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: 3/4* hotels
• Cat. B: mainly 3* hotels, with some 2* hotels

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.

Rental bikes are available in different sizes and frames:

• Trekking bike 21-gear Shimano
• E-bike

Features:

• aluminium frame
• mudguard
• rear rack
• anti-puncture Schwalbe tyres

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

Accessories

All rented adult bikes are equipped with:

• 1 one-sided saddlebag
• 1 bike lock

We recommend that you bring with you a cycling helmet, a water bottle and a repair kit.

Before your arrival, you will receive an email from us with the digital information material. It contains:

1. Link to download the App including maps, points of interest and GPS tracks (you can use the App offline, too)

2. Link to download the tour information material in Pdf:

• Tour notes
• Final tour details
• Girolibero Greens booklets:

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

3. Digital travel documents:

• Final hotel list: due to overbooking or organizational needs your hotel list may be changed just before your arrival
• Hotel vouchers to show to the hotel reception upon arrival
• Garda Lake ferry-boat voucher: show this voucher to the ticket office in Riva del Garda to get your passage by ferry-boat to Peschiera or Desenzano del Garda
• Luggage labels: please print them, fill them out and attach them on each piece of luggage to be transported

Please check all documents thoroughly and let us know if anything is missing.