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Ecologico Tours
address: Via cesare Agostini ,30 - 06034 Foligno (PG)
phone number: +39 0742 950024
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what you will do

This 8 /10 day trip starts and finishes in the surroundings of the beautiful and fascinating town of Assisi, the pilgrims’ town built against the slopes of Mount Subasio. Many monuments have been erected here in honour of the saints Francis and Clare. But Assisi isn’t the only highlight of this tour. You will pass many other interesting small towns such as Spello, which has Roman origins, as we are reminded by several features including the Porta Venere and Porta Consolare town gates, Montefalco, famous for its delicious wines and Bevagna, which has a lovely medieval square with two Romanesque churches. Two nighst you will spend in Torgiano allowing time to visit the county-town of Perugia. Its magnificent old town center is certainly worth visiting, with renaissance palaces, medieval churches, museums and galleries, but of course it is also nice just to wander around the evocative alleys, the characteristic squares and the fashionable shopping street Corso Vannuci. During the second part of the tour you bike through a beautiful unspoiled scenery. The biker-friendly roads, the lovely towns and the green hills with cypresses, vineyards and olive trees make this tour unforgettable.

The 8 day tour can be extended by 2 nights. An overnight stay in Spoleto, a town full of life, with many squares, lovely little streets, shops with local delicacies and handicrafts, restaurants and a lot of sights to visit. The second night is in S.Feliciano on the fourth lake of Italy, Lago Trasimeno. There are many possibilities to discover the lake. One of them is this cycle tour around the lake, passing sunny little fishing villages such as Passignano, Tuoro and Castiglione del Lago with its castle. You can also take a day of rest or bike this tour only partial and take the ferryboat to visit one of the islands.

5 days tour:
1. arrival at Viole (3 km from Assisi)
2. to Spoleto (ca 50 km)
3. to Bevagna passing Montefalco (ca. 37 km)
4. to Assisi passing Torgiano (ca. 50 km)
5. departure

7 days tour (individual and also group tour)
1. arrival at Viole (3 km from Assisi)
2. to Campello sul Clitunno (ca 40 km)
3. visiting Spoleto (33 km)
4. from Campello to Torgiano passing Montefalco (ca. 41 km)
5. visiting Perugia (24 km) or a tour in the surroundings of Torgiano (35 km)
6. to Assisi (ca. 25 km)
7. departure

8 days tour
1. arrival Viole di Assisi                                
2. to Torgiano (ca.65 km)
3. roundtrip to Perugia (ca.40 km) or day of rest
4. to lake Trasimeno (ca. 48 km)
5. to Umbertide (ca.43 km)
6. to Gubbio (ca. 55 km)
7. to Viole di Assisi (ca. 54 km)
8. departure

10 days tour
1. arrival Viole di Assisi
2. to Spoleto (ca. 50 km)
3. to Torgiano (ca. 50 km)
4. roundtrip to Perugia (ca. 40 km) or day of rest
5. to lake Trasimeno (ca.48 km)
6. day of rest or tour around the lake (65 km)
7. to Umbertide (ca. 43 km)
8. to Gubbio (ca. 55 km)
9. to Assisi (ca.54 km)
10 departure

detailed itinerary

8 day tour:
Day 1 arrival at the hotel near Assisi (3 km)
Collect cycles, route briefing and instruction.
The start of this cycle tour is close to Assisi, the popular pilgrimage town built on the slopes of Monte Subasio. Its impressive ramparts, towers and palace roofs of the town are visible from afar. Assisi has a strong unbreakable bond with the saints Francis and Clare. On the day of your arrival you might want to explore the town with its little alleys and squares. Worth seeing are the famous basilica of St. Francis and the Roman temple of Minerva in Piazza del Comune. Your overnight stay is in a hotel between Assisi and Spello, another beautiful fortified town with old town gates and an amphitheatre.


Day 2 Passing the small medieval towns Spello-Montefalco-Bevagna-Torgiano (65 km)
This morning there will be time to wander about in Spello. After continuing your journey through the valley of Spoleto, passing Foligno, your route goes up to Montefalco; also called ‘the balcony of Umbria’, because of its fantastic panorama. The Franciscan church, now a museum, is decorated with magnificent frescoes from the 15th and 16th century by artists like Benozzo Gozzoli and Perugino. The next town you will visit is Bevagna, whose characteristic medieval square still hosts two Romanesque churches. Your overnight stay is in Torgiano, which in medieval times was a fortified village and is situated on a hilltop above the confluence of the rivers Chiascio and Tiber. Interesting to visit are the wine museum and the ‘osteria’ of the Lungarotti family, where you can taste their excellent wines.

Day 3 Visiting Perugia (35 km)
Today you can visit the neighboring town of Perugia: the provincial capital and a lively, vibrant place. The medieval town centre with its little alleyways is at the highest point of the town. The renaissance palaces, churches, museums and many galleries make a lasting impression. You will spend the night once more in the peaceful, hospitable town of Torgiano.

Day 4 From Torgiano to lake Trasimeno (43 km)
On the fourth day you will bike through a hilly landscape to be rewarded with a magnificent view of the lake and its islands. Your hotel is just outside the little fishing village of S.Arcangelo

Day 5 From the lake to Umbertide (47 km)
Todays bike is through unspoiled scenery to the quiet little town of Umbertide, whose town centre is dominated by a majestic tower, the remains of a castle dating back to 1385.

Day 6 From Umbertide to Gubbio (km 55)
Today you will reach the fortified hill town of Gubbio. Worthwhile visiting are the palaces, the Roman theatre and the monastery of S. Ubaldo, which is built at 827m altitude and can be reached by cable car. Your overnight stay will be near the historical centre.

Day 7 From Gubbio to Assisi (km 55)
At the beginning of this last leg of the tour you still have some hard climbing to do, through a rolling still-life landscape, but after that you have a well-deserved easy descent to Assisi. Cycling through the centre of this little town you will pass its most important monuments, like the Basilica of St. Francis, the temple of Minerva and the basilica of St. Clare.

Day 8 departure

This tour has an extra night in the town of Spoleto, famous for its yearly cultural 'festival dei due mondi' . You also have an extra overnight stay at lake Trasimeno, where you could do a nice tour around the lake or visit one of the islands. 

accommodations

*** star hotels, upgrading possible

detailed prices

5 day tour: per person in a double room with breakfast € 355,00
in single room with breakfast € 439,00
traveling alone with breakfast € 477,00
3rd person in triple with breakfast € 220,00


7 day tour: per person in a double room with breakfast € 487,00
in single room with breakfast € 569,00
traveling alone with breakfast € 619,00
3rd person in triple with breakfast € 317,00

7 days group tour p.p. in double room with Half Board € 922,00

8 day road bike:per person in a double room with breakfast € 609,00
in single room with breakfast € 757,00
traveling alone with breakfast € 807,00
3rd person in triple with breakfast € 383,00

8 day tour: per person in a double room with breakfast € 605,00
in single room with breakfast € 744,00
traveling alone € 788,00
3rd person in triple with breakfast € 375,00

10 day tour: per person in a double room with breakfast € 728,00
in single room with breakfast € 904,00
traveling alone with breakfast € 948,00
3rd person in triple with breakfast € 466,00

This trip includes:
* 5/6/7 or 9 overnight stays on the basis of B & B (Half Board and upgrading is possible)
* luggage transportation
* route notes (English, German, Italian or Dutch) and maps
* local back-up service
* pre tour information
* route briefing in arrival hotel

This tour doesn't include:
* journey to or from starting point
* diners and lunches (on request possible)
* drinks during diner
* entrance fees
* everything not mentioned under the trip includes

equipment

Bicycles