Italy / Bolzano – Verona – Venice

• Total length: 290/355 km
• Total vertical up: 570/1,120 m
• Terrain: 90% tarmac, 10% unpaved
• Train connections among the overnight stays: day 2, 3, 4 and 5
• Possibility to shorten the itinerary by taking the train: day 2, 3, 5 and 7.

As a whole it is an easy to manage itinerary, riding on secondary streets with low traffic or paved bike paths. There are light hilly bits with short uphill sections.

Leisure cycling in mostly flat areas, with only few short climbs and descents. Little effort required, suitable for most people. This tour is also suitable for children. The longer stages, from Bolzano to Trento and from Verona to Vicenza, can be shortened by taking the train. 

Bolzano is connected with the following airports:

Innsbruck: 120 km, Verona: 150 km, Bergamo: 240 km, Venice: 280 km, Treviso: 280 km, Milan: 300 km

Trains

For further information on timetables and prices you can consult the following website: www.trenitalia.com

We personally choose all the hotels mindful of your comfort as well as the proximity to cycling paths and any relevant local sites. 

According to your category of choice you will be accommodated in:

- Cat. A: mainly 4* hotels, with some 3* hotels

- Cat. B: mainly 3* hotels, with some 2* hotels

The overnight in Padua thermal district for both categories will be in a 4* Wellness Hotel with swimming pools.

All rooms have en suite facilities. All 3/4* hotels have air conditioning while in the category of 2/3* hotels there may be some cases of accommodation without air conditioning. Some hotels located in mountainous places of northern Italy can be without air conditioning (even in category A).

When you book the tour please specify the type of room requested:

- double room is a room with one double bed

- twin room is a room with two single beds

- triple room is usually a room with one double bed and a single bed or a sofa bed.

On request 7th night of the tour in Venice instead of Mestre with delivery of the bikes in Mestre.

Girolibero bikes are available in different sizes and frames: 

- Touring bike 27-gear Shimano Deore

- Touring bike 7-gear Shimano Nexus with back-pedal brake

- Hybrid bike 27-gear Shimano

- E-bike 9-gear Shimano

- Tandem www.pedalpower.de

Features:

- aluminium frame

- mudguard (not for Hybrid)

- rear rack

- comfort gel saddle www.selleroyal.com (different model for Hybrid)

- anti-puncture Schwalbe tyres

- ergonomic bicycle grips

- Speed Lifter system 

You can also rent:
- Child bikes | 20” wheels | 24” wheels
- Child seat | max 22 kg | 1-5 yrs
- Child trailer | max 35 kg | 1-4 yrs | 1 seat | www.croozer.com
- Follow-me tandem for 20” child bike | max 30 kg | 6-8 yrs | www.followmetandem.co.uk
- Family tandem | 1 adult + 1 child 6-8 yrs
These accessories can only be mounted on unisex 27-gear Shimano Deore Touring bikes.

Bike insurance

An insurance against theft and damage is included in the rental bike price. In cases of careless or improper behavior the insurance will not cover the costs.

Accessories

All rented adult bikes are equipped with:

1 cycle computer  

1 Ortlieb one-sided saddlebag

1 front bar bag or 1 map holder 

1 water bottle (0.75 l)

1 repair kit per room: 1 spare inner tube, glue, patch, a pump, 2 allen keys and tyre levers 

1 combination bike lock

At the moment of booking you can also rent helmets, suitable for head circumferences from 54 to 61 cm. All helmets have a certification mark according to the DIN EN 1078 (CE) European norm.

The Information Pack (one per room) includes:

- final hotel list: due to overbooking or organizational needs your hotel list may be changed just before your arrival

- luggage labels to be attached to each piece of luggage to be transported

- hotel vouchers to be handed in to the hotel reception upon arrival

- Garda Lake ferry-boat voucher: give this voucher to the ticket office in Riva del Garda to get your passage by ferry-boat to Peschiera or Desenzano del Garda

- ice cream voucher: you can enjoy a free ice cream in one of Vicenza's most famous ice cream parlours

- voucher for a free entry to the gardens of Villa La Rotonda in Vicenza: valid on Tuesdays, Thursdays, Fridays and Sundays (not valid on Easter Sunday). On Wednesdays and Saturdays the entrance into the gardens is only possible if you visit also the Villa interiors, with a supplement of € 5, to be paid directly on the spot. The Villa is closed on Mondays.

Girolibero Greens booklets:

1) Travel guide with valuable information about the history, artistic heritage, landscapes and places of interest of the areas you pass through during your tour. 

Plus: local events, fun facts, suggestions on how to make the best of an extended break along the route, and tips on local wining and dining.

2) Detailed Maps of the itinerary: in colour and scaled 1:75.000/50.000, an altitude profile chart and maps of any historic city centres you will visit.

3) Roadbook describing the cycling route, stage by stage. Great on its own or in conjunction with the maps.

In Bolzano you will meet our representative who:

- will illustrate the tour

- will deliver your bikes

- will be available (about 30 minutes) for any questions you may have.

The exact time and place of the meeting will be specified in the Final Tour Details. We kindly ask you to advise if you cannot attend the meeting.

For the whole duration of your bike tour, you can contact us as follows:

- office +39 0444 1278430 from Monday to Friday 8:30-13:00 and 15:00-18:30 

- emergency phone number every day 8:00-20:00 which will be specified in the Final Tour Details.