Bicycle Romagna, the Heartland of Italy's Homemade Pasta - Classic Self Guided

All breakfasts are included

See options for special dinners and meal activities, or inquire.

Includes

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6 nights in 3- and 4-star lodgings

All breakfasts

Bike fitting and briefing in English by our professional staff at tour start

Access to smartphone app with tracks and digital roadbook

Luggage transfers

Starts every Tuesday

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Other start days available by request (extra fee applies). Please note that starting on certain days of the week will make some visits impossible (such as museums or tastings).

Please note -

the meeting time

on this self-guided tour is typically set at 8:30am on day 2. We recommend travelers plan accordingly allowing plenty of time to arrive at the determined meeting place. Please note a late fee may be applied for late arrivals.

Navigation and roadbook:

On our self-guided tours, detailed tour information and route navigation tracks are provided through the free smartphone app Ride With GPS - our "digital roadbook" - which includes daily routes, maps, elevation profiles, and ride descriptions; schedules and hotel itinerary; cultural and sightseeing information, visit suggestions; emergency numbers and more, all stored in one organized, easy to use app. Downloading the app content also allows for offline mode navigation. Participants can also upload the routes to their own GPS device, and even print the detailed route notes before leaving home.

On our self-guided tours, GPS device rental, as well as a printed roadbook, are available at an optional extra fee:

GPS device rental: €50

Printed roadbook: €45 (second copy of printed roadbook €15)

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Luggage transfers

Luggage transfers are included in your package. The luggage is normally collected from 09.30 at the reception of the hotel and is delivered at the following hotel by 15.00 hrs. Please use the luggage tags provided by Cycle Europe on all your luggage being transferred. Please have your luggage ready before the driver comes to collect it, otherwise you may have to pay a local taxi for the service.

Please consider that the luggage is not insured during the transport. You need to have your own insurance. Do not leave valuables or fragile items in your luggage.

Normally, the luggage transport service cannot be used by participants to skip the cycling stage. In case you need help to skip the cycling stage, please contact our emergency number and we will arrange it for you.

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PLEASE NOTE:

The final itinerary, including hotels and/or activities described here, are subject to changes according to availability. City hotel taxes are not included.

Private Group departures available

: please inquire.

Solo traveler departures

are also available (only one person on the departure), with a supplemental fee of €560. This fee includes the cost of the single/double room supplement, as well as a GPS unit with the pre-loaded routes.

Lodging Upgrade

: Room upgrades are possible in some hotels - please inquire for prices and availability

Extra nights

: If you'd like to add nights before or after the tour, please inquire - we will be happy to provide a quote and add the nights to your tour package.

Extra meals & activities:

(please inquire for price and availability)

Cooking classes available in various tour locations! Organized by Le Cesarine, experts in Italian culinary experiences. You will be hosted by a local at their home - your "Cesarina" - in a class that lasts about three hours, during which you will help the Cesarina prepare three courses. In the fourth and final hour, you will enjoy the meal (lunch or dinner) which you prepared during the class. Water and one bottle of house wine for every 3 people are included.

Dinner in Ravenna

Guided visit of Ravenna (approx. 3 hours long)

Dinner in Faenza

Olive oil tasting

Dinner in Riolo

Dinner in Imola

Dinner in Bologna

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Bike Rental options:

We offer quality bikes in different styles, all great options for this bike tour. Our bikes are maintained and delivered in optimal working condition.

The prices below are per bike for the duration of the tour, including delivery to starting point in Ravenna and collection from ending point in Bologna.

Bike rental rates*

Aluminum hybrid: €100

Premium Titanium road or hybrid: €125

Touring E-bike (hybrid with straight handlebar): €175

Tandem: €185 (priced per bike, for 2 cyclists)

Tag-along or kid trailer: €50

Bike rental insurance

is available for purchase with all our rental bikes – see details in the Bike Rental Insurance section of our Terms and Conditions page.

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bike rental

from morning of day 2 through 5pm on day 6