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[Old Bridge in Florence - credit: G|o®g|O]

Your tour will consist in the view of the historic centres of three cities: Florence, Siena and Pisa. Monuments, Churches, Tower, Walls, Squares, Bridegs will be part of these itineraries through italian history

N° of Days: 3/4 days

Accomodation: Book Your accommodation in a bed and breakfast in the centre of the cities. You can pick a lunch bag during the cyclotour.

Biking in Florence’s city center

History, Art and Culture to see

Squares:

• Piazza della Signoria
• Piazzale Michelangelo

Roman churches:

• San Miniato al Monte.
• Cascine park, hunting grounds of the Medici family
• Franciscan Church of Santa Croce where you can see the tombs of Michelangelo, Machiavelli, Galileo, Rossini,

Other Attractions:

• Vasari’s Corridor
• Dante’s old neighbourhood.
• Giotto’s Bell Tower

[Sculpture in Florence - credit: wit]

Arts:

• Accademia Gallery where there is MichelAngelo’s David and other breathtaking sculptures
• Uffizi Gallery, a wonderful museum. You need a guidebook the navigate the over 40 rooms where you can admire:
  • Several Raphaels
  • A few Michelangelos: Madonna and Holy Family, Botticelli’s The Birth of Venus and Primavera,
  • Leonardo da Vinci’s The Annunciation
  • Caravaggio’s Medusa

Scenic Views

In the City:

• Bike along the romantic Viale dei Colli up to Piazzale Michelangelo to see the wonderful landscape of Florence
• Panoramic view of the Boboli Gardens
• Ponte Vecchio (Old Bridge)

Florence countryside:

• Pine forest of San Miniato
• Cypress trees
• Country churches

Roads condition: Narrow roads that wind through the hill

Lanscape: returning into town, you can enjoy the views of Florence from the height of the hills

Suggestions:

• For florence city tour it is better choosing an ibrid bike, good for countryside and city routes
• Bike rental estimated prices
  • 1-hour about 3 Euro
  • 1-day: from a minimum of 14,00 Euro to a maximum of 27 Euro
  • 5 days: from a minimum of 55 Euro to a maximum of 110 Euro
  • One week: from a minimum of 65 Euro to a maximum of 136 Euro

Florence Cycle Tracks: Florence is full of cycle tracks in its historic centre, and this make the city the best attracion for a cyclotour.

[The Palio of? Siena -? credit: pedro prats]

Cycling Tour of Siena

This wonderful medieval town is on the list of UNESCO World Heritage Sites. Its peculiarity is the medieval town .

Attractions

• Cathedral in the Dome, with its Ss. Annunziata church
• Campo square, where you will see Mangia tower, one of the higher italian tower with its 87 metres
• Roman door, an ancient door of the Siena Wall
• Siena Palio on the 2 July and on the 16 august, the most famous horse run in Italy. The particular is that horse ride without saddle
• Siena Wall
• Important Villas and Museums
• The architectural beautifulness of this medieval city
• Siena Fountains

Nature

Your Siena tour can be a way to discover Siena parks: you will find natural landscape inside a city.

• Lizza park
• Botanical garden
• Orto de’ Pecci

You can’t lose the experience of biking Siena countryside LINK INLAND TUSCANY

Roads: Good condition for your biking, because Siena is a city with no high traffic cars

[Pisa Tower - credit: ccgd]

Pisa bike Tour

Attractions

• Pisa tower
• Miracle square, that is Dome Square, is on the list of Unesco: here you can see the Santa Maria Assunta medieval cathedral
• Medieval City Wall around historic centre
• Clock tower

[Pisa Bridge on the Arno river - credit: ccgd]

The landscape of Bridges on Arno river:

• Ponte di Mezzo
• Ponte della Vittoria
• Ponte Solferino
• Ponte della Fortezza
• Ponte della Cittadella

After your bikeday, in the evening you can relax taking a scenic walk to see Arno river lightened by lights of the city: I sugget to go to Ponte di mezzo to enjoy a beautiful view.

Famous People: It’s the city of Galileo Galilei, the famous scientist and other important people: writers, other scientists, Popes, Artists.