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Verona, Lake Garda, Mantua, Bologna: an easy route between food and amazing countryside
The route from Verona to Bologna is part of EUROVELO 7, that goes from North Cape to Malta. In this tour you’ll have the opportunity to visit extraordinary UNESCO heritage cities (Verona, Mantua, Bologna) and to discover the Po Valley countryside, reshaped by the hands of man, with its great food&wine heritage.
From Verona, you’ll head to Peschiera on Lake Garda and continue along the green Mincio river bike path to Mantua. You are now in the flat land. You’ll cycle by Po and Secchia river, and then meet the bike path recently built on a dismissed railway. The small towns of Mirandola and San Giovanni in Persiceto will surpise you with their authenticity and their food traditions, and so will Bologna, the Italian food capital, final destination of this tour.
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Travel package, 8 days, 7 nights, 6 days by bike
790,00 € Price per person with accommodation in double room
- 6 overnights with breakfast at Hotel*** or similar (Verona, Peschiera del Garda, Mantua, Ostiglia, Mirandola, San Giovanni in Persiceto)
- 1 overnight in a modern hostel in Bologna
- 6 itineraries by bike on navigation app
- Tour info on navigation app
- Telephonic assistance 8:00–20:00
- Basic insurance of medical assistance
- Luggage transfer (see add-on options)
- Bike rental (see add-on options)
- Food and wine experiences (see add-on options)
- Train/bus ticket from Mestre to Venice on DAY 5
- Meals
- City taxes
- Anything not listed among the included services
Bike rental, price per person
110,00 € For 6 days of Touring bike rental, including lock, helmet, mobile holder, small front bag and pannier. Delivery in Verona, pick-up in Bologna.
220,00 € For 6 days of Touring e-bike rental, including lock, helmet, mobile holder, small front bag and pannier. Delivery in Verona, pick-up in Bologna.
220,00 € For 6 days of full carbon Gravel bike rental, including lock, helmet, mobile holder, small front bag and under saddle bag. Delivery in Verona, pick-up in Bologna.
Luggage transfer, price per person
190,00 € Luggage Transfer from Hotel to Hotel, Price per person. It must be chosen by all or none the participants.
Food & wine experiences, price per person
120,00 € For 4 food&wine experiences at wineries, farms or local cafés
BOOKING, how does it work
Select the departure date and choose the services you look for. Insert your data and proceed with the downpayment (about the 20% of the package).
Within about a week, we’ll send you the contract with all the confirmed services.
4 weeks before the tour, the system will send you the link for the final payment (the balance). Once this last payment is done, we’ll send you all materials:
- The link to install the navigation app, with route and info
- The final tour summary with all the booked services
- The activation of the basic insurance
- The invoice of your full payment (downpayment + balance)
CANCELLATION POLICY
As required by international legislation protecting the traveler, the traveler has the right to reconsider for a period of 5 days. After 5 days from the down payment, it will not be refunded.
After the payment of the balance, you can cancel your booking with these penalties:
- Cancellation up to 15 days before departure: 50% refund.
- Cancellation later than 14 days before departure: no refund.
Individual arrival in Verona, meet& greet and bike fitting.
Overnight in Verona.
You’ll leave Verona cycling West on a bike path along a canal. Once on the hills, you’ll head to Peschiera del Garda cycling on countryside roads surrounded by vineyards and olive groves. If you have booked the Food&Wine experiences, stop at a winery for a tasting of local wines.
Overnight in Peschiera del Garda.
The route runs on the quiet bike path that follows the placid, emerald-green Mincio river. Discover Borghetto sul Mincio, with its water mills overlooked by a medieval castle. The stage destination is Mantua, a charming city surrounded by three lakes.
Overnight in Mantua.
From Mantua you’ll soon ride into the countryside, among canals and cultivated fields. Governolo, half way to the destination, is a good place for a coffe break. Then, skirting Po river, you’ll reach Ostiglia, a simple, hard-working town that grew up along the river.
Overnight in Ostiglia.
Crossing the bridge over the Po, you’ll find the old town of Revere, with a beautiful Ducal Palace. You’ll follow now the winding course of the Secchia River. Passing through the streets of the town Concordia you can still see the wounds inflicted by the 2012 earthquake. Final destination of today: Mirandola, the birthplace of Giovanni Pico dei Conti della Mirandola, a 15th-century Italian philosopher. If you have booked the Food&Wine experiences, stop for a tasting at a balsamic vinegar producer.
Overnight in Mirandola.
The route finally comes to the section of the Ciclovia del Sole recently built on a dismissed railroad tracks. You’ll cross San Felice sul Panaro, Crevalcore and arrive in San Giovanni in Persiceto, with a small square with splendid murals and a very ancient Carnival tradition. If you have booked the Food&Wine experiences, stop in a local shop to taste typical cheese and cold cuts.
Overnight in San Giovanni in Persiceto.
Just a few kilometers separate you from Bologna! It is the rich city of a thousand porticoes, soaring towers, ancient university, renowned and tasty cuisine, and so much more to see. If you have booked the Food&Wine experiences, taste panino alla mortadella and other typical Bolognese delicacies.
Overnight in Bologna.
Breakfast, check out and end of the services. Arrivederci!
Hi, I'm Elisa
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