Welcome to Hooked on Cycling Holidays and our cycling holiday in Umbria. This biking vacation in Umbria is available as a level 2-3 self guided cycle tour. In this unspoiled part of Umbria there’s an almost spiritual, timeless atmosphere. Small churches, hermitages and chapels mark the ancient pilgrim routes. Summers are long and the mountain air is clean and crisp. Not only the landscape is worthwhile enjoying, on this tour you will find time to taste the traditional Umbrian food, specially flavoured with the ‘tartufo nero’ that is found in the hills of the Valnerina and of course the excellent red Montefalco wines. We have designed this tour to provide a short day and a longer cycle option, the region is pretty hilly so all days will have a degree of climbing involved but you will be rewarded with wonderful views.

Available any day April to October
Level 2-3 self led tour

Day 1 Arrival to Sansepolcro - optional ride 18 miles 30 km
Arrive in the  lovely tuscan village of  Sansepolcro. If you arrive early enough you can have a very nice and easy ride, mostly flat along the flat lands of the Tiber Valley to the medieval hamlet of Anghiari.

Day 2 SANSEPOLCRO – MONTONE/UMBERTIDE 30-38 miles 50-60km
Today you cycle along the beautiful Upper Tiber Valley and the surrounding Appennine Mountains that opens around you like an amphitheatre with great views of towns and countryside. Visit of the renaissance town of Città di Castello.

Day 3 MONTONE/UMBERTIDE-ASSISI 35-48 miles 56-77km
Today’s ride continues to follow the Tiber Valley passing medieval castles and abbeys, on a road flanked by fields and forests to the slopes of Mt Subasio where the fabulous Roman and Medieval town of Assisi lie, the home to St Francis.

Day 4 ASSISI-SPELLO-BEVAGNA  25-40 miles , 40-65km
Today if you decide to ride the core route you can stay longer in Assisi as it is a short  ride. The ride is along the Via degli Olivi “Olive Grove Way” will take you around the lower slopes of Mount Subasio. This road affords wonderful views over the plains below. The very picturesque town of Spello is the ideal location for a lunch stop on this route. From Spello we ride across the Umbra Vale to the foothills of the Montefalco territories, home of the superb Sagrantino red wine, to the Roman settlement of Bevagna.

Day 5 BEVAGNA loop  30-60 miles , 50-98km
Bevagna is a lovely small  roman and medieval village, it may be worth also relaxing in town and for those who would like to ride we have selected wonderful rides to the wine areas, ceramics and outstanding medieval hilltop towns.

Day 6 BEVAGNA-SPOLETO 25-44 miles , 40-70km
A gentle easy  ride on the Umbra Vale with scenic views of the hilltop towns that face it. A Longer route will take you to Montefalco (medieval town famous for its wines) and Trevi (gorgeous medieval town also known as the capital town of Olive Oil)

Day 7 SPOLETO loop 18-42 miles , 28-68km
Spoleto is a wonderful roman medieval town with lots of things to see and places to go, our rides  will be a short half day easy ride or a challenging and epic climb towards a remote area of Umbria.

Day 8 Departure after breakfast

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How to get there
By plane to Pisa or Rome airports, FLORENCE
PISA Airport: From the airport take train to PISA CENTRALE from there take a train to Sansepolcro - approx 5 hours
ROME Airports: Take train/bus to ROME Railway Station then a train to Sansepolcro - approx 4 hours.
To return there are direct trains to Rome ( 1.5 hours ) and Pisa ( 5 hours )  from Spoleto

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