[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.
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