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Self-Guided Eroica Tour

Self-guided Eroica Tour.
March October Every day all year round

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Self-guided Eroica cycling Tour on a road bike

L’Eroica is an annual non-competitive cycling event which takes place since 1997 in the province of Siena, Italy. The theme of the event is vintage cycling, with participants using vintage (= pre-1987) bikes, accessories, and clothing, and the route often includes unpaved roads. It is held on the first Sunday of October.

The whole itinerary of the Eroica cycle event (plus part of Chianti Fiorentino) is tackled in three stages with stops in Siena, Radda in Chianti, and Buonconvento; the tours are difficult, both for the distances and the accumulated climbs and for the long parts on white roads that turn out to be more challenging to ride than asphalt.

Cycling in Italy is great, especially in the beautiful regions of Tuscany and Chianti. You will discover the peaceful countryside roads with very little traffic when you climb the rolling hills of Chianti. Beyond all cycling activities, you also visit the vineyards of the Castello di Brolio

The race starts every year from Gaiole in Chianti and reaches Siena only after some kilometers. Since it is much easier to reach Siena by public transport it’s better to start the tour here. You will have time to visit this wonderful town on arrival day and on the last morning. Despite this change, the whole circuit will be completely done.

Don’t miss the opportunity and immerse in this wonderful Eroica cycling tour

Experience this legendary cycling event
Stunning scenery along the way
4 nights in charming 3 * hotels with double rooms with breakfast
Cycling the full Eroica in 3 stages
Siena, Radda in Chianti and Buonconvento visits

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Day 1

Check in

Independent arrival in Siena and settling into the hotel. Siena can be reached by local trains from Pisa and Florence, where Tuscany's main airports are. Private minibus transfers to other destinations and airports can be arranged on request.

Day 2

Siena - Montalcino - Pieve a Salti - 87km

You’ll leave Siena riding happily on local and white roads along the gentle hills south of town to reach Buonconvento: the second part of the route can be circular, passing through Montalcino at the southernmost point, then taking in Val d'Orcia before heading back on unpaved roads to the wonderful accommodation lost between "Crete Senesi" and Val d'Orcia, a perfect place where relaxing in the swimming pool or simply on a meadow, far from the "civilization" (and taste great Tuscan food). The most challenging stretch of the day will be the long but enjoyable ascent to Montalcino, a land devoted to producing the excellent Brunello wine which is a large part of everyday life here.

Day 3

Buonconvento - Castelnuovo Berardenga - Radda - 79km

You turn northwards and head into the Crete Senesi: here the hills are mostly bare and gently undulating as far as the eye can see, dotted with lone trees and isolated farmhouses on the hilltops, and in places clay turns the soil blueish-grey, giving the landscape a lunar feel. There are so few buildings in sight that man seems almost absent. The white roads occasionally become steep and graveled, more difficult to ride, but at the end of every struggle you are rewarded with a breathtaking view. This is perhaps the moment when we feel the most "heroic", in close contact with the land. We will pass Asciano, Castelnuovo Berardenga, and a few other towns on the way to the Chianti region, the beloved vineyards; here you find a completely different landscape and accommodation in Radda in Chianti.

Day 4

Radda - Greve in Chianti - Castello di Brolio - Siena - 84km

In the Chianti area, it is easy to come across authentic and fascinating little towns; our final stage shows us the best-known towns and wineries such as Panzano, Greve, Gaiole in Chianti, Castello di Lemole and Castello di Brolio, to name but a few places worth a visit. Your aim is to reach our final destination of Siena but pick up the nuances of this landscape along the way. As you mentioned before, the point of sub-dividing the stages is partly to follow the route of l'Eroica, but also to create different "settings", so that each stage brings new surprises and you reach your final destination with a big smile on your face, proud of our achievement.

Day 5

Departure day from Siena

From Siena, the railway line (and bus routes) take you to Pisa, Florence, and Rome, with their international airports. Just outside the city, you can hire a car from Hertz or Europcar. Private minibus transfers to other destinations and airports can be arranged on request.

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Included

Accommodation in a double room with private facilities
Breakfast
Welcome briefing at the departure hotel
Luggage transport from hotel to hotel
Detailed travel documents (maps, route description, locations, important phone numbers)
Telephone assistance service for the duration of the tour

Not Included

Arrival at the starting point of the tour
Return trip at the end of the tour
Lunches, dinners, and drinks
Tourist taxes and all extras in general
High season supplement from 15/5 to 15/10 €100
Single room surcharge €200
Transfer from Pisa airport or railway station to Siena €350
Transfer from Florence airport or railway station to Siena €190
Transfer Roma airport or railway to Siena €500

Bike Rentals

Road Bike €190
Vintage Bike €150
E- Road Bike €265
Gravel Bike on request

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Self Guided Eroica Tour

This holiday allows you to cycle the Eroica in 3 stages with stops in Siena, Radda in Chianti and Buonconvento! Explore the legendary Eroica on a high class road bike or ebike

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Self-Guided Eroica Tour

Self-guided Eroica cycling Tour on a road bike

Don’t miss the opportunity and immerse in this wonderful Eroica cycling tour

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