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Whether you’re a beginner, intermediate or seasoned cyclist, exploring the countryside on 2 wheels is a unique and healthy way to take in the sights of Tuscany.

There are a myriad of professionally guided biking tours available that offer day trips in the city or around the countryside, as well as longer trips which include accommodations at luxury hotels, old monasteries or castles. Cycle through the Chianti Wine Region and enjoy the beauty of cypress lined roads, rolling hills, vineyards and olive groves, try locally produced wines and olive oil, dine at quaint family owned “trattorias” or elegant gourmet restaurants. Van supported outings can be customized to incorporate visits to popular or off the beaten path destinations and cultural events.   Road and mountain bikes are available along with, if you prefer a little assistance, E bikes which come equipped with handlebar bags (perfect for storing personal items or bringing back purchases from your outing).

Travel at your own pace from Florence to Siena in a day and stop in the medieval towns of Castellina in Chianti and Fonteruoli for a wine tasting or take a leisurely downhill ride passing miles of spectacular landscapes to arrive at the UNESCO World Heritage Site of San Gimignano, coined as “the Manhattan of Tuscany” due to 14 medieval stone towers which create a skyline effect from afar.

Vintage bikes are also available but it is necessary to have a high level of experience and fitness to enjoy this kind of a rental. If you want to step back in time, a vintage bike is the answer and Tuscany’s famous white roads are the perfect location. Truly passionate cyclists may want to book and register, well in advance, for one of the races where vintage bikes are generally used. The historic bike races like L’Eroica, L’Eroica Primavera, L’Intrepida and La Marzocchina held in Tuscany are legendary, incredible to participate in and fascinating to watch.