Yesterday we moved over to the Oltrarno area of Florence into to the apartment we rented for the next two weeks. (That's our new neighborhood, above.) We're on the other side of the Arno river from the center of town, and it's a bit quieter here than say, over near…
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Today was the last day (Day 6) of our bike tour, and we both agree it's been one of the coolest things we've ever done. There's just no better way to see and get a feel for a place than to ride bikes through it. I also think the way…
Comments closedThis was the fifth leg of a multi-day Eurobike tour from Venice to Florence – riding Bike Friday folding bikes. This leg (56 km) left Ravenna and went through farmland, vineyards, kiwi and cherry orchards, and small towns and villages on the way to beautiful Brisighella. Related articles Finally, Florence!…
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Well, we're in Florence now, so again I'm behind a day. First, I'll take care of yesterday, then I'll post about our ride today, cool? Cool. After breakfast in the hotel, we left Ravenna and were treated to more back roads and great weather. We rode past cherry orchards, vineyards,…
2 CommentsKevin's video from yesterday's ride! This was the fourth leg of a multi-day Eurobike tour from Venice to Florence – riding Bike Friday folding bikes. This leg (72 km) left Comacchio and went through the Parco Regionale del Delta del Po – Much of the trip was off pavement –…
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We were the last ones to leave the hotel in Comacchio (our favorite so far) this morning and we were the first ones to arrive in Ravenna. We know, it's not The Amazing Race or anything, but still…we rocked it today. We rode 72 kilometers — about 45 miles, and…
Comments closedThis was our third leg of a multi-day Eurobike tour from Venice to Florence. This leg (73 km) left Adria and went across the Po river delta along the Adriatic coast – through several villages – ending up in Comacchio. We saw what appeared to be an alternate route down…
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I forgot to post this one in my last post, so I gave it a bit of special vintage treatment and now it gets its own post:
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This morning after breakfast we unfolded the bikes and headed south toward Comacchio. Here's a map for you to get situated: We went off-route today at Lido di Volano. We opted to head out to the beach to grab some lunch and ended up following what looked like a road…
Comments closedKevin made another video! Here's our route from Chioggia to Adria (leg 2 of our Venice to Florence bike tour on Bike Fridays): Related articles Venice, Italy – Day 2 Venice, Italy – Day 1 Chioggia to Adria by Bike (Ride Day 2) Venice to Chioggia by Bike (and…
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