Welcome to Hooked on Cycling and Walking holidays and our selection of holidays which we find would be suitable for active kids. Many of our cycle tours in Italy are on country roads therefore we believe that they are not so suitable for the younger child however some are great for children say around 12 years age upwards. We also have a range of easy walking tours which would be suitable for family groups . Please take a look below to review our cycling holidays and walking holidays which we beleive would be OK for the active Kid.

Cycling Holidays

Venice -7 night independent and guided level 1-2 cycle tour. A circular tour taking in the great historic cities of Venice, Vicenza, Bassano and Treviso with a choice of smaller family run hotels and farm tourism to larger city centre hotels. The landscape is generally flat making this a tour suitable for beginners and experienced cyclists. Follow the circular route we call the Jewel enjoying the lovely flat  landscape but also enjoying he historical cities during the late afternoon or evening. 

Piemonte A 8 night self guided cycling holiday in the beautiful region of Piemonte graded as a level 2 tour. Piemonte the region to the north west of Italy and bordering France, is a fabulous region for cycling. Actually July and August is off season and the region is superbly quiet as the region gets busy in the Autumn due to the truffle fares. The region is famous for its truffles, chocolate and other gastronomic delights. Our circular easy tour follows the foot hills of the high mountains meaning although the terrain is pretty flat you are always in view of wonderful mountain scenery. You will cycle through lovely historic villages and towns.

Tuscany Cycle Resort 7 night level 2-4 fixed location cycle holiday. The Tuscany cycle resort is based in a 4-star hotel situated on the top of a hill at Casino di Terra, in the southern part of the Province of Pisa, bordering with the Province of Livorno, in central Tuscany and not far from Cecina. The fabulous converted farm complex is typical Tuscan style offering lovely rooms and quiet surroundings. This location is ideal for anyone who loves cycling but wants a quiet relaxed surroundings. The hotel offers superb facilities, large pool , wellness centre , gym and tennis.

Pisa to Florence - A 6 Night independent level 2 tour. This is a very flexible and varied trip that touches the highlights of Northern Tuscany. Every day except 1 there are 2 cycling possibilities, a short and easier route and a longer or more demanding route for the keener cyclists. The trip starts in Pisa, whose origins are lost in myth and legend. It was an extremely important maritime republic and it holds some of the world’s most famous monuments. The next overnight stop, after a short climb takes us to Lucca, a small intimate town full of beautiful churches and surrounded by an impressive city wall that is still intact. On the way to Vinci, home of the famous Leonardo we pass though the Fucecchio wetlands, one of Europe’s most important inland wetlands, here many different bird species come to nest or rest during the migratory period. The last ride takes us to Florence; cradle of the Renaissance.

Family in Tuscany A 7 night level 1-2 cycle tour ideal for the family.
Experience Tuscany as a family on this wonderful 2 centre cycling vacation. Visit the beach, Pisa, Florence and Lucca while staying in two fabulous family accommodations with swimming pools (subject to availability). This is cycling, culture and fun for the whole family

Cycling holiday in Apulia - A 5 or 7 night independent level 2 easy cycling tour through the “heal” of Italy . Puglia, or Apulia as it is called in English, is the most south eastern region of Italy and this part of the country is the least densely populated as well as the flattest, after the Po delta flatland. People live mainly in towns, owning the lands around them. Tourism is becoming more and more important but it has not ruined the landscape as in other areas of Italy. Here you will also find the best beaches of Italy.
Its strategic position, in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea, lying between two completely different Europes, linking the eastern and western Mediterranean resulted in it being attacked by foreign powers, mainly Turks. One of the most famous and helpful conquerors was Frederick II (1194-1250), the last Emperor of the Hohenstaufen line. An enlightened man, he built many castles which still grace the region, along with acres and acres of vineyards and olive groves. The overlapping of cultures and languages (there are influences of Greek, Albanian, Latin and also Spanish in the many different dialects spoken in the region) can be seen not only in the towns and cities, but also in the countryside. Apulia produces one-tenth of the wine drunk in Europe. Olive oil, fruit (citrus trees, grapes) productions and fishery are its main activities.

Walking Holidays

Central Tuscany - Chianti 4 or 7 night self led walking holiday level 1-2.
Between the artistic masterpieces of Florence and Siena we find the “Chianti Classico” hills, covered with vineyards producing world famous wines, as well as excellent olive oil. Walking along the Chianti’s footpaths, cypress lined roads and strade bianche that cross forest of oak, beech and chestnut you will feel as if you have just walked in to a renaissance painting, dotted with well preserved towns and villages, imposing Renaissance villas and picturesque stone farmhouses where the locals maintain age-long traditions

Island of Elba - 5 night self guided walking tour level 2
This particular hiking vacation is a self guided walking tour around the island of Elba located just off the mainland of Italy and not far from Pisa. Legend says that when the Tyrrhenian goddess Venus emerged from the waves of the sea, seven gemstones fell from her tiara, and so the Islands of the Tuscan Archipelago were born, of which Elba is the largest.

Walking on the Amalfi Coast - 7 Night self guided walking tour level 2
The Amalfi coast is steeped in history and also has a fabulous climate making it ideal for year round walking vacation.  The Romans and Greeks were there before the growing of the Baroque Palaces and Churches of Spacca Napoli. The biggest artists were all attracted by the charms of Naples, since the early ages to the Romantic period. From the old Néa Polis, founded by Greeks, to the highest glory of the Baroque Age, the city and its environs fascinated every traveler, who loved its artistic treasures as well as its lovely climate and the beauty of the nature around. Romans were not wrong when they choose Hercolanum and Baia as their privileged holiday resorts.

Active Volcanoes of Sicily - 4 and 7 night self guided walking tour level 2
On this walking holiday you will visit east Sicily, Mount Etna and the Aeolian Islands of Lipari, Vultuna and Stromboli. On Stromboli you can experience the emotion stirred up by an active volcano, the northern Island of the Aeolian Archipelago, a volcano that, due to its perpetual activity, was called “Lighthouse of the Mediterranean Sea”.

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