Welcome to Hooked on Cycling holidays and our cycling holiday in the Veneto region of Italy. This Biking vacation in Italy is available as a level 1-2 self guided tour and a 1-2 level guided tour on selected dates. The cycle tour schedule is arranged as a loop and the towns and cities you will cycle through are considered to be some of the most beautiful in Italy and the Veneto region, simply Jewels in the Veneto region. These towns have grown at the time of the Republic of Veneto. Here you will experience the old, the culture, the new as you cycle through planes , lagoons , rivers and by the sea. This is a relaxing tour which is suitable for everyone , we have selected small family hotels and farm tourism for those who wish a quiet cycling holiday but also an option to pick the city and town centre hotels allowing you to take a walk in the evening around the historic old towns during the evening after your cycling

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Available Saturday and Sunday or every Tuesday & Wednesday from Mestre ( Venice ) from 27th March to 31st October
Guided tours on 8th May, 19th June, 3rd July, 17th July, 28th August and 25th September
Level 1-2 easy tour

As featured in the travel section of the Sunday Times

Day 1 Vicenza
Arrive in Vicenza known as the Palladio city because of the most famous architect of the XVI century, namely Basilica and the Villa Rotonda. From Vicenza you can even reach Venice by train in 50 minutes. Here you will meet our representative who will hand over your bikes and more information about the tour.

Day 2 Vicenza to Bassano del Grappa 21 miles 32km
Cycling from the planes  to the lower slopes of the Alps until you reach Marostica which is a very characteristic town of the region with its castle and chess like town square. The Grappa museum or Art is also worth a visit. Cycling further you reach your destination a charming old town on the River Brenta which is crossed by a really marvelous wooden bridge.

Day 3 Bassao del Grappa to Treviso 40 miles 64km
Cycling along through the Prosecco vineyards you will come across a very famous Palladio villa called Villa Barbaro. Here you can sample some wine in one of the shops. Once in Treviso roam around the car free shopping streets and old town with its maze of small narrow streets and many canals.

Day 4 Treviso to Venice ( Mestre) 23 miles 36km
A beautiful route today following the old trading routes along the waterways which were used during the Serenissima Republic. Arriving is Mestre from here you can easily take the bus or train to Venice itself. We also have the special option of staying in the great city of Venice also.

Day 5 Venice to Chioggia 19 miles 34km
Through the Ponte della Liberta ( 6km bridge ) you reach Venice. From here you take the ferry to the small Island of Lido where you will pedal past the pretty stone houses along the seashore. Many boats and fishing boats you will pass along the way. Onto your next ferry and to the narrow Island of Pellestrina and its natural Oasis from Roman times. Now its by motor boat to Chioggia and a kind of miniature Venice with its many canals and cobbled streets. For those with some energy you can continue on another 9 miles ( 17 km ) to Po Delta and back.

Day 6 Chioggia to Padova 38 miles 61km
Today you cycle along ancient working canals and locks until you arrive at Stra at the beginning of the Riviera del Brenta which is famous for its garden and hedge like maze. Padova is the home of Italy’s second oldest university which was built in 1222.

Day 7 Padova to Vicenza 22 miles 38km
Before leaving Padova visit the 16th century theatre which is the world’s oldest surviving medical lecture hall. From Padova you have the Euganel hills to your left as you reach the foot of the Berici Hills and onto the Stone Caves of Costozza where you can admire the beautiful gardens of the Villa da Schio. Visit the old Ice cave of the Villa now a very unique wine bar. On you last section visit the Villa ai Nani before reaching Vicenza.

Day 8 Tour Complete
Your tour is complete after breakfast.

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For Low Cost flights from UK at £50 return to Venice , Verona and Vicenza , Treviso check out Ryanair ,  EasyJet , Thompson or  Jet2

How to get there
By Plane
To Venice , Vicenza or Verona airports where transfers are available on request. Fly to Venice and catch a train to Vicenza. For Mestre starts you can also fly Ryanair to Treviso and take the shuttle bus which stops in Mestre before Venice.

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