So sad, but it had to be done — we packed the bikes into their suitcases today (Wednesday). We have a morning flight out of Florence on Friday, the pre-wedding cocktail party was tonight, the wedding is tomorrow at 12:30pm and the reception and dinner afterwards…so, not a lot of…
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Our last booked tour of the trip was today: a cycling trip from Florence out into the Tuscan countryside. It wasn't a ton of cycling (just over 11 miles total) but it was still fantastic. I booked this through Artviva tours in Florence (this is the tour) and I would…
Comments closedYesterday, we rented another Fiat 500 to do some more exploring at our own pace (which seems to be "fast"). We put our bikes in the back of the Cinquecento and headed for Lucca this time. Lucca was founded by the Etruscans and became a Roman colony in 180 BC.…
Comments closedHere's Kevin's video of the last day of our bike tour (Day 6!) from Venice to Florence. This is the leg from Brisighella to Florence (with a train ride at the beginning): "This was the sixth leg of a multi-day Eurobike tour from Venice to Florence – riding Bike Friday folding…
Comments closedToday 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!…
Comments closedKevin'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 –…
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…
Comments closedWell I'm a day behind because we didn't have internet at our hotel in Adria, so probably by now I've forgotten most of the details (because they've been replaced with the details from today's ride), but I'll do my best! Mostly, I'm just going to show you photos from our…
Comments closedWe got up this morning to meet our Eurobike guy Jozef (who, by the way, is completely adorable) downstairs for the initial meeting before he sent us all off into the Italian countryside to get lost have an incredible journey to Florence by bike. There were maybe a dozen people…
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