Ride and Cook like a Tuscan!

Day One — 28km (elevation: 551 mt)

You will check into your accommodation and then start a short warm-up bike ride. Today's ride is a test ride day as it is just a taste of what is yet to come!. We ride from the villa to San Giovanni D’Asso - famous for the white Truffle. From there we head to Montisi, a very small and pretty medieval village now important for its olive oil. Afterwards we ride back to our Villa through Trequanda. Your accommodation for the entire tour will be Castello delle Serre.

Day Two — 63 km (elevation: 1.154 mt)

Today we will enjoy a nice loop ride and tonight’s first cooking class!  Our first destination is Pienza, followed by a ride to San Giovanni D’Asso and Torrenieri. This is the only flat road for today. From Torrenieri, we cycle to San Quirico on the old Cassia Road and part of Via Francigena.  After a break in the main square in San Quirico, we ride to Pienza. Here you can enjoy the beautiful view of the Val D’orcia valley — a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Also here you can try the best gelato at “Gelateria Buongusto”. The second part of the ride is on a beautiful secondary road until Castelmuzio and Petroio village famous for their olive oil. On the way back we’ll ride very close to Sant’Anna in Camprena, which is famous as the location for the movie: The English Patient. 

Day Three — 55 km (elevation: 947 mt) 

Day Four — 65 km (elevation: 1.069 mt)

Today we will enjoy a bike ride followed by another cooking class. The loop ride today is in the middle of the Crete Senesi land. The fist part of the ride is downhill to Asciano. We ride through this village and immediately we take the road to Lauretana. The first part of this road can be challenging, but the view of the hills is breathtaking. You’ll feel as though you’re on the moon! The second part is considered easy to moderate for our arrival in Rapolano Terme. It is here where we will enjoy lunch after which we will ride back to the villa. 

Day Five — 53 km (elevation: 787 mt)

Today we will ride to Cortona as well as enjoy our third and last cooking class! We start from the villa and climb to Trequanda.  This charmed land of rounded hilltops is covered with vineyards and acres of sunflowers bathed in pastel sunlight. Feeling invigorated, we will set off on a long, slow climb towards Cortona — the delightful hill town made famous by Frances Mayes in her bestselling novel Under the Tuscan Sun. After lunch at a local trattoria, we’ll stroll around Cortona’s pristine medieval street and then we’ll begin our descent back to the villa by van.

Day Six — 61 km (elevation: 1.107 mt)

Day Seven — Farewell

Today is our last chance to savour the scenery together before departing. After breakfast we will drive you back to Siena Station. We're always sad to part, but we know the friendships we make in Tuscany will continue to enrich our lives in the years ahead!

* Details subject to change. 

2023 Availability

• May 16–22, 2023
• June 13–19, 2023(FULL*)
• September 17-September 23
• September 25–Oct 1, 2023 
• Custom groups anytime 

Inclusions

• 6 Nights’ Accommodation
• Pick-up/Drop-off for Tour
• 6 Breakfasts, 1 Lunch, 6 Dinners  
• 3 Custom Italian Cooking Classes
• Support Vehicle
• Bilingual Guide
• Detailed Itinerary & Route Maps
• Snacks and Refreshments
• Wine, oil and cheese tastings
• Trip Support

Prices

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• $3,995 per person based on double occupancy
• $850 single supplement 
 • Hybrid bicycle rental: $275
• Carbon road bicycle rental: $369
• Kalkhoff E-bike rental: $459

For returning customers

• Is this your second Pedal & Sea Adventures tour? Let us know, and we’ll knock $100 off the price.
• If this is your third Pedal & Sea tour, we’ll take $100 off the price and send you a free jersey.
• Your fourth Pedal & Sea Adventures tour? We will take $100 off the price, send you a free jersey and give you a complimentary bicycle rental. 

To take advantage of these great incentives, please let our staff know when you book!