10) ondrwatrfits.nl FLLWM-TANDM Also availabl (ags 4-7): th child s bik can b lockd firmly onto th tail of th adult s bik whn ncssary. followm-tandm.com CHLD TAL With on sat (ags 0-4). croozr.com 8 irolibro - via Conforto da Costozza, Vicnza - T booking@girolibro.it - irolibro - via Conforto da Costozza, Vicnza - T booking@girolibro.it - 9

6 rochur 2017 Accompanying Matrial Accompanying Matrial rochur 2017 ADK, TAVL UDS, MAPS AND ACKUP n distinguishing fatur is th quality of th accompanying matrial w provid. n fact, our main wintrtim occupation, back at had offic, is compiling, updating and fin-tuning th information that hlps mak your holiday a succss. VYTHN YU CUSTM NDS YU L YU L YU L YU L 4 7 NF-PACK SLF-UDD TUS W provid on complt info-pack pr room/cabin, containing: 1. Travl documnts (tour nots, final tour dtails, vouchrs, hotl list...) 2. Luggag labls 3. Handlbar bag 4. Watr bottl (1 pr ik) 5. irolibro rns oadbook (pp ) 6. irolibro rns Maps (pp ) 7. irolibro rns Cycling uid (pp ) or producd by anothr publishr n rqust and adding an xtra cost, w can giv also PS-Dvic with maps UDD TUS A tour ladr will guid th group and tak with him th travl documnts for all th participants. Your clints will rciv th following itms only: 2. Luggag labls 3. Handlbar bag 4. Watr bottl (1 pr ik) 6. irolibro rns Maps (pp ) 7. irolibro rns Cycling uid (pp ) or producd by anothr publishr FNDN TH WAY To hlp your clints follow thir roadbook mor asily, w placd arrow stickrs as road signs along th way. With thm and our accompanying matrial it will b impossibl to gt lost! TLPHN ASSSTANC ur customr car and hotlin srvic is thr to assist your clints svn days a wk (from 8.00 to hours) for any mrgncy or tour-rlatd issu. ur vhicls and staff ar nvr far away sinc w look aftr your biks and your luggag. W ar thrfor gnrally availabl to stp in to hlp at short notic, if rquird. DN T SPAK TALAN! No problm! ur guids and travl documnts ar availabl in nglish and rman, as wll as (dpnding on th dstination) in Frnch and Dutch. ur Tour Ladrs and staff ar gnrally multilingual too. YU L n ordr to giv you a bttr srvic and hlp you to promot your imag w customis ths itms with your logo. 10 irolibro - via Conforto da Costozza, Vicnza - T booking@girolibro.it - irolibro - via Conforto da Costozza, Vicnza - T booking@girolibro.it

7 rochur 2017 rns uids rns uids rochur 2017 NS, U K UDS A sris of guids spcifically cratd with th clint s nds in mind: practical, asy to rad, light to carry. And a grat souvnir to tak hom and hlp thm rminisc! A fatur sinc 2011, with mor titls joining th sris vry yar. Capplltta A T F KLTS Dpnding on th dstination, you would rciv: 1 SP x SS62 Virgilio Via. Falcon 2 Via Fratlli Crvi Via Arginotto Via Cisa Via Martiri dlla Librtà Lvata Crs SP29 Via Spolvrina Parco 2,5 1) TAVL UD* with valuabl information about th history, artistic hritag, landscaps and natural trasurs of th aras visitd on th tour. Plus: local vnts, som grat ancdots, suggstions on how to mak th bst of an xtndd brak along th rout, and tips on local wining and dining. rows th rns travl guids on our wbsit girolibro.com/grns 2) DTALD MAPS of th itinrary: in colour and scald 1:75.000/50.000, an altitud profil chart and maps of any historic city cntrs you would visit. 3) ADK dscribing th cycling rout, stag by stag. rat on its own or in conjunction with th maps. Sud Via Parma Strada Circ o nvallazi Via Lago Paiolo Via M. Donati osco Virgiliano Via.. Visi sanuova Vial Pompilio 2 Vial sonzo Vial isorgimnto Vicolo Mastro o dl Corso Mantova Vial Piav Via Trist Via J. Daino Via Fondamnta C.so V. manul Lago Suprior Via Lungolago di onzaga 3 Pitntino N.. Map booklts and roadbooks ar availabl in nglish, rman, Frnch and talian, and in som cass in othr languags too. * rns travl guids ar currntly availabl for: - Apulia - olzano assano Vnic - olzano-vrona - olzano Vrona Vnic - Paris London - Provnc and Camargu - sia Pass olzano - Tuscany - Vnic Lands - Vnic Mantua/Mantua Vnic ik and oat - Vnic Porč For all othr tours, you will rciv (fr of charg) a comprhnsiv and up-to-dat guid producd by anothr publishr. i o Vial Minc 1 Via di Mulini Lago di Mzzo dl Mincio Via Santa Maria Nuova 1 Strada S. irolamo Vial di Poggio a l 2,5 Via rscia SP81 Via Vrona SP x SS236bis ambarara Vial dlla Favorita 23 SP x SS62 Porto Mantovano 3 TH ADK FFTLSS NAVATN: (A) Column with kilomtrs rst to zro vry 1. Anyon opting for a dtour can simply rst th bik computr at th appropriat spot, aftr rjoining th standard rout. () Th standard rout s cumulativ distanc (C) Typ of path and lvl of traffic: 1. Cycl path 2. Cycl path markd on a main road 3. Lvl of road traffic from 3 (Low) to 6 (Vry usy) 12 irolibro - via Conforto da Costozza, Vicnza - T booking@girolibro.it

8 rochur 2017 Utilitis Utilitis rochur 2017 UTLTS F TU PATS This link contains information and tools dsignd xclusivly for Tour prators and Agncis. t should b tratd as confidntial. 1 1) TAVL DCUMNTS Visit th confidntial wbpag and download th following for ach tour you sll: Tour Nots: including prics, highlights, comprhnsiv tour dscription and bik hir dtails, as wll as rlvant information about th country and th rgion. Final Tour Dtails: th confirmd information to b issud shortly bfor dpartur, such as how to rach th starting point, th mting tim for th wlcom brifing and any mrgncy phon numbrs. Plas nsur that you hav ths fils rady to forward to your clints at th appropriat tims. Plas not: Ths fils ar updatd vry yar. To avoid confusion and any potntial disputs, you should mak sur that you ALWAYS P- VD TH MST UP-T-DAT vrsions. 2) K AND AT AVALALTY STATUS Chck th availability of our bargs in taly and Franc. An xcllnt rfrnc tool that gts continuously updatd. Plas bar in mind, howvr, that sinc all bookings ar subjct to confirmation, you always nd to wait for our writtn booking confirmation. 3) L CHUS Whnvr our offrs ar rady, thy ar postd hr for you to download. Nxt up: January 2017 ik and oat ffrs ) PHT ALLY Hundrds of imags ar availabl fr for your wbsit, brochurs and social ntworks. Viw and download thm on our Flickr photo gallry. 5) ) PFSSNAL VDS Ths clips lt you and your customrs njoy a prviw of our ik and oat tours. Viw ths short clips on irolibro s Vimo channl. f you want to gt th original fils plas contact us and w will shar thm with you. Thy ar logo-fr so you can us thm without any clash of intrsts. 6) VTUAL TUS Discovr our boats Av Maria and Vita Pugna through ths amazing virtual tours with oogl. You can mbd th cod on your wbsit and lt your customrs virtually jump on board out talian bargs. S hr: avmariavirtualtour vitapugnavirtualtour 4 2 S NSD: our bargs Av Maria Vita Pugna irolibro - via Conforto da Costozza, Vicnza - T booking@girolibro.it - irolibro - via Conforto da Costozza, Vicnza - T booking@girolibro.it

9 ik & oat ntro ntro ik & oat K & NC PPL LV CYCLN AT A bik by day for transport, a boat by night for mals and a good slp Your barg or rivr cruisr is your floating hotl and follows th cycling stags along th rivr. Fancy a lazy day in? Wll, thr s your hom away from hom. All boats ar fully crwd: a skippr at th hlm, and catring staff to prpar brakfast, a slap-up dinnr and all you nd for your packd lunch. ur ik & oat tours can b njoyd ithr on a group tour accompanid by a tour ladr, or slf-guidd. MAD Y L W hav bn running ik and arg tours sinc 1998, offring th classic Nthrlands. Tn yars latr w shippd th ik and arg formula ovr to taly quit litrally. Thr wr no suitabl boats availabl hr for this typ of holiday, so w dcidd to buy and transport th Vita Pugna barg ovr from Holland. n 2011 w launchd our scond barg, th 4-star floating hotl Av Maria which now sails along th watrways of Northrn taly to Vnic. Sinc 2011 w also xclusiv chartr two romantic bargs in Provnc-Camargu. W ar now proud to say that th ik and oat holidays in southrn urop ar mad by irolibro! 16 irolibro - via Conforto da Costozza, Vicnza - T booking@girolibro.it - irolibro - via Conforto da Costozza, Vicnza - T booking@girolibro.it

10 ik & oat ur bargs ur bargs ik & oat Vita Pugna Th Vita Pugna is a wondrfully romantic Dutch barg which w hav bn sailing sinc 2008, aftr hr long voyag from Amstrdam to th rivr Po. Av Maria Modrn, bright and spacious, th Av Maria was dsignd by a wll-known tam of italian architcts and launchd in N FUS Capacity: 21 gusts Lngth: 36 m Width: 5.4 m Draught: 1.60 m N FUS Capacity: 40 gusts Lngth: 41 m Width: 7.5 m Draught: 1.05 m CANS 10 Standard Twin cabins (including on accommodating up to 3 gusts) of 7/8 m2. All cabins ar quippd with comfortabl low twin bds, n-suit facilitis and air conditioning. Thy also offr th convninc of attractiv, traditional porthols, which can b opnd for frsh air. d siz is: 1.90/2 m x 0.75/0.80 m TH LVN AA Thr is a spacious airconditiond loung/rstaurant with 5 tabls, accommodating up to 23 gusts. XTA FATUS 1 sundck Fr hot drinks machin (including talian ground coff) Fr wi-fi Ddicatd bik storag Larg 42 scrn in th loung for vido/intrnt CANS 4 Suprior Twin/Doubl cabins (two of ths can accommodat up to 4 prsons adding 2 bunk bds) abov dck, approx. 11 m2 10 Standard Twin/Doubl cabins (thr of ths can accommodat up to 3 prsons adding 1 bunk bd) blow dck, approx. 11 m2 3 singl cabins (also availabl as bunk bd cabins) blow dck, approx. 7.5 m2 All cabins njoy sizabl windows (th ons in th Suprior cabins can also b opnd), comfortabl low bds, n-suit facilitis and air conditioning. d/bunk siz is 2.00 x 0.80 m. ach doubl bd can b sparatd into two singl bds. TH LVN AA Masuring 11 x 7.5 m and airconditiond, it is dividd in two aras: th staurant (up to 33 sats) th Loung (up to 28 sats) D D TUS Mantua Vnic/ Vnic Mantua, olzano Mantua Vnic: (pp ) TYP F CANS C Twin/Tripl cabin 2+1 Twin cabin 2 Crw cabin C XTA FATUS 2 sundcks Fr hot drinks machin (including talian ground coff) Fr wi-fi Larg 55 scrn in th loung for vido/intrnt Ddicatd bik storag (for approx. 40 hanging biks) Hair-dryrs (limitd numbr) availabl on rqust TUS Mantua Vnic/ Vnic Mantua, olzano Mantua Vnic: (pp ) D TYP F CANS D Twin/Doubl Tripl/ Family cabin Twin cabin 2 C D Twin/Doubl/ Tripl cabin 2+1 Doubl/ Tripl cabin 2+1 A C C A A Twin/Doubl cabin 2 A Singl/ unk bd cabin 1+1 C Crw cabin 18 irolibro - via Conforto da Costozza, Vicnza - T booking@girolibro.it - irolibro - via Conforto da Costozza, Vicnza - T booking@girolibro.it

11 ik & oat ur bargs ur bargs ik & oat Solo Th Solo is a local flatboat built in 1958, convrtd into a lisur boat in 1988 and rfurbishd in L stllo L stllo is a 1937 Dutch barg saild ovr to Franc; sh has bn rfurbishd to offr a high lvl of comfort, without compromising any of hr original charm. N FUS Capacity: 22 gusts Lngth: 38.5 m Width: 5.1 m Draught: 1.6 m N FUS Capacity: 20 gusts Lngth: 39 m Width: 5.2 m Draught: 1.6 m CANS 12 cabins (4 Doubls, 6 Twins, 2 Singls) masuring 7-8 m2 ach cabin has thr fixd porthols (on is in th bathroom), air conditioning and n-suit facilitis with showr ara; plus ampl clost spac, a powr sockt and a full-lngth mirror. d sizs: 1.90 m x 0.80 m (Singls) and 1.90 m x 1.40 m (Doubls). TH LVN AA 4.70 m and air-conditiond, it is dividd in two aras: th staurant (up to 22 sats) th Salon ara with an opn bar A total of 10 windows giv plnty of natural light. XTA FATUS Sundck with sating accommodation and fixd awning. Half of th sundck is compltly shltrd from th lmnts Fr WiFi in th rstaurant/ bar ara Stro systm in th rstaurant/bar ara TUS Provnc and Camargu Aigus-Morts Avignon/ Avignon Aigus-Morts (pp ) CANS 10 Doubl cabins (on with a doubl bd and nin with twin bds) masuring 7-8 m2. ach cabin has two porthols (on is in th bathroom), is airconditiond and has n-suit facilitis. d sizs: 1.90/2 m x 0.75/0.80 m TH LVN AA Th air-conditiond living room is dividd into two aras: staurant, with larg pictur windows ar ara with comfortabl sofas and armchairs XTA FATUS Sundck with a fixd awning, tabls and chairs Fr WiFi in th rstaurant/ bar ara ring and orrow supply of travl books Pétanqu/ouls sts and board gams availabl TUS Provnc and Camargu Aigus-Morts Avignon/ Avignon Aigus-Morts (pp ) TYP F CANS TYP F CANS C C Doubl cabin 2 Doubl cabin 2 A Twin cabin 2 C A C A C C Twin cabin 2 C Singl cabin 1 20 irolibro - via Conforto da Costozza, Vicnza - T booking@girolibro.it - irolibro - via Conforto da Costozza, Vicnza - T booking@girolibro.it

12 ik & oat Lif on board Lif on board ik & oat LF N AD Srvic at its vry bst aboard our floating hotls in taly and Franc: comfort, hospitality, quality and... lla vita! That, w bliv, is what maks irolibro s ik & oat holidays uniqu. U VY WN NAH S AK Aboard our bargs you ll b joind by travlling companions from all ovr, as wll as a Tour Ladr who spaks th group s two main languags usually nglish and rman. Shall w bt that you ll go back hom with a smattring of talian or Frnch? CMFT: LAX N YU CAN AND N TH PULC SPACS ur bargs ar among th most comfortabl for ik and oat tours in taly and Franc: n-suit cabins, low bds availabl on all boats, and clan and wlcoming public spacs. A grat hom-from-hom to com back to vry day. Want to know mor? ad all about our boats on pp % L KS ur unmistakabl two-whlrs in thir orang livry hold prid of plac on our boats, nsuring troubl-fr riding, comfort and safty. Want to know mor? ad all about our biks on pp S VN M F FANC A irolibro van and drivr ar on hand, should you want to hav a day off your bik and xplor Provnc and Camargu at a mor lisurly pac. Aboard th stllo and Solo you will find all th info matrial you nd to organis your day-trip. A coupl of idas: visit th ancint oman city of Nîms; had into th Lubron lavndr filds; sip som wins at allician; marvl at th Salins du Midi salt marshs; hik from allician to Aigus Morts. DN K & AT N STYL 22 irolibro - via Conforto da Costozza, Vicnza - T booking@girolibro.it - UN APPTT! n taly w know a thing or two about pots and pans, and our on-board catring is simpl but subtl, with a good slction of local wins and xcllnt srvic. Th Av Maria and Vita Pugna chfs boast plnty of xprinc and, in th words of our clints, thir dishs alon ar worth th trip. Hr is a sampl mnu: Saturday nocchtti with mascarpon and ppprs oastd calf Crudaiola styl Filld tomato and valrian Pistachio smifrddo Sunday Parma ham with mlon + mixtur of wild salads Potatos, rockt and Crscnza chs lasagn Lmon and mango ic-cram + ananas carpaccio Monday Q rilld vgtabls cbrg salad, tomatos and carrots Wild brris pyramid Tusday Fusilli with pars and orgonzola chs uina-hn with chrris akd potatos Tiramisù Wdnsday igoli with codfish Sabass with chrry tomatos rn pas + mixtur of wild salads Mlon and mint tartlt Thursday Courgtt and monkfish risotto Filld calamari uttr spinach Strawbrry mringu Friday Curd saltd mat, champignon and rana chs Hrb ravioli and pa cram Chocolat tartlt + zabaion cram Som picturs from our ik and oat trips! 23

13 ik & oat Chartring Chartring ik & oat Mantua Vnic XCLUSV CHATN N TALY TAL YU TU FM MANTUA T VNC For groups knr on sightsing than cycling w can arrang a on-wk rivr cruis with minibus xcursions to citis of art, architctur and... shopping. N F lax and ovrnight stays aboard th 4* barg Av Maria (Vita Pugna barg also availabl on rqust) Daily minibus xcursions to Vrona, Lak arda, Padua, Vicnza, ologna, Milan... You can modify th land xcusions and visits and also rqust a bspokn board srvic (i.. ask for a full lunch catrd; 4-mal dinnrs; daily claning of th cabin; xtra crw mmbr ) TH WKS NT T MSSD 16th July 2017 Fsta dl dntor (Fast of th Holy dmr), Vnic; 28th August - 6th Sptmbr 2017 Th Vnic Film Fstival; 3rd Sptmbr 2017 gata Storica (th main Historical gatta in urop) WNT WKNDS From Novmbr to March, our boats in taly ar also availabl for wknds and longr braks. How about clbrating Christmas, Nw Yar s v or Carnival with us on board? CUSTM CUSS AND ACTVTY AKS Cooking, painting, yoga, history of art Tambuilding Av Maria and Vita Pugna hav provd popular with groups of collagus who want a quit nvironmnt in which to spnd som tim bonding. Hav a look at th vido from a tam building xrcis on board th Av Maria on vimo.com/girolibro ADA LAK 50 min VNA 45 min VCNZA 1 h + 20 min TVS 1 h + 15 min DLMTS 3 h VNC city tour MANTUA city tour ADA city tour PADUA 1 h ALALLA SLAND bach MANTUA LAKS CANAL ANC VNC LAN MANTUA ZL ADA CHA ALALLA SLAND VNC ANTN 20 min CMNA 1 h FAA 1 h CHA city tour P DLTA natur xcursion VNC SLANDS min S. NDTT P 55 min AVNNA 1 h + 30 min 24 irolibro - via Conforto da Costozza, Vicnza - T booking@girolibro.it - irolibro - via Conforto da Costozza, Vicnza - T booking@girolibro.it

14 City of Mantua, jwl of th talian naissanc Po Dlta srv, natural bauty and birdlif Frsh safood, cookd aboard following traditional rcips Lugana, whit win 1. Mantua. Th cabins ar availabl from 4.30 p.m. Th mting with th tour ladr and th crw is schduld at dinnr-tim, at 7 p.m. 2. Mantua round tour (4). A day ddicatd to th discovry of this littl visitd cultural gm, its thr pictursqu laks formd by th Mincio, and its surrounding countrysid onc a City Stat ruld by th onzaga family and now considrd by many as taly s Slping auty. n th lat aftrnoon a local guid will lad you through th most known highlights of th town. 3. Mantua ovrnolo Zlo (5 by bik). A short cruis along th lush banks of th Mincio taks us to ovrnolo, whr it flows into th Po and forms th largst inland basin in taly. At ovrnolo Lock, onc a vital staging post for local 26 ik t tou r in tal y. Th CY Sigh ts, N K U D & AT N S Fro m to V Man n tua ic origina l. CL o l i b ir his tory, usf winin ul inf g orm and di atio nin g n tips, o l i ir b ic Vn a to & oa N S N S i r N S o l i b i r ntu Vnic Chioggia Adria Frrara Zlo Mantova Loop irolibro - via Conforto da Costozza, Vicnza - T booking@girolibro.it - Strt maps of Vnic, Chioggia Frrara, Mantua, Adria, and cycl maps ro navigation, w saddl our biks and follow th Po through stiglia (famd for its mdival fortrss and floating mill) and on to th villag of rgantino. Hr w visit th charming Carousl and Strt ntrtainmnt Musum. Finally, w rach Zlo, a slpy villag on th Canal ianco, th watrway which runs paralll to th Po. 4. Zlo Frrara Adria (5 by bik + 6 by bus). Aftr brakfast w continu our bik and boat advntur cycling towards Frrara, anothr ky City Stat of ancint taly. You will visit this historic town and discovr its littl touchd cntr, still surroundd by th original city walls. From Frrara a short transfr by privat coach will tak you to Adria. nc clos to th shors of th sa which bars its nam, Adria was an ancint rk port, famous for trading altic ambr. ts rmarkabl musum also bars witnss to its truscan, oman and Vntian hritag. dining tips, From Mantua to Vnic stars. Finally, our floating hotl taks us to our marina in Vnic, for th culmination of our bik and boat holiday. 7. Vnic. n th morning a local guid will lt you discovr th capital of th ancint Srnissima public of Vnic, which hld sway ovr much of th Mditrranan (and byond) for cnturis. Aftr that you hav a lot of tim to soak up its timlss bauty or xplor its islands. 8. Vnic.Aftr brakfast nd of srvics. Possibility to book xtra nights. wining and tip ral s b at s on inform ly fas ati tou ltwibn r r an good ation on cin o Vnic d ati m ng als pla an cs d sn ack s K r o Frrara 200 For ths tours your clints will rciv th complt st of rns guids: - Cycling uid - Maps - oadbook Th is aim guid s to acc an d Ma wht ompa your ni ntu a:, app s th, history, information sc Sights tit ir nic, olib l ally his for usfu ro tor th an, d cu usfu ical rg bik inf & bo ion, l orm ltu Dlta dl Po 170 tour and bik & boat Vnic irolibro btwn anis th accomp for th rgions This guid apptit wht your aims to : placs and Mantua fascinating culturally lly and, scnica ation al inform, historic information snacks, usful mals and on good, tips From Vnic to Mantua Man tu Vn a ic Po 140 ACCMPANYN MATAL nic From V tua to Man Adria vr 5. Adria Porto Viro Chioggia (4). An xhilarating day of discovry altrnating sailing and cycling starts with a short cruis to our drop-off point at Porto Viro and th xploration of th Po s dlta. This uniqu wtland park is th prim rsrv in urop for hrons and hom to svral colonis of flamingos. At th mouth of th ivr Adig, which flows fast and cool from th Dolomits, w thn follow th Po-rondolo watrway and rach th Vntian lagoon. ur ovrnight stop is th bustling and colourful fishing port of Chioggia, known as Littl Vnic. 6. Chioggia Vnic (3). A morning visit to th fish markt is rcommndd and, tim allowing, w also climb up Chioggia s millnnial clock towr th oldst in th world for som brathtaking viws. W thn njoy som island hopping in th lagoon itslf by bik and boat, starting with our barg dropping us off on Pllstrina (hom to th Ca oman natur rsrv); and continuing by public frry for th short crossing to th Lido island. Clbratd by Thomas Mann (Dath in Vnic) and particularly fashionabl with th artists and aristocracy of th ll Époqu, th Lido di Vnzia is now hom to th ntrnational Vnic Film Fstival and its galaxy of 140 AD N S Zlo MA ADATC 90 ik & oat UD K & AT o Chioggia 40 MAPS CYCLN r L NS Laguna di Vnzia L o 0m Vnzia 1. Vnic. Th cabins ar availabl from 4.30 p.m. Th mting with th tour ladr and th crw is schduld at dinnr-tim, at 7 p.m. 2. Vnic. n th morning a local guid will lt you discovr th capital of th ancint Srnissima public of Vnic, which hld sway ovr much of th Mditrranan (and byond) for cnturis. Aftr that you hav a lot of tim to soak up its timlss bauty or xplor its islands. 3. Vnic Chioggia (3). Cruising out of Vnic at a gntl pac, w start our bik and boat advntur on th Lido, th first of th two islands w xplor today. Fashionabl with th artists and aristocracy of th ll Époqu, th Lido di Vnzia is now hom to th ntrnational Vnic Film Fstival and its galaxy of stars. A short island-hop taks us to Pllstrina, whr w cycl towards th Ca oman natur rsrv, past th fishrmn s cottags and boats. Hr, whr w rjoin th barg and sail to Chioggia a bustling and colourful fishing harbour known as Littl Vnic. 4. Chioggia Porto Viro Adria (4). A morning stroll through Chioggia s fish markt is rcommndd and, tim allowing, a visit up th millnnial clock towr th oldst in th world for som brathtaking viws. ur cycling rsums southbound, into th dlta of th imposing Po. This uniqu wtland park is th prim rsrv in urop for hrons and hom to a colony of flamingos. W ovrnight in Adria, an ancint Mincio S.ndtto Mstr Padova Ad ig Mantova Po ta Vrona 100 m n Vicnza Trviso r Lago di arda rk port onc clos to th shors of th sa which bars its nam, also rnownd for its truscan and oman hritag. 5. Adria Frrara Zlo (35 km by bik + 35 km by bus). Aftr a short cruis w saddl our biks and, following th Po through farmland and hamlts, w rach Frrara. Undr its ovrlords, th st family, this ancint City Stat attractd influntial architcts and artists for cnturis. A privat bus taks us back to our floating hotl in Zlo, a slpy villag on th Canal ianco, th watrway which runs paralll to th Po. 6. Zlo Mantua (5). Aftr just a fw kilomtrs on th bik w rach th villag of rgantino for a visit of th Carousl and Strt ntrtainmnt Musum. Following th rivr through stiglia (famd for its mdival fortrss and floating mill) and on to ovrnolo Lock. nc a vital staging post for local navigation, this is whr th ivr Mincio flows into th Po, crating th largst inland basin in taly. Laving th Po bhind, w rach Mantua through a magnificnt navigation in th aftrnoon. 7. Mantua round tour (4). An ntir day ddicatd to th discovry of this littl visitd cultural gm, its thr pictursqu laks formd by th Mincio, and its surrounding countrysid onc a City Stat ruld by th onzaga family. n th lat aftrnoon a local guid will lad you through th most known highlights of th town. 8. Mantua. Dpartur aftr brakfast. Possibility to book xtra nights. From Vnic to Mantua Mantova ik & oat in taly Aboard Av Maria or Vita Pugna Ma 21 8 Days/7 Nights Fro m ik & oat tua taly ic to Man taly From Vn ik & oat irolibro - via Conforto da Costozza, Vicnza - T booking@girolibro.it

15 ik & oat taly taly ik & oat PC P PSN NAL NFMATNS Days/10 Nights th first 4 days Slf-uidd only + ik & oat olzano Mantua Vnic Mantova Po Lago di arda Dsnzano Pschira Mincio S.ndtto Vrona vr Trnto ovrto olzano/ozn Zlo Vicnza Adig Frrara rnta Adria Chioggia 1. Arrival in olzano. 2. olzano Trnto (65/7). You cycl along th Adig bsid appl orchards, vinyards and through th villags of ra, gna and Salorno. You thn rach Trnto: tak your tim to hav a look bhind th splndid walls of its paintd buildings. Possibility to shortn th stag by taking th train in svral train stations along th way. 3. Trnto Dsnzano/Pschira (5 by bik + frry). You rach ovrto and Mori. From hr you continu up on a gntly rising slop in dirction of Lak arda. n th frry boat you travl as far as Pschira/ Dsnzano along th southrn shor of th lak. 4. Dsnzano/Pschira Mantua (70/45 km). Today you will cycl following on of th most famous talian cycl paths, which runs paralll to th ivr Mincio. Th stag nds in Mantua, with ovrnight aboard our bargs Av Maria/ Vita Pugna. 5. Mantua round tour (4). An ntir day ddicatd to th discovry of this wondrful city and its sorroundings dominatd by th family of onzaga. 6. Mantua ovrnolo Zlo (5 by bik). Th boat taks you to ovrnolo, thn you start th rid following th ivr Po. Subsquntly you will visit th Carousl and folk show musum in rgantino. Aftr a fw kms th barg awaits you in Zlo. 7. Zlo Frrara Adria (5 by bik + 6 by bus). Aftr brakfast you will start cycling towards Frrara, a wondrful town with a historical cntr, still surroundd by th old city walls. From Frrara a short bus transfr will bring you to Adria, an ancint rk port, famous for trading ambr coming from th altic. 8. Adria Porto Viro Chioggia (4). Th boat will bring you to Porto Viro. You will b suspndd btwn watr and land, as you will pdal btwn th Po Dlta and th mouth of th ivr Adig. You follow thn th Po-rondolo watrway, which links th rivr to th Vntian lagoon. You will stay ovrnight in Chioggia, known as th littl Vnic. 9. Chioggia Vnic (3). A visit to th fish markt at dawn is an absolut must! Th boat thn brings you to th natur rsrv of Ca oman. Pdalling along th lagoon, you rach Pllstrina: from hr, riding on th cycl path you rach th frry landing stag. A short frry-boat rid taks you to th Lido island, with a stop in Malamocco. Aftr th final short rid you rach again th barg. 10. Vnic. n th morning a local guid will lt you discovr th magnificnt cntr of Vnic. Aftr that you hav a lot of tim to soak up its timlss bauty or xplor its islands. 11. Vnic. Aftr brakfast nd of srvics. t is possibl to book xtra nights. 28 irolibro - via Conforto da Costozza, Vicnza - T booking@girolibro.it - Trviso Padova Mstr Vnzia Laguna di Vnzia Po VNHT N HTL VNHT N AD Dlta dl Po MA ADATC 900 m 600 m 300 m olzano/ozn Trnto iva dl arda olzano, taly s northrn outpost town Lak arda, a natural havn Tortlli di zucca, dumplings filld with pumpkin würztraminr, whit win Dsnzano Pschira 0 m Mantova Zlo Frrara Adria Chioggia Vnic UT PFL From olzano to Mantua you will rid on wll-plannd cycl lans, part of which run along th Adig banks. Towards Lak arda thr is a bit mor challnging climb to fac. From Mantua to Vnic you will pdal along rivrs and canals on tarmac cycl paths or roads with low traffic. Y PLAN olzano is wll connctd ( min.) with th following airports: Vrona (VN), nnsbruck (NN) and Vnic (VC). VTA PUNA AV MAA DPATUS - from Mantua T009 T010 VTA PUNA - from Vnic T011 T012 from Mantua: 8.04, 22.04, 6.05, 20.05, 3.06, 17.06, 1.07, 15.07, 29.07, 12.08, 26.08, 09.09, 23.09, Standard cabin valu sason from Vnic: 15.04, 29.04, 13.05, 27.05, 10.06, 24.06, 8.07, 22.07, 5.08, 19.08, 2.09, 16.09, 30.09, SUPPLMNTS Standard sason AV MAA from Mantua: 1.04, 15.04, 29.04, 13.05, 27.05, 10.06, 24.06, 8.07, 22.07, 5.08, 19.08, 2.09, 16.09, 30.09, High sason from Vnic: 8.04, 22.04, 6.05, 20.05, 3.06, 17.06, 1.07, 15.07, 29.07, 12.08, 26.08, Suprior cabin , 23.09, 7.10, SASNS Singl cabin 300 Valu: DUCTNS Standard: and High: unk bd cabin NCLUDD N TH PC 7 ovrnights, full board (brakfast, dinnr and a slf-mad packd lunch), accompanying 3rd adult in th cabin 250 Tour Ladr on board and on bik, irolibro rns Cycling uid, CHLDN DUCTNS* roadbook & maps (1:75.000), shts and towls, rout dscription and maps, bus transfr Frrara Adria/Frrara Zlo, harbour chargs, coff, ta and othr hot 0-2 yars - -90% drinks on board, mid-wk cabin claning srvic and towl chang, guidd visit in 3-5 yars - -50% Vnic and Mantua, visit of a chs factory with tasting of typical rana Padano, visit of Carousl and Strt ntrtainmnt Musum. 6-8 yars - -30% NT NCLUDD N TH PC CYCL NT vrags, musums, fs and xtras in gnral, on frry-boat stag in Pllstrina (about 9 ), tips, vrything not includd in th sction includd in th pric. irolibro bik XTA NHTS (LCAL TAXS T PAD N-ST) lctro-bik 170 n Mantua: 45/ 3* Hotl - /SL; 85/125 4* Hotl - /SL upgrad 4* Hotl on rqust Hlmt n Mstr: 65/ 3/4* Hotl - /SL n Vnic: from 90/150 3/4* Hotl - /SL SUCHAS F TH FST 4 DAYS FM LZAN T MANTUA (only Slf-uidd) T162 T040 3/4* Hotls, in room 390 Singl room supplmnt 90 High sason supplmnt (July, August) 20 irolibro bik 45 lctro-bik 90 ductions 3rd/4th adult in room 60 CHAT PCS** VTA PUNA AV MAA Valu sason 16,900 31,900 Standard sason 19,900 38,900 High sason 21,900 43,900 DPATUS FM LZAN (Slf-uidd tour) W NCLUDD N TH PC 3 nights hotl accommodation (in olzano, Trnto, Pschira/Dsnzano), wlcom brifing in nglish, luggag transportation, dtaild rout dscription, 3-days Hotlin srvic. NT NCLUDD N TH PC vrags, local hotl taxs (to b paid on spot), musums and xtras in gnral, vrything, which is not includd in th sction includd in th pric ). XTA NHTS N LZAN 65/ 3/4* Hotl - /SL * Discount only applying if child is occupying 3rd or 4th bd in th cabin. 4th bd only in th suprior cabins availabl; ** Th pric includs on tour ladr and bik rntal USFUL NFMATN NAVATN Th programm has bn plannd to fatur navigation along th Fissro/ ianco canal, which runs paralll to th Po and conncts Mantua to th Adriatic Sa. ssus with high and low watr, as wll as logistic obstacls can modify som of th daily strtchs or ovrnight stays. Ths dcisions ar takn by th boat s captain. K UT This cycling tour is largly along th flats of th Po plains, and th daily stags vary from 30 to 55 km mostly on tarmac cycl paths along rivrs and canals, or quit country roads. Th boat is moord at night and typically sts sail aftr brakfast, mting up with th biks in th aftrnoon. Som parts of th itinrary ar undrtakn by boat, to allow asir accss onto cycling paths. CYCLS Unisx biks with 27-gars Shimano Dor, fully quippd with 1 sid-bag, 1 watr bottl, 1 padlock, 1 map holdr/front bag (only for Slf-uidd) pr bik and 1 rpair kit pr coupl (only for Slf-uidd). caus of high transportation costs of th biks in Vnic it is not advisd to travl with own biks. UDD AND SLF-UDD TU Th dtaild dirctions and maps supplid will lt you cycl indpndntly or in a group, following th Tour Ladr. Th sction olzano Mantua is only slf-guidd. HW T ACH VNC AND MANTUA: y Plan oth Vnic and Mantua ar wll srvd by many airports of Northrn taly: Vnic (VC), Trviso (TSF), Vrona (VN), rgamo (Y), Milano Malpnsa (MXP), Milano Linat (LN) y ailway and Car Mantua is situatd on th A22 Highway rnnro Modna, only 5 south of Vrona. y train it is connctd frquntly to th railway station of Vrona (journy: 45 min.) Vnic is situatd on th A4 highway and on on of th principal railway lins. Th journy Vnic Mantua (or opposit) is covrd by train in approx. 2,5 h. irolibro - via Conforto da Costozza, Vicnza - T booking@girolibro.it

16 i r o l i b r S N o i r o l i b N S r o i r o l N i S b r o ik & oat Franc Franc ik & oat 26 8 Days/7 Nights ik & oat in Franc Provnc Camargu Pont du ard, th highst oman aquduct Camargu Park, with its horss, bulls and wildrnss Saucisson d taurau, typical salami of th Camargu andol, rosé win oqumaur Chataunuf du-pap Villnuv-lès-Avignon Pont du ard Aramon Avignon arbntan Vallabrègus F oulbon Tarascon Saint-émy-d-Provnc 0 m Aigus-Morts Aigus-Morts Loop Arls Vallabrègus Aramon Avignon Avignon Loop Avignon Avignon Loop 0 m 45 Aramon 85 Vallabrègus 120 Arls 180 Aigus-Morts Aigus-Morts Loop Montpllir From Aigus-Morts to Avignon Lunl allician Aigus-Morts L rau-du-oi St. Maris-d-la-Mr MDTANAN SA Ptit hôn 1. Aigus-Morts. ndividual arrival and boarding aftr 6 p.m. in Aigus-Morts, mdival town, ancint military and commrcial port on th Mditrranan. 2. Aigus-Morts, round tour (55 km). oing through small country lans of Camargu btwn canals, lagoons and small villags you will rach in th aftrnoon th charming fishrmn s villag L rau-du-oi. Possibility of a rfrshing bath on th bach. 3. Aigus Morts Arls (25 km). You will sail for a coupl of hours up to Saint ills and thn cycl to today s dstination: Arls, known for th richnss of its antiqu and oman patrimony. Th city fascinats you with its Étang d Vaccarès Arls rand hôn Ls-aux-d-Provnc Étang d rr hiddn trasurs. tting lost among its small allys will b lik ntring a pictur by Van ogh. n th aftrnoon you will also hav th opportunity to b wlcom by a profssional guid, who will accompany you around th jwls of th town. 4. Arls Vallabrguès (6). This is a brathtaking stag, which brings you to th Alpills, with th prchd villag of Ls-aux-d- Provnc and thn to Saint émy d Provnc. A landscap of limston cliffs and oliv trs will accompany th trip. n th vning you will moor in Vallabrègus, prtty Provnçal villag on th banks of th hôn. 5. Vallabrègus Aramon (35 km). Along country roads you will arriv to arbntan with its castl at th conflunc of th hon and Duranc rivrs. You will cycl to th magnificnt Abby of Saint Michl d Frigult and aftrwards down to th mdival villag of oulbon. n th aftrnoon navigation to Aramon for th ovrnight with a bautiful viw ovr th Mont Vntoux. 6. Aramon Avignon (4). Th stag today will bring you to th bst prsrvd oman aquduct in urop: Pont du ard, a vry spctacular work. ack to Aramon in th aftrnoon you will sail to Avignon, th city of th Pops. Your mooring plac is in Quai d la Lign nxt to th famous Pont St. énzt. 7. Avignon, round tour (45 km). You cycl in th dirction of Châtaunuf-du-Pap, following low-traffic roads surroundd by vinyards. n Châtaunuf- du-pap you can njoy a tasting of th vry famous Provnçal win. Aftr that you will cross th hôn at th hight of oqumaur and back through Villnuv-lès-Avignon following th cours of th rivr. 8. Avignon. Aftr brakfast, nd of srvics. Possibility to book xtra nights. From Avignon to Aigus-Morts 1. Avignon. ndividual arrival and boarding aftr 6 p.m. in Avignon. Your mooring plac is in Quai d la Lign nxt to th famous Pont St. énzt. 2. Avignon, round tour (45 km). You cycl in th dirction of Châtaunuf-du-Pap, following low-traffic roads surroundd by vinyards. n Châtaunuf- du-pap you can njoy a tasting of th vry famous Provnçal win. Aftr that you will cross th hôn at th hight of oqumaur and cycl back through Villnuv-lès-Avignon following th cours of th rivr. 3. Avignon Aramon (4). n th morning navigation till th town of Aramon, whr you will start pdaling. Th stag today will bring you to th bst prsrvd oman aquduct in urop: Pont du ard, a vry spctacular work. vrnight in Aramon with a bautiful viw ovr th Mont Vntoux. 4. Aramon-Vallabrègus (35 km). You start your day sailing to Vallabrègus, prtty Provnçal villag on th banks of th hôn. Along country roads you will arriv to arbntan with its castl at th conflunc of th hon and Duranc rivrs. You will cycl to th magnificnt Abby of Saint Michl d Frigult and aftrwards down to th mdival villag of oulbon. vrnight in Vallabrègus. 5. Vallabrguès Arls (6). This stag brings you to Saint my d Provnc, birthplac of Nostradamus. This villag is also famous for having hostd Van ogh in th days of his mntal illnss. n th nd you mov onto th Alpills, with Ls-aux-d-Provnc, a villag lodgd in th rock itslf. A landscap of limston cliffs and oliv trs accompanis your journy. 6. Arls Aigus Morts (25 km). Today th whol morning is ddicatd to visit Arls, th ancint capital of aul with bautiful oman ruins. You will also hav th opportunity to b wlcom L S N L NS ACCMPANYN MATAL For this tour your clints rciv th complt st of rns guids: - Cycling uid - Maps - oadbook by a profssional guid, who will accompany you around th jwls of th town. Aftr lunch you rach th lock of Saint ills and from thr you will sail to Aigus Morts for th ovrnight stay. 7. Aigus-Morts, round tour (55 km). oing through small country lans of Camargu btwn canals, lagoons and small villags you will rach in th aftrnoon th charming fishrmn s villag L rau-du-oi. Possibility of a rfrshing bath on th bach. 8. Aigus-Morts. Aftr brakfast, nd of srvics. Possibility to book xtra nights. CYCLN UD Provnc and Camargu Sights, history, wining and dining tips, usful information Provnc and Camargu From Aigus-Morts to Avignon Strt maps of Aigus-Morts, Arls, Avignon and cycl maps MAPS K & AT Provnc and Camargu From Aigus Morts to Avignon ADK 30 irolibro - via Conforto da Costozza, Vicnza - T booking@girolibro.it - irolibro - via Conforto da Costozza, Vicnza - T booking@girolibro.it

17 ik & oat Franc Conditions ik & oat PCS P PSN L STLL - from Avignon F024 - from Aigus Morts F030 Standard cabin valu sason 990 SUPPLMNTS Standard sason 110 High sason 160 Singl cabin 300 CYCL NT irolibro bik lctro-bik 170 Hlmt SL NAL NFMATNS DPATUS FM AVNN 15.04, 29.04, 13.05, 27.05, 10.06, 24.06, 8.07, 22.07, 5.08, 19.08, 2.09, 16.09, 30.09, FM AUS-MTS 22.04, 6.05, 20.05, 3.06, 17.06, 1.07, 15.07, 29.07, 12.08, 26.08, 9.09, 23.09, SASNS Valu: from April 15th to April 22nd and from August 5th to August 19th 2017 Standard: from April 29th to July 29th and from ctobr 7th to ctobr 14th 2017 High: from August 26th to Sptmbr 30th 2017 NCLUDD N TH PC 7 nights accommodation, full board (brakfast, dinnr and a slfmad packd lunch), shts and towls, dtaild rout dscription, maps and info-pack, tour ladr on bik, mrgncy van in th ara, also availabl for daily xcursions, guidd visit of Arls, ntranc to Pont du ard, win tasting in Châtaunuf-du-Pap, harbour chargs, ta and coff on board. NT NCLUDD N TH PC vrags on board, musums, tips, and vrything which is not mntiond abov. XTA NHTS n Avignon 65/100 2/3* Hotl /SL n Aigus-Morts 65/100 2/3* Hotl /SL CHAT PCS* Valu sason 19,900 21,900 Standard sason 21,900 23,900 High sason 23,900 26,600 * Th pric includs on tour ladr and bik rntal USFUL NFMATN NAVATN N VS AND CANALS ssus with high and low watr, as wll as logistic obstacls can modify som of th daily strtchs or mbarkation points. Ths dcisions ar takn by th boat s captain. t is nvisagd that th boat will sail som of th way during brakfast or th vning mal to mak gtting out of th towns asir or to shortn th stags. K UT out on bik paths and low traffic roads in rural and city aras. CYCL Diffrnt fram sizs of unisx biks with 27-gars Shimano Dor will b availabl on board. Thy ar fully quippd with 1 sid-bag, 1 watr bottl, 1 padlock, 1 map holdr/front bag (only for Slf-uidd) pr bik and 1 rpair kit pr coupl (only for Slf-uidd). Du to a limitd spac on board only a fw own biks will b accptd upon rqust. MNCY VAN & TANSFS A minivan is availabl on th ara for mrgncis. Th sam van offrs altrnativ xcursions for thos customrs who don t want to cycl on som days or can organiz transfrs to shortn th longst stags. Ths xtra srvics ar not includd and must b paid on sit. Programs and prics ar availabl on board. SLF-UDD AND UDD TU This tour offrs th chanc to choos if pdalling alon (taking advantag of a vry dtaild rout dscription) or with th whol group, following th tour ladr. Whn booking th tour you nd to spcify which option is chosn (i.. if uidd or Slf-uidd). HW T ACH AVNN AND AUS-MTS Y PLAN oth Avignon and Aigus-Morts ar wll srvd by som airports: Montpllir Mditrrané (MPL), Marsill Provnc (MS), Nîms arons (FN), Lyon Saint xupéry (LYS), Avignon Caumont (AVN). KN CNDTNS F TU PATS CHATS Cancllation policy scission up to 180 days prior dpartur dat: 15% of th Chartr rat scission from 179 up to 120 days prior dpartur dat: 30% of th Chartr rat scission from 119 up to 90 days prior dpartur dat: 50% of th Chartr rat scission from 89 up to 30 days prior dpartur dat: 75% of th Chartr rat scission from 30 days prior dpartur dat: 100% of th Chartr rat Paymnt stps a) 25% dposit at th booking b) 50% dposit 90 days prior dpartur dat c) 25% balanc 30 days prior dpartur dat NDVDUAL KNS Cancllation policy until 90 days prior dpartur dat: 10% from 89 to 60 days prior dpartur dat: 40% from 59 to 30 days prior dpartur dat: 60% from 29 to 7 days prior dpartur dat: 85% from 6 to 1 day prior dpartur dat: 90% on dpartur day and no-show: 100% K AND AT TUS N TALY AND FANC 32 irolibro - via Conforto da Costozza, Vicnza - T booking@girolibro.it - irolibro - via Conforto da Costozza, Vicnza - T booking@girolibro.it

18 ntro ntro NC PPL LV CYCLN K AND HTL Th classic bik trip: landscaps and th rat utdoors, without th hassl of logistical issus You rid and soak in th viws; w do th rst. Th cycling holiday accommodatd at carfully slctd hotls: just njoy your day in th rat utdoors, in th knowldg that your accommodation is all arrangd and that a wlcoming room awaits at th othr nd. YU TU CAN : Linar: in a wk you ll cross a whol rgion, njoying a varid landscap. f you nd, w will giv you information to gt back to th starting point at th nd of th tour. ound tour: th starting and nding point ar just th sam! asir! Cntr-basd: you won t nd to pack your suitcas vry night: slp in th sam hotl and tak it asy! You can vn dcid not to pdal on day if you don t fl lik. 34 irolibro - via Conforto da Costozza, Vicnza - T booking@girolibro.it - irolibro - via Conforto da Costozza, Vicnza - T booking@girolibro.it

19 taly taly Palladian villas in Vicnza and Trviso otanical ardn of Padova, an Unsco sit Polnta and baccalà (polnta and stockfish) Mrlot, rd win 27 8 Days/7 Nights Castlfranco ion Padova Ad ig Po Padova Mstr Trviso Cat. + T003 Sason 1 0m Mstr Stra Laguna di Vnzia Vnzia MA ADATC Chioggia tonda, th most famous of th Palladian villas. Just bfor ntring Vicnza you s th Villa Valmarana ai Nani with its marvllous frscos by Tipolo. 8. Vicnza. Dpartur aftr brakfast. Possibility ithr to book xtra nights or to combin with th following tours: Vnic Mantua/Mantua Vnic ik&oat (pp ). UT PFL - Total lngth: 270/295 km - Total vrtical up: 530 m - Trrain: 85% asphalt, 15% unpavd - Train connction among th ovrnight stays: vry day Possibility to shortn th itinrary by taking th train: day 3. Sason 2 supplmnt 70 - Sason 3 supplmnt SL supplmnt Half oard ¹ UDD TU T053 Th itinrary is compltly in th lowlands xcpt for th 1 km slop in Asolo. You rid on scondary strts with low traffic or pavd bik paths. CYCL NT Y PLAN irolibro bik Vicnza/Mstr ar wll connctd (60 90 min.) with th following airports: Vnic (VC), Vrona (VN), Trviso (TPS), rgamo (Y-150 min). lctro-bik 170 asic pric SL supplmnt Hlmt XTA NHTS Cat. + Vicnza/Trviso /SL from 55/ from 40/ on rqust Mstr /SL 65/ 55/ - Vnic ² /SL from 90/150 on rqust DUCTNS (3rd/4th prson in room) L supplmnt applis for lodging in Vnic. 5. Mstr/Vnic Chioggia (1st cycling day for thos starting in Mstr) (35 km). Laving Mstr this mor ning, you had into Vnic pdalling on th 4 km bridg dlla Librtà, thn to Tronchtto harbour. From hr you tak a frry along th canal iudcca to Lido. This is th most xciting day, pdalling on two narrow islands that divid th sa from th lagoon: Malamocco and th island of Pllstrina. 6. Chioggia Padova (6). You will b pdalling along th two rivrs that carrid trad in and out of Vnic in this ara cnturis ago: acchiglion and rnta. You continu on to Stra, famous for th majstic Villa Pisani. n arrival in Padova, you will find th grat basilica ddicatd to St. Anthony, th historic Caffè Pdrocchi and Prato dlla Vall. 7. Padova Vicnza (5). Th acchiglion ivr points th way out of th th city and you rach Costozza, a littl town at th foot of th rici hills. Th bik path passs in front of Villa o Vicnza. ndividual arrival. A nic and Frrara cosy historical city cntr charactrizd by th buildings of th famous architct Andra Palladio (16th cntury). 2. Vicnza assano dl rappa (4). From Vicnza you cycl towards Marostica, famous for its castl and th chssboard in th main squar. Th last stop is assano dl rappa with its covrd woodn bridg and th grappa. 3. assano dl rappa Trviso (65/4). You ntr Asolo, which prsnts us th only ral uphill sction of our rid. Th downhill run taks you to th land of Proscco vinyards and on to Masr. Possibility to shortn th stag of 25 km by taking th train from Montblluna to Trviso, with a chang in Castlfranco. 4. Trviso Mstr/Vnic (45 km). Laving Trviso bhind you, follow th cours of th ivr Sil up to Casal. At th nd of th trip Vnic awaits you for an vning among canals and narrow strts. Accommodation in Mstr; a NAL NFMATNS Pschira igl PC P PSN SLF-UDD TU l Si cch Vrona ta a n Vicnza av r Lago di arda Pi Vicnza Trviso assano Montblluna Asolo Vicnza assano dl rappa Chioggia Vnic Lands Palladian Villas and Proscco vinyards Marostica N S L NS Adults Childrn 0-2 yars 90% 90% - ACCMPANYN MATAL 3-5 yars 50% 50% yars 30% 30% - For this tour your clints rciv th complt st of rns guids: - Cycling uid - Maps - oadbook irolibro - via Conforto da Costozza, Vicnza - T booking@girolibro.it - mainly 4* hotls, with som 3* Hotls. Cat. mainly 3* Hotls, with som 2* Hotls and on 4* Hotl. + only 4* and luxury hotls (night in Vnic - 3* Hotl -instad of Mstr is includd). ¹ 6 dinnrs includd, bvrags not includd (3-cours mal); ² on rqust night in Vnic instad of Mstr (for dpartur from Mstr only possibl as last night of th tour with dlivry of th biks in Mstr). DPATUS SLF-UDD TU SA, SU from Vicnza (,, A+) TU, W from Mstr (, ) Spcial dpartur dats for at last 5 prsons. SASNS Sason 1: and Sason 2: and Sason 3: UDD TU 15.04, 20.05, 24.06, 19.08, Minimum of participants: 8 prsons NCLUDD N TH PC 7 nights hotl accommodation, brakfast bufft, wlcom brifing in nglish, luggag transportation, irolibro rns Cycling uid, roadbook & maps, 7-days Hotlin srvic, tickt for frry transfr (on day 5 valid only for /A+, bik not includd, approx. 4 ), ntranc into Villa Valmarana ai Nani, ic-cram in th bst ic cram parlour in Vicnza. uidd tour includs also: Hotl accommodation, 7 dinnrs (3-cours mal, 1 dinnr in Vnic), guid on bik, support van in th ara, uidd tour of Vnic, visits and win tasting. NT NCLUDD N TH PC Local taxs (approx. 10-). nly for cat. frry-boat transfrs on day 5 (altogthr about 25 pr prson + bik). irolibro - via Conforto da Costozza, Vicnza - T booking@girolibro.it

20 taly Pi av igl ion Mstr T048 Sason Sason 2 supplmnt 70 Sason 3 supplmnt 100 SL supplmnt lctro-bik 120 Hlmt XTA NHTS Vnzia Laguna di Vnzia MA ADATC Chioggia NAL NF SLF-UDD TU irolibro bik Mstr Padova 0m Stra 295 Vicnza SL from 55 from Mstr SL Vnic ¹ SL from 90 from 150 Padova 50% 6-8 yars 30% mainly 4* hotls, with som 3* Hotls. ¹ on rqust 4. night of th tour in Vnic instad of Mstr. Th itinrary is compltly in th lowlands xcpt for th 1 km slop in Asolo. You rid on scondary strts with low traffic or pavd bik paths. Y PLAN Vicnza is wll connctd (60 90 min.) with th following airports: Vnic (VC), Vrona (VN), Trviso (TPS), rgamo (Y-150 min). L NS N S ACCMPANYN MATAL For this tour your clints rciv th complt st of rns guids: - Cycling uid - Maps - oadbook irolibro - via Conforto da Costozza, Vicnza - T booking@girolibro.it - MA ADATC Chioggia NAL NF SLF-UDD TU T016 Sason Sason 2 supplmnt 70 Sason 3 supplmnt 100 SL supplmnt 110 CYCL NT irolibro bik 55 lctro-bik 120 Hlmt XTA NHTS Mstr SL Vnic ¹ SL from 90 from 150 DUCTNS (3rd/4th prson in room) Adults 70 Childrn 0-2 yars 90% 3-5 yars 50% 6-8 yars 30% mainly 4* hotls, with som 3* Hotls. ¹ on rqust 4th night of th tour in Vnic instad of Mstr DPATUS SLF-UDD TU TU, W Spcial dpartur dats for at last 5 prsons. SASNS Sason 1: and Sason 2: and Sason 3: NCLUDD N TH PC 4 nights hotl accommodation, brakfast bufft, wlcom brifing in nglish, luggag transportation, irolibro rns Cycling uid, roadbook & maps, 7-days Hotlin srvic. NT NCLUDD N TH PC Frry-boat transfrs on day 2 (altogthr about 25 p.p. + bik), local taxs (approx. 8 ). 1. Mstr. ndividual arrival. 2. Mstr Chioggia (35 km). Laving Mstr this mor ning, you had into Vnic pdalling on th 4 km bridg dlla Librtà, thn to Tronchtto harbour. From hr you tak a frry along th canal iudcca to Lido. This is th most xciting day, pdalling on two narrow islands that divid th sa from th lagoon: Malamocco and th island of Pllstrina. 3. Chioggia Padova (6). You will b pdalling along th two rivrs that carrid trad in and out of Vnic in this ara cnturis ago: acchiglion and rnta. You continu on to Stra, famous for th majstic Villa Pisani. n arrival in Padova, you will find th grat basilica ddicatd to St. Anthony, th historic Caffè Pdrocchi and Prato dlla Vall. 4. Padova Mstr/Vnic (4). This stag lts you cycl along th rnta Canal, ovrlookd by th countrysid villas of th ancint Vntian nobility until you rach Mstr. You can choos to stay dirctly in Vnic with a pric supplmnt. L 3-5 yars - Total lngth: 125/15 - Total vrtical up: 350 m - Trrain: 90% asphalt, 10% unpavd - Train connction among th ovrnight stays: vry day - Possibility to shortn th itinrary by taking th train: day Ad ig PC P PSN 40 90% UT PFL Laguna di Vnzia Childrn 0-2 yars NT NCLUDD N TH PC Local taxs (approx. 8 ). L 70 NCLUDD N TH PC 4 nights hotl accommodation, brakfast bufft, wlcom brifing in nglish, luggag transportation, irolibro rns Cycling uid, roadbook & maps, 7-days Hotlin srvic. Adults SASNS Sason 1: and Sason 2: and Sason 3: DUCTNS (3rd/4th prson in room) DPATUS SLF-UDD TU SA, SU Spcial dpartur dats for at last 5 prsons. 1. Vicnza. ndividual arrival. A nic and cosy historical city cntr charactrizd by th buildings of th famous architct Andra Palladio (16th cntury). 2. Vicnza assano dl rappa (4). From Vicnza you cycl towards Marostica, famous for its castl and th chssboard in th main squar. Th last stop is assano dl rappa with its covrd woodn bridg and th grappa. 3. assano dl rappa Trviso (65/4). You ntr Asolo, which prsnts us th only ral uphill sction of our rid. Th downhill run taks you to th land of Proscco vinyards and on to Masr. Possibility to shortn th stag of 25 km by taking th train from Montblluna to Trviso with a chang in Castlfranco. 4. Trviso Mstr/Vnic (45 km). Laving Trviso bhind you, follow th cours of th ivr Sil up to Casal. At th nd of th trip Vnic awaits you for an vning among canals and narrow strts. Accommodation in Mstr; a supplmnt applis for lodging in Vnic. 5. Mstr/Vnic. Dpartur aftr brakfast. Possibility ithr to book xtra nights or to combin with th following tours: Vnic Mantua/Mantua Vnic ik&oat (pp ). Vnzia PC P PSN CYCL NT Mstr Padova Stra Ad ig 40 ion igl cch ta cch a 0m n a Vicnza l r Vicnza Si l Si Trviso Castlfranco Stra Chioggia Mstr av Trviso Pi assano Trviso Vicnza Vnic Lands short brak Vnic Lagoon round tour ta Marostica Villa Pisani in Stra, along rnta rivr Th vntian lagoon and its birdlif Sard in saor, frsh sardins and onions from Adratic Sa Mrlot, rd win 135 km 5 Days/4 Nights short brak Vicnza Montblluna n r Vicnza Asolo assano assano dl rappa Trviso Vnic lands short brak From Vicnza to Vnic Padova Villa arbaro in Masr (Trviso) ivr Sil Natural Park accalà Mantcato, mouss of drid salt cod Torcolato, dssrt whit win 125 km 5 Days/4 Nights short brak Chioggia taly Mstr Mstr/Vnic. Dpartur aftr brakfast. Possibility ithr to book xtra nights or to combin with th following tours: Vnic Mantua/Mantua Vnic ik&oat (pp ). UT PFL - Total lngth: 135 km - Total vrtical up: 0 m - Trrain: 90% asphalt, 10% unpavd - Train connction among th ovrnight stays: vry day Th itinrary is compltly in th lowlands. You rid on scondary strts with low traffic or pavd bik paths. Y PLAN Mstr is wll connctd (60 90 min.) with th following airports: Vnic (VC), Vrona (VN), Trviso (TPS), rgamo (Y-150 min). L NS N S ACCMPANYN MATAL For this tour your clints rciv th complt st of rns guids: - Cycling uid - Maps - oadbook irolibro - via Conforto da Costozza, Vicnza - T booking@girolibro.it

21 taly taly Vrona and th Arna Dolomits and th iconic pink paks, a world natural hritag liv oil from arda lak cioto, dssrt rd win 28 8 Days/7 Nights Salorno/Salurn Mstr Padova Vicnza Vrona Pschira assano Trviso San onifacio Adig Padova Vnzia MA ADATC Chioggia L 4. Dsnzano/Pschira Vrona (60/35 km). Today you had to Vrona. With th Adig crossing it, this is on of th most important and bautiful citis in th Vnto rgion. Worth visiting ar: th oman Arna, th Church of San Zno and Julit s Hous. 5. Vrona Vicnza (75/4). At first, th rout starts out flat and thn hads through th Monti rici, a hilly rgion just south of Vicnza, with a wondrful viw of th city. Th old city cntr is charactrizd by th bautiful privat palacs and public buildings by Andra Palladio, th famous 16th cntury architct known all ovr th world. Possibility to shortn th stag by taking th train in San onifacio. 6. Vicnza Padova (5). Cycling out of Vicnza you will com across th bautiful Palladian Villa otonda. Along th acchiglion rivr, th rout will continu to th fascinating city of Pa- 1. olzano. Arrival. olzano is a famous commrcial and tourist cntr and also a historical and cultural connction btwn th talian and th rman world. 2. olzano Trnto (65/7). Today you will rid mostly along th Adig ivr, through orchards and vinyards passing th villags of ra, gna and Salorno. Th dam pathways lad thn to Trnto. Possibility to shortn th stag by taking th train in svral train stations along th way. 3. Trnto Dsnzano/Pschira (5 by bik + frry). Always pdalling along th Adig you rach ovrto and Mori. From hr wstwards towards Lak arda. Aftr a short ascnt, a rfrshing dscnt will follow and lad you to Torbol and to iva. Th frry cruis taks you to th southrn part of th lak. Abano Mstr Soav dova with its famous iotto s Chapl and on of th biggst squars of urop Prato dlla Vall. 7. Padova Mstr/Vnic (4). Th tour continus asily through th flat Vnto. You will cycl along th rnta Canal, ovrlookd by th countrysid villas of th ancint Vntian nobility (Villa Pisani, Malcontnta, Villa Widmann) until you rach Mstr, Vnic s mainland. You can choos to stay dirctly in Vnic with a pric supplmnt. Vrona ta Vicnza n r Lago di arda 40 Dsnzano 0m ovrto Pschira Trnto iva dl arda Dsnzano San onifacio Ad ig 400 m Trnto olzano/ozn olzano/ozn iva Dl arda olzano Vrona Vnic From th Dolomits to th Adriatic Lago di Caldaro L NS N S ACCMPANYN MATAL For this tour your clints rciv th complt st of rns guids: - Cycling uid - Maps - oadbook irolibro - via Conforto da Costozza, Vicnza - T booking@girolibro.it Mstr/Vnic. Dpartur aftr brakfast. Transfr back to olzano on rqust whn booking th tour. Possibility ithr to book xtra nights or to combin with th following tours: Vnic Mantua ik&oat (pp ), Vnic Porc (p. 52). UT PFL - Total lngth: 280/345 km - Total vrtical up: 1,270/1,450 m - Trrain: 95% asphalt, 5% unpavd - Train connction among th ovrnight stays: vry day - Possibility to shortn th itinrary by taking th train: day 2 and 5. PC P PSN SLF-UDD TU NAL NFMATNS Cat. T001 Sason Sason 2 supplmnt Sason 3 supplmnt As a whol it is an asy to manag itinrary, riding on scondary strts with low traffic or pavd bik paths. Thr ar light hilly bits with short uphill sctions. SL supplmnt Half oard ¹ Y PLAN asic pric SL supplmnt olzano is wll connctd ( min.) with th following airports: Vrona (VN), nnsbruck (NN) and Vnic (VC). UDD TU T049 CYCL NT irolibro bik lctro-bik 170 Hlmt XTA NHTS olzano /SL Mstr /SL Vnic ² /SL Cat. 65/ 65/ 55/ from 90/150 DUCTNS (3rd/4th prson in room) Adults Childrn 0-2 yars 90% 3-5 yars 50% 6-8 yars 30% Cat.A mainly 4* hotls, with som 3* hotls. Cat. mainly 3* hotls, with som 2* hotls. ¹ 6 dinnrs includd, bvrags not includd (3-cours mal); ² on rqust 7th night of th tour in Vnic instad of Mstr with dlivry of th biks in Mstr. DPATUS SLF-UDD TU SA, SU TU, W Spcial dpartur dats for at last 5 prsons. SASNS Sason 1: and Sason 2: and Sason 3: UDD TU 22.4, 13.5, 17.6, 8.7, 16.9, 30.9 Minimum of participants: 8 prsons. NCLUDD N TH PC 7 nights hotl accommodation, brakfast bufft, wlcom brifing in nglish, luggag transportation, irolibro rns Cycling uid, roadbook & maps, 4-hours frry cruis through Lak arda, 7-days Hotlin srvic, ntranc into Villa Valmarana ai Nani, ic-cram in th bst ic cram parlour in Vicnza. uidd tour includs also: Hotl accommodation, 7 dinnrs (3-cours mals, 1 in Vnic), guid on bik, support van in th ara, win tasting, guidd visits of Vrona and Vnic. NT NCLUDD N TH PC Local taxs (approx. 10-). Train transfrs. TANSFS To b confirmd whn booking th tour p.p. Mstr olzano (bik includd). Availabl on Saturday and Sunday (othr days on rqust). Also possibl on Tusday and Wdnsday from to irolibro - via Conforto da Costozza, Vicnza - T booking@girolibro.it

22 taly taly nnsbruck city cntr and th oldn oof Tyrol mountains and madows Sard in saor, frsh sardins and onions from Adriatic Sa Silvanr, whit win 25 7 Days/6 Nights or 10 Days/9 Nights rc CH o 800 m rssanon/rixn 400 m olzano/ozn 0m Vicnza Soav Vnzia MA ADATC L th villags of ra, gna and Salorno. Th dam pathways lad thn to Trnto. 5. Trnto Dsnzano/Pschira (5 by bik + frry). Pdaling along th Adig you rach ovrto and Mori. Aftr a short ascnt, a rfrshing dscnt will lad you to Torbol and to iva. Th frry cruis taks you to th southrn part of th lak. 6. Dsnzano/Pschira Vrona (60/35 km). Today you had to Vrona. Worth visiting ar: th oman Arna, th Church of San Zno and Julit s Hous. 7. Vrona. Dpartur. 1. nnsbruck. Arrival. 2. nnsbruck rssanon (55 km by bik + 4 transfr). A privat transfr taks you to rnnro, whr you start cycling into th grn sarco vally. Your rid continus without difficultis through nic villags and grn madows till Fortzza, whr you will s th ancint fort. Lak Varna awaits you for a rlaxing brak bfor rssanon. 3. rssanon olzano (45 km). Continu along th sam cycl path, with fw kms today: you ll hav th opportunity to visit th hug Sabiona mdival monastry, built on a rocky-hill and dominating th sarco-vally. 4. olzano Trnto (65/7). You will rid along th Adig ivr, through orchards and vinyards, passing Trviso Mstr Padova San onifacio Abano VAATN Mstr Padova Vicnza Vrona Pschira Trnto Vrona Vicnza (75/4). At first, th rout starts out flat and thn hads through th Monti rici, a hilly rgion just south of Vicnza. Th old city cntr is charactrizd by th bautiful privat palacs and public buildings by Andra Palladio, th famous 16th cntury architct. Th ons who considr this stag too long can tak a train in San onifacio. 8. Vicnza Padova (5). Today you will com across th bautiful Palladian Villa otonda. Along th acchiglion Vrona Mincio Pschira assano ta n r Ad ig ovrto Dsnzano 100 VAATN 2 iva dl arda Lago di arda Salorno/Salurn Trnto Ad ig Lago di Caldaro Dsnzano 1 iva dl arda A olzano/ozn Vipitno/Strzing sa rnnro/rnnr rnnro/rnnr rssanon/rixn nnsbruck Vrona/Vnic From th Alps to Lak arda/th Adriatic nnsbruck L NS N S ACCMPANYN MATAL For this tour your clints rciv th complt st of rns guids: - Cycling uid - Maps - oadbook irolibro - via Conforto da Costozza, Vicnza - T booking@girolibro.it - rivr, th rout will continu to th fascinating city of Padova with its famous iotto s Chapl and on of th biggst squars of urop Prato dlla Vall. 9. Padova Mstr/Vnic (4). You will cycl along th rnta Canal, ovrlookd by th countrysid villas of th ancint Vntian nobility until you rach Mstr, Vnic s mainland. You can choos to stay dirctly in Vnic with a pric supplmnt. 10. Mstr/Vnic. Dpartur. UT PFL - Total lngth: 250/39 - Total vrtical up: 1,860/2,410 m - Trrain: 95% asphalt, 5% unpavd - Train connction among th ovrnight stays: vry day - Possibility to shortn th itinrary by taking th train: day 3, 4 and 7. Th itinrary is mainly on on of th most bautiful cycl path in taly. Continuing from Lak arda to Vnic th itinrary is dvlopd riding on scondary strts with low traffic. Y PLAN nnsbruck (NN) or good connctions with th following airports ( min.): Munich (MUC), Salzburg (SZ). PC P PSN NAL NF SLF-UDD TU Variation 1 2 T032 T027 Sason Sason 2 supplmnt Sason 3 supplmnt SL supplmnt irolibro bik 100 lctro-bik CYCL NT Hlmt XTA NHTS nnsbruck /SL 65/ Vrona /SL 65/ Mstr /SL 65/ Vnic ¹ /SL from 90/150 DUCTNS (3rd prson in room) 110 DPATUS SLF-UDD TU TH, F Spcial dpartur dats for at last 5 prsons. SASNS Sason 1: Sason 2: and Sason 3: NCLUDD N TH PC 6/9 nights hotl accommodation, brakfast bufft, wlcom brifing in nglish, luggag transportation, transfr from nnsbruck to rnnro, rout dscriptions & maps, 4-hours frry cruis through Lak arda, 7-days Hotlin srvic. NT NCLUDD N TH PC Local taxs (approx 10-). Train transfrs /4* hotls. ¹ on rqust 9th night of th tour in Vnic instad of Mstr with dlivry of th biks in Mstr. irolibro - via Conforto da Costozza, Vicnza - T booking@girolibro.it

23 taly taly sia and its old campanil in th lak Adig ivr, th scond longst rivr of taly Spck, smokd pork from South Tyrol Müllr Thurgau, whit win 275 km 8 Days/7 Nights VAATN Mantova Vrona Pschira Dsnzano iva Dl arda Vnzia MA ADATC Chioggia 7. Dsnzano/Pschira Mantua (70/45 km). Today you will follow on of th most famous talian cycl paths, passing through th villags of orghtto and Valggio sul Mincio. Th trip nds in Mantua, wondrful art city. Y PLAN olzano is vry wll connctd to th following airports ( min): Vrona (VN), nnsbruck (NN) and Vnic (VC). L L NS PC P PSN NAL NFMATNS SLF-UDD TU Variation 1 2 T015 T002 Sason Sason 2 supplmnt 35 Sason 3 supplmnt SL supplmnt 200 CYCL NT irolibro bik lctro-bik 170 Hlmt XTA NHTS olzano /SL 65/ Vrona /SL 65/ Mantua /SL from 45/75 DUCTNS (3rd/4th prson in room) irolibro - via Conforto da Costozza, Vicnza - T booking@girolibro.it - Mainly along flat roads with only a fw rolling parts. Th rgion of South Tyrol is providd with an xcllntly-built cycllans systm. You can rid almost xclusivly on wll-plannd, traffic-fr cycl lans, part of which run along th Adig banks. Towards Lak arda thr is a bit mor challnging climb to fac. through th villags of ra, gna and Salorno. Along th rivr banks you rid towards Trnto. Possibility to shortn th stag by taking th train in svral train stations along th way. 6. Trnto Dsnzano/Pschira (5 by bik + frry). You ll rach th Lak arda. for laving for iva, don t miss th sight of th lak from abov! Th frry cruis taks you to th southrn part of th lak. Th boat xcursion alon maks th whol trip worthwhil. 7. Dsnzano/Pschira Vrona (60/35 km). Today you had to Vrona, on of th most important and bautiful citis of taly. 8. Vrona. Dpartur aftr brakfast. 8. Mantua. Dpartur aftr brakfast. Possibility ithr to book xtra nights or to combin with following tours: Mantua Vnic/Vnic Mantua (pp ), Vnic lands (p. 36). 1. olzano. Arrival. 2. sia Pass Silandro (5). W will driv you to sia up to 1500 mtrs of hight, whr your cycling tour starts. Th majstic cycl lan will tak you past th lak sia and th clostr of Montmaria nar Silandro. 3. Silandro Mrano (4). Th tour continus along th Adig, passing through orchards and nic landmarks lik th imposing Castl Dornsbrg. You arriv in th bautiful city of Mrano. 4. Mrano olzano (35 Km). Still cycling along th cycl lan you rach littl towns lik Nalls and Andriano and your dstination, olzano. Tak your tim for a walk around th capital of th South Tyrol. 5. olzano Trnto (65/70 Km). Cycling along th lan you follow th Adig bsid appl orchards, vinyards and Po Total lngth: 275/315 km - Total vrtical up: 830/1,040 m - Trrain: 95% asphalt, 5% unpavd - Train connction among th ovrnight stays: vry day - Possibility to shortn th itinrary by taking th train: vry day xcpt day 7. Padova Mincio 85 VAATN 2 ta Vrona 50 Trviso Vicnza Mantova 44 ovrto n Pschira dl arda Trnto r Lago di arda Dsnzano 0m UT PFL iva dl arda Trnto 500 m olzano/ozn 1000 m Ad ig Silandro/Schlandrs Lago di Caldaro 1500 m olzano/ozn Mrano Mrano/Mran Silandro/Schlandrs Passo sia/schnpass Passo sia ivr Adig Cycl out sia Pass to Vrona/Mantua A N S Adults 130 Childrn 0-2 yars 90% ACCMPANYN MATAL 3-5 yars 50% For this tour your clints rciv th complt st of rns guids: - Cycling uid - Maps - oadbook 6-8 yars 30% DPATUS SLF-UDD TU SA SU Spcial dpartur dats for at last 5 prsons. SASNS Sason 1: and Sason 2: and Sason 3: NCLUDD N TH PC 7 nights hotl accommodation, brakfast bufft, wlcom brifing in nglish, luggag transportation, transfr from olzano to sia Pass, 4-hours frry cruis through Lak arda, rout dscriptions & maps, 7-days Hotlin srvic. NT NCLUDD N TH PC Local taxs (approx. 10-) TANSFS To b confirmd whn booking th tour 80 p.p. Mantua/Vrona olzano (bik includd, min. 2 prsons). Availabl on Saturday (othr days only on rqust). 3/4* hotls with a cozy and typical gusthous in Silandro. irolibro - via Conforto da Costozza, Vicnza - T booking@girolibro.it

24 taly Silandro 345 assano /SL 65/ Vrona /SL 65/ Ad ig irolibro bik 55 lctro-bik 120 Hlmt Strt maps of olzano, Trnto, ovrto, Dsnza no, Vrona and cycl Pschira, maps L Short N S L 90% 3-5 yars 50% 30% 3/4* hotls with a cozy and typical gusthous in Silandro. Mantova Vrona Pschira Trnto Mrano Dsnzano AD From Passo sia to olzano From Pa to o sso sia lzan o sso sia From Pa no to olza K Strt map of and dining y, wining Sights, histor l information usfu L N tips, olzano, Silandro, Mrano and cycl maps L How v narr ry mtr brin your dstina gs you tion N S L 6-8 yars UD N S NT NCLUDD N TH PC Local taxs (approx. 8 ) For this tour your clints rciv th complt st of rns guids: - Cycling uid - Maps - oadbook MAPS CYCLN Childrn 0-2 yars a brak ACCMPANYN MATAL 70 N S N tips, Adults L NS L K L olzano is vry wll connctd to th following airports ( min): Vrona (VN), nnsbruck (NN) and Vnic (VC). AD Y PLAN and dining y, wining Sights, histor l information usfu irolibro - via Conforto da Costozza, Vicnza - T booking@girolibro.it - From olzano to Vrona lzano olz From o na a ro V Vro no to n For this tour your clints rciv th complt st of rns guids: - Cycling uid - Maps - oadbook UD NCLUDD N TH PC 4 nights hotl accommodation, brakfast bufft, wlcom brifing in nglish, luggag transportation, transfr from olzano to sia Pass, irolibro rns Cycling uid, roadbook & maps, 7-days Hotlin srvic. ACCMPANYN MATAL DUCTNS (3rd/4th prson in room) MAPS CYCLN SL N S SASNS Sason 1: and Sason 2: and Sason 3: L NS Cat.A mainly 4* hotls, with som 3* hotls. NT NCLUDD N TH PC Local taxs (approx. 8 ). Train transfrs. CYCL NT 30% % 6-8 yars SL supplmnt 3-5 yars L 90% 90 olzano 70 Sason 3 supplmnt XTA NHTS DUCTNS (3rd/4th prson in room) 50 olzano NCLUDD N TH PC 4 nights hotl accommodation, brakfast bufft, wlcom brifing in nglish, luggag transportation, irolibro rns Cycling uid, roadbook & maps, 4-hours frry cruis through Lak arda, 7-days Hotlin srvic. Sason 2 supplmnt olzano is vry wll connctd to th following airports ( min): Vrona (VN), nnsbruck (NN) and Vnic (VC). 390 Mainly along flat roads with only a fw rolling parts. Th rgion of South Tyrol is providd with an xcllntly-built cycllans systm. You can rid almost xclusivly on wll-plannd, traffic-fr cycl lans, part of which run along th Adig banks. N S SASNS Sason 1: and Sason 2: and Sason 3: Sason 1 DPATUS SLF-UDD TU SA SU M Spcial dpartur dats for at last 5 prsons. - Total lngth: 125 km - Total vrtical up: - Trrain: 95% asphalt, 5% unpavd - Train connction among th ovrnight stays: vry day - Possibility to shortn th itinrary by taking th train: vry day Hlmt 310 UT PFL olzano. Arrival. olzano is a famous commrcial and tourist cntr and also a historical and cultural connction btwn th talian and th rman world. 2. sia Pass Silandro (5). W will driv you to sia up to 1500 mtrs of hight, whr your cycling tour starts. Th majstic cycl lan will tak you past th lak sia and th clostr of Montmaria nar Silandro. 3. Silandro Mrano (4). Th tour continus along th Adig, passing through orchards and nic landmarks lik th imposing Castl Dornsbrg. You arriv in th bautiful city of Mrano. 4. Mrano olzano (35 Km) Still cycling along th cycl lan you rach littl towns lik Nalls and Andriano and your dstination, olzano. Tak your tim for a walk around th capital of th South Tyrol. 5. olzano. Dpartur aftr brakfast lctro-bik irolibro bik 190 CYCL NT 120 S 1 85 SL supplmnt Y PLAN 90 T Sason 3 supplmnt Sason 2 supplmnt NAL NF 435 PC P PSN SLF-UDD TU Sason 1 Trnto t is gnrally an asy rout that runs on quit sidroads and scur cycl lans. Som hilly sctions on day 2 and day 3. T018 DPATUS SLF-UDD TU SA, SU TU, W Spcial dpartur dats for at last 5 prsons. Childrn 0-2 yars Chioggia Adults MA ADATC NAL NF SLF-UDD TU XTA NHTS Vnzia S PC P PSN Padova Abano - Total lngth: 150/18 - Total vrtical up: 550 m - Trrain: 95% asphalt, 5% unpavd - Train connction among th ovrnight stays: vry day - Possibility to shortn th itinrary by taking th train: day 2 and day 3. San onifacio Adig UT PFL 1. olzano. Arrival. olzano is a famous commrcial and tourist cntr and also a historical and cultural connction btwn th talian and th rman world. 2. olzano Trnto (65/7). Today you will rid mostly along th Adig ivr, through orchards and vinyards. Th dam pathways lad thn to Trnto. Possibility to shortn th stag by taking th train in svral train stations along th way. 3. Trnto Dsnzano/Pschira (5 by bik + frry). Always pdalling along th Adig you rach ovrto and Mori. From hr wstwards towards Lak arda. Aftr a short ascnt, a rfrshing dscnt will follow and lad you to Torbol and to iva. Th frry cruis taks you to th southrn part of th lak. 4. Dsnzano/Pschira Vrona (60/35 km). Today you had to Vrona, on of th most important and bautiful citis in th Vnto rgion. 5. Vrona. Dpartur aftr brakfast Mstr Soav Pschira ta Vrona Dsnzano n r Vicnza 50 Lago di Caldaro Trviso Lago di arda 0m olzano ovrto m iva Dl arda 1000 m Mrano olzano/ozn 1500 m Silandro/Schlandrs Mstr Padova Vicnza Vrona Passo sia 0m iva dl arda 46 ivr Adig Cycl out Short rak sia Pass to olzano A Mrano, lgant SPA town Vinyards of Adig vally Kaminwurzn, smokd dry sausags rs of South Tyrol s brwris 125 km 5 Days/4 Nights short brak Trnto Passo sia 400 m Salorno/Salurn Trnto olzano/ozn San onifacio Ad ig Lago di Caldaro olzano/ozn ivr Adig Cycl out Short rak olzano to Vrona Pschira MAT, Musum of Modrn Art in ovrto Lak arda, th largst lak in taly Polnta and mushrooms, th main dish of Trntino ardolino, whit win 15 5 Days/4 Nights short brak Dsnzano taly iva Dl arda irolibro - via Conforto da Costozza, Vicnza - T booking@girolibro.it

25 Trnto Laghi Lvico di Caldonazzo Lvico SLF-UDD TU DPATUS SLF-UDD TU SA Spcial dpartur dats for at last 5 prsons. T013 Sason Sason 2 supplmnt SL supplmnt CYCL NT irolibro bik lctro-bik 170 Hlmt 55 from 90 from mainly 4* hotls, with som 3* hotls; Cat. mainly 3* hotls, with som 2* hotls. 100 NT NCLUDD N TH PC Local taxs (approx. 10-). Train journy from Trnto to Lak ara (approx. 40 minuts, 6 pr prson) on day 3. Frry-boat transfrs on day 7 (altogthr about 25 pr prson). Train journy from Vnic to Mstr on day 7 (approx. 15 minuts, 2,5 pr prson) TANSFS To b confirmd whn booking th tour: p.p. Mstr-olzano (bik includd). Availabl on Saturday and Sunday (othr days only on rqust). irolibro - via Conforto da Costozza, Vicnza - T booking@girolibro.it Total lngth: 310/35 - Total vrtical up: 410/1,010 m - Trrain: 95% asphalt, 5% unpavd - Train connction among th ovrnight stays: vry day - Possibility to shortn th itinrary by taking th train: day 2 and day 3. t is gnrally an asy rout that runs on quit sidroads and scur cycl lans. Som hilly sctions on day 2 and day 3. Y PLAN olzano is vry wll connctd to th following airports ( min): Vrona (VN), nnsbruck (NN) and Vnic (VC). L L NS NCLUDD N TH PC 7 nights hotl accommodation, brakfast bufft, wlcom brifing in nglish, luggag trans portation, rout dscriptions & maps, 7-days Hotlin srvic. lluno N ACCMPANYN MATAL For this tour your clints rciv th complt st of rns guids: - Cycling uid - Maps - oadbook S Asolo Sil Vrona Trviso Mstr MA ADATC Vnzia Ad ig PC P PSN NAL NF SLF-UDD TU T014 Sason Sason 2 supplmnt Sason 3 supplmnt 135 SL supplmnt 200 CYCL NT irolibro bik lctro-bik 170 Hlmt XTA NHTS olzano SL Mstr SL Vnic ¹ SL DUCTNS (3rd prson in room) DPATUS SLF-UDD TU SU and Spcial dpartur dats for at last 5 prsons. SASNS Sason 1: and Sason 2: and Sason 3: and NCLUDD N TH PC 7 nights hotl accommodation, brakfast bufft, wlcom brifing in nglish, luggag transportation, privat transfr olzano runico, rout dscriptions & maps, 7-days Hotlin srvic. from 90 NT NCLUDD N TH PC from 150 Local taxs (approx. 10-). 90 3/4* hotls. ¹ on rqust 7th night of th tour in Vnic instad of Mstr with dlivry of th biks in Mstr. 0m TANSFS To b confirmd whn booking th tour p.p. Mstr-olzano (bik includd). Availabl on Saturday and Sunday (othr days only on rqust). 1. olzano. Arrival. 2. olzano runico Dobbiaco (3). Aftr a privat transfr to runico you ll rid on th cycl path of th Pustr Vally, following th rivr inz slightly uphill. With a dviation you can also rach th lovly Prags Lak, famous for its mrald watr, or continu till Dobbiaco. 3. Dobbiaco Piv di Cador (65 km). You ll lav Dobbiaco and ntr th Landro Vally with th famous Thr Paks of Lavardo, cycling slightly uphill till th Cimabanch pass, along th cycl path of th Long Way of th Dolomits. A panoramic dscnt will bring you to Cortina and finally to Piv di Cador, nativ town of Titian, on of th gratst mastrs of th talian naissanc. 4. Piv di Cador lluno (45km). Today you ll follow th rivr Piav, th talian so calld sacrd rivr, du to th battls fought in this ara during th first world war. n th last part of th Long Way of th Dolomits you ll cycl on scondary roads with som up- and downhill and you ll gt to Longaron, sadly known for th Vajont disastr. Finally you ll rach lluno. 5. lluno Valdobbiadn (6). Today you ll lav th Piav vally and cross th Dolomiti llunsi National Park; you ll cycl on low traffic hills, with many panoramic glimpss. From Csiomaggior, whr you can visit th historic musum of th bicycl, you ll continu to usch and thn along th rivr Piav you ll rach Valdobbiadn, in th hart of th famous land of Proscco. Don t miss win tasting hr! 6. Valdobbiadn Trviso (65 km) Mstr Trviso Valdobbiadn lluno 140 Ad ig Lago di arda UT PFL SL v Valdobbiadn long stroll in th city s fascinating maz of lans and bridgs you will rach Mstr by train. 8. Mstr. Dpartur aftr brakfast. Cat. SASNS Sason 1: and Sason 2: m olzano. ndividual arrival. 2. olzano Trnto (65/7) Today you will rid mostly along th Adig ivr, through orchards and vinyards, until you rach Trnto. 3. Trnto assano dl rappa (20/35 km by train + 75/6 by bik). Th whol stag schduls 95 km. W suggst to shortn it of 2 by taking a train from Trnto to th laks ara, avoiding th only uphill sction. Starting from th spring of th laks Caldonazzo and Lvico, you will follow th rivr rnta up to assano dl rappa with its famous woodn-roofd bridg. 4. assano Vicnza (4) Aftr a fw kilomtrs you ll rach th fortifid town of Marostica, famous for its castl and th ston chssboard on its main squar. At th nd of this stag you ll gt to Vicnza, th city of th famous naissanc architct Andra Palladio. 5. Vicnza Padua (5) You ll lav Vicnza and rid past th splndid Villa otonda by Palladio. Through th villag of Costozza and thn cycling along th rivr acchiglion you ll arriv at th ancint univrsity city of Padua. 6. Padua Chioggia (6) From Padua you ll cycl along canals. Th rivrs acchiglion and rnta, which wr onc important commrcial watrways, will lad you to th pictursqu fishing villag Chioggia, in th Vntian lagoon. 7. Chioggia Mstr (35 km) Across th islands of Pllstrina and Lido, which sparat th opn sa from th Vntian lagoon, you ll rach Vnic. Aftr a nic 1000 m Piv di Cador Piv di Cador Mstr 300 on MA ADATC NAL NF Cat m ta Vnzia PC P PSN n gli Mstr Chioggia DUCTNS (3rd/4th prson in room) 70 r hi l SL 70 Si ta Adi g Vnic olzano/ozn a n cc SL Cortina d Ampzzo Pi r Padova a A Dobbiaco/Toblach Trviso Vrona Mstr runico/runck assano dl rappa Vicnza olzano olzano Cortina Vnic From th Dolomits to th Adriatic CH Cortina, th famous lgant mountain rsort Dolomits and th Thr Paks of Lavardo Chss of th mountains Proscco, whit win 31 8 Days/7 Nights 0m Lago di arda XTA NHTS Dobbiaco/Toblach 300 m orgo Valsugana runico/runck 600 m Lago di Lvico Ad ig Salorno/Salurn Trnto olzano/ozn Lago di Caldaro olzano/ozn olzano assano Vnic Trasurs of rnta Vally and Lagoon Chioggia assano and th famous woodn bridg Th Vntian lagoon and its birdlif Soprssa, typical salami of Vnto rgion rappa, th King of talian spirits 31 8 Days/7 Nights Padova taly Vicnza taly assano dl rappa 310 Cycling among vinyards and farmd filds you ll cross th Piav rivr and thn will rid uphill to Asolo, on of th most bautiful hamlts of taly. Aftr th dscnt you ll rach Villa arbaro, th most sumptuous among th Palladian villas. Thn you ll continu on th cycl path up to Trviso, with its canals, th wping willows and watr mills. 7. Trviso Mstr/Vnic (45 km). Laving Trviso bhind you, you ll follow th rivr Sil till Casal, whr you ll cross th so calld Cimitro di urci : it s a gravyard of old cargo boats, abandond along th rivr sinc th Sixtis. From th catwalk you can obsrv many spcis of birds, plants and watr animals. At th nd of th trip, th ndlss bauty of Vnic awaits you. 8. Mstr/Vnic. Dpartur aftr brakfast. UT PFL - Total lngth: 31 - Total vrtical up: m - Trrain: 82% asphalt, 18% unpavd - Train connction among th ovrnight stays: day 2 and day 7 - Possibility to shortn th itinrary by taking th train: day 2, day 5 and day 6. You will rid on back-roads with low traffic or for short strtchs on unpavd paths in good condition. Mostly in th lowlands with som hilly sctions. Y PLAN olzano is vry wll connctd to th following airports ( min): Vrona (VN), nnsbruck (NN) and Vnic (VC). irolibro - via Conforto da Costozza, Vicnza - T booking@girolibro.it

26 Chiavnna Ad ig rosio Colico Morbgno Lago di Como Lugano PC P PSN T196 Sason SL supplmnt 200 CYCL NT irolibro bik lctro-bik 170 Hlmt XTA NHTS SL DUCTNS (3rd prson in room) 80 3* Hotls with th xcption of a first class hostl in Sankt Moritz Lago di so Lago di arda NAL NF SLF-UDD TU DPATUS SLF-UDD TU SA Spcial dpartur dats for at last 5 prsons. SASNS Sason 1: NCLUDD N TH PC 7 nights accommodation, brakfast bufft, wlcom brifing in nglish, luggag transportation, Train tickt on day 3 from Tirano to Diavolzza on th rnina xprss, privat transfr on day 4 from Malojapass to rgaglia, rout dscription & maps, 7-days Hotlin srvic. NT NCLUDD N TH PC Local taxs (approx. 10-). rc Fortzza/Franznfst o Tirano. Arrival. At only 2 kilomtrs from th Swiss bordr, Tirano is locatd at th crossroads btwn Valtllina and Valposchiavo and is th trminus of th rnina xprss, a spctacular mountain railway, which climbs ovr th Alps and was dclard a World Hritag Sit in Tirano rosio (35 km). Along th cycl path Sntiro Valtllina you go up along th rivr Adda as far as rosio, an ancint mdival villag dominatd by two castls but inhabitd sinc prhistoric tims. Aftr visiting th park and th omansqu church of San iorgio you pdal back to Tirano. 3. Tirano St. Moritz (25 km).laving Tirano on th rnina xprss you travl across th bautiful Swiss alpin scnry as far as th rnina Pass from whr th downhill strtch to Pontrsina and thn St. Moritz bgins. St. Moritz is th bst known tourist rsort of th ngadin, famous for its hot springs and stunning ski slops. 4. St. Moritz Chiavnna (5). Along th platau of th Uppr ngadin surroundd by mountains and forsts you com across th laks of Silvaplana, Champfèr and Sils. nc at th Maloja Pass, not far from th sourc of th rivr nn, with a short privat transfr you go down to Val rgaglia and continu cycling until you ntr th talian trritory whr th Cycl out of Val Chiavnna bgins. 5. Chiavnna Colico (3). Th cours of th rivr Mra taks you from Chiavnna to Lak Mzzola. Thn you continu southwards along th Pian di irolibro - via Conforto da Costozza, Vicnza - T booking@girolibro.it - Spagna Natur srv until you com across th rivr Adda, which flows into th Lak Como. nc in Colico, on th slops of th Alps robi, you can rlax on th lakfront bach or you can rach th narby town of Piona to visit its famous Cistrcian abby. 6. Colico Sondrio (5). Along th bik path of th Sntiro Valtllina you rach Morbgno, known for th typical itto chs. You continu always on th vally floor as far as th Sanctuary of th Madonna of Sasslla, on th thrshold of th town of Sondrio, th rgional capital of th Valtllina. 7. Sondrio Tirano (3). You continu on th path Sntiro Valtllina through littl villags along th rivr Adda until you finally rach Tirano for on last visit to th historic cntr and th naissanc asilica with its imprssiv organ and th chapl of th Apparition. 8. Tirano. Dpartur aftr brakfast. UT PFL - Total lngth: 22 - Total vrtical up: 1900 m - Trrain: 85 % asphalt, 15 % unpavd - Train connction among th ovrnight stays: day 3, 5, 6, 7. - Possibility to shortn th itinrary by taking th train: day 3, 5, 6, 7. Th rout is mainly on pavd cycl path with som unpavd strtchs, all in good conditions. Thr ar som short climbs. Y PLAN Tirano is wll connctd with th following airports: Torino (TN), Milano Linat (LN) and Milano Malpnsa (MXP). Mrano/Mran Caldaro Loop 45 non/ittn Pont ardna/waidbruck Appiano/ppan olzano/ozn Lago di Caldaro ra/aur PC P PSN NAL NF SLF-UDD TU T023 Sason Sason 2 supplmnt 50 SL supplmnt 198 CYCL NT irolibro bik lctro-bik 170 Hlmt XTA NHTS olzano 600 m Mrano Loop 1000 m sa 1400 m non Loop Tirano A Adig rscia Milano Vipitno/Strzing rssanon/rixn 35 Mrano, sophisticatd spa town Lak Caldaro and th vinyard landscap Apricot dumplings, typical dssrt of Vnosta Vally Schiava, rd win 16 7 Days/6 Nights South Tyrol Vallys ik and rlax around olzano Tirano Parco dll robi rgamasch rgamo Tirano Sondrio rssanon/rixn Loop Passo dl Maloja 2000 m 1500 m 1000 m 500 m Parco Nazional dllo Stlvio Passo dl rnina olzano/ozn St. Moritz Sondrio CH Colico Tirano A Coira Chiavnna St. Moritz, rnina and Como Lak Alps hopping for gourmands Maloja Casaccia A tour on th mythical rnina xprss St. Moritz minral springs, known for mor than 3,000 yars rsaola of Valtllina and itto chs Nbbiolo, rd win 22 8 Days/7 Nights St. Moritz taly Passo dl rnina rninapass taly Tirano SL DPATUS SLF-UDD TU vry day SASNS Sason 1: and Sason 2: NCLUDD N TH PC 6 nights hotl accommodation, brakfast bufft, rout dscription and maps, 7-days Hotlin srvic. NT NCLUDD N TH PC South Tyrol Mobilcard for railway and cabl car (incl. transportation of th bik), about 40 as pr programm; Local taxs (about 10 ). 1. olzano. Arrival at th hotl. 2. non roundtour (35 km). n th morning you will tak th cabl railway for an vocativ round trip on th non platau, th rivira of th Dolomits. n th 1600s, non was th prfrrd summr rsidnc of aristocratic familis from Vinna and olzano, who built splndid alpin cottags which you can admir today. 3. olzano Lak Caldaro (45 km). At th bginning of th tour you lav olzano bhind you and slightly uphill you will pass th highr Appiano. This is followd by a dscnt through th vinyards to th Lak Caldaro, on of th largst laks in South Tyrol, whr bathing is possibl from May to Sptmbr. y ra follow th cycl path along th Adig north again. 4. olzano. Day of rst. Tak th opportunity to visit olzano or to rlax in th hotl. ts mdiaval city cntr, othic and omansqu churchs and bilingual signag giv it a uniqu flavour of a city at th crossroad of talian and Austrian culturs. For thos who wish to pdal also today, w suggst th itinrary to Trnto along a vry nic and quit cycl path (approx. 7s) from whr you go back to olzano by train. 5. rssanon olzano (45 km). From olzano th train taks you to rssanon, th artistic and cultural capital of th sarco vally. Hr you can visit th baroqu Cathdral and a intrsting Pharmacy Musum, locatd in a narly 500-yar-old townhous. From rssanon you cycl along th vally, passing through Fortzza and rturning finally to th capital of South Tyrol. 6. Mrano olzano (35 km). y train you rach Mrano and start cycling along th Vnosta vally, among appl orchards and vinyards. n your way you rid past slpy littl towns lik Nalls and Andriano. Still cycling along th cycl lan you rach your dstination, olzano. 7. olzano. Aftr brakfast nd of srvics. UT PFL - Total lngth: 16 - Total vrtical up: 1,250 mt - Trrain: 100% asphalt All th routs ar on rural/scondary roads and cycl paths. Thr ar som short ascnts and dscnts mainly in th first stag on non platau. Y PLAN olzano is vry wll connctd to th following airports ( min): Vrona (VN), nnsbruck (NN) and Vnic (VC). ACCMMDATN Hotl Scala 4* (or quivalnt if not availabl) Dating back to 1898 Hotl Stigl Scala is a prfct mix of old-world charm and modrn dsign and is idally locatd for njoying all that olzano has to offr, clos to th most popular shops and th cabl cars. Th hotl boasts a bautiful gardn with swimming pool. irolibro - via Conforto da Costozza, Vicnza - T booking@girolibro.it

27 L S N L N S L N S taly, Slovnia, Croatia taly, Slovnia, Croatia 32 8 Days/7 Nights Vnic to Porč Th lands of th ancint public of Vnic Aquilia and th oman xcavations Th strian coast and its bachs Frsh mussls, tast thm in a varity of dishs fosco, rd win Trviso Mstr Vnzia Laguna di Vnzia Piav Portogruaro Jsolo Tagliamnto Caorl MA ADATC 1. Mstr/Vnic. ndividual arrival in Mstr (th mainland of Vnic). Th city of Vnic will captivat you with its splndour, acknowldgd worldwid. 2. Mstr Jsolo/Caorl/sacoast (40/65 km). Aftr a fw kilomtrs by bik, you tak th frry and thn th vaportto, passing in front of Piazza San Marco. Thn you will rach Punta Sabbioni, th furthst south ara of th Adriatic coast, which is north of Vnic. From hr you cycl along th stunning sacoast, with various opportunitis for a rfrshing bath in th sa. Th ovrnight will b in on of th placs along this famous coastlin. 3. Jsolo/Caorl/sacoast Portogruaro (65/4). Laving th sa bhind you, you will had north towards th Julian Alps, laving th sa bhind you. You will b passing through an ara with a multitud of Valli da psca (strtchs Palmanova sonzo Latisana Aquilia Marano Lagunar rado of lagoon nclosd by arthn diks whr xtnsiv fish farming is practisd) and casoni (constructions usd by fishrmn in th past during th fishing sason). Aftrwards you will go to th town of Portogruaro, on of th main cntrs in th priod of th Srnissima public of Vnic, which is still imprssiv vn today with its glorious Palazzi or palacs. 4. Portogruaro Palmanova/Aquilia (60/7). Th trip can b shortnd of 2 by taking a train from Portogruaro to Latisana. You will spnd th day btwn th rgion of Vnto and Friuli Vnzia iulia, passing through an ara abundant in watr and history, among rivrs, canals and ancint oman towns. Your dstination will b Aquilia, with its oman xcavations, or Palmanova, namd th starry city bcaus from abov th town rsmbls a 9-pointd star. Piran SL olfo Trist di Trist Porč Monfalcon Portorož uj H 100 m 0 m Mstr Jsolo Caorl Portogruaro Palmanova/Aquilia Trist (70/50 km). Th trip can b shortnd of 3 by taking a train at th nd of th stag from Monfalcon to Trist. You will onc again had towards th sa: th gulf of Trist awaits you, with many possibl stops along th way, such as Duino with its two castls, Sistiana with its charactristic bay and Miramar with its famous whit castl built according to th wishs of Maximilan of Augsburg, situatd in a bautiful park of mor than 20 hctars in siz. Just a fw kilomtrs li btwn you and L NS ACCMPANYN MATAL For this tour your clints rciv th complt st of rns guids: - Cycling uid - Maps - oadbook Palmanova Aquilia Trist, th ancint port of th Asburgic mpir, which has much to offr as rgards attractions and history. 6. Trist Piran/Portorož (45 km). Aftr a fw kilomtrs you will cross ovr into Slovnia, oftn cycling along cycl paths through famous holiday rsorts such as Kopr, first for a long priod a Vntian and thn Austrian town, and Piran, anothr important town which was ruld ovr for a long tim by Vnic. You thn finally arriv in Portorož, a town rnownd for its spa and bathing facilitis. CYCLN UD From Vnic to Porč Sights, history, wining and dining tips, usful information Trist From Vnic to Porč Strt maps of Mstr, Vnic, Lido di Jsolo, Caorl, Portogruaro, Palmanova, Aquilia, rado, Trist, Piran, Portorož, Porč and cycl maps Portorož MAPS From Vnic to Porč How vry mtr brings you narr your dstination ADK Porč 7. Piran/ Portorož Porč (55 km). Cycling southwards, you will pass through th salt mins of Scovlj, a larg Slovnian town with a humid nvironmnt, which is a ky ara as rgards ornithology. Som kms latr you will cross th Croatian bordr down along stria, th Adriatic sa s largst pninsula. n th nd you will rach Porč, th tourism capital of Croatia, with its ufrasian asilica, which was dclard Patrimony of Humanity by UNSC in P o r č. Aftr brakfast, nd of srvics. turn to Vnic by boat (option). Possibility ithr to book xtra nights or to combin with following tours: Vnic Mantua ik&oat (pp ) or olzano Vrona Vnic (p. 40). UT PFL - Total lngth: 320/34 - Total vrtical up: 1,390 m - Trrain: 92% asphalt, 8% unpavd - Train connction among th ovrnight stays: N - Possibility to shortn th itinrary by taking th train: day 4 and 5. You will rid th first thr stags along flat roads, across th Vnto and Friuli plain, and th last thr on slightly hillir sctions. Y PLAN Vnic is wll connctd with th following airports: Vnic (VC) Trviso (TSF), Vrona (VN), Trist (TS). PC P PSN NAL NF SLF-UDD TU Sason 1 Sason 2 supplmnt Sason 3 supplmnt SL supplmnt CYCL NT T Cat DPATUS SLF-UDD TU SA and SU Spcial dpartur dats for at last 5 prsons. SASNS Sason 1: 8.04 and Sason 2: and Sason 3: and NCLUDD N TH PC irolibro bik 7 nights hotl accommodation, brakfast bufft, wlcom brifing in nglish, luggag transportation, irolibro lctro-bik Hlmt 170 rns Cycling uid, roadbook & maps, 7-days Hotlin srvic, frry transfr on day 2 (bik not includd, approx. 4 ). xcpt dpartur of 15.07, whn th frry boat transfr will b rplacd by a privat transfr. XTA NHTS Cat. NT NCLUDD N TH PC Mstr Local taxs (approx. 10-). Train transfrs: SL Portogruaro Latisana (approx. 10 min, 6 pr prson); Monfalcon Trist (approx. 25 min, 7 pr prson). P o r č SL Vnic SL DUCTNS (3rd prson in room) 3* and 4* Hotls Cat. 3* Hotls from 90 from FY AT TANSF To b confirmd whn booking th tour: Transfr Porc-Vnic by boat around 7-8 am (approx. 150 min.). Pric 65- p.p. (+10 for own biks), dpnding on th sason. f th frry boat is not availabl th srvic will b rplacd by a privat transfr. Th booking (complt with full nams, passport numbr, nationality, dat of birth) is compulsory whn snding th rsrvation. Dats and dfinitiv prics of th frry transfr will b communicatd at th bginning of irolibro - via Conforto da Costozza, Vicnza - T booking@girolibro.it - irolibro - via Conforto da Costozza, Vicnza - T booking@girolibro.it

28 Mantova Mstr Soav Padova San onifacio Adig PC P PSN SLF-UDD TU Cat. T039 Sason Sason 2 supplmnt SL supplmnt CYCL NT irolibro bik lctro-bik 170 Hlmt Pschira/ Dsnzano SL Mstr SL Vnic 1 SL DUCTNS (3rd/4th prson in room) Vnzia MA ADATC NAL NF XTA NHTS ta n llasi Cat. from 55 from from 90 from mainly 3* hotls with som 4* hotls; Cat. mainly 3* hotls, with som 2* hotls. 1 on rqust 6th night of th tour in Vnic instad of Mstr with dlivry of th biks in Mstr. DPATUS SLF-UDD TU M, TU Spcial dpartur dats for at last 5 prsons. SASNS Sason 1: and Sason 2: NCLUDD N TH PC 6 nights hotl accommodation, brakfast bufft, luggag transportation, rout dscription & maps, 7-day srvic hotlin. NT NCLUDD N TH PC Local taxs (approx. 10-). Pomposa stllato Frrara 100 m 0m o nci 60 r Vicnza Pschira Dsnzano/Pschira. Arrival. 2. Dsnzano/Pschira Vrona (60/35 km). Today you had to Vrona. With th Adig crossing it, this is on of th most important and bautiful citis in th Vnto rgion. Worth visiting ar: th oman Arna, th Church of San Zno and Julit s Hous. 3. Vrona lasi/soav (30/4). Th stag is flat and rlaxing, crossing bautiful vinyards and th countrysid. Your cycl rout will join th Strada dl Vino (win road) that lads to llasi/ Soav, a vry famous ara full of vinyards and nic mdival sights. 4. llasi/soav Vicnza (50/4). At first, th rout starts out flat and thn hads through th Colli rici, a hilly rgion just south of Vicnza, with a wondrful viw of th city. Th old city cntr is charactrizd by th bautiful privat palacs and public buildings by Andra Palladio, th famous 16th cntury architct known all ovr th world. 5. Vicnza Padova (5). Cycling out of Vicnza you will com across th bautiful Palladian Villa otonda. Along th acchiglion rivr, th rout will continu to th fascinating city of Padova with its famous iotto s Chapl and on of th biggst squars of urop Prato dlla Vall. 6. Padova Mstr/Vnic (4). Th tour continus asily through th flat Vnto. You will cycl along th rnta Canal, ovrlookd by th countrysid villas of th ancint Vntian nobility (Villa Pisani, Malcontnta, Villa Widmann) until you rach Mstr, Vnic s mainland. You can choos to stay dirctly in Vnic with a pric supplmnt. irolibro - via Conforto da Costozza, Vicnza - T booking@girolibro.it Mstr/Vnic. Dpartur aftr brakfast. Ad ig Mi 0m Trviso Vrona Vnzia Pschira Lago di arda Dsnzano Vrona Po Dlta Loop Dsnzano Trviso Frrara loop Lago di arda 100m Pschira From Lak arda to th Adriatic Pschira, Frrara and th Po Dlta 200m Comacchio, foundd on 13 islts linkd by bridgs and canals Po Dlta and th pink flamingos Parmigiano ggiano chs Lugana, whit win 31 8 Days/7 Nights Srmid Mantova Mstr Padova Pschira Dsnzano Lak arda to Vnic Highlights of th Vnic Lands Vicnza Th countrysid villas of th ancint vntian nobility Vinyards of Vrona and Soav isotto, a cramy ric dish ambllara, whit win 205 km 7 Days/6 Nights llasi taly Soav taly Vrona Po S.ndtto ovrnolo stiglia Srmid Stllata Frrara As a whol it is an asy to manag itinrary, riding on scondary strts with low traffic or pavd bik paths. Thr ar light hilly bits with short uphill sctions. Y PLAN Pschira and Dsnzano ar vry wll connctd to th following airports: Vrona (VN), Vnic (VC), rgamo (Y). Po Pomposa UT PFL - Total lngth: 205/ 23 - Total vrtical up: 650/800 m - Trrain: 95 % asphalt, 5 % unpavd - Train connction among th ovrnight stays: day 2, 5, 6 - Possibility to shortn th stag by taking th train: day 4 MA ADATC PC P PSN T020 Sason SL supplmnt 180 CYCL NT irolibro bik lctro-bik 170 Hlmt Pschira SL 90 Po Dlta ara SL 50 DUCTNS (3rd prson in room) 3/4* hotls. Msola Comacchio NAL NF SLF-UDD TU XTA NHTS stllato Dlta dl Po 100 DPATUS SLF-UDD TU SU and Spcial dpartur dats for at last 5 prsons. SASNS Sason 1: and NCLUDD N TH PC 7 nights accommodation, brakfast bufft, luggag transportation, rout dscription & maps, 7-days Hotlin srvic. NT NCLUDD N TH PC Local taxs (approx. 10-). TANSFS To b confirmd whn booking th tour Po Dlta Pschira dl arda 290 (1-4 prsons) 350 (5-8 prsons) Arrival in Dsnzano/Pschira dl arda. 2. Dsnzano/Pschira Mantua (70/45 km). Cycl along taly s most famous cyclway towards Mantua. Along th way, you discovr th sttlmnts of orghtto, with its iconic watrmills and Valggio, with its Parco Sigurtà, a grn oasis sprad across 600,000 sqm. 3. Mantua stiglia/srmid (45/65 km). Laving Mantua along its laks and th rivr Mincio, you arriv at th historic lock of ovrnolo and join taly s largst watrway: th majstic ivr Po. Carrying on along th Po cyclway, you arriv to th ovrnight stay in stiglia or Srmid. 4. stiglia/srmid Frrara (65/45 km). You rsum along th Po and arriv at Stllata with its starshapd occa Possnt, an 11th cntury fortrss. At ondno catch th scnic cycling path towards Frarra, a city onc ruld by th st dynasty and a ky city stat of th talian naissanc. 5. Frrara round tour (5). This day is ddicatd to a nic round tour in th quit countrysid around Frrara, considrd th bik capital of taly, du to th larg us of bicycls. You will visit th historic cntr still surroundd by th original city walls. 6. Frrara stllato/pomposa (40/70 km). Today s stag offrs th discovry of two of th st family s clbratd Dlizi: lriguardo and Vrgins. uilt btwn th 14th and 16th cnturis, thy both form part of th collction of country rtrats and hunting lodgs playfully known as Dlights and ar now listd as World Hritag Sits vrnight will b ithr in stllato or Pomposa, with its 9th cntury Abby, a major cntr of larning in th Dark Ags. 7. Po Dlta round tour (65/7) For th last cycling stag you will complt a round tour. f th ovrnight is in stllato you will follow th cyclway to Comacchio, a small town in th hart of th lagoon, considrd th Dlta s capital. Comacchio was foundd on 13 islts linkd by bridgs and canals. Pushing dpr into th lagoon, you xplor its fishing farms, with thir fishrmn s shacks and salt marshs. f your ovrnight is in Pomposa you will had towards th coast through th Msola Forst Natur rsrv. This is th cor of Po Dlta, hom to ovr 300 spcis of birds. 8. Po Dlta. rakfast and nd of tour. UT PFL - Total lngth: 310/37 - Total vrtical up: 0 m - Trrain: 90% asphalt, 10% unpavd - Train connction among th ovrnight stays: day 2 and 3 - Possibility to shortn th stag by taking th train: N Th tour is compltly on flat trrain and along cycling tracks typically mbankmnts and country paths and occasional minor roads with low-lvl traffic. Som strtchs within th Po Dlta srv ar on rough (but unchallnging) tracks. Y PLAN Dsnzano/Pschira ar vry wll connctd to th following airports: Vrona (VN), Vnic (VC). irolibro - via Conforto da Costozza, Vicnza - T booking@girolibro.it

29 Sirmion Dsnzano Adig Solfrino Custoza Valggio Sul Mincio PC P PSN NAL NF SLF-UDD TU T024 Sason Sason 2 supplmnt 45 Sason 3 supplmnt 95 SL supplmnt 198 CYCL NT DPATUS SLF-UDD TU vry day SASNS Sason 1: and Sason 2: and Sason 3: Pschira SL from 55 from NCLUDD N TH PC 6 nights hotl accommodation, brakfast bufft, rout dscription & maps, train tickts Dsnzano Pschira and Vrona Pschira, as wll as frry tickt Pschira-arda as pr itinrary, 7-day srvic hotlin. Vrona SL NT NCLUDD N TH PC Local taxs (approx. 8 ). irolibro bik lctro-bik 170 Hlmt XTA NHTS Padova Praglia 100 m Abano Trm 0m Arrival in Pschira dl arda. 2. Pschira round tour (4). First day on bik among fruit plantations and vinyards of th minnt still whit win Lugana, charactristic of this rgion. You arriv in Solfrino, th sit of th famous battl that ndd th talian Scond War of ndpndnc, providing th basis for a unitd taly. 3. Dsnzano round tour (45 km). Today you will rid on to Dsnzano for a round tour on swt morainic hills. For th lss athltic, th town offrs possibilitis to spnd tim rlaxing pacfully on th banks of th lak. Transfr by train from Dsnzano to Pschira. 4. arda round tour (frry + 3) Today you ll cycl among hills and hamlts surrounding th lak, thanks to a short frry transfr to arda, th small town which gav its nam to th lak. nc in arda, you ll start cycling towards ardolino, famous for th rd win, and from thr you ll go back to Pschira, crossing th swt lak landscap. 5. Vrona round tour (45 km). Pdal towards Vrona, th city of omo and Julit, with th rivr Adig passing through it. Don t miss th oman Arna, th stunning Church of San Zno and, naturally, Julit s Hous. Transfr by train from Vrona to Pschira dl arda for th night. 6. orghtto/custoza round tour (45 km). Following th rivr Mincio you ll cycl along th most famous talian cycl path, until you rach lovly orghtto, on of th most bautiful hamlts of taly. n th narby hill you can visit irolibro - via Conforto da Costozza, Vicnza - T booking@girolibro.it - Praglia Loop ta lion uganan Hills Loop rn chig Padua Loop ac uganan spa ara Vnto thrmal baths Padova, Abano and th uganan spa ara Luvigliano 205 Montgrotto - Total lngth: 205 km - Total vrtical up: 800 m - Trrain: 95% asphalt, 5% unpavd You will rid along routs which ar on rural/scondary roads or cycl paths in th ara of arda Lak. Th ntranc to Vrona has slightly mor traffic but only for a short strtch. Y PLAN Pschira dl arda, is vry wll connctd to th following airports: Vrona (VN), Vnic (VC). ACCMMDATN Hotl Puccini 3* (or quivalnt if not availabl) About 500 mtrs from th old town cntr on th Lak arda sid promnad. ardaland amusmnt park is locatd just 2.5 Kms from th hotl. All rooms ar vry big, bright, wll furnishd with th most modrn comforts. Fr parking and big pool gardn Valggio, famous for th typical tortllini and th park Sigurtà. Thn you ll go on among th hills until Custoza, battl fild during th talian isorgimnto and today wll-known for its DC win, th ianco di Custoza. Finally you ll go back to Pschira along quit country roads. 7. Pschira dl arda. Dpartur aftr brakfast. UT PFL Colli ugani Mincio Padova city of art, hom of iotto s frscos uganan Hills gional Park Prosciutto di Montagnana, local ham agd at last 12 months Moscato, dssrt whit win 175 km 7 Days/6 Nights Pschira Vrona 56 Arquà Ptrarca Loop 150 m 100 m 50 m Lago di arda Custoza Loop arda Vrona Loop Pschira Lak arda Pschira, Vrona and Mincio rivr Pschira Sirmion, ancint laksid sttlmnt gional Natur Park of rivr Mincio Tortlli of Valggio, hand-mad frsh pasta filld with mat ardolino, rd win 205 km 7 Days/6 Nights arda taly Dsnzano Loop taly Pschira Loop ac chig Arquà Ptrarca lion Monslic st PC P PSN NAL NF SLF-UDD TU T025 Sason Sason 2 40 SL supplmnt 200 Half oard ¹ 80 Half oard ² 160 CYCL NT irolibro bik lctro-bik 170 Hlmt ¹ 6 dinnrs includd (3-cours mal), bvrags not includd; ² 3 dinnrs includd (3-cours mal), bvrags not includd. DPATUS SLF-UDD TU vry day SASNS Sason 1: and Sason 2: NCLUDD N TH PC 6 nights hotl accommodation, brakfast bufft, rout dscription and maps, swimming pool ntranc, 7-days Hotlin srvic. NT NCLUDD N TH PC Local taxs (about 10 ). Spcial tratmnts at th hotl Spa. 1. Abano/uganan spa ara. Arrival. 2. Arquà Ptrarca round tour (45 km). A dlightful itinrary through th Natural Park of th ugani hills and its wondrful sights. You will stop will b in th gardns of Villa arbarigo in Valsanzibio, on of th most important xampls of th classical talian gardn and th mdival towns of Arquà Ptrarca and Monslic. 3. Padua round tour (35 km). A countryroad will tak you to th uniqu Villa mo Capodilista, now also a prstigious win stat. Following th acchiglion rivr you will com to Padua. Spnd th aftrnoon discovring its wondrs, such as th Scrovgni Chapl, frscod by iotto, and a Unsco World Hritag Sit, th asilica of St Anthony, th Prato dlla Vall squar, Andra Mantgna s frscos and th prstigious univrsity foundd in Fr day. Why not indulging today in on of th many thrmal spa rsorts? Aftr all you ar in th largst thrmal park of urop! Altrnativly, you can spnd th day in Vnic (45 minuts by train), but plas don t bring th bik with you! 5. uganan Hills round tour (65 km). Today you ll follow th brand-nw cycl path of th uganan Hills, which ncompasss th whol chain of th uganan hills along 64 km, running among woods, abbys and small towns such as st and attaglia Trm. ack to Abano/uganan spa ara and ovrnight. 6. Praglia and Villa di Vscovi round tour (35 km). An asy itinrary taks you to th clbratd ndictin abby in Praglia, foundd in th 11th cntury and now a cntr of xcllnc for th rstoration of antiqu books. Th itinrary continus towards th majstic Villa di Vscovi, dsignd in th 16th cntury. A fw hours can b spnt whil visiting th intriors and njoying a picnic in th gardns. 7. Abano/uganan spa ara. Dpartur aftr brakfast. UT PFL - Total lngth: 175 km - Total vrtical up: 640 m - Trrain: 85% asphalt, 15% unpavd Simpl itinraris totalling about 160 km, all rlativly lvl xcpt for th first, which includs vry littl diffrnc in altitud. Th routs ar along saf cycl paths or roads with vry littl traffic. Y PLAN Th uganan Spa ara is wll connctd ( min.) with th following airports: Vnic (VC), Vrona (VN), Trviso (TSF) and ologna (LQ). ACCMMDATN Hotl Aqua 3* (or quivalnt if not availabl) njoy prtty viws of th uganan Hills, th modrn rooms and th 2 thrmal pools, opnd until lat. y th outdoor pool you will find sun umbrllas and loungrs. ndoors you will find a solarium, saunas and a bauty cntr. irolibro - via Conforto da Costozza, Vicnza - T booking@girolibro.it

30 taly taly 240/30 8 Days/7 Nights Pidmont Win and food lovrs paradis Savoy sidncs in Turin and surroundings Th vinyard landscap of Langh-oro and Monfrrato Truffls, oftn srvd in traditional dishs arolo, rd win 21 7 Days/6 Nights Tuscany Pisa Sina along th Via Francigna San iminiano, an iconic apparition as its mdival towrs ris abov th horizon Crt Snsi, lunar landscap of th Sns Clays Pici cacio pp, wholsom bowl of pasta and stringy chs Chianti Classico, th clbratd rd nds littl introduction ra Torino Alba arolo PC P PSN NAL NF SLF-UDD TU Variation 1 2 DPATUS SLF-UDD TU SA T005 T164 Spcial dpartur dats for at last 5 prsons. Sason 1 Sason 2 supplmnt SL supplmnt CYCL NT SASNS Sason 1: and Sason 2: irolibro bik lctro-bik 170 Hlmt XTA NHTS Alssandria SL DUCTNS (3rd prson in room) mainly 4* hotls, with som 3* hotls. Niv Asti Canlli Po Tanaro Casal Monfrrato ormida Acqui Trm Po Alssandria NCLUDD N TH PC 7 nights hotl accommodation, brakfast bufft, luggag transportation, rout dscriptions & maps, 7-days Hotlin srvic. NT NCLUDD N TH PC Local taxs (approx. 10 ). 500 m 300 m Alssandria Acqui Trm Alba 100 m 0 m TNAY VAATN 1 1. Arrival in Alssandria, a city dividd by th rivr Tanaro. 2. Alssandria Acqui Trm (5). You cycl along th Strada Franca, an ancint road dating to 1454 and pass across smooth hills, woods and small isolatd villags. You will tast local products and xcllnt local wins (arbra and Dolctto d Acqui). Aqui Trm, famous for its spring watrs, waits for you. 3. Acqui Trm Alba (55 km). You com across th famous Langh hills, th countrysid and th vinyards as wll as th splndid villags of Montabon, occhtta Palafa and Canlli. Th stag nds in Alba, hom of th most prcious of th truffls, th Tartufo ianco, and of Dolctto d Alba. 4. Alba Asti (35 km). A rout through vinyards and panoramic paths taks you to th hart of Monfrrato. Do visit th historical cntr with its famous towrs. 5. xcursion to Torino or Asti round tour (35 km). Today you can ithr cycl across th Asti hills or go by train to Torino, th first capital of taly, with splndid monumnts, tr-lind roads and ancint cafés. 6. Asti Casal Monfrrato (55 km). Tak advantag of th hospitality of th win cllars and rstaurants along th way, which offr an xcllnt nogastronomical choic. 7. Casal Monfrrato Alssandria (45 km). Cycling across grn hills, cultivatd lands and small villags on th right sid of th Po rivr you rturn to Alssandria. Asti Asti Loop Casal Monfrrato Alssandria 8. Alssandria. Dpartur aftr brakfast. Possibility to book xtra nights. VAATN 2 4. Alba roundtour (6). This stag brings you to th vry famous win rgion of arolo. Th most widly plantd and productiv rgion of arolo is La Morra, rsponsibl for narly a third of all win labld as arolo. Nar ra th Castl of Pollnzo is worth a visit: it was on of th rsidncs of th oyal Hous of Savoy. 5. Alba Asti (35 km) 6. Asti Casal Monfrrato (55 km). 7. Casal Monfrrato Alssandria (45 km). 8. Alssandria. UT PFL - Total lngth: 240/30 - Total vrtical up: 2,630/3,100 m - Trrain: 91% asphalt, 9% unpavd - Train connction among th ovrnight stays: day 2, 6 and 7. - Possibility to shortn th itinrary by taking th train: day 7. Tour of an avrag difficulty mainly running on pavd roads with low traffic. A bit mor traffic is to b facd whn approaching Alssandria and Asti. Variation 1: Th highst lvation gap is on day 3 and 6. Variation 2: Th highst lvation gap is on day 2 and 4. Y PLAN Alssandria is wll connctd with th following airports: Torino (TN), rgamo (Y) and Milano Malpnsa (MXP). Lago di Massacciuccoli Pisa Livorno MA TN Lucca Arno PC P PSN Altopascio Fuccchio ambassi Trm San Miniato S. imignano Crtaldo Coll Val d'lsa Firnz Castlfiorntino Poggibonsi Montriggioni Sina uonconvnto NAL NF Montroni d'arbia SLF-UDD TU T165 DPATUS SLF-UDD TU SA Sason Spcial dpartur dats for at last 5 prsons. Sason 2 supplmnt SL supplmnt CYCL NT irolibro bik SASNS Sason 1: and Sason 2: lctro-bik 170 Hlmt XTA NHTS Pisa Sina DUCTNS (3rd prson in room) SL SL /4* hotls (somtims a cosy 2* hotl in Lucca). NCLUDD N TH PC 6 nights hotl accommodation, brakfast bufft, wlcom brifing in nglish, luggag transportation, rout dscription and maps, 7-day Hotlin srvic. NT NCLUDD N TH PC Local taxs: (approx. 10-). 400 m 0 m Pisa Lucca 30 San Miniato 78 TNAY 1 Pisa. Arrival. Dclard a UNSC World Hritag Sit in 1987, Pisa is on of taly s top univrsity towns and boasts a vibrant and colourful cultural scn, along with a host of othr historical sits. 2 Pisa Lucca (30/45 km). Cycling through Pisa s countrysid, you join th Srchio rivr as far as Lucca. Today s stag can b xtndd by taking th altrnativ rout, skirting Lak Massaciuccoli and taking in th Chiaron Natur srv. 3 Lucca San Miniato (5). Starting from Piazza Anfitatro in th hart of Lucca, w join th Via Francigna propr. Along th rout, th ancint abby of Pozzvri, south of th Srchio, riss along a strtch which was notoriously challnging for th arly pilgrim, its dns forst swampd in marshland. 4 San Miniato Coll Val d lsa (55/60 km). Continu along th vallys and banks of th lsa rivr, past th castls that onc nsurd saf passag to th pilgrims of th Via Francigna. Shortly bfor raching Coll Val d lsa, you look forward to th apparanc in th distanc of San imignano, th mdival burgh clbratd for its timlss skylin of towrs. 5 Coll Val d lsa Sina (3).Had for Montagnola Sns, hom to th historic clifftop castl of Montriggioni, which onc dfndd th public of Sina. Th hart of Sina, Piazza dl Campo, is a short rid away now. Hr th historic barback hors rac taks plac twic a yar: th Palio di Sina. San imignano 120 Coll Val d'lsa Sina-Montroni d Arbia Sina (45 km). Th Via Francigna continus south following th ancint Cassian Way th oman rout that onc linkd Flornc and om travrsing on of th most pictursqu strtchs of Tuscany: th Crt Snsi. From Montroni d Alba you can rturn to Sina by bus or train, or simply cycl on and up through th gntl Clays, thir moonscap lind with cyprss trs and dottd with solitary shphrds huts. 7 Sina Aftr brakfast, nd of tour. TU PFL: Sina 163 Montroni d'arbia Sina Loop Total lngth: 210/23 - Total vrtical up: 2,000 m - Trrain: 75% asphalt, 25% unpavd - Train connction among th ovrnight stays: day 3 - Possibility to shortn th itinrary by taking th train: day 3, 4 and 6 Th itinrary poss an intrmdiat challng and follows whrvr possibl th pilgrim way. You cycl mainly along quit roads with occasional strtchs of rough (but comfortabl) track. Th arly stags ar ssntially on lvl land; from San Miniato as far as Sina th hilly landscap is stadily undulating, with climbs of intrmdiat difficulty. Y PLAN Pisa is wll connctd with th following airports: Pisa (PSA), Flornc (FL). 58 irolibro - via Conforto da Costozza, Vicnza - T booking@girolibro.it - irolibro - via Conforto da Costozza, Vicnza - T booking@girolibro.it

31 taly taly 225 km 8 Days/7 Nights Tuscany Pisa Flornc Pisa, Piazza di Miracoli and th iconic Towr Massaciuccoli Lak, a oasis for th birdlif istcca alla Fiorntina, a larg grilld bf T-bon Vin Santo, dssrt whit win 19 8 Days/7 Nights Tuscany Sina, Chianti District and Flornc Piazza dl Campo in Sina, hom of th historical Palio rac Th Chianti hillsids offring an uniqu landscap Cantucci and icciarlli, typical biscuits of Sina runllo di Montalcino, rd win MA TN PC P PSN NAL NF SLF-UDD TU T006 DPATUS SLF-UDD TU SA Sason M Spcial dpartur dats for at Sason 2 supplmnt SL supplmnt CYCL NT irolibro bik last 5 prsons. SASNS Sason 1: and Sason 2: lctro-bik 170 Hlmt XTA NHTS Pisa Lago di Massaciuccoli Pisa DUCTNS (3rd prson in room) MNT PSAN SL Lucca Collodi /4* hotls (somtims a cosy 2* hotl in Lucca). Montcatini Trm Arno Pistoia Vinci mpoli Poggio a Caiano Firnz NCLUDD N TH PC 7 nights hotl accommodation, brakfast bufft, wlcom brifing in nglish, luggag transportation, rout dscription and maps, 7-day Hotlin srvic. NT NCLUDD N TH PC Local taxs: (approx. 10-). Train transfrs: Montcatini Pistoia (approx. 20 min., 6 p.p.); Flornc mpoli (approx. 30 min., 8 p.p.); mpoli Pisa (approx. 30 min., 9 p.p.). 400 m 0 m Pisa Lucca Montcatini Montcatini Loop Pisa. Arrival. Th city is famous all ovr th world for its magic Piazza di Miracoli with th charactristic laning towr, th bll towr of th city cathdral. Part of th UNSC World Hritag sinc 1987, bsids a larg numbr of monumnts it also offrs th frindly and livly atmosphr of a univrsity city. 2. Pisa Lucca (30/45 km). Today you ar pdalling northwards along th rivr Srchio for an asy stag. For thos who wish a slightly longr itinrary, thr is th option of going towards Massaciuccoli Lak bfor raching Lucca. 3. Lucca Montcatini (45 km). Through a panoramic road you rach th littl villag of Collodi and th town of Pscia. n Collodi, whr th author of Pinocchio spnt his childhood, you can visit th famous Pinocchio s Park and th aristocratic Villa arzoni. n Pscia you can njoy a quit stroll among palacs, naissanc mansions and th local flowr strt markt. 4. Montcatini Montcatini (6). Today s rout offrs you again two possibilitis. You can rlax in on of th most famous thrmal citis in urop and stroll down th narrow lans of th old city, which is situatd on a hill and can b rachd by a charactristic cabl-railway. thrwis a pictursqu itinrary will lad you among villas of th Mdici family, oliv grovs, vinyards and bautiful historical farms, going past Vinci, Lonardo da Vinci s birthplac (visit to th musum possibl). Firnz mpoli Pisa 5. Montcatini Flornc (50/65 km). Today you can choos ithr to start pdalling dirctly from Montcatini or to shortn th trip through a short train transfr to Pistoia, rich in omansqu and naissanc monumnts and having on of th most vocativ squars in taly: Piazza dl Duomo (Cathdral Squar). From hr back onto th saddl, to rach Flornc. 6. Flornc. Fr day. t will b up to you to dcid how to spnd your tim in on of th world s most bautiful citis! 7. Flornc mpoli Pisa (40/65 km by bik + 40/65 km by train). Today you can choos if ithr starting pdalling dirctly from Flornc and raching Pisa through a train transfr from mpoli or taking a train to mpoli and riding to Pisa along th rivr Arno. 8. Pisa. Dpartur aftr brakfast. Possibility ithr to book xtra nights or to combin with th tour: Umbria (p. 62). UT PFL - Total lngth: 225/28 - Total vrtical up: 1,110/1,640 m - Trrain: 88% asphalt, 12% unpavd - Train connction among th ovrnight stays: day 3, 5 and 6 - Possibility to shortn th itinrary by taking th train: day 3, 5 and 7. Th itinrary runs mostly on a flat ara with som hilly parts which do not rquir particular athltic skills. Y PLAN Pisa is wll connctd with th following airports: Pisa (PSA), Flornc (FL). PC P PSN NAL NF SLF-UDD TU DPATUS Variation 1 2 SLF-UDD TU SA T017 T031 Spcial dpartur dats for at last 5 prsons. Sason 1 Sason 2 supplmnt SASNS Sason 1: and SL supplmnt Half oard ¹ Sason 2: CYCL NT irolibro bik lctro-bik 170 Hlmt XTA NHTS Flornc Sina Livorno MA TN Pisa Arno DUCTNS (3rd prson in room) SL SL from from * hotls (in Coll val d lsa somtims a cosy ). ¹ 6 dinnrs includd (3-cours mal, bvrags not includd). mpoli Tavarnll Crtaldo S. imignano Coll Val d lsa Sina Firnz rv in Chianti adda in Chianti NCLUDD N TH PC 7 nights hotl accommodation, fr fncd parking plac, brakfast bufft, luggag transportation, rout dscriptions & maps, 7-days Hotlin srvic. NT NCLUDD N TH PC Local taxs (approx. 10-). Train transfr for variation 1: Flornc Crtaldo (approx. 50 min., 10 pr prson). 600 m 300 m 0 m Sina adda in Chianti TNAY VAATN 1 rv in Chianti 1. Sina. Arrival. 2. Sina adda in Chianti (45 km). From Sina had north towards th bautiful villag of adda in Chianti. Th rmains of its ancint walls show th significanc that this town had in th comptition btwn Flornc and Sina. 3. adda in Chianti rv (4). Th rout brings you to rv ovr th roundd hills with bautiful viws. 4. rv Flornc (4). You will cycl to Flornc, capital of Tuscany, and admir th world famous artworks of Lonardo and Michlanglo. 5. Flornc. A full day to spnd visiting Flornc. Th city is oftn considrd th birthplac of th talian naissanc and was long ruld by th Mdici family. 6. Flornc Coll Val d lsa (4 by train + 25 km by bik). n th morning a short train transfr will bring you to Crtaldo. From hr you will thn cycl furthr up to Coll Val d lsa. 7. Coll Val d lsa Sina (4). From Coll Val d lsa you will cycl to th bautiful town of Sina, which is not only on of th most fascinating towns in Tuscany but is also in a particularly bautiful position, with lovly surroundings. 8. Sina. Dpartur. Possibility to book xtra nights. VAATN 2 5. Flornc Tavarnll (4). Th villag of Tavarnll Val di Psa has oman origins; it is namd aftr th ancint tavrns offring accommodation and rfrshmnt locatd along th road which linkd Flornc to Sina and thnc to om. Firnz Tavarnll V.P. Crtaldo Coll Val d lsa Sina 6. Tavarnll Coll Val d lsa (45 km). From Tavarnll you cycl to Coll Val d lsa, which lis in th hart of Tuscany, in a stratgically favourabl position nar th towns of Sina and Flornc. t is situatd on th via Francigna that conncts om with th North. n th way you pass Crtaldo, whos uppr part has rmaind as it was in th Middl Ags. Furthr on you com across San imignano, which riss on a hill dominating th Val d lsa with its towrs. 7. Coll Val d lsa Sina (4). S variation Sina. Dpartur aftr brakfast. UT PFL - Total lngth: 190/25 - Total vrtical up: 3,180/3,970 m - Trrain: 95% asphalt, 5% unpavd - Train connction among th ovrnight stays: N - Possibility to shortn th itinrary by taking th train: N Havy, with sloping landscaps dottd with stpr inclins, but not ovrwhlmingly so. Th daily distanc is about 40 kilomtrs. Though th daily routs ar not too long, thy can b strnuous, so w do rcommnd bing in rasonably good physical condition for this tour. Y PLAN Sina is wll connctd ( min.) with th following airports: Flornc (FL), Pisa (PSA). 60 irolibro - via Conforto da Costozza, Vicnza - T booking@girolibro.it - irolibro - via Conforto da Costozza, Vicnza - T booking@girolibro.it

32 L S N L N S L N S taly taly 285 km 8 Days/7 Nights Umbria Th grn and spiritual hart of taly asilica of San Francsco in Assisi A landscap of rolling hills and oliv grovs Pcorino chs, oftn flavourd by local black truffl Sagrantino, rd win 205 km 6 Days/5 Nights short brak Apulia short brak Lcc and th dpst Salnto Lcc, charming baroqu city rotta Zinzulusa, marin cav Caffè in ghiaccio, icd coff with almond milk Primitivo di Manduria, rd win Arzzo Lago Trasimno Magion Castiglion dl Lago Prugia Fabro Lago di olsna Città dlla Piv rvito PC P PSN Tvr Todi Assisi Spllo vagna Foligno Spolto NAL NF SLF-UDD TU T019 DPATUS SLF-UDD TU SA Sason 1 6 Spcial dparturs dats for at last 5 prsons. SL Supplmnt CYCL NT irolibro bik Hlmt XTA NHTS 1 SASNS Sason 1: NCLUDD N TH PC 7 nights hotl accommodation, brakfast bufft, luggag transportation, rout dscriptions & maps, 7-days Hotlin srvic. Assisi DUCTNS (3rd prson in room) SL * Hotls (somtims a cosy 2* hotl in Prugia). NT NCLUDD N TH PC Local taxs (approx 10 ). Train transfrs: Magion Prugia (approx. 30 min., 6 p.p.). Assisi 700 m 500 m 300 m 100 m 0 m Spolto Todi 1. ndividual arrival in Assisi, th mdival town, birthplac of St. Francis. 2. Assisi Spolto (45/5). This is th most xciting stag of th tour with many possibl stops. Th first on is Spllo, a walld town with a larg numbr of oman ruins. You ll rach thn Foligno, famous for its two wondrful town squars. Th stag nds in Spolto, a wll prsrvd mdival villag. 3. Spolto Todi (6). Today you ll cycl among oak and oliv trs as far as Todi, on of th most bautiful mdival citis in taly, prchd on a hill and ovrlooking th Tibr vally. 4. Todi rvito (45/55 km). You cycl through small villags in th middl of th natur. A variation of th stag taks you along to th Lak Corbara. n th last kilomtrs th whit tuff cliff town of rvito will mrg from th rolling hills. 5. rvito Città dlla Piv (45 km). Today th stag is quit dmanding: you ll cycl through rolling hills, but you ll b highly rwardd by raching your dstination: Città dlla Piv, a mdival villag still surroundd by 14th-cntury city walls. 6. Città dlla Piv Prugia (55 km by bik + 2 by train). You ll rach th bautiful Trasimno Lak and pdal along its northrn shors till you gt to Magion and its castl. From hr tak a train to Prugia, a splndid old town surroundd by truscan city walls. rvito Città dlla Piv Magion Prugia 7. Prugia Assisi (35 km). You ll cross th Tibr plain and rach Santa Maria dgli Angli at th foot of Assisi: hr many placs ar linkd to th vryday lif of Saint Francis of Assisi. Th town will astonish you with its art, monumnts and th 13th cntury asilica. 8. Assisi. Dpartur aftr brakfast. UT PFL - Total Lngth: 285/295 km - Total vrtical up: 3,870 m - Trrain: 85 % asphalt, 15 % unpavd - Train connction among th ovrnight stays: day 2 and 7 - Possibility to shortn th itinrary taking th train: day 2, 5 and 6 Th lvl of difficulty of this itinrary is modrat. Th rout follows mainly th asphalt low traffic roads and ach day you will hav to climb a fw littl stp slops. Th two last stags btwn Spolto and rvito ar th most challnging. Assisi Y PLAN You can rach Assisi from oma Fiumicino (FC), oma Ciampino (CA), Prugia (P) and Flornc (FL). ari MA N PC P PSN MA ADATC allipoli S. Maria di Luca rindisi Lcc tranto NAL NF SLF-UDD TU T035 DPATUS SLF-UDD TU M and Sason Spcial dpartur dats for at last Sason 2 supplmnt Sason 3 supplmnt SL supplmnt CYCL NT irolibro bik lctro-bik Hlmt XTA NHTS prsons. SASNS Sason 1: and Sason 2: and Sason 3: and NCLUDD N TH PC 5 nights hotl accommodation, brakfast bufft, wlcom brifing in nglish, luggag transportation, irolibro rns Cycling uid, Lcc 60 roadbook & maps, 7-days Hotlin SL 90 srvic. DUCTNS (3rd/4th prson in room) 3/4* hotls. 70 NT NCLUDD N TH PC Local taxs (approx. 8 ). TANSFS ari Lcc: on rqust rindisi Lcc: on rqust 400 m 0 m Matra Albrobllo stuni Lcc. ndividual arrival in th baroqu capital of th Salntinian pninsula. 2. Lcc allipoli (5). Aftr a fw kilomtrs through th town of Lcc, you go dp into th salntinian countrysid, bfor approaching th onian coast and your daily dstination, allipoli. 3. allipoli Santa Maria di Luca (5). Cycling furthr along th coast you will rach Santa Maria di Luca. ts nam was givn by th ancint rk sailors who cam from th ast. Thy saw this plac lightnd by th sun and thrfor calld it lukos, maning whit. Th town is today a famous sasid rsort. 4. Santa Maria di Luca tranto (5). Today you will cycl northwards along th Adriatic coast to tranto, th most astrn point of taly whr you can visit th bautiful Cathdral and th grat Aragons Castl. L NS Lcc ACCMPANYN MATAL For this tour your clints rciv th complt st of rns guids: - Cycling uid - Maps - oadbook allipoli S.M. di Luca tranto 5. tranto Lcc (55 km). iding along th Alimini Laks and thir uniqu Mditrranan bush you will ntr Lcc. Thanks to its aroqu styl, it has arnd th nicknam of Flornc of th South. 6. Lcc. Dpartur aftr brakfast. Possibility to book xtra nights. UT PFL - Total lngth: 205 km - Total vrtical up: 650 m - Trrain: 99% asphalt, 1% unpavd. Mostly in th lowlands, somtims hilly. Traffic is almost non xistnt in Apulia xcpt during th high holiday sason. Th rout includs vry bautiful strtchs on th coast. Y PLAN Lcc is wll connctd with th following airports: ari () and rindisi (DS). Apulia CYCLN UD Sights, history, wining and dining tips, usful information Puglia Strt maps of Matra, Albrobllo, Martina Franca, stuni, Nardò, allipoli, Santa Maria di Luca, tranto, Lcc and cycl maps MAPS Apulia Th hl of taly ADK Lcc 62 irolibro - via Conforto da Costozza, Vicnza - T booking@girolibro.it - irolibro - via Conforto da Costozza, Vicnza - T booking@girolibro.it

33 L S N L N S L N S taly taly 32 8 Days/7 Nights Apulia Coastlin and Cultur of taly s Hl Albrobllo and Trulli, ancint dry-ston huts Adriatic and onian Sa: clan watrs, crags and fin sands rcchitt, traditional handmad pasta-dish Ngroamaro, rd win Matra ari Albrobllo ioia dl Coll stuni Locorotondo Taranto MA ADATC rindisi Lcc 400 m Matra Albrobllo stuni Lcc allipoli S.M. di Luca tranto Lcc 0 m PC P PSN NAL NF SLF-UDD TU T008 DPATUS SLF-UDD TU SA and Sason F and Sason 2 supplmnt Sason 3 supplmnt Spcial dpartur dats for at last 5 prsons. MA N 1. Matra. Arrival. vr millnnia, inhabitants of th rgion hav carvd dwllings dirctly into ravins and gullis mad of tuff (or tufa), a charactristic hony-colord soft ston. Ths houss ar calld Sassi, today a World Hritag sit. 2. Matra Albrobllo (7). You cycl to th famous trulli which wr gnrally constructd as dwllings or storhouss. Albrobllo is situatd upon two hills. n th astrn hill is th nw town. n th wstrn hill, th trulli ar lind up in an urban conglomration, subdividd into two districts: Monti and Aia Piccola, both World Hritag sits. 3. Albrobllo stuni (45 km). You cycl through th countrysid to stuni, which is rputd as an architctural jwl, and is commonly rfrrd to as th Whit Town for its whit walls and its typically whit-paintd architctur. 4. stuni Lcc allipoli (7 allipoli S. Maria di Luca tranto by train + 5 by bik). Aftr a short train transfr and a fw kilomtrs through th town of Lcc, you go dp into th salntinian countrysid, bfor approaching th onian coast and your daily dstination, allipoli. 5. allipoli Santa Maria di Luca (5). Cycling furthr along th coast you will rach Santa Maria di Luca. ts nam was givn by th ancint rk sailors who cam from th ast. Thy saw this plac lightnd by th sun and thrfor calld it lukos, maning whit. Th town is today a famous sasid rsort. 6. Santa Maria di Luca tranto (5). Today you will cycl northwards along th Adriatic coast to tranto, th most astrn point of taly whr you can visit th bautiful Cathdral and th grat Aragons Castl. 7. tranto Lcc (55 km). iding along th Alimini Laks and thir uniqu Mditrranan bush you will ntr Lcc. Thanks to its aroqu styl, it has arnd th nicknam of Flornc of th South. 8. Lcc. Dpartur aftr brakfast. Possibility to book xtra nights. UT PFL - Total lngth: 32 - Total vrtical up: 1,450 m - Trrain: 99% asphalt, 1% unpavd. - Possibility to shortn th itinrary by taking th train: day 3. L NS ACCMPANYN MATAL For this tour your clints rciv th complt st of rns guids: - Cycling uid - Maps - oadbook Mostly in th lowlands, somtims hilly. Traffic is almost non xistnt in Apulia xcpt during th high holiday sason. Th rout includs vry bautiful strtchs on th coast. Y PLAN Matra is wll connctd (90 min.) with ari airport (). Lcc is wll connctd by train with th airports of ari and rindisi. Apulia CYCLN UD Sights, history, wining and dining tips, usful information Puglia Strt maps of Matra, Albrobllo, Martina Franca, stuni, Nardò, allipoli, Santa Maria di Luca, tranto, Lcc and cycl maps MAPS Apulia Th hl of taly ADK SL supplmnt 200 CYCL NT irolibro bik lctro-bik 170 Hlmt XTA NHTS Matra Lcc SL SL DUCTNS (3rd/4th prson in room) /4* hotls (in Albrobllo in som cass a typical widsprad hotl, calld trullo ). SASNS Sason 1: and Sason 2: and Sason 3: and NCLUDD N TH PC 7 nights hotl accommodation, train transfr stuni-lcc, brakfast bufft, wlcom brifing in nglish, luggag transportation, irolibro rns Cycling uid, roadbook & maps, 7-days Hotlin srvic. NT NCLUDD N TH PC Local taxs (approx. 10-). TANSFS To b confirmd whn booking th tour (min. 2 pax) ari Matra: 45 p.p. rindisi Matra: on rqust Lcc ari: on rqust Lcc rindisi: on rqust 64 irolibro - via Conforto da Costozza, Vicnza - T booking@girolibro.it - irolibro - via Conforto da Costozza, Vicnza - T booking@girolibro.it

34 taly taly 225 km 6 Days/5 Nights short brak Apulia short brak Typical manor farms of Salnto Prhistoric architctur along th Via di Mgaliti Salntinian rc, proof of an ancint past Fris, donuts of rk origin with tomatos and oliv oil Malvasia ianco, Salntinian whit win 230/195 8 Days/7 Nights or 7 Days/6 Nights Sicily Lims and Lgnds of th South Noto, Caltagiron and Siracusa, jwls of th baroqu ag Vndicari Natur srv, a mix of lagoons, sand duns, and rocky coastlins Frsh fish, from th coastlin fishing communitis Nro d Avola, rd win Lcc Caprarica di Lcc isrva Natural L Csin Martano oca tranto MA ADATC Caprarica di Lcc Uggiano La Chisa Uggiano La Chisa 100 m 50 m 0 m Uggiano La Chisa 180 Uggiano La Chisa 225 Piazza Armrina Parco dll'tna Caltagiron Catania MA N Siracusa 600 m 300 m 0 m Piazza Armrina Caltagiron Comiso Modica Pozzallo Marzammi Noto Siracusa MA N allipoli PC P PSN Magli Uggiano La Chisa Castro NAL NF SLF-UDD TU Sason 1 SL supplmnt Half oard1 CYCL NT irolibro bik T DPATUS SLF-UDD TU vry day and Spcial dpartur dats for at last 5 prsons. SASNS Sason 1: and NCLUDD N TH PC 5 nights hotl accommodation, lctro-bik 170 rakfast bufft, wlcom brifing in nglish, luggag transportation, Hlmt XTA NHTS rout dscriptions and maps, 7-days Hotlin srvic. NT NCLUDD N TH PC Local taxs (approx. 10-). Caprarica di Lcc/ Uggiano la Chisa DUCTNS (3rd prson in room) SL dinnrs includd (3-cours mal, bvrags not includd). TANSFS (min. 2 pax) 45 p.p. rindisi - Caprarica di Lcc or rvrs 55 p.p. rindisi - Uggiano La Chisa or rvrs 95 p.p. ari - Caprarica di Lcc or rvrs 105 p.p. ari - Uggiano La Chisa or rvrs 1. ndividual arrival in Caprarica di Lcc, small villag btwn Lcc and tranto. Accommodation is in on of th many massri hiddn among Salntinian oliv grovs and what filds. 2. Caprarica Lcc (6). Today you ll start cycling towards Lcc, world-known hom of th aroqu styl. You ll discovr th bauty of buildings mad with th typical Lccs ston and nrichd by sumptuous dcorations dating back to th Kingdom of Napls. Finally you ll gt to th sasid, with its long sand strtchs. Aftr a dsrvd rst, only a fw kilomtrs will stand btwn you and Caprarica. 3. Caprarica rcìa Salntina Uggiano La Chisa (6). You ll cycl in th so-calld Salntinian rc, a trritory composd by 9 municipalitis, whr ancint griko is still spokn by ldrly popl. Don t miss a bath in th crystal clar sa at oca Vcchia, clos to th mythical cav of Potry, wllknown by daring Salntinian cliff divrs. Cycling along th Alimini Laks, you ll finally gt to th prtty squar of Uggiano la Chisa. 4. Uggiano Mgaliths way Turkish ay (6). Today you ll cycl on th famous via di Mgaliti (th strt of mgaliths). f you ar a grnry fan you can visit th otanical ardn La Cutura, with a collction of succulnt plants coming from 5 continnts. Thn you ll gt to th unspoild aia di Turchi (th Turks ay), whr th Turkish warriors landd in 1480, during th battl of tranto. Furthr on you ll cycl to tranto, with its whit point into th Adriatic sa, and thn to Uggiano la Chisa for th ovrnight. 5. Uggiano La Chisa Castro tranto (45 km). This stag is ddicatd to th Salntinian inland, whr you ll cycl in th countrysid until you rach th panoramic viwpoint of Castro, a villag built on th cliffs whr Anas landd, according to th lgnd. Aftr Punta Palascia you ll had to Torr dl Srp and thn again towards tranto. You can visit th castl and xplor th narrow strts. Thn you ll cycl back to Uggiano la Chisa. 6. Uggiano La Chisa. Aftr brakfast nd of srvics. UT PFL - Total lngth: 225 km - Total vrtical up: 1500 m - Trrain: 95% asphalt, 5% unpavd - Train connction among th ovrnight stays: N - Possibility to shortn th itinrary by taking th train: N Th rout is mainly on scondary country roads with som unpavd strtchs, all in good conditions. Thr ar som short climbs. Y PLAN Caprarica di Lcc is wll connctd with th following airports: ari () and rindisi (DS). Comiso MA MDTAN Modica PC P PSN agusa Pozzallo Noto Marzammi NAL NF SLF-UDD TU DPATUS SLF-UDD TU Variation Sason 1 SL supplmnt CYCL NT 1 T T SA and Spcial dpartur dats for at last 5 prsons. SASNS Sason 1: and irolibro bik Hlmt XTA NHTS NCLUDD N TH PC 7/6 nights hotl accommodation, brakfast bufft, luggag transportation, transfr from Caltagiron to Piazza Armrina 45 Caltagiron (only for Variation 1) and from SL Comiso to Modica, rout 50 Siracusa dscriptions & maps, 7-days SL Hotlin srvic. DUCTNS (3rd prson in room) 100 3* Hotls, & and agriturismo. NT NCLUDD N TH PC Local taxs (approx. 10 ). TANSFS To b confirmd whn booking th tour (min. 2 pax) 55 p.p. Catania-Caltagiron; p.p. Siracusa-Catania VAATN 1 (8 DAYS / 7 NHTS) 1. Caltagiron. Arrival. 2. Caltagiron Piazza Armrina Caltagiron (35 km). Morning transfr to Piazza Armrina with its Villa omana dl Casal. First xcavatd in 1950, it was probably a hunting lodg and summr rsidnc and is dcoratd with multicolourd mosaic floors that ar uniqu throughout th oman world in thir quality and xtnsion. Aftr th visit cycl back to Caltagiron. VAATN 2 (7 DAYS / 6 NHTS WTH AVAL N SUNDAY N CALTAN) 3. Caltagiron Modica (45 km by bik + 4 transfr). From Caltagiron you cycl southward until you rach Comiso whr a transfr will bring you to Modica. Th uppr town is watchd ovr by th magnificnt 18th cntury façad of th church of San iorgio. 4. Modica Pozzallo (35 km). for laving Modica tast th famous spicy chocolat. You will gradually dscnd alongsid th charactristic cavs of th bli mountains to th baroqu town of Scicli. Continu onwards through th marin cntr of Pozzallo. 5. Pozzallo Marzammi (55 km). This almost flat stag brings you to Portopalo di Capo Passro, continntal urop s southrnmost point. for arriving to Marzammi, th bautiful island of Corrnti marks th mting point of th onian and Mditrranan sas. 6. Marzammi Noto (25 km). Th rout taks a turn to th north passing through th natural rsrv of Vndicari, whr you can rlish th bauty of th countrysid. Th trip nds in Noto, considrd to b th finst aroqu town in Sicily. Compltly dvastatd in th arthquak of 1693 th city was rbuilt in th styl of that tim with bautiful hony-colourd ston buildings. 7. Noto Siracusa (35 km). Th rout continus towards Siracusa, th capital of Ancint rc and hom to Archimds. With th sland of rtigia in th background, th cntr of Siracusa is a wondrful xampl of ancint city. 8. Siracusa. Dpartur aftr brakfast. Possibility to book xtra nights. UT PFL - Total lngth: 230/195 km - Total vrtical up: 1,670/1,170 m - Trrain: 100% asphalt - Train connction among th ovrnight stays: N - Possibility to shortn th itinrary by taking th train: N Th itinrary dvlops on low traffic sid roads xcpt for th short part ntring Siracusa. Most strtchs ar on lowlands with som slightly hilly passags. This tour is howvr suggstd to popl with a minimum of bik practic. Y PLAN Caltagiron and Siracusa ar wll connctd (90 min.) by bus and train with Catania airport (CTA). 66 irolibro - via Conforto da Costozza, Vicnza - T booking@girolibro.it - irolibro - via Conforto da Costozza, Vicnza - T booking@girolibro.it

35 Franc Franc 275 km 8 Days/7 Nights Loir vally Classic tour rléans Saumur Tours, Unsco Hritag Sit Th gardns of Châtau d Villandry oat chs from Loir vally Sancrr, whit win Angrs Loir Saumur igny- Ussé Chinon Tours Villandry Vinn 1. rléans. ndpndnt arrival in rléans, homland of Joan of Arc. 2. rléans augncy/st. Dyé (30/50 km). You pdal along th Loir altrnating cycl paths with back-roads. Aftr a visit to th Cathdral of Clry St. André you arriv at th Chatau Dunois with th bautiful mdival cntr of augncy. A land full of watr and cultur will lad th way to th bautiful town of St. Dyé, an ancint rivr harbour. 3. augncy/st. Dyé lois (50/3). From th hug park surrounding Chambord Castl today s trip continus at th bordr of th forst of oulogn. n th othr sid of th Loir crownd with a wondrful bridg, you can alrady s th profil of lois and its castl, th stpls of th abby and th cathdral of St. Louis standing out. 4. lois Ambois (45 km). Aftr th F Ambois lois Chnoncaux ndr St.Dy rléans Chambord Chvrny Chaumont augncy Chr Loir visit of th city of lois and its imprssiv castl, you pdal along th Loir rivr. Hr it is possibl to visit th castl of Chaumont built on th top of a hill ovrlooking th rivr. n Ambois you cannot miss th hous whr Lonardo da Vinci spnt th last yars of his lif. 5. Ambois Tours (55 km). Aftr th forst of Ambois you arriv in Chnoncaux, known as th castl of th thr ladis. You continu along th rivr Chr up to th city of Tours. You might also dcid to stop for a visit at th castl of Nitray with its famous win cllars. 6. Tours Chinon (6). Pdalling btwn th Loir and th Chr rivrs you arriv at Villandry Castl, wll known for its gardns. Following th Loir rivr, you ll rach th city Langais whr you can stop for a brak. for arriving in Chinon you will visit Ussé, whr you can admir th castl of th Slping auty. 0 m rléans augncy St. Dyé lois 7. Chinon Saumur (35 km). Th tour continus along country roads byond th conflunc of th rivrs Loir and Vinn arriving in Savigny n Vèron and th sits of Cands St-Martin. A fw Kilomtrs away thr is th castl of Montsorau from which you can njoy th landscap ovr th Fontvraud Ambois Tours Chinon Saumur Abby. At th nd of th stag you will visit Saumur, considrd th Parl of Anjou. 8. Saumur. Dpartur aftr brakfast. Possibility ithr to book xtra nights or to combin with th following tour: Paris London (p. 72). UT PFL - Total lngth: 275 km - Total vrtical up: 720 m - Trrain: 91% asphalt, 9% unpavd - Train connction among th ovrnight stays: vry day - Possibility to shortn th itinrary by taking th train: day 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 n this tour you cycl through th wondrful Loir Vally. This cycl trip is not vry dmanding, though somtims thr ar som hilly sctions. Th daily stags ar not vry long always about 5s mostly in th lowlands. Th itinrary is mainly on cycl paths or pavd roads with a littl traffic. Y PLAN rléans is wll connctd with th following airports ( min.): Paris Charl d aull (CD), Paris rly (Y), Paris auvais (VA) and Nants (NT). PC P PSN NAL NFMATNS SLF-UDD TU Cat. DPATUS SLF-UDD TU F003 SA SU Sason 1 Sason 2 supplmnt Sason 3 supplmnt SL supplmnt Half oard ¹ Spcial dpartur dats for at last 5 prsons. SASNS Sason 1: and Sason 2: and Sason 3: CYCL NT irolibro bik lctro-bik 170 Hlmt XTA NHTS Cat. rléans /SL 55/ Saumur /SL 65/100 55/ DUCTNS (3rd prson in room) 95 mainly 3* hotls with a fw 2* hotls. Cat. mainly 2* hotls with a fw 3* hotls. ¹ 6 dinnrs includd (xcpt th on in Tours), bvrags not includd. NCLUDD N TH PC 7 nights hotl accommodation, brakfast bufft, wlcom brifing in nglish, luggag transportation, rout dscriptions & maps, 7-days Hotlin srvic, hotl taxs. TANSFS To b confirmd whn booking th tour p.p. Saumur rléans (bik includd) min. 2 prsons, on Saturdays and Sundays. 68 irolibro - via Conforto da Costozza, Vicnza - T booking@girolibro.it - irolibro - via Conforto da Costozza, Vicnza - T booking@girolibro.it

36 Franc Franc 18 6 Days/5 nights short brak Loir vally short brak Th highlights from rléans to Tours lois castl ivr banks of Loir and Chr Tart tatin, a traditional appl pi Cabrnt franc, rd win 125 km 5 Days/4 Nights short brak Loir vally short brak From lois to Ambois Chambord Castl Th lois Forst oat chs from Loir vally Chnin blanc, whit win Angrs Loira Saumur igny- Ussé Chinon PC P PSN Vinn Tours Villandry F Ambois ndr lois Chnoncaux St.Dy Chaumont rléans augncy Chambord Chvrny Chr NAL NF Loira SLF-UDD TU Cat. DPATUS F004 SLF-UDD TU SA Sason SU Spcial dpartur dats Sason 2 supplmnt Sason 3 supplmnt SL supplmnt Half oard ¹ CYCL NT for at last 5 prsons. SASNS Sason 1: and Sason 2: and Sason 3: irolibro bik lctro-bik 170 Hlmt XTA NHTS Cat. rléans /SL 55/ Tours /SL 65/100 55/ DUCTNS (3rd prson in room) mainly 3* hotls with a fw 2* hotls. Cat. mainly 2* hotls with a fw 3* hotls. ¹ 4 dinnrs includd (xcpt th on in Tours), bvrags not includd. NCLUDD N TH PC 5 nights hotl accommodation, brakfast bufft, wlcom brifing in nglish, luggag transportation, rout dscriptions & maps, 7-days Hotlin srvic, hotl taxs. TANSFS To b confirmd whn booking th tour Tours rlans: on rqust 0 m rléans augncy St. Dyé lois Ambois rléans. ndpndnt arrival in rléans, homland of Joan of Arc. 2. rléans augncy/st. Dyé (30/50 km). You pdal along th Loir altrnating cycl paths with back-roads. Aftr a visit to th Cathdral of Clry St. André you arriv at th Chatau Dunois with th bautiful mdival cntr of augncy. A land full of watr and cultur will lad th way to th bautiful town of St. Dyé, an ancint rivr harbour. 3. augncy/st. Dyé lois (50/30 km). From th hug park surrounding Chambord Castl today s trip continus at th bordr of th forst of oulogn. n th othr sid of th Loir crownd with a wondrful bridg, you can alrady s th profil of lois and its castl, th stpls of th abby and th cathdral of St. Louis standing out. 4. lois Ambois (45 km). Aftr th visit of th city of lois and its imprssiv castl, you pdal along th Loir rivr. Hr it is possibl to visit th castl of Chaumont built on th top of a hill ovrlooking th rivr. n Ambois you cannot miss th hous whr Lonardo da Vinci spnt th last yars of his lif. 5. Ambois Tours (55 km). Aftr th forst of Ambois you arriv in Chnoncaux, known as th castl of th thr ladis. You continu along th rivr Chr up to th city of Tours. You might also dcid to stop for a visit at th castl of Nitray with its famous win cllars. 6. Tours. Dpartur aftr brakfast. Possibility to book xtra nights. Tours Chinon Saumur UT PFL - Total lngth: 18 - Total vrtical up: 450 m - Trrain: 90% asphalt, 10% unpavd - Train connction among th ovrnight stays: vry day - Possibility to shortn th itinrary by taking th train: day 2, 3, 4, 5 n this tour you cycl through th wondrful Loir Vally. This cycl trip is not vry dmanding, though somtims thr ar som hilly sctions. Th daily stags ar not vry long always about 5s mostly in th lowlands. Th itinrary is mainly on cycl paths or pavd roads with a littl traffic. Y PLAN rléans is wll connctd with th following airports ( min.): Paris Charl d aull (CD), Paris rly (Y), Paris auvais (VA) and Nants (NT). Loir Saumur Chinon Ussé Vinn PC P PSN Tours Villandry Azay l idau F Ambois ndr lois Loir Chitnay Chnoncaux NAL NF Chambord Chvrny Chr rléans SLF-UDD TU Sason 1 Sason 2 supplmnt SL supplmnt CYCL NT Cat. F DPATUS SLF-UDD TU SU Spcial dpartur dats for at last 5 prsons. SASNS Sason 1: and Sason 2: irolibro bik 50 lctro-bik 150 Hlmt XTA NHTS lois SL Ambois SL DUCTNS (3rd prson in room) Cat. 2* hotls Cat NCLUDD N TH PC 4 nights hotl accommodation, brakfast bufft, luggag transportation, rout dscriptions & maps, 7-days Hotlin srvic, hotl taxs. 0 m lois Chambord lois loop 1. lois. ndividual arrival. 2. lois oundtour (45 km). Today s stag lads you to on of th most famous and majstic of all Loir castls: Chambord. Laving th hotl, you had for Saint-Dyé-sur-Loir, an ancint hamlt prchd on th rivr. From hr you continu southwards into th hart of th countrysid until you rach th castl s surrounding forst. 3. lois Ambois (45 km). Aftr th visit of th city of lois and its imprssiv castl, you pdal along th Loir rivr. Hr it is possibl to visit th castl of Chaumont built on th top of a hill ovrlooking th rivr. n Ambois you cannot miss th hous whr Lonardo da Vinci spnt th last yars of his lif. 4. Ambois oundtour (35 km). You start th day cycling through th magnificnt Forst of Ambois and into filds of what and barly. Th dstination is th Châtau d Chnoncau, its gardns fabulously landscapd against th mandring ivr Chr. What bttr way to njoy today s xploration through vrdant landscaps than astrid our two-whld stds. xpct som ups and downs shortly bfor Chnonchaux (it is always possibl to rturn by train). 5. Ambois. Aftr brakfast, nd of tour. Chaumont sur Loir Ambois Chnoncaux Ambois loop UT PFL - Total lngth: 125 km - Total vrtical up: 450 m - Trrain: 90% asphalt, 10% unpavd - Train connction among th ovrnight stays: day 3 - Possibility to shortn th itinrary by taking th train: day 3 n this tour you cycl through th wondrful Loir Vally. This cycl trip is prtty asy. Th daily stags ar always blow 5s mostly in th lowlands. Th itinrary is mainly on cycl paths or pavd roads with a littl traffic. Y PLAN lois is wll connctd with th following airports ( min.): Paris Charl d aull (CD), Paris rly (Y), Paris auvais (VA) and Nants (NT). 70 irolibro - via Conforto da Costozza, Vicnza - T booking@girolibro.it - irolibro - via Conforto da Costozza, Vicnza - T booking@girolibro.it

37 L S N L N S L N S Franc, rat ritain Franc, rat ritain 34 8 Days/7 Nights Th Avnu Vrt Paris London From Notr Dam to th ig n Paris and London, two of urop s most alluring capitals Th whit cliffs of southrn ritish coastlin Safood of Sin-Maritim Calvados, th appl brandy from Normandy London Coulsdon Crawly ast rinstad righton Polgat Nwhavn NLSH CHANNL Tamigi 1. invnu à Paris! Thos arriving in th arly aftrnoon can mak a first visit of th Vill Lumièr. 2. Paris Crgy (55 km). Au rvoir Paris! Starting from Notr Dam you can follow th Ax Historiqu from th Louvr with th Champs lysés through th Arc d Triomph till th nw Défns district. Aftr Nantrr, you will com to th islands and parks so dar to th imprssionists, onc a dstination for Sunday trips, somwhr to spnd th aftrnoon n plin air on a boat btwn th Sin and th Marn. Wlcom to th Promnad lu in Paris! 3. Crgy isors (65 km). Your journy continus through th hart of th Vxin natural park, hom to pictursqu towns, castls and farmhouss. Aftr Théméricourt and its spctacular Maison du Parc, you continu to Villarcaux and its ightnth-cntury castl baring th Dipp Forgs-ls-aux ournay-n-ray isors Villarcaux Vrnon Théméricourt Crgy Saint-Dnis Nantrr Paris Sin F NL Paris Crgy isors 100 m 0 m Forgs Ls aux sam nam. Aftr th small town of ray-t-lû you will procd along th rivr pt to isors and th fortrss marking th historical Franco-Norman bordr. 4. isors Forgs-ls-aux (65 km). Dpartur from isors for ournay-n- ray and thn on to Forgs-ls-aux, th rnownd spa rsort. Wlcom to Normandy, or rathr to ourmandi, land of uniqu flavours! 5. Forgs-ls-aux Nwhavn (6 by bik + frry). From Forgs-ls-aux you follow th brand nw cycl path that will tak you dirctly to th sa, through th wondrful countrysid dottd with farms that supply thir xcllnt products to th Norman and Parisian markts. Along th scond half of th rout th landscap is tingd with blu as you pass through th Arqus stuary, ovrlookd by th castl of th sam nam and ancint sand cavs that hav bcom a rfug for marsh birds. Hr you ar in Dipp, Franc s lading sasid rsort and a favourit plac for many imprssionist paintrs. Appointmnt on th quaysid for th trip across th Channl. vrnight in Nw havn aftr th crossing. 6. Nwhavn ast rinstad (55/75 km). From Nwhavn tak th train to Polgat whr you start to pdal. Altrnativly you can cycl till righton and tak th train from thr but in this cas you will xtnd th milag of 20 km. Along th Cuckoo Vally and th old railway lin, you will com to Hathfild. L NS Dipp ACCMPANYN MATAL For this tour your clints rciv th complt st of rns guids: - Cycling uid - Maps - oadbook Nwhavn ast rinstad 300 London 345 From hr it gts mor difficult but onc in roombridg it will b flat again. Following th Forst Way you arriv to th historic local markt town of ast rinstad. 7. ast rinstad-london (45 km). From ast rinstad you tak th Worth Way, a cycl path through a wondrful wood to Crawly: an ultramodrn city, this will gt you rady for Th ld Smok itslf, London. From hr you tak th train to Couldson, whr you start cycling through grn parks and quit districts to th hart of London. Your finish lin for th wk will b Wstminstr. CYCLN UD From Paris to London Sights, history, wining and dining tips, usful information Paris-London Strt maps of Paris, London, Crgy, isors, Forgs-ls-aux, righton, Nwhavn, ast rinstad and cycl maps MAPS Franc Unitd Kingdom Avnu Vrt Paris London slf guidd tour ADK 8. London. Aftr brakfast, goodby and au rvoir! Possibility ithr to book xtra nights or to combin with th following tour: Loir Vally (p. 68). UT PFL - Total lngth: 34 - Total vrtical up: 1,675 m - Trrain: 90% asphalt, 10% unpavd - Train connction among th ovrnight stays: day 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7 - Possibility to shortn th itinrary by taking th train: day 2,4, 6 and 7 Th rout follows th Avnu Vrt along ddicatd cycl paths, road shouldr cycl lans and quit country roads. Th rout is in th lowlands whn it follows th main rivrs, it thn bcoms slightly mor difficult in th countrysid aras, spcially in ngland. Y PLAN oth Paris and London ar wll connctd to many airports. Paris: Charls d aull (CD), rly (PY), auvais (VA). London: Hathrow (LH), atwick (LW), Stanstd (STN). MAX ASSSTANC For this tour, irolibro offrs you MAX assistanc for both group and individual packags. This mans that in addition to a guid for th uidd tour, individual clints can count on th support of a vhicl travlling narby. Thanks to this srvic, individual clints can njoy a worry-fr cycling holiday. PC P PSN NAL NF SLF-UDD TU F001 DPATUS SLF-UDD TU SA F Sason Sason 2 supplmnt 30 SL supplmnt 480 UDD TU F103 asic pric SL supplmnt 480 CYCL NT irolibro bik lctro-bik 170 Hlmt XTA NHTS Paris /SL 90/170 DUCTNS (3rd prson in room) 3/4* hotls with on 2* hotl in isors 150 SASNS Sason 1: and Sason 2: UDD TU 1.07, 8.07, 29.07, 5.08, NCLUDD N TH PC 7 nights hotl accommodation, brakfast bufft, wlcom brifing in nglish, luggag transportation, irolibro rns Cycling uid, roadbook & maps, frry cruis Dipp-Nwhavn, support van in th ara, 7-days Hotlin srvic. xtra srvics for uidd tour: guid on bik, 5 dinnrs (bvrags not includd). NT NCLUDD N TH PC All th train transfrs. 72 irolibro - via Conforto da Costozza, Vicnza - T booking@girolibro.it - irolibro - via Conforto da Costozza, Vicnza - T booking@girolibro.it

38 Franc 305 km 8 Days/7 Nights Provnc and Camargu oman sits and Van ogh landscaps Avignon, th splndid city of xild Pops Camargu Natur Park Ptit farcis, Provnçal stuffd vgtabls Châtaunuf-du-Pap, rd win Uzès Pont du ard Chataunuf du-pap Avignon Arls Aigus Morts Nîms Uzès Avignon Avignon Loop Arls Montpllir PC P PSN NAL NF SLF-UDD TU DPATUS F013 SLF-UDD TU SA Sason Spcial dpartur dats for at last 5 prsons. Sason 2 supplmnt 45 SASNS SL supplmnt 260 Sason 1: CYCL NT irolibro bik and Sason 2: lctro-bik 170 NCLUDD N TH PC 7 nights hotl accommodation, Hlmt brakfast bufft, luggag transportation, wlcom brifing in nglish, XTA NHTS rout dscriptions & maps, ntranc to Pont du ard, 7-days Hotlin srvic, hotl taxs. Arls SL DUCTNS (3rd/4th prson in room) F Aigus-Morts Nîms St. Maris-d-la-Mr 3/4* hotls, with som 2* hotls. Ptit hôn 120 hôn Arls Parc naturl régional d Camargu Saint-émy-d-Provnc Ls-aux-d-Provnc 0 m ndividual arrival in Arls 2. Arls Aigus-Morts (65 km). You ll lav th city and go into th Camargu, whr natur still prvails ovr civilization. You will cycl among can filds, salt laks, flamingos, horss and bulls. You will stop in Saints- Maris- d-la-mr, and thn continu towards Aigus-Morts. 3. Aigus-Morts Nîms (4) Following strts with low traffic you ll rach th populatd cntr of Nîms; rich in art and history, it is also calld th om of Franc, but it also rminds Spain with its arnas and bull fighting. 4. Nîms Uzès (45 km) Aftr a tour of th city, surroundd by its oman past, you will cycl up to th bst prsrvd oman aquduct in urop: Pont du ard, a truly spctacular work. frsh yourslf with a bath on th banks of th rivr ard bfor raching Uzès. 5. Uzès Avignon (5) Today you will rach th capital of Provnc: Avignon was a papal city for narly a cntury and hr svn pops dcidd th dstiny of th Christian Church in for th arrival, stop at th bautiful ancint villag of Villnuv-lès-Avignon. 6. Avignon Châtaunuf-du-Pap Avignon (45 km). You will cycl towards Châtaunuf-du-Pap, following lowtraffic roads surroundd by vinyards. You ll cross th rivr hôn in oqumaur and com back in Villnuv. 7. Avignon Arls (6). Aftr laving th Palac of th Pops, you will cycl again towards Arls. Along th way, you cannot miss a stop at Saint- émi-d- Provnc and Ls-aux-d- Provnc, wll-known placs throughout th world thanks to Van ogh. 7. Arls. Aftr brakfast, nd of srvics. UT PFL - Total lngth: 305 km - Total vrtical up: 980 m - Trrain: 91% asphalt, 9% unpavd - Train connction among th ovrnight stays: day 3 and 7 - Possibility to shortn th itinrary by taking th train: day 3 out mostly on low traffic roads in rural and city aras. Short strtchs ar on unpavd roads. A coupl of days prsnt som short uphill sctions with th only rlvant ascnt to Ls-aux-d- Provnc (4 km of gntl ascnt). Y PLAN Arls is wll connctd to th following airports: Marsill Provnc (MS), Lyon Saint xupéry (LYS), Nîms arons (FN), Avignon Caumont (AVN). Montpllir Mditrrané (MPL). L NS ACCMPANYN MATAL For this tour your clints rciv th complt st of rns guids: - Cycling uid - Maps - oadbook L S N Camargu th famous whit horss 74 irolibro - via Conforto da Costozza, Vicnza - T booking@girolibro.it - irolibro - via Conforto da Costozza, Vicnza - T booking@girolibro.it

39 ik & Family ntro ntro ik & Family NC PPL LV CYCLN K AND FAMLY Dsignd with th youngr ons in mind Simpl itinraris, shortr stags and following cycling tracks or th quitst roads. All luggag transfr is arrangd and accommodation options includ tripl and quad rooms whrvr possibl, hlping you to contain costs. Th bnfits of family cycling: childrn lov cycling - it s fast and fun, and givs thm frdom and indpndnc to gt around. And you don t nd to wait until your kids ar old nough to rid thmslvs to start njoying th bnfits of cycling as a family (sustrans.org.uk). FUN AND SAFTY W provid biks and accssoris for riding in safty with your childrn whls, and a choic of trailrs, sats, tandms: all possibl solutions for a cycling holiday with kids of any ag and siz. S dtails at pp irolibro - via Conforto da Costozza, Vicnza - T booking@girolibro.it - irolibro - via Conforto da Costozza, Vicnza - T booking@girolibro.it

40 Cavaion Vrons Lago di arda is Ch 150 m Sirmion 100 m Park Natura Viva Adig Dsnzano dl arda Vrona io nc Mi orghtto Solfrino PC P PSN NAL NF SLF-UDD TU T037 Sason Sason 2 supplmnt 45 Sason 3 supplmnt 95 CYCL NT irolibro bik Child sat fr Child trailr 80 FollowM-tandm Hlmt 150 DUCTNS 78 Trviso chi Lago di Fimon r nta glio n attaglia Abano Sil 100 m Mstr ac Fimon Vicnza to Abano Natur, art and rlaxation Polgg Villa Valmarana ai Nani, with its frscos, gardns and ccntric status of dwarfs uganan Hills gional Park Polnta baccalà (polnta and stockfish) ianco di Custoza, whit win 125 km 7 Days/6 Nights Vicnza ik & Family 0m Vnzia Padova Pschira dl arda Family tandm 50 m Vicnza arda Pschira Pschira Lak arda asy cycling and bags of fun arda Pschira dl arda, on of talian bst-lovd lak rsort Parco Sigurtà, a vast and divrs botanical park Tortlli of Valggio, hand-mad frsh pasta filld with mat ardolino, rd win 14 7 Days/6 Nights Zoo Park Natura Viva taly Valggio sul Mincio taly Pschira Loop ik & Family 3rd/4th adult in room 100 Childrn 0-2 yars 100% 3-7 yars 70% 8-14 yars 30% DPATUS SLF-UDD TU vry day SASNS Sason 1: and Sason 2: and Sason 3: NCLUDD N TH PC 6 nights accommodation, brakfast bufft, rout dscription & maps, 7-days Hotlin srvic. NT NCLUDD N TH PC Local taxs (approx. 10-), ntranc fs to th thm parks mntiond in th programm (to b chckd on thir wbsits). 1. Pschira dl arda. ndividual arrival. 2. Solfrino (4) First day on bik among Lugana vinyards, typical whit win of this ara. You ll rach Solfrino, th sit of th famous battl that in 1859 ndd th talian Scond War of ndpndnc, providing th basis for a unitd taly. ack to Pschira by bik and ovrnight. 3. Parc Sigurtà (35 km). Laving Pschira, today w had for th Sigurtà ardn Park, skirting th ivr Mincio along th famous cyclway that lads to Mantua. ur first port of call is th rivrsid hamlt of orghtto, rnownd, along with nighbouring Valggio, for its tortllini. Sigurtà Park covrs a surfac ara of 600,000 sq. mtrs, with paths linking 18 ponds, madows, a labyrinthin maz and a mdicinal plants gardn. 4. Day of fun. Today s mnu is strictly for kids only (of all ags!): ardaland, on of urop s top thm parks, offring dozns of rids and attractions. Th park can b rachd by fr shuttl srvic from Pschira station. Altrnativly, you can njoy th Salif Aquarium or th Canvaworld Aquapark. 5. Parco Natura Viva (35 km). Th Parco Natura Viva has bn dscribd as a zoological park whr th animals actually look contntd, and today s xcursion taks us into th hart of a consrvation projct with a diffrnc, which includs a numbr of ndangrd spcis. Thr is an addd bonus for cyclists: a rducd tickt pric. 6. arda (frry + 3 by bik). Today you ll cycl among hills and hamlts irolibro - via Conforto da Costozza, Vicnza - T booking@girolibro.it - Abano Trm surrounding th lak, thanks to a short frry transfr to arda, th small town which gav its nam to th lak. nc in arda, you ll start cycling towards ardolino, famous for th rd win, and from thr you ll cycl back to Pschira, crossing th swt lak landscap. 7. Pschira dl arda. Aftr brakfast, nd of tour. UT PFL - Total lngth: 14 - Total vrtical up: 430 m - Trrain: 95% asphalt, 5% unpavd LAUNA D VNZA Montgrotto attaglia Trm PC P PSN NAL NF SLF-UDD TU T038 outs ar dvisd with th youngr travllr in mind and ar prdominantly on cyclways and quit roads. Flat with no significant climbs. Th itinrary is dsignd in loops and can thus b modifid at will. Sason Y PLAN Pschira dl arda is vry wll connctd to th following airports: Vrona (VN), Vnic (VC). ACCMMDATN Hotl Puccini 3* (or quivalnt if not availabl) About 500 mtrs from th old town cntr on th Lak arda sid promnad. ardaland amusmnt park is locatd just 2.5 Kms from th hotl. All rooms ar vry big, bright, wll furnishd with th most modrn comforts. Fr parking and big pool gardn. CYCL NT irolibro bik Child sat fr Child trailr 80 FollowM-tandm Family tandm 150 Hlmt DUCTNS 3rd/4th adult in room 100 Childrn 0-2 yars 100% 3-7 yars 70% 8-14 yars 30% 2/3* hotls (with swimming pool in Abano). DPATUS SLF-UDD TU M SASNS Sason 1: NCLUDD N TH PC 6 nights accommodation, brakfast bufft, luggag transportation, rout dscription & maps, 7-days Hotlin srvic, ntranc into Villa Valmarana ai Nani, ic-cram in th bst ic cram parlour in Vicnza (rustolon). NT NCLUDD N TH PC Local taxs (approx. 10-). 1. Vicnza. ndividual arrival. 2. Vicnza round tour (2). A cyclway lads to th old hamlt of Maddaln and its karst springs always a grat way to cool down (sav th ic cram for latr!). At Polgg, anothr hamlt, you can discovr th rmains of a oman aquduct, bfor hading back into town. lgant Vicnza was hom to th naissanc architct Andra Palladio, and th pdstrianisd historic cntr offrs many of his clbratd dsigns. t is also a grat plac for a spot of shopping and bttr still a richly dsrvd glato at th historic latria rustolon! 3. Vicnza Lak Fimon Vicnza (3). A short rid out of town two of Vicnza s most famous villas await your visit: Palladio s prfctly symmtrical La otonda and th 18th Cntury Villa Valmarana ai Nani, adornd by status of dwarfs and playful frscos by Tipolo. Th cyclway thn taks us to Lak Fimon, which you can xplor on foot, by bik or by boat. Thn back along th sam track to Vicnza. 4. Vicnza Abano (45 km). Today w tak our familiar ivira rica cyclway, this tim carrying on to th hillsid villag of Costozza, with its pictorsqu ston houss. Hr w also find Villa da Schio, rich in history and rnownd for its botanical gardns. suming our rid southwards, w com to th ndictin Abby of Praglia, bfor raching our dstination: th thrmal rsort of Abano. 5. Abano attaglia Trm Abano (30 km). Laving Abano, a brif rid taks us to Montgrotto Trm whr w find th uttrfly Hous, on of th top buttrfly consrvation cntrs in taly. Pdalling through th gional Park of th uganian Hills (a volcanic outcrop oftn mistakn for Alpin foothills hnc th abundanc of thrmal watrs), w rach anothr spa rsort: attaglia Trm. A canal flows through th tiny attractiv villag, and you can b xcusd for thinking that you ar in a backwatr of Vnic. ack to Abano for th night. 6. Abano. lax and njoy th hotl pool, or pil into a local bus to discovr th trasurs of Padova: th choic is yours. Altrnativly, why not hop in a cab to L Fiorin Advntur Park: th trtop rops, suspnsion bridgs and zip-lins, dp in th uganian Hills woodland, will soon rlas your innr Tarzan! 7. Abano. Aftr brakfast, nd of tour. UT PFL - Total lngth: 125 km - Total vrtical up: 160 m - Trrain: 95% asphalt, 5% unpavd outs ar dvisd with th youngr travllr in mind and ar prdominantly on cyclways and quit roads. Flat, xcpt for a coupl of short climbs. Th itinrary is dsignd in loops and can thus b modifid at will. Y PLAN Vicnza is wll connctd (60 90 min.) with th following airports: Vnic (VC), Vrona (VN), Trviso (TPS), rgamo (Y-150 min). irolibro - via Conforto da Costozza, Vicnza - T booking@girolibro.it

41 ik & Family taly Franc ik & Family 8 5 Days/4 Nights South Tyrol Whr hospitality is scond natur Mrano, sophisticatd spa town Tyrol mountains and madows Apricot dumplings, typical dssrt of Vnosta Vally Sylvanr, whit win 21 7 Days/6 Nights Loir Vally A fairy tal frwhl rléans, Unsco Hritag Sit Th gardns of Châtau d Villandry oat chs from Loir vally Sancrr, whit win CH A PC P PSN NAL NF SLF-UDD TU T033 DPATUS SLF-UDD TU vry day Sason SASNS CYCL NT irolibro bik Sason 1: NCLUDD N TH PC Child sat fr 4 nights accommodation, brakfast bufft, rout dscription & maps, Child trailr 80 7-days Hotlin srvic. FollowM-tandm NT NCLUDD N TH PC Local taxs (approx. 10 ) Family tandm 150 Hlmt DUCTNS (3rd/4th prson in room) Childrn 0-5 yars 100% 6-11 yars 30% 3* Hotl Lago di sia Silandro Lago di arda Nalls Adig Mrano non sarco olzano rssanon 600 m 400 m Nalls/Nals olzano/ozn loop Mrano/Mran Mrano/Mran loop Silandro/Schlandrs 1. Nalls. A firm favourit with natur lovrs, Nalls is also known as os Villag on account of th abundanc of ros-bushs in th ara. 2. Nalls olzano (4 or 2 + train) + cabl car to non. From Nalls you had for olzano on your bik. Th town s musum is also th hom of Ötzi th cman, still going strong aftr 5,300 birthdays. From olzano, a scnic rid in a cabl car whisks you up to th non Platau, rnownd for its arth Pyramids. Lying at th vry hart of South Tyrol, non also offrs som spctacular viws across th Dolomits. 3. Nalls Mrano (train + 25 km by bik). A train hop brings you to Mrano, th main spa town in South Tyrol, which has wlcomd many a dignitary through th yars to its thrmal watrs and tmprat climat, among thm th mprss Sissi. ack on your bik, you cycl along th Adig ivr cyclway a landscap of appl plantations, vinyards and tiny alpin hamlts all th way back to Nalls. 4. Nalls Silandro (train + 35 km). nc you hav rachd Silandro by train, you had onc again for Mrano, but this tim along th Vnosta Vally. Novaclla maks for an unusual visit: whil its library is rminiscnt of a Harry Pottr st and fascinats childrn and parnts alik, th mor grown-up visitor can also njoy tasting som of taly s nst whit wins. Th vally cyclway lads you past Fortzza and onwards down to olzano, whr you can catch a train back to Nalls. 5. Nalls. Aftr brakfast, nd of tour. Silandro/Schlandrs loop rssanon/rixn UT PFL - Total lngth: 80/10 - Total vrtical up: Trrain: 90 % asphalt rssanon/rixn loop Th tour is cntr-basd and ratd asy, with a fw short and unchallnging inclins. Th rout is largly along tarmackd cyclways and a small numbr of quit roads. t is dsignd for cyclists who prfr flat trrain, an asy pac and stopping for frqunt braks. t is suitabl for all lvls of ability, including nwcomrs to a cycling holiday. Y PLAN Nalls is connctd with th following airports ( min.): Vrona (VN), nnsbruck (NN). ACCMMDATN Hotl Wilma 3* (or quivalnt if not availabl) Th family-run Hotl Wilma is situatd among orchards and vinyards, clos to th Tyrollan Alps, which you can admir from th panoramic trrac. t is an oasis of calm with a cosy spa ara plus an outdoor and an indoor pool. Typical South Tyrol dishs ar srvd in th rstaurant togthr with a vry good win slction from th hotl cantn. Saumur PC P PSN NAL NF SLF-UDD TU Cat. DPATUS SLF-UDD TU F020 SA Sason CYCL NT irolibro bik Child sat Chinon Ussé Vinn Tours fr Child trailr 80 FollowM-tandm Family tandm 150 Hlmt DUCTNS (3rd/4th prson in room) Villandry Azay l idau Childrn 0-4 yars 100% 5-12 yars 50% yars 25% 3/4* Hotls with swimming pools. CAT. 3* Hotls (with swimming pool in Ambois and Chitnay). F Ambois ndr lois Loir Chitnay Chnoncaux Chambord Chvrny Chr rléans SASNS Sason 1: NCLUDD N TH PC 6 nights accommodation, wlcom brifing in nglish, brakfast bufft, luggag transportation, rout dscription & maps, 7-days- Hotlin srvic, hotl taxs. 100 m 0 m lois Ambois Chnonchaux 1. lois. ndividual arrival. 2. lois Ambois (45 km). Aftr th visit of th city of lois and its imprssiv castl, you pdal along th Loir rivr. Hr it is possibl to visit th castl of Chaumont built on th top of a hill ovrlooking th rivr. n Ambois you cannot miss th hous whr Lonardo da Vinci spnt th last yars of his lif. 3. Ambois Chnonchaux (35 km). W start th day cycling through th magnificnt Forst of Ambois and into filds of what and barly. ur dstination is th Châtau d Chnoncau, its gardns fabulously landscapd against th mandring ivr Chr. What bttr way to njoy today s xploration through vrdant landscaps than astrid our two-whld stds. xpct som ups and downs shortly bfor Chnonchaux (it is always possibl to rturn by train). 4. Ambois Chitnay (45 km). Filds of what and poppy madows scattrd with cntnnial oaks: wlcom to th frtil farmlands of Tourain. Th scnry is dottd with dlightful hamlts such as Fougèrs and Vallièrs-ls- rands, and towrd by majstic castls among thm Fougèrs-sur- iévr all awaiting your discovry. Th pictursqu rout taks us largly along quit roads and th only challnging climb is a 1km strtch right at th start. 5. Chitnay lois (4). An asy rid taks you from Chitnay to charming Clltts, a commun bathd by th placid ivr uvron, for a visit to th naissanc Châtau d aurgard. Aftr travrsing th nchanting Forst of oussy, w com to th Loir Chitnay lois Chambord and th town of lois, which wlcoms you with its lgant bridg, monumnts, works of art and narrow allyways tangld around its castl. 6. lois Chambord (45 km). Today s étapp lads us to on of th most famous and majstic of all Loir castls: Chambord. Laving th hotl, w had for Saint-Dyé-sur-Loir, an ancint hamlt prchd on th rivr. From hr w continu southwards into th hart of th countrysid until w rach th castl s surrounding forst. 7. lois. Aftr brakfast, nd of tour. UT PFL - Total lngth: 21 - Total vrtical up: 520 m - Trrain: 90% asphalt, 10% unpavd - Train connction among th ovrnight stays: day 2 outs ar dvisd with th youngr travllr in mind and ar prdominantly on cyclways and quit roads. Thy ar dsignd in loops and can thus b modifid at will. Y PLAN lois is wll connctd with th following airports ( min.): Paris Charls d aull (CD), Paris rly (Y), Paris auvais (VA) and Nants (NT). 80 irolibro - via Conforto da Costozza, Vicnza - T booking@girolibro.it - irolibro - via Conforto da Costozza, Vicnza - T booking@girolibro.it

42 oadbik ntro ntro oadbik NC PPL LV CYCLN ADK Adrnalin and challng n collaboration with formr pro cyclist Andra Frrigato, whos silvrwar accounts for 17 intrnational victoris, w nrichd this brochur with a sction ddicatd to all drop handlbar fans. Pdal on th roads that hav writtn th cours of cycling history: th Dolomits, Pidmont, Tuscany, Flandrs, Paris-oubaix... Tours for thoroughbrd sportsmn and sportswomn with a thirst for adrnalin and a challng, but who also apprciat a touch of comfort: accommodation in carfully slctd hotls, luggag transfr and backup from a spcialist tour oprator. TAVL PTNS: Slf-guidd tours: You pdal on your own without guid or group, w book th accommodation and look aftr luggag transfr to th nxt hotl. llissimi: xcllnc is th propr word for this kind of tours: xclusiv holidays, following th most important ProTour vnts in urop. Tailor-mad: ur spciality! nc you hav chosn th itinrary, w study th rout and find accommodation; what s mor, a tour ladr can join you, not only as a travl companion but also as tchnician and trainr. S all th tours on 82 irolibro - via Conforto da Costozza, Vicnza - T booking@girolibro.it - irolibro - via Conforto da Costozza, Vicnza - T booking@girolibro.it

43 Ad ig lluno Adig Silandro/Schlandrs av ta Vnzia MA ADATC Chioggia PC P PSN NAL NF T081 Sason Sason 2 supplmnt Sason 3 supplmnt 135 Supplmnt SL 200 CYCL NT High-nd road bik Standard road bik with carbon fork Hlmt XTA NHTS olzano SL Mstr SL Vnic ¹ SL from 90 from 150 DUCTNS (3rd prson in room) 90 3/4* hotls. ¹ on rqust 7th night of th tour in Vnic instad of Mstr with dlivry of th biks in Mstr. 84 DPATUS SLF-UDD TU SU and Spcial dpartur dats for at last 5 prsons. SASNS Sason 1: and Sason 2: and Sason 3: and NCLUDD N TH PC 7 nights hotl accommodation, brakfast bufft, luggag transportation, privat transfr olzanocorvara, PS tracks for th stags (dvic not providd), 7-days Hotlin srvic. NT NCLUDD N TH PC Local hotl taxs (approx. 10-), PS dvic. TANSFS To b confirmd whn booking th tour p.p. Mstr olzano (bik includd). Availabl on Saturday and Sunday (othr days only on rqust). irolibro - via Conforto da Costozza, Vicnza - T booking@girolibro.it lluno Valdobbiadn (7, + 1,000 m, 4 h). You pdal ovr slightly hilly trrain that rcalls th Tuscan landscap and thn arriv in Valdobbiadn, surroundd by th famous Proscco vinyards. 6. Valdobbiadn Trviso (7, + 1,000 m, 3.30 h). Up Montllo on on of th many roads that lad to th top. Aftr th dscnt you com to Trviso. n th way you go through Masr, whr you can admir Villa arbaro, a jwl of architctur by Andra Palladio. 7. Trviso Mstr Vnic (5, m, 2.30 h). You lav Trviso and follow th Sil ivr to Casal. n th nd, Vnic awaits you! You stay ovrnight in Mstr, but can book to stay in Vnic, subjct to a surcharg. 8. Mstr. Aftr brakfast, nd of srvics. da Ad PC P PSN NAL NF SLF-UDD TU T167 DPATUS SA Spcial dpartur dats for at last 5 prsons. Variation 1 2 Sason SL supplmnt CYCL NT Y PLAN High-nd road bik 200 olzano is wll connctd ( min.) with th following airports: Vrona (VN), nnsbruck (NN) and Vnic (VC). Standard road bik with carbon fork 120 Hlmt XTA NHTS olzano SL 3/4* Hotls. olzano P. Stlvio 1000 m VAATN 1 (5 DAYS/4 NHTS) Ad ig 1. Arrival in olzano. 2. olzano Corvara Dobbiaco (12, + 2,, 6.30 h). Privat transfr to Corvara, in th Slla onda park. Hr 4 passs await you, ascnts that hav writtn th history of cycling. Variant (8) without Slla onda. 3. Dobbiaco Cortina (10, + 2,500 m, 6 h). You follow th cycl path along th Landro vally, at th foot of th thr paks of Lavardo. A slightly uphill strtch, thn down to Cortina d Ampzzo and from hr up again towards Falzargo Pass. Th final ascnt lads you to His Majsty th iau. Variant (7) without Falzargo Pass. 4. Cortina lluno (10, + 2,500 m, 5.30 h). Up again to iau Pass: from hr, an xtrmly fast downhill rid towards Slva di Cador, thn up to Staulanza Pass and Duran Pass. Today s stag finishs in lluno with a 4 downhill run. Variant (8) without Staulanza Pass. Canazi Corvara P. Campolongo P. Pordoi Pi Sil n Mstr SLF-UDD TU P. ardna olzano/ozn Trviso r Ad ig 1800 m Mrano/Mran P. Slla Valdobbiadn Lago di arda 2600 m Silandro A Mrano Mstr Vnzia Valdobbiadn Trviso South Tyrol and th Dolomits A lgndary tour CH oadbik olzano taly s northrn outpost town immrsd in th Dolomits Stlvio Ara with th avia, Mortirolo and Stlvio Passs f goulash würztraminr whit win 240/47 5 Days/4 Nights or 8 Days/7 Nights Trnto 1400 m 700 m 0m olzano/ozn 2100 m lluno Corvara/Kurfar P. ardna Cortina D Ampzzo P. Pordoi P. iau P. Campolongo Cortina Dobbiaco/Toblach runico olzano Corvara runico/runck Sllaronda olzano Vnic From th lgndary Dolomits to th Adriatic Sa Canazi Vnic, a city mad for walking and losing yourslf! Dolomits, th Slla onda and th 4 Passs Spck, smokd pork from South Tyrol Krnr, whit win 51 8 Days/7 Nights Corvara taly Sllaronda taly olzano oadbik SASNS Sason 1: NCLUDD N TH PC 4/7 nights hotl accommodation, brakfast bufft, luggag transportation, PS tracks for th stags (dvic not providd), 7-days Hotlin srvic. NT NCLUDD N TH PC Local taxs (approx. ), PS dvic. TANSFS Transfrs from/to airport: on rqust 1. olzano. 2. olzano Silandro or back (6). Warm up and njoy th plasur of pdalling without too much strain. St out along th Adig Vally cyclway, skirting th Adig ivr and through a landscap carptd with appl orchards. nc in Mrano, you can njoy a sip or thr of th local whit win or br in th city cntr. ack on your saddl for anothr 2 and nightstop in Silandro. 3. Silandro Stlvio Pass (9 + 2,000 m). A day of lgnd awaits. Stlvio spaks for itslf: th most clbratd and probably fard of all ascnts in taly, its nam synonymous with th 48 bnds of its tarmackd road. Th summit sits at 2700 m, but not bfor 26 km of unbrokn climb its maximum inclin numbring 11% ovr th last km. Th viws blow ar nothing but wondrous. Finally for th day, you can njoy th long dscnt, back down th sam way, as far as Silandro. 4. Silandro olzano (9 + 1,700 m). Had back to olzano from Silandro along th cyclway, passing through Mrano. Climb to 1,300 m on th Mrano 2000, a long panoramic road of continuous ups and downs, dottd with mountain hamlts. 5. olzano. Aftr brakfast, nd of tour. ntr th ardna Vally. 35 km furthr up, at 2,300 m, sits th roof of th clbratd ardna Pass. Th dscnt into adia Vally is spdy and spctacular. vrnight in Corvara (or in th vicinity). 6. Corvara/adia Vally Slla onda (55 km + 2,300 m). Four clbratd whit-rock passs await you today: Campolongo, Pordoi, Slla and ardna all climbs that hav tchd thir nams into th history of cycling and th carrs of acs such as Coppi, artali, Mrckx, Pantani and Contador. nc back in Corvara and having conqurd Slla onda, th stlir ridrs may wish to challng th iau Pass as wll, along th rout covrd by th famous Dolomits ranfondo rac. vrnight in Corvara (or in th vicinity). 7. Corvara/adia Vally olzano (105 km m). From Corvara ascnd onto th Campolongo Pass bfor diving down and laving bhind th adia Vally. 3 on, th long dscnt lads you to th foot of th Marmolada lacir, whr th ral climb starts with inclins touching 18%. From th summit, th viws across th artificial lak and th Marmolada lacir ar nothing short of mystical. Tak th Campolongo Pass back to olzano. 8. olzano. Aftr brakfast, nd of tour. VAATN 2 (8 DAYS/7 NHTS) Y PLAN 5. olzano Corvara/adia Vally (70 km + 2,000 m). Taking th sarco vally and its attractiv cyclway, you will skirt th rivr climbing gntly northwards and olzano is wll connctd ( min.) with th following airports: Vrona (VN), nnsbruck (NN) and Vnic (VC). irolibro - via Conforto da Costozza, Vicnza - T booking@girolibro.it

44 Torri dl naco Salò 0m ta Padova Abano Trm Tolo MA ADATC g i Ad Arquà Ptrarca Chioggia PC P PSN NAL NF SLF-UDD TU T168 Sason Sason 2 supplmnt 70 Sason 3 supplmnt 120 Supplmnt SL 200 CYCL NT High-nd road bik 200 Standard road bik with carbon fork 120 Hlmt XTA NHTS Vicnza/Trviso SL from 55 from Mstr SL Vnic ¹ SL from 90 from 150 DUCTNS (3rd/4th prson in room) 130 mainly 4* hotls, with som 3* hotls. 86 Laguna DPATUS SLF-UDD TU SA, SU Spcial dpartur dats for at last 5 prsons. SASNS Sason 1: and Sason 2: and Sason 3: NCLUDD N TH PC 7 nights hotl accommodation, brakfast bufft, luggag transportation, PS tracks for th stags (dvic not providd), 7-days Hotlin srvic, tickt for frry transfr (bik not includd, approx. 4 ) on day 5. NT NCLUDD N TH PC Local hotl taxs (approx. 10-), PS dvic. 1. Arrival in Vicnza, a city of art and industry, it is whr dozns of worldfamous companis ar hadquartrd: Fizik, Sll talia, Wilir, Campagnolo and many othrs. 2. Vicnza assano dl rappa (12, + 1,500 m, 5 h). From Vicnza you cycl north towards Marostica: you pdal through th squar whr thy play chss and up along th castl walls, hading for th high plain of Asiago. (15 km at 6% that lavs you brathlss, but with splndid scnry). Th Valsugana cycl path taks you to assano. 3. assano dl rappa Trviso (12, + 2,500 m, 6 h). Ascnt to Mont rappa, whr pic battls wr fought in th World War, but also in th iro d talia and in th historic rac that has bn run hr sinc 1930: 27 km, a diffrnc of 1,500 mtrs in altitud, with a cntral apparntly flat strtch of 3.5 km. Long dscnt down to Valdobbiadn in th provinc of Trviso, through th Proscco win hills. Variant (8). Without th rappa ascnt. 4. Trviso Trviso (10, + 1,300 m, 4 h). A tough circular rout with continual uphill downhill strtchs through th Montllo and Proscco hills. A visit to Vittorio Vnto bfor hading back to Trviso. 5. Trviso Vnic Chioggia (8). A flat rout along th canals of th Sil ivr that had sawards. You cycl through Jsolo, a rnownd summr tourist rsort and com to Cavallino Trporti, whr you tak a frry that irolibro - via Conforto da Costozza, Vicnza - T booking@girolibro.it - Y PLAN Vicnza/Mstr ar wll connctd with th following airports: Vnic (VC), Vrona (VN), Trviso (TPS), rgamo (Y-150 min). Vrona PC P PSN Adig NAL NF SLF-UDD TU T169 Sason Sason 2 supplmnt 45 Sason 3 supplmnt 95 Supplmnt SL 198 CYCL NT High-nd road bik 200 Standard road bik with carbon fork 120 Hlmt XTA NHTS Vrona Ngrar ardolino Pschira dl arda Solfrino Cima Vlno 0m Dsnzano stops in Vnic, Lido island, Pllstrina and Chioggia. 6. Chioggia Abano Trm (10, + 1,000 m, 4 h). Th stag starts with 40 km of flat cycling along th rivrs to Monslic. From hr you com to th ugani Hills rgional park, whr you find continual ascnts and dscnts and dlightful littl towns such as Arquà Ptrarca. This stag nds in Abano Trm, a rnownd spa rsort. 7. Abano Trm Vicnza (10, + 1,300 m, 4 h). Cycl to Pont di arbarano, whr th road starts to ris and fall a dozn tims, through th Colli rici. Down towards Costozza and aftr a fw km on th lvl, as you com into Vicnza, you can admir th marvllous Villa La otonda by Palladio. 8. Vicnza. Dpartur aftr brakfast. Salò Dsnzano Sirmion 400 m Ngrar Sirmion Vnzia Mstr 800 m arda Lago di arda n CLL C Vrona 1 Cima Vlno Pschira Solfrino Colli rici Vicnza Lago di so ardolino Torri dl naco 1000 m Lak arda Pschira roundtour 500 m r Vicnza ta oadbik Vrona, th city of art and shopping Cima Vlno, backbraking climb with viws to di for liv oil from arda Lak Valpoliclla Classico, rd win 39 7 Days/6 Nights Ad ig Trviso 1500 m Abano Trm n Mincio Marostica r Mont rappa assano dl rappa Asiago Congliano Asiago Lago di arda Vicnza Adi g Vnic Lands Cycling in th road bik land Colli ugani Vicnza and Palladio s architctur Mount rappa and its historic 27 km climb Asiago chs, typical from Vicnza s mountains Proscco, whit win 62 8 Days/7 Nights Lido di Vnzia taly Trviso taly Montllo oadbik Pschira SL 55 Vrona SL DPATUS SLF-UDD TU vry day SASNS Sason 1: and Sason 2: and Sason 3: NCLUDD N TH PC 6 nights hotl accommodation, brakfast bufft, PS tracks for th stags (dvic not providd), 7-days Hotlin srvic. NT NCLUDD N TH PC Local hotl taxs (approx. 8 ), PS dvic. 1. ndividual arrival in Pschira dl arda, a trasur trov of art and architctur surroundd by watr. 2. ound tour (7, m, 3 h). First day on th saddl through orchards and vinyards of Lugana, th still whit local win. You com to Solfrino, sit of th famous battl that markd th nd of th Scond War of ndpndnc. 3. Pschira dl arda Dsnzano dl arda Salò (9, m, 4 h). Today s strtch taks you to Salò and continus with a round trip on gntly rolling morain hills. For thos fling undr par, this town offrs plnty of chancs to rlax on th laksid. 4. Pschira dl arda Torri dl naco (7, m, 3 h). Th road runs along th laksid and riss northwards through th towns of Lazis, ardolino and arda. Whn you gt to Torri dl naco, you climb to Castion Vrons, with hills of oliv trs kping you company th whol way. 5. Pschira dl arda Ngrar (7, m, 4 h). Th road follows th Valpoliclla vally, famous for its good win and numrous winris. Aftr having tackld th grat ascnt that lads to Ngrar, you can stop at th Colà spa and rcharg your battris with a swim. 6. Pschira dl arda Cima Vlno (9, + 1,390 m, 5 h). W follow th laksid to Assnza di rnzon, whr th nw talian cyclist s mcca starts: Cima Vlno, an 8 km ascnt with a gradint that rachs 20% at crtain points. Down towards arda, this bautiful town on th lak and thn th sam rout back to Pschira. f you don t want to tackl such a difficult climb you can go to Caprino Vrons and pdal up from Frrara di Mont aldo: hr th viw ovr Lak arda is magnificnt. Anothr vn asir altrnativ: cycl to Vrona, th city of omo and Julit and thn njoy a day s rtail thrapy and cultur. 7. Pschira dl arda. Aftr brakfast, nd of srvics. Y PLAN Pschira is vry wll connctd to th following airports: Vrona (VN), Vnic (VC). ACCMMDATN Hotl Puccini 3* (or quivalnt if not availabl) About 500 mtrs from th old town cntr on th Lak arda sid promnad. ardaland amusmnt park is locatd just 2.5 Kms from th hotl. All rooms ar vry big, bright, wll furnishd with th most modrn comforts. Fr parking and big pool gardn. irolibro - via Conforto da Costozza, Vicnza - T booking@girolibro.it

45 oadbik taly taly oadbik 51 8 Days/7 Nights Pidmont Th ascnts of Fausto Coppi Turin, th old italian Capital, a must-visit city Th vinyard landscap of Langh-oro and Monfrrato Truffls, oftn srvd in traditional dishs arbra, rd win 62 8 Days/7 Nights Tuscany Th hros hills Flornc, cradl of th talian naissanc Th Chianti hillsids and th unmad roads of roica Stwd wild boar Morllino di Scansano, rd win Torino PC P PSN NAL NF SLF-UDD TU T170 DPATUS SLF-UDD TU SA Sason Spcial dpartur dats for at last 5 prsons. Sason 2 supplmnt Supplmnt SL CYCL NT High-nd road bik SASNS Sason 1: and Sason 2: Standard road bik with carbon fork 120 Hlmt XTA NHTS Alssandria Alba SL Po Asti 55 mainly 4* hotls, with som 3* hotls. Casal Monfrrato Tanaro ormida Acqui Trm Alssandria Po Ticino Castllania NCLUDD N TH PC 7 nights hotl accommodation, brakfast bufft, luggag transportation, PS tracks for th stags (dvic not providd), 7-days Hotlin srvic. NT NCLUDD N TH PC Local hotl taxs (approx. 10 ), PS dvic. 700 m 400 m 100 m Alssandria Castllani Acqui Alba Asti vigliasco Casal Monfrrato 1. ndividual arrival in Alssandria, a city dividd by th Tanaro ivr. Piazza dlla Librtà and Piazza Duomo, with its magnificnt noclassic cathdral, ar truly worth a visit. 2. Alssandria Castllania Acqui Trm (9, m, 3.30 h). Th tour starts in Alssandria and taks you to Castllania, Fausto Coppi s birthplac. You thn tak th road that lads to Novi Ligur with asy ascnts up and ovr th hills of vinyards that produc th rnownd arbra and Dolctto d Acqui wins. n th vning you can rlax in th warm spa watrs of Acqui Trm. 3. Acqui Trm Alba (10, + 2,100 m, 5 h). Thr climbs await you on your journy through th Langh, with gradints of up to 12%. n of ths is th ino artali ascnt with its many holy sanctuaris surroundd by Dolctto vinyards. 4. Alba Asti (9, + 1,400 m, 4,30 h). Quit roads through vinyards and hazlnut grovs in th hart of Monfrrato. Today w cross th Tanaro natural park and th Sarmassa natural rsrv. Th stag nds in Asti with its monumnts and splndid othic cathdral. 5. Asti round tour (9, + 1,000 m, 4 h). A cycl through th Monfrrato vinyards to rach Turin. Th nd strtch is a climb up th famous Suprga hill, 7 km at 8%, followd by a lovly dscnt down into Turin, a must-visit city! ack to Asti by train. 6. Asti Casal Monfrrato (9, + 1,500 m, 4.30 h). You pdal northwards up to Monfrrato, along a winding rout with continual variations in stpnss and stp climbs that at tims ar vry similar to th Mur d huy ascnt in th classic Flèch Wallonn. 7. Casal Monfrrato Alssandria (5, m, 3 h). ur tour continus through grn hills and farmd land, through small towns on th right-hand bank of th Po ivr and coms to an nd in Alssandria. 8. Alssandria. Aftr brakfast, nd of srvics. Y PLAN Alssandria is wll connctd ( min.) with th following airports: Torino (TN), rgamo rio al Srio (Y) and Milano Malpnsa (MXP). Alpi Apuan PC P PSN NAL NF SLF-UDD TU T104 DPATUS SLF-UDD TU SA Sason Spcial dpartur dats for at last 5 prsons. Sason 2 supplmnt Supplmnt SL CYCL NT High-nd road bik SASNS Sason 1: and Sason 2: NCLUDD N TH PC Standard road bik with nights hotl accommodation, carbon fork brakfast bufft, luggag transportation, Hlmt XTA NHTS PS tracks for th stags (dvic not providd), 7-days Hotlin srvic. Pisa MA TN Pisa Lucca SL Vinci Voltrra Arno 3/4* hotls (somtims a cosy 2* hotl in Lucca) Sina Firnz Montalcino Montpulciano Lago Trasimno NT NCLUDD N TH PC Local hotl taxs (approx. 10-), PS dvic m 400 m 0 m Pisa Lucca Alpi Apuan Vinci Firnz 1. ndividual arrival in Pisa. 2. Pisa Lucca (7, m, 4 h). You lav Pisa, hading for San iuliano Trm, cycl around Mont Srra and tackl th ascnt up th uti sid, th historic tsting bnch for profssional cyclists such as artoli, Ulrich and Contador. Th road climbs vnly and thr is a uniqu viw from th top: th Tyrrhnian Sa with th islands of lba and iglio. You thn follow a slightly winding rout towards Lak Massaciuccoli, nding this stag in wondrful Lucca. 3. Lucca Apuan Alps Lucca (13, + 1,300 m, 6 h). You lav Lucca for Camaior, climbing gntly to rach Massa Carrara. An ascnt taks you into th hart of th Apuan Alps, a nw pak of whit rock offring a spctacular viw ovr th Tyrrhnian Sa. You thn cycl down, crossing th vally which taks you back to Lucca. Variant (7) via Viarggio and Fort di Marmi. 4. Lucca Flornc (10, m, 4 h). From Lucca th road ssaws up and down until a long dscnt taks you down to Vinci, Lonardo s birthplac, whr you can visit th musum ddicatd to this gnius. Aftrwards you tackl th Vittolini ascnt that taks you to Flornc. 5. Flornc-Sina, along th roica (9, m, 4 h). Laving Flornc along th ivr Arno, pdal towards rv and adda in Chianti among th iconic hills and vinyards of Chianti. Th climbs ar gntl (5% at most) and culminat with th Sina Montalcino Montpulciano Voltrra Pisa spctacular whit gravl roads of roica path. Arrival in Sina s Piazza dl Campo. 6. Sina Montalcino Pinza Sina (12, + 1,, 5 h). A rout that follows th Cassia road south to th wondrful town of Montalcino. Aftr about 4, th ascnt that taks you up to th town is intimidating, but it opns up into th most fabulous panorama. Th rst will gt you rady to tackl th nxt uphill downhill strtch that taks you to Pinza and thn back to Sina. Variant (7). 7. Sina Pisa (113 km, m, 4.30 h). Along th provincial road you com to Coll Val d lsa and thn had towards San imignano, th marvllous city dominatd by its mdival towrs. Th stag brings you back to Pisa, whr th round trip and your holiday finally com to an nd. 8. Pisa. Aftr brakfast, nd of srvics. Y PLAN Pisa is wll connctd with th following airports: Pisa (PSA), Flornc (FL). 88 irolibro - via Conforto da Costozza, Vicnza - T booking@girolibro.it - irolibro - via Conforto da Costozza, Vicnza - T booking@girolibro.it