Highlights
An elegant three-day itinerary, of your choice, for a relaxing holiday near the city of the ancient Republic of Venice, ideally created for small groups of friends or for families with children. From the palaces of the patricians, noble Venetian families, we will meet the lagoon and seafaring activities of the islands, to the Venetian villas of the Riviera del Brenta and the elegant center of Padua, Prosecco hills or the wild northern lagoon.
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Program – Friday to Sunday
Day 1: Friday Venice. A journey of anecdotes and images of intimate Venice. What is not written in the history and art books. We will meet people who live in Venice, today and yesterday. We will take you to discover anecdotes of Venetian life, between calli and campielli. A series of walking tours in ‘my Venice’, that of my youth, with all my memories and with what makes the city and the islands fascinating. A bacaro, ‘do cicheti e na ombra’ and a walk in the streets.
Walking tour 2 ½ hour duration.Day 2: Saturday Venice Islands. Morning departure with panoramic view from the liberty bridge to reach Lido Island by ferry. Fine sandy beaches. Sand dunes to be covered with the fatbike. A tour immersed in the traditions and curious news of the oldest island of Venice. Malamocco, Alberoni and the sand dunes, the Murazzi, Hotel Excelsior and Mostra del Cinema, to come across the history of the sumptuous hospitality of the former Hotel des Bains, memory of Lucchino Visconti. Possibility of visiting the island of Pellestrina and the oasis of Ca Roman. Cycle length 36 / 55k difference in height. Duration 5h30 – Difficulty – easy (for children)
Day 3: Sunday Riviera del brenta. Riviera del Brenta, a Renaissance kaleidoscope. Padua, city of Giotto and Galileo. A day immersed in history, from the center of the city of Padua, along the entire Riviera del Brenta, to Malcontenta. Stop in Strà to visit two splendid Venetian villas with a museum. We will take you to an environment rich in traditions for a tasting of typical Venetian dishes. A slow ride surrounded by splendid Venetian villas, until the end of the itinerary, where a spectacular Villa Palladiana awaits us. Cycle length 38k. difference in height. Duration 4h30 – Difficulty – easy (for children)
Program Sunday to Tuesday
Day 1: Sunday Riviera Del Brenta. Riviera del Brenta, a Renaissance kaleidoscope. Padua, city of Giotto and Galileo. A day immersed in history, from the center of the city of Padua, along the entire Riviera del Brenta, to Malcontenta. Stop in Strà to visit two splendid Venetian villas with a museum. We will take you to an environment rich in traditions for a tasting of typical Venetian dishes. A slow ride surrounded by splendid Venetian villas, until the end of the itinerary, where a spectacular Villa Palladiana awaits us. Cycle length 38k. Difference in height. Duration – 4h30 – difficulty – easy (for children).
Day 2: Monday Between Sile and Cagnan.Discovering the river Sile, suggestive corners of Treviso and some typical activities from the ‘Marca Trevigiana’. We are in the homeland of sports clothing and accessories, which we combine with the history of the city, the nature of the Sile park and the excellent food and wine that the city offers. We go down along the Sile and we will cross the countryside where in winter there are the main crops of Radicchio Rosso di Treviso
Depending on the season, a stop at Venice Bike Experience’s friends, with a splendid proposal of wines from the Marca Trevigiana. Cycle length 48k. Difference in height. Duration – 5h30 – Difficulty – easy (for children).Day 3: Tuesday. Venice Islands Tour details as listed in first program offer.
Program Wednesday to FridayDay 1: Wednesday Heroic prosecco. Discovering the activities of grape processing and rows on the steep slopes of the Prosecco di Valdobbiadene, Santo Stefano di Barbozza and Guia hills. The lands of heroic vineyards. Tasting in a typical cellar with stories and anecdotes of the cultivation of wine, with those who live this ancient tradition. Path on roads and rows that lead to splendid abbeys and castles. A visit to the ancient trades conducted, despite all these vineyards, with the help of water. Cycle length 42k. Altitude difference 600d + Duration – 4h30 – Difficulty – easy / medium.
Day 2: Thursday Venice Islands. Tour details as listed in first program offer.Day 3: Friday Around the Lagoon. Do you want to enjoy the immense landscape of the Venice lagoon? A bicycle tour along the cycle paths with two ferries between ponds, sandbanks and ghebi of the Venice Lagoon. Departure and arrival San Donà di Piave, where there is the possibility of parking. We pedal along the Jesolo Treviso to reach the first ferry that takes us between the sandbanks of the lagoon. A tasting of typical products of the lagoon and we can embark on a ferry and then we will travel a series of spectacular cycle paths that lead us back to San Donà. Cycle length 38k. Difference in height. Duration – 5h30 – Difficulty – easy (for children).Note: Cycling is strictly forbidden in the main city of Venice, but the Lido and other parts of the Venetian lagoon are good for bicycles. If you arrive Venice with a bicycle and staying in historical centre you will have to store your bike at one of the parking facilities on the mainland.
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