Ciclyng tour - Emilia-Romagna 2010
Trekking und Wanderungen
- Code : 1077.2010
- Land : Italy
- Region : Emilia-Romagna
- Dauer : 8 Tage / 7 Nächte
- Daten : on Sundays from 28/03 to 27/06 and from 05/09 to 24/10/10
From Piacenza to Ravenna
A quite holiday, in the country, far away from the city, where you will have the lucky and genuine chance of meeting hospitable and open-minded people, imaginative and enterprising. The country, the crickets, the cicadas as a background, a triumph of tasty and savoury food in one of the cult regions for Italian gastronomy: delicious pasta, tortellini, lasagne; sausages, prosciutto of
You will have an advantaged and genuine welcome on this itinerary, crossing the most important cities of the Pianura Padana. You will discover cities which are very different the one from the other, but every city is a jewel and has some traits in common with the others: undamaged historic city centres, long rows of arcades decorating the streets, great and graceful squares dominated by cathedrals and palaces, where everyone meets, on a bike or sit at the tables of a café.
Every city hides a treasure: the cathedral of
Formel - Sportart
Auf eigene Faust - Mit dem Fahrrad
Programm
D 1: arrival in Pontenure (PC) Individual arrival at the farmhouse in Pontenure (Piacenza).
D 2: Pontenure (PC) – Colorno (PR) 69 km
Your bike tour begins in the flat countryside of Pontenure. You will cross the area where the musician Verdi was born and lived, and little towns, such as Busseto, where opera and classical music are the passion of everyone. During the stage you will continue in this beautiful plain, entering in the area of the typical gastronomy of Parma, the area of the cooperative of the Culatello, the characteristic and precious gastronomic product of the town of Zibello. Overnight in Colorno (Parma).
D 3: Colorno (PR) – Parma – Canali (RE) 56 or 72 km
Starting from Colorno, in a few kilometres you will arrive in Parma. This city has a very important historical city centre that preserves some jewels of architecture, such as the Cathedral from the 11th century and the Baptistery, one of the most important medieval monuments in Italy. Parma is also the hometown of the festival of Giuseppe Verdi, and the capital city of Italian opera. In the second part of the day you will bike long little country roads, sometimes very flat, typical of the Po Valley, and sometimes slightly hilly. This is the perfect environment for the maturing of the Prosciutto di Parma, that you absolutely have to taste. Overnight in Canali (Reggio Emilia).
D 4: Canali (RE) – Reggio Emilia – Carpi (MO) 48 km
Starting from the farmhouse of Canali, you will soon reach Reggio Emilia, where you will find another beautiful historical city centre, with several buildings dating back from 5th and 6th centuries. You are in the hometown of the worldly famous cheese Parmigiano Reggiano. From Reggio Emilia, on little country roads, among cultivated fields and a perfectly flat landscape you will cross the vineyards of the typical wine Lambrusco. Then, you will reach Carpi, where you can admire the beautiful Castle of the 15th century and the wonderful Square, the third biggest square in Italy. Overnight in Carpi.
D 5: Carpi (MO) – Modena – Monteveglio (BO) 64km
Today you will continue on the bike path towards Modena. This is the hometown of the precious Aceto Balsamico, the tasty Zampone, and the Prosciutto di Modena. The cathedral of Modena is a masterpiece of Romanic architecture, it belongs to the Unesco world heritage, and it is absolutely worth visiting. Then, a nice bike path, among the vineyards of the typical Lambrusco di Castelvetro, will lead you to the city of Vignola, where, in spring, you can admire the flowering of the cherry trees. Vignola has a very beautiful castle, but every village in this area preserves the remains of little fortresses, which were part of a defensive system in the Late Middleage. You then arrive in Monteveglio, where you can visit the remains of the abbey and the beautiful park.
D 6: Monteveglio – Bologna – train to Ferrara - S. Egidio 47 km
From Monteveglio, in a short stage among the hills and along a beautiful bike path, we will descend towards Bologna. Bologna is the capital of the region and it is famous for its gastronomy, and particularly for its home-made pasta, such as the “tortellini” and the “lasagne alla bolognese”. This city preserves great lines of arcades decorating the streets. In Piazza Maggiore you can find the wonderful and imposing Gothic Cathedral of San Petronio and the two towers, symbols of the city, dating back from 12th century. In the afternoon train to Ferrara, a city where everybody goes by bike. Do not miss the Estense Castle with its moat, and the beautiful Cathedral of 1100. Overnight in Sant’ Egidio, near Ferrara.
D 7: S. Egidio (FE) – Ravenna 54 km
From Sant’Egidio you will do a short stretch by train, then you will begin the bike tour, and you will enter in the regional park of the Po Delta, crossing a fascinating landscape, among cane thickets, where earth and water mix. The gastronomic specialty of this area is fish, and particularly, eels, that you can taste in several typical restaurants. After the Valley of the Po Delta, crossing the wonderful pinewood of San Vitale, you will reach Ravenna. Ravenna is a wonderful city, the city of mosaics. Here eight monuments are part of the Unesco world heritage, such as the Mausoleum of Galla Placidia or the Cathedral of Sant’Apolinnare in Classe. Overnight in Ravenna.
D 8: departure After breakfast, end of the tour.
Schwierigkeit
Easy.
Mostly plain terrain, slightly hilly on day 5, average duration of the stages between 42 to 69 km per day.
Preis
per person in double room : € 713
Single suppl. : + € 244
Suppl. bike rental : € 62
Included: accommodation 5 nights in farmhouse (Agriturismo), 1 night Agrihotel**** and 1 night hotel*** in double rooms with private facilities, Bed and Breakfast service, luggage transport, road book and informative material, telephone assistance.
Not included: journey to/from Pontenure/Ravenna; lunches and drinks, transfers by train, entrances and everything not specified.
