The map points to Italy, specifically the southern tip of the boot-shaped peninsula: Puglia. Yet, you might feel as though you've wandered into Greece, which is part of Puglia's unique charm. With its vast olive groves, rugged coastline, and the blue-green waters of the Adriatic, Puglia offers an enchanting experience.
Cycling Southern Italy Highlights
Journey into the heart of the boot of Italy shape to sensational Lecce, the baroque town.
Cycle from Sassi di Matera to Trulli di Alberobello, both Unesco Site.
Overnight in 4 and 5 star hotel luxury and Masseria resort.
Cycling along Italy’s most stunning coastal road.
The Aragonese Castle, the cathedral with its impressive Renaissance rose window and the village surrounded by walls, in Otranto.
Cycling along Italy’s most stunning coastal road to Otranto: Baia di Enea.
This is a comprehensive bike tour where you'll change hotels every day!
Starting in the ancient Sassi of Matera, located in Basilicata, you’ll journey into the Apulian region. As you traverse the Murgia plateau, you’ll arrive in the lush Itria Valley, known for its thriving olive groves and historic farms called Masserie—small stone fortresses typical of the area. The coastline here is marked by long sandy beaches, dunes, and protected natural reserves. You'll encounter remnants of ancient Messapian civilizations, rock settlements, castles, and the iconic trulli, built using traditional dry stone techniques.
In the final days, you’ll head south into Salento, a land where sun, sea, and wind come together in perfect harmony. Here, nature takes center stage as you explore this region balanced between two seas. The cities and towns reflect the unique Lecce Baroque style, with traces of Messapian and Grecìa Salentina cultures still evident in the language, music, and festivals—rich remnants of Magna Graecia.
The local people are warm and grounded, offering a cuisine that is both rustic and satisfying. Delight in regional specialties, including fresh seafood, orecchiette pasta, and Salice Salentino, the robust red wine from Lecce.
Cycle through ancient stone villages, past prehistoric menhirs and crypts, until you reach the picturesque seaside town of Otranto. Cap off your day with a seaside dinner in this former Byzantine stronghold.
The tour begins in Matera, a UNESCO World Heritage site known for its Sassi. Make sure to take some time to explore this extraordinary place before setting off on your adventure.
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Mission
We are a tour operator Our mission is to offer unforgettable Cycling Tours & Active Vacations in Italy, providing high-quality services and at the same time creating low-impact trips in the natural and social environment. We support partners and spread awareness among our guests, towards more sustainability.
Headquarters are in Pienza a lovely, famous, hill town in Tuscany.
We offer biking holidays: from a Guided fully escorted tour to Self-guided to just a few days of bicycling experience to even the simple bike rental service.
In addition, we developed the ultimate cycling & cooking adventure, an active culinary tour. We help to create great memories and life journeys on the saddle.
Therefore we own the bikes, in this way we control the quality and we’re fully responsible for your great experience
Personally, we selected the best region and areas to discover by bike from many points of view – scenic & quiet road, history and art, food & wine; nice lodging.
First of all Tuscany – then our top list is Sardinia, Puglia, Umbria, Piedmont, Mallorca, and Sicily.
When we started we have been pioneers offering so well organized self guided itineraries. Now we are expert, we lived the evolution in technology and popularity, we consider ourselves part of Italian Excellence that makes the world dream.
Gravel biking is the new project, we love it and we think is the best way to skip traffic and enjoy scenery.
New for 2022 guided tour on strade bianche in Tuscany to enjoy the breath taking landscape on real quiet roads, besides the self guided that has been the best seller in 2021 fall – when we re-open and started again to have guests after one year and half in lockdown.
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Vision
Using our unlimited passion for cycling and travelling to promote the use of bike, not only for travel: biking as sport, biking to move from one place to another, discover deeply the world around.
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What makes you experts?
28 years of experience! We’ve worked in the travel business for a shockingly long time as cyclist travelers, guides, reporters, researchers, and planners. We’ve been to the places we send clients.
We think that fun is a serious business.
Your bike guides are able to assemble bikes, that means they are able to solve quick mechanic problems that may occur! You are always in a iron barrel (an Italian by word).
What makes you different from another bike tour company?
The main thing that differentiates us from a classic bike tour operator is that we create our own trips using ingredients (hotels, guides, experiences) that we’ve discovered ourselves.
We aren’t dishing up travel as an impersonal commodity or selling someone else’s trip, we’re carefully crafting unique itineraries based on first-hand experience.
We develop our own relationships, form our own opinions, and work with whom we think does the best job.
Can’t I just plan the trip myself?
We’ve always said that in theory anyone can plan any trip, just as anyone can build their own house or fix their own car. The more relevant question is whether or not it makes sense to do so. It’s not neuroscience, but planning a brilliant bike trips take know-how, experience, contacts, and a lot of time. Fitting the right pieces together in the right way is more challenging than it may seem.
If you have the patience and gumption to tackle your own trip planning, by all means do, it can be very rewarding. But if you’re tight on time, short on expertise, or simply “don’t want to risk blowing a day” then it makes a lot of sense to hire the right people for the job.
Do you arrange local guides, transfers, and that sort of thing?
Yes. We always arrange hotels and typically arrange all transfers from the moment you stat your bike trip. Additionally, we coordinate local guides, activities, excursions, special events, restaurant reservations, and anything else you’d like our help with.
Some trips are planned to the minute and involve a vast number of arrangements. Other trips are more flexible and free-flowing, with a moderate degree of support. It’s up to you
Do you run any scheduled departures?
Yes – our Guided bike tours and Culinary programmes have scheduled departures.
Any Guided tour can be customized and you can choose any date for a private departure.
All our Self Guided are private, you decide the departure date. For small groups any self guided bike tour can be supported.
How long does it take to plan a trip?
It depends on a variety of factors:
How far in advance of the trip you contact us, hotel availability, changes you may decide to make along the way.
We’ve planned trips in as little as a week, while others have taken more to finalize. One thing you can be sure of is that we share your enthusiasm for finalizing the details as quickly as possible.
The more advance notice we have, the faster and easier it is to confirm a trip and the more likely it is that you’ll get exactly the trip you want. If you wait until the last minute, it’s invariably more difficult to secure hotel availability.
Last-minute requests require an extra degree of flexibility and the planning process gets compressed but we try to do our best. If you are a group of people asking private guided tour, please give us plenty of notice.
Are you fully licensed?
Yes. We are licensed tour operator /travel agent and we are fully insured.
We strongly recommend to ask the license and do not trust in simple sport or cultural association.
Are the tours listed in website the only places you arrange bike trips?
No, we’ve got some other destinations up our sleeve. In Italy, France, Spain and Croatia!
What are your payment terms?
We require a non refundable deposit of euro 300/500 once hotels are booked. Full payment is required 60/45 days prior to travel. Our Terms & Conditions outline the pricing and payment details.
Do you book international flights?
We do not directly book or issue flights to/from your destination. It’s simply not our area of deep expertise. However, we can usually advise you on the best way to get to the region.
Can I book my own hotels?
No. In order for us to plan comprehensive, seamless trips we’ve learned that we need to be in control of all the key ingredients including hotels.
It is also very important in a bike tour stay in a cyclist friendly accommodation!
How do I pay for my trip?
Payment can be made by bank transfer or credit card (Visa, MasterCard ) Credit card is actually the most used