| Cycling
To |
Distance |
Accommodation |
Attractions |
Notes |
| Rome |
2km |
Colle
degli Ulivi |
Sistine Chapel,
St Peter's Basilica, and lots more;
best meal in Italy (dinner in
Zagarolo) |
5 nights (in
instalments) |
| Orvieto |
4km |
Ripa
Medici |
Orvieto Cathedral
and the old town on the cliff face |
Rome to Orvieto
Scala by train; 2 nights |
| Poreta |
100km |
Casa
dei Sogni |
Nice village with
friendly people; Montefalco wine
region; best meal in Umbria (lunch
in Montefalco) |
Got lost near Spoleto;
3 nights |
| Norcia |
65km |
Il Casale degli
Amici |
Spectacular views
over the mountains, old road |
Tunnels on the
road;
1 night |
| Visso |
75km |
Hotel
Tre Monti |
The incredible
ride over Piano Grande, views over
the peaks of the central Appenines |
Late in Visso;
1 night |
| Assisi |
90km |
Da
Regina |
St Francis, countryside,
the old town |
Lost around Foligno,
found Spello by shear luck; 3 nights |
| Montepulciano |
85km |
Via
di Telosa |
Lake Trasimeno,
the old hill town |
Train to Magione;
2 nights |
| Montalcino |
65km |
La
Casella |
The old hill town,
Brunnello wine; grapevines, olives,
best home made ravioli |
The most exhausting
ride over Castiglione d'Orcia;
2 nights |
| Siena |
70km |
Apartment
on Santa Catarina |
Beautiful old
town full of character, best
meal in Tuscany (dinner in Siena) |
Very windy, cold
day;
3 nights |
| Florence |
65km |
Apartment
Near Porta Romana |
Plentiful attractions
but very busy and full of street
vendors selling very tacky stuff |
Rain in the afternoon
of the last cycling day (we had none
before); train from Montevarchi; 5 nights |
