Cycle among vineyards and fields and visit the colourful Dozza
This bike tour will take you to the hills between Castel San Pietro Terme and Dozza, not far away from Bologna.
You’ll ride on back roads with little car traffic and cross the Sillaro river, a natural border between Emilia and Romagna. Your first stop will be in Toscanella, followed by the medieval hamlet of Dozza, famous for its renowned biannual festival of the "painted wall".
25 km – total climb rise 450m
Road base: 10% gravel, 90% tarmac
• Green tour • On bike • Private tour
Full Day (9:30am - 3:30pm or on request) Starting time to be chosen (we suggest 9:30am and return around 3.30pm)
MEDIUM: Physical effort 3/5 – Technical level 2/5
To be chosen
Watch out: In order to join one of our bike tours you need to be confident in your use of a bicycle
Dozza is one of the most beautiful villages in Italy. Every second year, a very special event takes place in the city. Its name is "Biennale del Muro Dipinto" festival, during which many international artists are asked to paint the external walls of the buildings, so as to create an open-air gallery.
The meeting point of the tour is Castel San Pietro Terme’s railway station, easy to reach by regional train from Bologna. Here, you’ll meet your local mountain bike guide who will give you some suggestions about the required behaviour and safety rules to follow during the tour.
Riding through the countryside we'll first stop in Toscanella to admire the modern version of the “painted walls”. Afterwards, you’ll start your ride uphill towards the ancient hamlet of Dozza, where you’ll enjoy some free time. You may wish to visit its castle, the Rocca Sforzesca and the regional wine exhibition (Enoteca Regionale) where you can taste and buy any kind of regional wines, or just enjoy a stroll through its colourful centre.
And then, time for lunch! You'll taste a selection of local products, farm-to-table delicacies and local wines, and offer you vegan or vegetarian options on request. After lunch we’ll head back towards Castel San Pietro Terme’s railway station, choosing between two different routes: a short climb of about 2 km to get to Monte del Re, a natural terrace over the Po valley, or a shorter and flatter route.
Dress code:
Sport and comfortable clothing. Patched trousers, cycling gloves, sunglasses and light jaccket are suggested
Technical advice:
Bring a backpack for the jacket, water and food bars
Before the tour please nourish yourself with light and energizing products
The sequence and the number of visited highlights may be subject of last -minute changes
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Via dell'Indipendenza 69/a
40120 Bologna
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