ExperiencePlus! Bicycle Excursions, a trailblazer in biking holidays and chief in energetic journey, is trying again to the start, to 1972 when its founders, Rick and Paola Malpezzi-Worth (dad and mom to present co-owners Maria Elena and Monica Worth), ran the corporate’s very first biking journey – Bike Throughout Italy – which traveled from Pisa to Paola’s hometown of Forli.
Whereas the corporate has grown considerably over the previous 52 years, increasing all through Europe and into the Caribbean and South America to supply its many guided and self-guided biking adventures, at its core, ExperiencePlus! has remained essentially the identical since day one and the present iteration of that authentic tour – Bike Throughout Italy – Venice to Pisa – displays that.
“That is, and has all the time been, one in every of our hottest biking excursions,” says Maria Elena Worth, co-owner of ExperiencePlus! Bicycle Excursions. “We imagine that journey by bike is likely one of the most immersive and intimate methods to expertise a vacation spot, and our traditional Venice to Pisa tour is the right instance of that. It’s an unforgettable expertise.”
Taking vacationers just a little additional than these first 25 visitors in 1972, this 12-day guided journey begins in Venice and makes stops within the nice artwork cities of Ferrara, Ravenna, and Florence, earlier than wrapping up with a experience to Pisa’s Mediterranean coast. Alongside the way in which, cyclists take pleasure in gourmand meals in two of Italy’s greatest culinary areas – Emilia-Romagna and Tuscany – soak up native markets and uncover a aspect of Italy seldom seen by vacationers. They’ll even have an opportunity to go to “the Hub,” the corporate’s European headquarters, for a lightweight lunch and a close-up have a look at its operations.
Different highlights of the tour embody:
- Pedal by way of the Lidos of Venice and Pellestrina, pure levees that shield the Venetian lagoon from the Adriatic Sea.
- Get pleasure from lunch in Chioggia, the “different” Venice of the lagoon.
- Journey instantly underneath the best instance of Renaissance partitions remaining in Italy upon getting into Ferrara, a UNESCO World Heritage city and residential to many palaces of the Este courtroom from the 14th and fifteenth centuries.
- Uncover the outdated port city of Comacchio and the wealthy hen habitats of the Po’s Delta.
- Get pleasure from an olive oil tasting within the medieval village of Brisighella earlier than heading into the Apennines.
- Uncover Florence by way of a guided strolling tour.
- In a single day on the town of Vinci, the birthplace of Leonardo da Vinci.
- Climb the stairway to the Medici villa in Cerreto Guidi.
- Spend two nights in lovely Lucca, a former Roman city that was as soon as one in every of medieval Italy’s most affluent city-states.
“We’re extremely pleased with how ExperiencePlus! has grown over time, however at its core, it has remained true to the values my dad and mom based it on,” continues Worth. “Whereas we now provide journeys throughout three continents, the deal with delivering high-quality, immersive experiences, with a dedication to sustainability and genuine native connections, has by no means modified. It’s that very same dedication to considerate journey that continues to information every thing we do at present.”
Proceed studying beneath for extra details about ExperiencePlus’ traditional excursions.
“Get on a motorcycle. Observe the arrows. Depart your cares behind.”
For many who prefer to pedal point-to-point on paved roads and discover traditional biking locations and hidden gems solely the locals know, ExperiencePlus! Bicycle Excursions’ traditional model bike excursions makes it simple. Following distinctive chalk arrows, cyclists discover small villages and world-class cities whereas touring at their very own tempo, but within the firm of native tour leaders who assist every visitor’s experience whereas additionally bringing a deeper understanding to the world’s historical past, traditions, and tradition.
Among the firm’s different traditional model bike excursions embody:
- Bike Throughout Portugal – This eight-day journey traverses the fascinating landscapes and villages of one in every of Portugal’s most attention-grabbing areas, the Alentejo. Discover the south-central lands and west coast, full with undulating wheat fields, cork and eucalyptus timber, olive orchards and vineyards.
- Grand Biking Tour of Andalucía – A brand new tackle one of many firm’s favourite bicycle excursions in Spain, this 13-day tour takes visitors from Seville, via the Sierra to Córdoba, after which on to Granada.
- Biking Southwestern Sicily’s Historic Mediterranean Cities – Spend seven days exploring one of the best of conventional southern Italy, touring from Agrigento to Trapani.
- Biking Historic Greece: Sparta to Kardamyli – This eight-day tour of the Southern Peloponnese begins in historical Sparta and covers the areas of Laconia and Messinia, specializing in the Mani Peninsula, an space bursting with historical and mythological historical past.
- Bicycling the Islands of the Dalmatian Coast – Kicking off in Cut up, this eight-day tour explores this spectacular limestone shoreline up shut, together with rides on two of the Mediterranean’s most picturesque islands – Brač and Havr.
- Bicycling Provence to the Pyrenees – On this eight-day tour, visitors discover classical Roman Provence, the Cévennes, and the Languedoc areas of France.
- Bicycling Patagonia’s Lakes District – This seven-day journey is a superb introduction to Chile’s Lake District and a area of Argentina and Chile that’s nonetheless distinctive resulting from its distant location and beautiful pure magnificence.
For the total record of traditional model bike excursions, click on right here.
For extra details about any of the above excursions, and for particulars on all ExperiencePlus! Bicycle Excursions’ guided and self-guided biking adventures in Europe, the Caribbean, and South America, go to ExperiencePlus.com.
About ExperiencePlus! Bicycle Excursions: Based in 1972 by Rick and Paola Malpezzi-Worth, and now run by their daughters, Maria Elena and Monica, ExperiencePlus! Bicycle Excursions provides a variety of extraordinary bicycling holidays, together with guided excursions in Europe, Latin America, and the Caribbean, and new self-guided excursions in Italy. With a variety of touring kinds and tour ranges, distinctive native leaders, thoughtfully designed routes, and significant cultural immersion, ExperiencePlus! Bicycle Excursions provides biking holidays for each kind of bike owner and traveler. For extra data, go to the corporate on-line at ExperiencePlus.com.