Welcome to Hooked on Cycling and our cycling holiday in Italy through the region of Lombardy. Our biking vacation in Italy passes the great lakes of this region, the fantastic Lake Garda and Lake Como before finishing in the cosmopolitan city of Milan. This cycling holiday is available as a seven night level 2 self guided cycle tour. Lombardy region is the richest, most modern and densely populated of Italy’s regions. Anybody not familiar with the history of Lombardy, the culture, the monuments, art treasures and nature, the tour holds big surprises. The tour is on the whole very easy. Usually slightly hilly paths, mostly asphalted. You cycle on bicycle paths, side roads and country roads.

Available on Saturdays from 8/5, 15/5, 29/5, 12/6, 26/6, 10/7, 24/7, 7/8, 21/8, 28/8, 18/9, 2/10
Level 2 self guided tour

Day 1  Arrival at Lake Garda
Arrival in Desenzano / Sirmione. Greeting and tour information

Day 2  Desenzano/Sirmione to Brescia 28 miles 45 km
We leave Desenzano/Sirmione and cycle westwards towards Cavalgese di Riviera. Along Naviglio Grande Bresciano, acanal with cycle path, you reach Mazzano, Rezzato and Brescia, your destination for this day. A town with Latin origin and a lot of places of interest.

Day 3    Brescia to Bergamo 36 miles 60 km
Today you cycle through the lovely vineyards of the Franciacorta and continue today to Bergamo. Pretty villas, old noble palaces and stylishly laid out park grounds surround our way. We visit the small church Santo Stefano of Rovato with interesting frescos from the fourteenth century and cycle to the castle of Passirano, one of the best preserved fortresses in Lombardy. At last we reach the art town Bergamo. (last 15 km by train to avoid heavy taffic ).

Day 4  Bergamo to Como Lake 34 miles 55 km
Today we leave Bergamo by train (about 15 km to avoid heavy traffic ). In Ambivere we cycle again. Via Sotto il Monte which is the birthplace of pope Johannes XXIII is where we cycle along the river Adda to Olginate and Garlate lake. Through Brianza with further lakes and nice small towns like Oggione where you will see the baptism church San Eufemia, soon we reach Como, the town of fashion and silk.

Day 5  Como Lake to Varese 25 miles 40 km
We explore Como with the cycle, see the cathedral place with Broletto, cathedral and town-hall, as well as the beautiful and impressive Villa Olmo. Then via Park Spina we cycle on slightly hilly paths to Lago di Varese. Many lakes surround the town of Varese. The park grounds, the beautiful landscape and the location at the foot of the massif “Campo Fiori” are responsible for the towns special atmosphere.

Day 6  Varese to Sesto Calende/Angera/Ranco 25 miles 40 km
Today we cycle along the lake Varese until we reach the lake Monate. Here we cycle easily downhill through the natural park of Ticino as far as Sesto Calende. A beautiful town with shore promenade at the end of Lago Maggiore, situated at the border to Piemonte.

Day 7  Sesto Calende/Angera/Ranco to Milan 42 miles 70 km
Today we follow the cycle path along the banks of the Ticino and reach Naviglio Grande, an old ship channel connecting Lago Maggiore and Milan since the twelfth century. In the big trade and industrial city, Milan, everything is modern and progressive. Technology, fashion, advertisement and design, life models and even “political experiments” Milan is a trendsetter.
Behind the modern, dynamic, future-oriented metropolis the city hides former architectural and art treasures, such as the cathedral, the castle of the Sforza family, the Oper Scala and the picture gallery Brera.

Day 8  Departure or prolonged stay in Milan

Tariff 2010

How to get there
By Plane
Fly to Brescia , Bergamo , Verona , Venice with Ryanair and then by train to tour start. Also Jet2 for details click here . Also Easyjet into Venice click here
Flying to or from Bergamo Airport? Book your express, low-cost airport transfer with Terravision. From Bergamo Airport direct to Milan City Centre CLICK HERE

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