Cycling Tour in Italy | From Siena: Chianti Sculptures Park with Wine Tasting

€180.00

Come and join us in this exclusive guided cycling tour in Italy, a small group wine tasting experience in the tuscan countryside. We start from the fascinating city of Siena and we're bound for the territory of the Chianti Classico, making a stop at the Chianti Sculptures Park to contemplate modern art. In this unique Chianti tour we will discover the routes on the iconic white roads of the Eroica, revealing, in a slow and contemplative way, an area rich in food and wine traditions, cradle of the famous Chianti Classico wine and proud of its tradition and culture. The next stop of the tour will get you in touch with a film scenario. We'll get to stop by the Hotel Borgo Scopeto, where the movie "Letters to Juliet" was filmed, and shoot some photos. Finally, we head to the Borgo Scopeto winery to undergo a wine tasting of their famous wine, to be paired with local delights. So, what are you waiting for? Go ahead and book bellow the bike bike tour in Tuscany!

Duration: 5 hs

Tour Language: English/Italian/Portuguese

Group Size: Minimum of 02 participants (Possibility of Private Groups - contact us)

Free cancellation: as long as it is carried out within 24 hours of the departure time

Meeting Point: E-bike Travel Siena - Indirizzo: Via Mentana, 38, 53100 Siena SI (Click Here for GPS Navigation)

Available times: 09:00 am

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  • 09.00 am - Meeting the group, bike fitting and briefing with the tour guide.

    09.30 am - Departure from the meeting point.

    10.30 am - Arrival at the Chianti Sculpture Park and start of the self-guided visit (using the free Application of the Park) -comprised in the price

    11.30 am - Start cycling towards the Borgo Scopeto Relais.

    12.00 am - Arrival at the Borgo Scopeto Relais, pause for photographs and go on a ride through the vineyard

    12.45 - Arrival at the Scopeto Winery. Wine tasting of up to three glasses, including Chianti Classico, paired with local delights

    02.00 pm - Return to Siena, mostly descents, using secondary roads. If necessary, we can add a stop for a coffee or toilet.

    03.00 - 03.30 pm - Arrival at the meeting point.

  • This electric bike tour in Italy starts at the meeting point, placed in the E Bike Travel Siena shop, just outside of the walls of the city. Here, we'll perform a bike fitting and the preparatory briefing, prior to the start of our cycling tour.

    Our first stop will be the Chianti Sculpture Park, distant aroung 2 hs cycling. To get there, we'll cross the fascinating hills of the Chianti Classico, mainly using the iconic dirt roads of the Eroica, revealing, in a slow and contemplative way, an area rich in food and wine traditions. There'll be stops for story telling along the way and also for taking pictures of the alluring landscape.

    Arriving at the Sculptures Park, you'll be left some free time to explore it, before we come back to our saddles again.

    After acquiring some inspiration in the arts part, we restart cycling bound for the Hotel Borgo Scopeto, famous for having been the scenario for the film "Letters to Juliet". After some stories and pause for a picture, we'll get by the winery of Scopeto to undertake the wine tasting experience. Here, you can deepen your exploration of the tastes of the territory by sampling one of its greatest expressions: Chianti Classico.

    The wine tasting includes up to 3 glasses paired with a chopping board of cold local cuts. The return to Siena is predominantly downhill, using roads with less traffic as much as possible.

    • Approximate Tour Duration 5-5,5 hs

    • Total Approximate distance: 37,6 km / 23.3 mi

    • Accumulated Ascents: 670 m / 2198.16 ft

    • Terrain: 45% dirt roads / 55% asphalt (mostly secondary roads)

    • Maximum climbing Steepness: 10 %

    • Difficulty Level: low

    • Technical ability required: touristic level (to be able to ride a bike in dirt gravel roads)

    • Physical effort: low-medium

    • Cycling guide certified for the National MTB Academy with total knowledge of the area

    • Third party civil liability insurance (in force in accordance with the terms of the RC 70346 policy)

    • Emergency mechanical assistance in the event of a breakdown

    • Rental of Electrical Bike (MTB kind)

    • Helmets

    • Entrance to the Sculptures Park of the Chianti

    • Wine tasting comprising up to 3 glasses of the Scopeto Winery, included the Chianti Classico

    • Chopping Board with cold cuts (like prosciutto) and local cheeses

    • Water in the winery

    • Water or food to consume during the cycling tour

    • Shuttle o transfer

    • Meals

    • In the event of cancellation of the tour due to bad weather, it will be rescheduled. If participation on the new proposed date is impossible, the amount will be refunded (depending on the payment method, any management costs may be withheld)

    • As long as the cancellation is requested within 24 hours of the start time of the chosen tour, the refund will be granted in full, with any management costs relating to the payment method being withheld.

    • Refund won't be released if the cancellation request arrives in less than 24 hours prior the tour meeting time.

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