Jewels of Venice Cycle Tour

During the day arrive to Mestre. If you have time you can take time exploring Venice City. If you require more time to explore you can book extra nights, Mestre is a few miles from Venice city with easy access by public transport.

Today you cycle along ancient working canals and locks until you arrive at Stra at the beginning of the Riviera del Brenta which is famous for its garden and hedge-like maze. Padova is the home of Italy’s second-oldest university which was built in 1222. You shall stay just outside Padova in the thermal district in the Euganean Hills in a 4star spa hotel on both accommodation categories.

Today you have an amazing chance to explore the surrounding area of Padova.  You will start out on your bike leaving behind the Euganean Hills where you will come across some amazing sites. You can visit the gardens at Villa Barbarigo which is a prime example of a Italian garden in classical style. The route also takes your through a couple of medieval villages, the lovely Monselice and Arqua Petrarca. Soon you will join the Vigenzone canal towards the air museum at Castle San Pelagio which shows the history of flight from the time of Leonardo da Vinci to the Mongolfier brothers to none other than Neil Armstrong.

Before leaving Padova to visit the 16th-century theatre which is the world’s oldest surviving medical lecture hall. From Padova you have the Euganel hills to your left as you reach the foot of the Berici Hills and onto the Stone Caves of Costozza where you can admire the beautiful gardens of the Villa da Schio. Visit the old Ice cave of the Villa now a very unique wine bar. On your last section, you can visit the Villa ai Nani before reaching Vicenza.

Cycling from the planes to the lower slopes of the Alps until you reach Marostica which is a very characteristic town of the region with its castle and chess-like town square. The Grappa Museum of Art is also worth a visit. Cycling further you reach your destination a charming old town on the River Brenta which is crossed by a really marvellous wooden bridge.

Cycling along through the Prosecco vineyards you will come across a very famous Palladio villa called Villa Barbaro. Here you can sample some wine in one of the shops. Once in Treviso roam around the car-free shopping streets and old town with its maze of small narrow streets and many canals.

A beautiful route today following the old trading routes along the waterways which were used during the Serenissima Republic. Arriving in Mestre from here you can easily take the bus or train to Venice itself. We also have the special option of staying in the great city of Venice also.

Depart after breakfast.

4 Night tour schedule

Day 1 Arrival into Vicenza
Day 2 Vicenza to Bassano del Grappa 25 miles 40km
Day 3 Bassao del Grappa to Treviso 40 miles 65km
Day 4 Treviso to Venice ( Mestre) 28 miles 45km
Day 5 Departure

NOTE: Dates for different departure towns, the tour schedule always follows the route.

On the following dates the tour will start from Treviso instead of Vicenza:

• September 1st
• September 8th

There are two similar tours to this one that include the famous city of Venice, you could enjoy the tour Bolzano to Venice or even our tour Venice to Porec that includes a visit to Croatia.