How to organize your bike vacations in Italy

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When You think to Italy, the mind goes to activities like skiing and cycling.

As for cycling, there are many cities where You could tour by bicycle. The choice is large: from riding the gondolas in Venice to visiting the Roman ruins. The main things that most tourists note about Italy is that during a cycling trip you can visit interesting historical sights and once in a lifetime spots to make memories.

2 of the most visited regions are Lake Garda and Tuscany. 

The best organize your vacation, plan your cycling tour well ahead of time in order to visit the best sights that Italy has to offer you.

Lake Garda is located mostly in the Lombardy region of northern Italy (It spills over also into the neighboring regions of Trentino-Alto Adige and Veneto).

Lake Garda is an alpine lake and the Italy's largest lake measuring about 30 miles (52 kilometers) long and at most 10 miles (17 kilometers) wide.

Here You can eat typical Italian foods and drink fine local wine. It is hardly an undiscovered area where You should be able to find some relatively untouched spots.

Another big region where ride with your bike is Tuscany. Tuscany is located in the northern part of Italy, there are numerous things that you can do like hot air ballooning, wine tasting, hiking, museums, and cute little specialty shops.

It's a land rich of vineyards and beautiful rounded hilltops. During cycling tour you can visit castles and winding sandy roads.

To live the best Italy bike vacations , you can book a day trip with a private guide to take you through Southern Tuscany to see its beautiful country side.

If you want the best from Tuscany avoid the hotels and look for a nice villa or a farmhouse.

Updates:
Here an interesting discussion about Biking in Apulia...

My husband and I are planning a self guided bike tour of Puglia. I am a bit nervous about biking on the roads, worried about traffic. Could I have some feedback on traffic and "crazy" drivers in Puglia on the paved side roads? Anyone have experience with HikBik, I believe it is a German company? Any experiences biking in this southern part of Italy that you would want to share?

For those of You interested in Sardinia, here another good question on top attractions to visit...

The beauty of the island's nature is most probably appreciated on foot or from a bicycle seat. Those who love trekking or bike riding will find unforgettable itineraries in Sardinia. The mountains are not particularly high but on the other hand, they are still uncontaminated. No roads are indicated and therefore it is better to make use of local associations or co-operatives that organise excursions suitable for both novices as well as experts.

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