Walking&Cycling Agency
Cycling the real Tuscany

When you decide to discover Tuscany on your own, by bike, without having to join a group but witthout having to lug all your possessions around on your rack all day long contact us !!! For you exclusive hotel, places not very popular, not included in normal touristic tour but more interesting, castle's, villas, winecellars and hidden treasures. Their bike tour offers you detailed itineraries, restaurant recommendations and maps for special days of bike touring over Tuscan hills, Chianti vineyards and silvery olive groves. Ciclyng on hibrid bike, with front bag, insurance, helmet, water-bottlr, repair-kit, road map, padlock and tool-kit and an special line to call for emercency repairs.

We'll meet you at the train station in Chiusi-Chianciano (a major stop on all the Rome-Florence lines) and take you to a small village called " Locanda dell'Amorosa " a paradise on earth where ma, in every age, has respected and valued the traditional passed on, through the Middle Ages and the Renaissance, from the times of the ancient Etruscans.


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First Day
Amorosa-Petroio-Castelmuzio-S.Anna in Camprena-Pienza

Your tour starts from "Locanda dell'Amorosa" in direction Pienza but before you visit Petroio, Castelmuzio and S.Anna in Camprena, the convent where parts of The English Patient were filmed. Pienza displays a remarkable unity of style, especially in its main square, and a perfect example of Renaissance town planning as requested by Pope Pius II, a scholarly man who wanted to build the ideal town.

Level: Moderate to strenuous

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Second Day
Pienza-San Quirico d'Orcia-Bagno Vignoni-Montalcino

From Pienza you start in direction of Montalcino before visit San Quirico and Bagno Vignoni. San Quirico d'Orcia gained importance because it straddle Via Francigena, which passed through the Orcia Valley linking Rome and the north of Italy. Bagno Vignoni popular for its spring water which was reputed for its effectivennes in the treatment of arthritis and reumatism as far back as Romans times. The houses cluster round an old swimming pool flanked, on one side, by St. Catherine's Portico, a reminder that the saint is said to have come here at the end of her life. The famed wine town of Montalcino is your destination.

Level: Moderate to easy
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Third Day
Montalcino-Abbey Monte Oliveto-Asciano

Ride from Montalcino to Asciano, the centre an nice area called "Crete Senesi". Montalcino is know throughout Italy for its excellent red wine, Brunello, a very high-quality vintage from a restricted wine-growing area. The huge pink brick buildings of this famous abbeynestle among the cypress trees in a landscape of eroded hills. Montalcino's medieval fortress now houses the Enoteca where you can taste (and buy) lots of fine regional wines. Monte Oliveto is the mother-house of the Olivetians, a congregation of Benedectine monks founded in 1313 by Blessed Bernardo Tolomei of Siena.

Level: Moderate to strenous
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Fourth Day
Asciano-Castelnuovo Berardenga-Brolio-Meleto


Ride from Asciao to Chianti area's. You'll travel through two fascinating areas called "Le Crete" and "Chianti". In this day you'll visit wine cellars where you can taste (and buy) lots a fine Chianti wine, vineyards, Chianti castle's and tonight you'll sleep in one of this!!

Level: Moderate to easy

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Fifth Day
Meleto-Radda in Chianti-Castellina in Chianti-Monteriggioni


Ride from Siena to Monteriggioni. Today you'll visit the towns of the "Old league of Chianti" and Monteriggioni. This small town stands peacefully on top of one of the gracefull hills north of Siena. It owes its picturesque beauty to the clea-cut outline of its enclosing wall and 14 square towers. The fortress was formerly a Ghibelline outpost, built by the sienese in the early 13th C., and was described by Dante in his Divine Comedy.

Level: Moderate

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Sixth Day
Monteriggioni-Colle val d'Elsa-San Gimignano


Ride from Monteriggioni to San Gimignano. San Gimignano is surrounded by gently-roling country side dotted with vines and olive tree. Its 14 grey stone towers set on a hiltop are enclosed within an outer wall including five gates. It has all the charm of a small medieval town, built mainly of brick, and has been amazingly well prserved.

Level: Moderate to easy

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Seventh Day
San Gimignano-Siena


Ride from San Gimignano to Siena, the city of "Palio". The "Palio" is the banner awarded as the prize on a horse race. Siena is a mystic, gentle city of art and culture with a passionate and generousus soul, welcoming visitors with its motto which is inscribed above the Camollia Gate- "Cor magis tibi Sena pandit" (Siena opens its heart even wider to you). It is a gothic city.

Level: Moderate


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Included in the price

- Seven nights in excellent three/four star superior hotels (double room with private bath)
- Seven breakfasts
- Seven bike tours
- Clearly marked road maps and itineraries
- Sightseeing, restaurant and shopping suggestions
- Seven baggage transfers
- Transfer from Chiusi-Chianciano train station to the "Fattoria dell'Amorosa"
- Pick-up of bikes and gear in Siena
- Days bike rental (includes adjustments and gear)
- Emergency road assistance
- Optional transfert to Florence airport or city (reservation required)
* Optional Extra Hotel night
* Optional cellphone rental

For information about prices, single supplements, larger groups, or for general information please contact us!!