Hello. My friend have planned to spend four days in Tuscany (May 14-17). We will arrive in Florence but would also like to spend some time in a smaller town in The Hills of Tuscany. Ideally, we'd love to rent a bike and check out a couple wineries via bicycle. It looks as though the vineyards aren't too far apart, so that would be feasible. Perhaps Greve in Chianti would be a good central location from which to bike? Because we are trying to be economical, we plan to do a self-tour on the bike. Does anyone have any recommendations for bike rental places or an itinerary for biking to specific vineyards? Thanks!
Posted by
Gold Hill, CO, USA
69 posts
If you are going to self tour get a map from:
http://www.esterbauer.com/
They have produced a map in English for Tuscany that is the absolute best and contains information regarding lodging, sights, and things to do. I use their map for the Danube cycling path and would never think of using anything else.
Posted by
Colorado Springs
334 posts
There's a company in Florence (www.florencebybike.it)that does a one day bike tour (in English, including bikes), with lunch at a villa in the hills overlooking Tuscany. It wasn't cheap - though acceptable, but even though we were starting a bike tour the next day, we still really enjoyed the day trip. They also rent bikes. They aren't too far from the train station (maybe 1/2 mile or so). The towns of Tuscany are called "hill towns" for a reason - challenging biking, but beautiful.